I enjoyed your paper and felt that I learned a lot! Very useful information for those of us who may have decides how we choose to obtain a doctorate if it becomes a requirement for our career. However, it appears that we may want to wait to make a final decision. According to Chism (2015), “controversies continue to surround the DNP, including the optimal level of scholarship, readiness of the profession for the DNP as an educational requirement for the advanced-practice registered nurse (APRN) designation, and the type of institution qualified to offer the DNP degree” (p. xiii). However, considering all things, we must remember the importance of doctoral degrees introduction to the nursing profession. “Because of the practice doctorate's
