Reasons to Study Doctorate of Nursing Practice and how it addresses the U.S. Healthcare Issue

Topic 

Reasons to Study Doctorate of Nursing Practice and how it addresses the U.S. Healthcare Issue

Instructions

Discuss your two (2) major reasons for pursuing the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. Additionally, share how your professional experiences to date have prepared you for doctoral study, and how you foresee the degree enhancing your practice or advancing your career.

2. Identify one issue in the United States healthcare system and explore how DNP-prepared advanced practice nurses can help address the issue. Discuss the issue in relation to the DNP Essentials [American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice.

   Essays should be submitted in Times New Roman, 12-point font size, double spaced, with one-inch margins. Include your name and the title of your statement. Additional information regarding your academic performance or professional experience may also be included as a supplement.

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The two key reasons why I wish to pursue the DNP program relate to one key contribution in the nursing practice; to be useful to be dependable by the subsequent generation of nurses. It is evident that the expanding roles of nursing practice will require competent nurses who can easily adapt to different settings and practice situations. This is where my role as a nurse currently comes in; to set a basis of critical thinking and probing different problems. Popular nurse practitioners and researchers such as Linda Aiken expended most of their time and efforts to study nursing and influence others. Using the two key reasons as the driving force, I can become useful not to the nursing community, but also to the larger community in the healthcare system.

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