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Direct linkMangan, Katherine – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
For years, advanced-practice nurses have struggled for greater autonomy from doctors while physician groups have fought back, trying to protect what they see as their turf. This article reports that a new degree and a new certification test are blurring those boundaries even further. The test, and the "doctor of nursing practice" degree it…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Physicians, Nurses, Nursing
