Health Care in the United states is continuously changing and becoming more increasingly complex with the level of care provided by nurses with advanced specialized education. Due to these changes, the nursing profession has been accompanied by a concurrent change of the education for this type of practice. Nurses pursuing a DNP may find that there are many benefits such as career advancement, educational and increased salary achievement. There are many discussions as to whether the nurse practioner (NP) education to practice should be at the doctoral level. According to Cronenwett, et al. (2014), "the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) was developed with the intent of preparing nurses with the competencies needed to improve health care systems
