title: Choosing a pathway: PhD or DNP?
authors.affiliation: Linda S. Smith is vice president for research at Data Design, Inc., in Horseshoe Bend, Ark., and a member of the Nursing2015 editorial board.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012649:Self Concept; D014481:United States