Kent State to offer doctorate of nursing practice degree

Kent State University's School of Nursing will begin offering doctorate of nursing practice degrees, which are intended to prepare advanced practice nurses as leaders in translating research evidence into clinical practice.

Kent State University‘s School of Nursing will begin offering doctorate of nursing practice degrees, which are intended to prepare advanced practice nurses as leaders in translating research evidence into clinical practice.

The program will begin in spring 2011, according to a statement from Kent State.

The move was spurred by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), which is requiring that all entry-level advanced practice educational programs be transitioned from the master of science in nursing degree to the doctorate of nursing practice degree by the 2015.

That transition is a “response to changes in healthcare delivery and emerging healthcare needs,” according to the AACN.

Kent State has 12 advanced practice masters concentrations that will transition to the doctorate of nursing practice program, according to the statement.

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