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We are proud to share information about Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. reflecting our history, current status, and projected growth.
This prospectus is primarily for people, groups, or entities that may consider taking over this corporation to bring it to the next level of service for all customers and stakeholders. The goal of displaying this prospectus is to articulate the services offered to display value added to the profession, doctoral-prepared nurses, and collaborating organizations.
History: Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. was created in 2007, and the first national DNP Conference took place in October 2008.
Conferences have taken place annually in different venues in the United States (except in 2020 due to the pandemic).
The Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses was formed as a subsidiary of Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. in 2024. The inaugural summit took place in June 2024, along with the 17th National DNP Conference in Key West, FL.
Services provided:
Services offered and data collected and displayed are on these three integrated websites. The first iteration of the Doctors of Nursing Practice Inc. website arrived in February 2007. Multiple generations of the site have evolved over the years to become a robust and complex site that provided years of archived information and communication systems to meet the needs of doctoral-prepared nursing colleagues.
The Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses site opened in early 2025 to display initiatives and projects with the intent of this being the communication vehicle for participants, contributors, and members of this academy. The inaugural summit of 2024 began this process.
The Journal of the Academy of Doctoral-Prepared Nurses website will house an open-source application for an online journal.
Multiple Customer Relation Management (CRM) systems have been used over the years. We are currently contracted with Engage Bay CRM. There are few limits to this system.
Emails requesting the recipient sign up for more mailings (opt-in requests) are sent weekly, totaling approximately 28,000 messages per month.
Members of the online community receive monthly messages, including the OUTCOMES newsletter. This number is currently about 11,000.
Continuing Education (CE) is offered through the DNP Inc. website. The creation of CE is a direct byproduct of the talents of doctoral-prepared colleagues sharing their talents in national conferences. The application utilized is Learn Dash.
Currently there are 104 educational offerings covering multiple categories and areas of interest, including presentations that are 11 minutes, 15 minutes, and 60 minutes. These presentations are constantly being updated and modified. Most include audio with digital presentations (from the PowerPoint provided), and some include video presentations.
To honor all students and graduates, 10% of all proceeds from the purchase of CE goes to the Foundation
The doctoral project repository began as a collection of projects in progress and has evolved into a curated collection of completed projects. The submitting graduate invests a one-time fee of $30 for a lifetime of display of their project. The graduating university or college is also acknowledged and can use this repository as an archive of their student’s work by searching by the college name.
Project listings can be filtered by any keyword, the name of the university, the category of the project, or the type of organization where the project was completed.
These projects can be searched by any web browser search engine as this is a public domain, making this the only repository that can be viewed by the general public.
An additional service to project authors is the posting of their project on four social media platforms on three separate occasions that may span 1-3 years to allow their work to be made visible in these venues.
The listing of doctoral programs specific to the DNP degree began in about 2009 by colleagues that were concerned with the consistency of programs. Data was collected from these surveys and presented at national conferences. The listing of DNP programs today reflects these earlier efforts and includes the ability to search by keyword, states, curriculum delivery method (on-ground, online, or hybrid), and tracks offered by each program. The name and contact information of the program director or dean is provided.
Potential students are directed to this listing.
A new system involving an application that will allow the contact person from each school to enter and update their information is being developed.
The Dissemination Team was created to encourage schools, colleges, and universities to support their students and graduates in the sharing of their completed projects. Students commit themselves to completing stellar work while their alma mater’s invest in their efforts. A $150 annual payment by the university affords a $5 discount to all students that post their completed projects to the doctoral project repository. This is an investment by the school to enhance our profession and support graduate colleagues.
Doctor of Nursing Practice conferences have taken place annually since 2008 (except in 2020). Presentations PowerPoint, digital posters, and recordings (audio and/or video) are available at no charge to those interested in the contributions of colleagues Some of the information shared is specific to an era, while other presentations are timeless and pertinent today. Interested parties have a wealth of information to access through the archives of national conferences.
