Im reading this today: Practical and philosophical considerations in choosing the DNP or PhD ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Nursing has a hx of developing diff doctorates d/t marginalization & non acceptance of nursing as a science
The DNP degree evolved in large part to address the nursing faculty shortage
DNP and PhD need to come equal partners in universities and clinical settings #NurseTwitter
Neither degree specifically prepares nurse educators
Innovation of DNP was originally informed by calls for new models of health care, inter professional collab and educational reform that transformed the discipline and result in improved pt care
Nursing must recognize challenges inherits in clarifying and standardizing purpose & goals of nursing education programs &curricula…the repercussions on nurses when clarity & standardization are lacking
DNP is not a Role, it is a credential, set of knowledge & skills to be applied across different roles and settings in service of improving care, quality, cost, & outcomes #NurseTwitter
Scholarship is mechanism that provides knowledge generation within a discipline
As DNP programs evolve, questions have emerged about the development of new knowledge and in some cases been a source of debate in nursing education and practice communities
Research reveals that neither degree is producing enough nurses with terminal degrees to meet current or projected faculty needs in US
Both doctoral degrees are critical to building nursing workforce capable of dealing with demands of healthcare
#ivorytower image where academicians/researchers conduct research and practitioners conduct bedside practice somewhat independently of each other still exists in the collective consciousness of the profession #NurseTwitter
The DNP credential has emerged in part to tie together the two historically disparate elements in nursing research &nursing practice in response to need for higher level competence in practice
Ideally DNP& PhD Dyad research would provide synergistic approach to emerge new nursing knowledge that includes basic science of nursing & practice
We have unique opportunity in nursing to form collaborative interdisciplinary groups beginning with nurse dead’s to move nursing research forward towed higher level approach to healthcare
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