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The practice ready Doctor of Nursing Practice-prepared nurse: A call to action
Background
More than two decades after the inception of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, confusion persists about the competencies that DNP-prepared nurses bring to practice. Despite growth in programs nationwide, DNP projects often lack methodological rigor, resulting in variable outcomes and unclear stakeholder value.
Purpose
To ensure consistency, programs must adopt a competency-based approach that prepares nurses to lead evidence-based practice/quality improvement, program evaluation, and policy analysis initiatives.
Methods
The Mountain Model provides a clear framework aligned with national standards to differentiate DNP-prepared practice from that of MSN- and PhD-prepared nurses.
Discussion
Faculty must be equipped to mentor students in high-impact projects and reevaluate curricula to support skill development relevant to practice. Without bold curricular and faculty development reforms, the DNP graduate’s value will remain questioned.
Conclusion
Nursing programs must prioritize clarity, accountability, and competency in preparing nurse leaders to transform healthcare.
期刊介绍:
Nursing Outlook, a bimonthly journal, provides innovative ideas for nursing leaders through peer-reviewed articles and timely reports. Each issue examines current issues and trends in nursing practice, education, and research, offering progressive solutions to the challenges facing the profession. Nursing Outlook is the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing and the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science and supports their mission to serve the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. The journal is included in MEDLINE, CINAHL and the Journal Citation Reports published by Clarivate Analytics.