Advancing Clinical Education to Prepare Practice-Ready Nurses

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¹ About the Authors Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is a clinical professor and director of the nursing education specialty, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. Contact her at jennie.degagne@duke.edu . Rebecca G. Davis, EdD, RN, CNE, CNE-cl, is clinical associate professor and assistant dean of assessment and accreditation, The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing. Contact her at rlg0001@uah.edu .

Jennie C De Gagne et al. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2025 Sep-Oct.

. 2025 Sep-Oct;46(5):276-277.

doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001457. Epub 2025 Aug 6.

¹ About the Authors Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is a clinical professor and director of the nursing education specialty, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. Contact her at jennie.degagne@duke.edu . Rebecca G. Davis, EdD, RN, CNE, CNE-cl, is clinical associate professor and assistant dean of assessment and accreditation, The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing. Contact her at rlg0001@uah.edu .

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