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Reimagining Nurse Executive Board Certification: A Proposal for a Doctoral-level Credential
Stephan Davis1, Sandra Galura, Heather Nelson-Brantley
1Author Affiliations: Associate Professor and Executive Director, Leadership, Policy, and DNP Education, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (Dr. Davis); Associate Professor and Director, Master's in Nursing Leadership and Management Program, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (Dr. Galura); Associate Professor and Director, Nurse Executive DNP and Nursing Health Systems Leadership MSN Pathways, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Dr. Nelson-Brantley).
Abstract:
The evolution of nursing leadership educational preparation, compared with current nurse executive board certifications, highlights redundancies and insufficient differentiation based on level of academic preparation. Emphasizing outcomes associated with doctoral preparation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) essentials, the authors propose establishing a doctoral-level certification pathway. This recommendation aligns nurse executive certification with the transition of many advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) programs to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) as the terminal practice degree, leading to advanced specialty certification, and supports national calls for doctoral education for nurses who hold organization-wide or system-level leadership positions.
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