The DNP by 2015 A Study of the Institutional, Political, and Professional Issues that Facilitate or Impede Establishing a Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

• Main Author: Auerbach, David I. (auth)
• Other Authors: Martsolf, Grant R. (auth), Pearson, Marjorie L. (auth), Taylor, Erin Audrey (auth), Zaydman, Mikhail (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Labour economics; Personnel & human resources management; Adult education, continuous learning; Medical study & revision guides & reference material; Nursing; Health Sciences; Education; Business
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In 2004, members of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing approved the position that all master's programs for advanced-practice registered nurses should transition to doctorate of nursing programs by 2015. This report describes the results of a RAND study seeking to understand nursin...