The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a terminal degree for nurses who wish to pursue advanced practice or seek to become doctorally prepared. After years of schooling and clinical training to become a registered nurse and obtain at least a bachelor’s degree,

"But they don't have enough education." That's one of the arguments that physicians make against autonomy for advanced practice nurses. But that argument will slowly erode away as more and more nurses get their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has been ranked No. 23 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program on the magazine’s Best Graduate Schools list for ...

Several years ago, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) proposed that over time, the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree should become the entry-level degree for the advanced practice of nursing. Since that proposal, the nursing ...

NEW YORK, July 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspen Group, Inc. (OTCQB:ASPU), a post-secondary education company, today announced Aspen University’s launch of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Leadership online degree program. The DNP degree is ...

As the Associate Vice President of Nursing Ambulatory Service for Temple Faculty Physicians, the academic practice plan of Temple Health, Dr. Mishalene Fisher helps improve “clinical efficiency, patient experience, and workforce stability.” She and Dr ...

On Feb. 29, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors approved a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at North Carolina A&T State University. The degree is the newest addition to the John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and ...

Caring Foundation continues its scholarship support for students in the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing through 2028, building on a commitment that began in 2016.