The online community was one of the first features developed when DNP Inc. formed in 2007. The first iteration was with a company called NING that provided a strong service yet did not integrate well into the evolving WordPress site, so there was a transition to the current platform that includes multiple features to support communications and networking. The online community includes the following free features:
Groups are for any individual or any group to generate a listing that can engage others to participate or learn from what this group may offer or provide.
Forums are structured postings addressing categories of interest that can be modified to meet the needs of online members.
Blogs are entries that are generated by DNP Inc. and/or ADPN to address topics of interest. Visitors are invited to read and participate in conversations about the topics posted. Many of these topics address topics of interest to doctoral-prepared nurses that cover a broad scope of topics and interests.
Events list opportunities for site visitors to learn more about options for meetings, conferences, seminars, symposia, and other gatherings of colleagues with specific interests. Many of the events are national and international in nature, yet regional meeting events are included.
Since the inception of DNP Inc., we have solicited advertisers and sponsors to share information on the website, in conferences, and in the monthly e-newsletter, OUTCOMES.
Here’s an example of the solicitation for advertisers and sponsors.
The response to these solicitations has been mixed, with greater participation in the early years of the organization and less currently and recently.
The inception of the OUTCOMES newsletter was in response to members and those interested in the DNP degree. The original intent of the design of this monthly newsletter was to lead readers to appreciate an peer-reviewed online journal that is currently in development.
OUTCOMES newsletter includes multiple columns and features including an organizational update, editorial column regarding diversity, notices of continuing education, results of monthly suveys, a listing of articles published by or about DNP colleagues shared by the authors, informatoin and highlights about the DNP Online community, articles provided by colleagues and students, an update of programs that have joined the dissemination team, examples from the scholarly project repository, a link to conference archives, and invitation to contribute to the project repository, updates and invitation to participate in the Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses, and the Journal of the Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses, and information about the annual conference. Finally, advertised notices of events that support our profession are also included.
See the archives of OUTCOMES from November 2015 to the present.
Explore how authors and contributors are invited to submit articles through this link.
Career Opportunities
This feature offers site visitors, and colleagues the opportunity to list career opportunities for doctoral-prepared nurses. This has been utilized mostly by academic institutions yet health care providers have also tapped into this opportunity to ist jobs and positions looking for the doctoral-prepared nurse. See more in THIS LINK.
The Academy of Doctoral-Prepared Nurses
We are proud to debut the Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses. The idea was discussed several years ago as a method to recognize the contributions of DNP prepared nurses. In the last few years it became clear that recognition of one degree was not enough so the shift to recognizing doctoral prepared nurses with a specific goal in mind was created in this arm of Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. Colleagues over several years have contributed to the design, goals, strategies, and function of this organization.
The Journal of the Academy of Doctoral-Prepared Nurses
The Journal of the Academy of Doctoral-Prepared Nurses is the latest and likely the final piece of the collection of services provided by Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. and the Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses. Ironically, when DNP Inc. was formed one of the primary goals was the creation of an online journal. This goal is finally becoming a reality yet there are many elements and that are yet to be put into place.
Three publishing companies were approached to sponsor and help develop this online journal. All required a substantial financial investment and a large number of members to be considered for this development. Multiple formats were explored including an open-source journal that could be, essentially, inserted into a web site and have the full functionality of a typical online journal.
We have learned that life is not that simple and options need to be further explored while we aim to find the right open-source application at a price that can be affordable for the organization, and members while still showing sustainable revenue.
As of May 2025 we are about to sign a contractual agreement to move this forward. Over the past 2 years we are fortunate to receive the support and encouragement of colleagues to help in this process.
Organizations to explore for a closer collaboration
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty
American Nurses Association
National League for Nursing
American Academy of Nursing
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau International
The International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN)
International Council of Nurses (ICN)
European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS)
International Association for Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN)
Global Research Nurses (GRN)
Australasian Research Institute (ARI)
Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO/ACIO)
Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS)
Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)
Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
Western Institute of Nursing (WIN)
New England Nursing Research Consortium (NENRC)
Draft 1: February 6, 2025
Draft 2: March 11, 2025
Draft 3: April 1, 2025
Draft 4: April 21, 2025
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