TY  - JOUR
T1  - DOctoral-level programs prepare nurses for expanded roles in care and research
AU  - Kuehn BM
Y1  - 2009/11/18
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1631
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2075
EP  - 2078
VL  - 302
IS  - 19
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1631
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1631
ER  -