WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – U.S. universities are working to improve patient safety and make health care more affordable and accessible by increasing the number of nurses with a doctoral degree.

Officials at Cal State Bakersfield are celebrating the launch of the university’s second doctoral program in its 55-year history, a doctor of nursing practice. The need is great: Kern County is a ...

The practice doctorate in nursing initiative has advanced surprisingly rapidly over the last several years, prompting nursing educators, prospective students, and clinicians to question and indeed to ...

Miami University offers multiple pathways for nurses to elevate their careers through graduate study. Our Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program welcomed its inaugural cohort in Fall 2022, and our ...

In the rapidly evolving healthcare field, nurse practitioners (NPs) are indispensable in providing quality patient care across various settings. As advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), NPs ...

Rosalind Franklin University College of Nursing announces the launch of a new specialty track in the Doctor of Nursing ...

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Although the current masters and PhD programs in nursing are critical to the future of the profession and are evolving to keep pace with new demands, they do not fill the growing need for expert ...

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 ...