Alignment of DNP degree competencies with employer perspectives: The value of academic practice partnerships

Affiliations

¹ The George Washington University, 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006. Electronic address: kkesten@gwu.edu.
² Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE. Electronic address: Sarah_Beebe@bayhealth.org.
³ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI; Conrad Health Consultants, P.C. Cadillac, MI. Electronic address: conraddi@gvsu.edu.
⁴ Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: catherine.corrigan2021@gmail.com.
⁵ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: mandera1@gvsu.edu.
⁶ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: morakath@gvsu.edu.
⁷ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: niederem@mail.gvsu.edu.

Karen Kesten et al. J Prof Nurs. 2023 Sep-Oct.

. 2023 Sep-Oct:48:112-118.

doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.003. Epub 2023 Jul 12.

¹ The George Washington University, 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006. Electronic address: kkesten@gwu.edu.
² Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE. Electronic address: Sarah_Beebe@bayhealth.org.
³ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI; Conrad Health Consultants, P.C. Cadillac, MI. Electronic address: conraddi@gvsu.edu.
⁴ Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: catherine.corrigan2021@gmail.com.
⁵ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: mandera1@gvsu.edu.
⁶ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: morakath@gvsu.edu.
⁷ Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: niederem@mail.gvsu.edu.

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Keywords: Academic practice partnerships; Competencies; DNP education; Employer; Hiring.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest We wish to confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication.