The Doctor of Nursing Practice: a national workforce perspective.
Nurs Outlook
; 59(1): 9-17, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) adopted a position statement concerning the future of advanced practice nursing education. A target date of 2015 was articulated as the point by which master's preparation for advanced practice nurses would be replaced by doctoral level education. Seismic shifts in the realities surrounding nursing education and practice have occurred since the proposal to require a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree for entry into advanced practice nursing was proposed. Unprecedented economic challenges have resulted in significant budget downturns for all sectors, including higher education. The consequent cutbacks, furloughs, and restructuring in educational operations of all types have placed enormous demands on faculty, staff, and students across the country. In addition, the growing incidence and earlier onset of chronic disease, a rapidly aging population, health care reform agendas, a shortage of primary care practitioners, and projected severe shortages of nursing faculty have raised fundamental questions about the capacity of nursing education to produce the numbers of advanced practice nurses needed. This article addresses the changing realities and growing concerns associated with the future of advanced practice nursing. Recommendations to ensure continuing development of advanced nursing practice that serves the interests and needs of the public now and in the future are presented within the context of a national workforce perspective.
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Eixos temáticos:
Capacitacao_em_gestao_de_ciencia
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Educação de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem
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Prática Avançada de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article