Abstract
<H4>EXCERPT</H4> <p>The recent movement toward the development of a clinical doctorate—the Doctor of Nursing degree, or DNP— as a requirement for advanced practice nurses and an alternative to the PhD has raised considerable discussion and debate about the purposes and aims of master’s and doctoral education in nursing. This guest editorial provides two different perspectives: one advising caution in adding another degree to the “alphabet soup” of nursing credentials and perhaps drawing attention away from the need for nursing research, and one stressing the importance of seizing the opportunity to demonstrate nurses’ strengths and responsibilities and to more readily translate nursing research fi ndings to practice.</p> <H4>AUTHORS</H4> <p>Laurel Eisenhauer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor of Nursing, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, CNAA, is Associate Dean and Professor, Clinical and Community Affairs, Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, KU HealthPartners, Inc., University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas.</p>
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