Amid Calls for More Highly Educated Nurses, New AACN Data Show Impressive Growth in Doctoral Nursing Programs. Health & Medicine Week (3/22/2010)
...an additional 161 DNP programs are in the planning...of schools with APRN programs (388 schools) are...offering or planning a DNP program. "The stunning growth in the number of DNP programs is truly impressive...vision for advanced nursing ...

New AACN Data Show Significant Enrollment Increases in Baccalaureate, Master's, and Doctoral Nursing Degree Programs. Information Technology Newsweekly (12/23/2011)
...of Nursing Practice programs where enrollment increased...research-focused doctoral programs (PhD, DNS) increased...while the number of program graduates was up by...disciplines is declining, nursing is seeing the ...

DESPITE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING SCHOOLS OF NURSING, NEW AACN DATA CONFIRM SIZABLE GROWTH IN DOCTORAL NURSING PROGRAMS. States News Service (3/16/2011)
...the American Association of Colleges of Nursing: According to new data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), enrollment in doctoral nursing programs increased significantly last year, indicating...

AMID CALLS FOR MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED NURSES, NEW AACN DATA SHOW IMPRESSIVE GROWTH IN DOCTORAL NURSING PROGRAMS. States News Service (3/4/2010)
...an additional 161 DNP programs are in the planning...of schools with APRN programs (388 schools) are...offering or planning a DNP program. "The stunning growth in the number of DNP programs is truly impressive...vision for advanced nursing ...

From the editor.(the need for doctoral education in pediatric nursing) Pediatric Nursing (1/1/2004)
...contributing to the current nursing shortage by holding...students admitted to nursing programs (AACN, May...self-perpetuating. Nursing school administrators...faculty in RN educational programs was 49.8 years...in an RN educational ...

UNIVERSITY TO LAUNCH DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN NURSING SCIENCE. States News Service (11/9/2010)
...Ph.D. program in nursing science, beginning...of the UD School of Nursing, the program will be the first doctoral program in this field...establishment of our program is timely to contribute...scholars who ...

GOVERNOR RELL SIGNS BILL CREATING DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN NURSING EDUCATION. States News Service (5/20/2010)
...vacant as the current crop of nursing educators retire." "Of course...That is why highly trained nursing educators are so valuable and...Act Concerning an Educational Doctoral Degree Program in Nursing Education, was passed unanimously...

WSU DOCTORAL STUDENT SELECTED TO LEAD NATIONAL NURSING SIMULATION INITIATIVES. States News Service (8/17/2011)
...How can I advance nursing as a profession?" Now...Washington State University nursing doctoral student and teaching...based National League for Nursing (NLN), a professional...development in simulation program offerings and expansion...

Nursing schools increase nursing doctoral programs.(Brief article) AORN Journal (12/1/2006)
...offering doctorate in nursing practice programs than in the past, according...offering doctorate in nursing practice programs...increase in nurses pursuing doctoral degrees may be the result...faculty positions in nursing ...