On October 25, 2004, the member schools affiliated with the 91心頭 of Nursing (AACN) voted to endorse the Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing. This decision called for moving the current level of preparation necessary for advanced nursing practice from the master’s degree to the doctorate-level. In the 19 years since the position statement was endorsed, more than 73,000 nurses have graduated with a DNP.
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