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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
4352.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:48 PM

Abstract #115106

Public Health Nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)

Marlaine Smith, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, C-288, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East 9th Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, 303-315-4241, marlaine.smith@uchsc.edu

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the development of the curriculum for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and its alignment with the competencies for the public health workforce. In the presentation, the similarities between the DNP competencies for all advanced practice nurses and the competencies for the public health workforce will be analyzed. Then the place of advanced practice public health nursing within the context of the DNP will be specified. The DNP has potential to change the nursing workforce to a more population-based, systems-oriented practice. In addition, advanced practice public health nurse specialists will be prepared at the doctoral level with more developed skills in evidence-based practice, implementing health policy and innovative leadership. Issues in implementing this curriculum change in one School of Nursing will be elaborated.

Learning Objectives:

Keywords: Public Health Education, Public Health Nursing

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

[ Recorded presentation ] Recorded presentation

Public Health Nursing and the Practice Doctorate

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA