title: Con: Is the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) the appropriate doctoral degree for nurses?
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marecki
mesh_terms: D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States