About Us
Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC is a limited liability corporation formed by a group of advanced practice nurses working together to promote and enhance the profession and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Our goals are to provide forums for communication, share timely information, and create an on-line journal to demonstrate the contributions of nurses with this practice degree.
In 2005, a cohort of DNP students from the University of Tennessee Health
Science Center College of Nursing had a lively discussion in a
Philosophy of Science course. The idea of creating a journal to
address the informational needs of Advanced Practice Nurses seeking
their Doctor of Nursing Practice degree was discussed.
In the fall of 2006, a group was formed to
complete a course objective for a Leadership class. A business plan
was developed and the need to move forward with the plan was evident
to all. Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC was formed on November 21, 2006. Objectives and strategies for growth of this site to meet the communication needs of professionals interested in this emerging degree were generated.
The first site opened February 21, 2007. DNP, LLC proudly displayed a poster at the First
National Conference on The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Meanings and
Models, Annapolis, Maryland, March 28-30, 2007. This conference was
sponsored by Drexel University. We also presented at the Sigma Theta Tau 39th Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2-7, 2007.By December 2007, the site was modified to allow
for greater flexibililty to meet the needs of the members registered on
the site.
For a complete history of our conferences, click here.
Mission
The mission of Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC is to create a forum for the communication of information, ideas, and innovations to promote the growth and development of the practice doctorate degree in nursing with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
Vision
The organization is dedicated to:
- Providing accurate and timely information
- Supporting, developing and disseminating professional practice innovation
- Collaborating in a professional manner that demonstrates universal respect for others, honesty and integrity in communications, and,
- Responding with open discussions and dialogues that promote the evolution of advanced nursing practice and the growth of the DNP degree.
Doctors of Nursing Practice Professional Development, Inc., a non-profit organization, was formed February 22, 2008 with the expressed purpose of providing educational services directed at advanced practice nurses and other professionals interested or invested in the growth and development of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
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