The DNP. Why now? Several broadscale healthcare factors influenced nursing policy makers to roll out the doctorate of nursing practice degree in the midst of a national shortage

MeSH terms

• Credentialing*
• Education, Nursing, Graduate*
• Humans
• Massachusetts
• Nurse Anesthetists / education
• Nurse Anesthetists / standards
• Nurse Clinicians / education
• Nurse Clinicians / standards
• Nurse Midwives / education
• Nurse Midwives / standards
• Nurse Practitioners / education
• Nurse Practitioners / standards
• Nurse's Role
• Nursing / organization & administration
• Nursing / standards*
• Organizational Policy
• United States
• Workforce