Addressing the Confusion Related to DNS, DNSc, and DSN Degrees, With Lessons for the Nursing Profession
- 15 June 2015
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Vol. 47 (4) , 347-353
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12148
Abstract
This article examines the evolution of Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS or DNSc) and Doctor of Science in Nursing (DSN) degrees, including their emergence as research‐intensive doctoral degrees in the 1960s, efforts to distinguish the degrees from the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, the recent decline in program numbers, and implications for degree holders.Keywords
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