RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 DOctoral-level programs prepare nurses for expanded roles in care and research
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD November 18
VO 302
IS 19
SP 2075
OP 2078
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1631
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1631
AB 
Ventura, who earned her DrNP in 2007, is part of a growing cadre of nurses who have received doctoral-level training in clinical practice. Columbia University created the first such clinical doctorate in nursing program in 1999; until then, PhD-level nursing programs prepared nurses for research or administrative careers. Now 92 such programs are enrolling students, with 102 more programs being planned, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). From 2007 to 2008, the number of individuals enrolled in such programs nearly doubled, from 1874 to 
3415.