is the DNP today a clash of culture, power, politics or none of these?
Let me expand on the idea here to decrease the confusion. You are here to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree. What is it about that degree that appeals to you? What are the controversies in the literature that exist about the DNP? One hint I will give you… The AACN is made up of mostly all PhDs who decided that education was not an acceptable DNP track. Is that based on any reputable evidence or is that job protection? Isn’t nursing a clinical specialty? If MDs can teach Medical School (a clinical degree teaching a clinical specialty) why do you have to have a PhD to teach Nursing? What are other controversies that surround the degree? Considering it is still fairly new, they aren’t that hard to find if you search. Look at AACNs position statement. Do you agree with it? Is the DNP equal to the PhD? Should it be considered for promotion and tenure in a University? As more people earn the degree and the credibility increases, where do you see it going?
Instructions
Choose a position (at least one – may use more than one) and write a five to seven page paper. Eight or more pages (including the title page and references) will be a one letter grade deduction for failure to follow instructions. Just to clarify: The title page and reference page each count as a page.
Use three to five references (minimum) for your position(s). Please use relevant and recent references.
This is a DNP Today paper – Try to keep your references recent if possible – other than the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/Essentials.pdf (Links to an external site.)) from 2006 which I would strongly recommend you download and review.
Use APA style, be sure to include references, and have at least 3-5 different sources. Do not include an abstract. Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source of information.
Your paper is to be in APA 7th Edition Professional format. I am tough on APA format. You have all had enough practice by now and I know you will nail it.
