Daniel Inouye: “today I rise to recognize the need to transition the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse--APRN--programs at the Uniformed…”

“today I rise to recognize the need to transition the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse--APRN--programs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences--USUHS--to the Doctorate of Nursing Practice. It was my hope to establish a program to educate advanced practice nurses at USUHS and in 1993 Congress founded the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Graduate School of Nursing, GSN. Doctoral nursing programs are designed to prepare advanced practice nurses and Ph.D.s for the unique challenges of military health care. The GSN students explore the fields of nursing through a signature blend of science, research, and field training. The lessons learned on the USU campus and beyond the traditional classroom prepare the GSN graduates to take on a diverse range of challenges that have led to their success in any environment. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing--AACN--Position Statement on the Doctorate of Nursing Practice, DNP, dated October 2004, identified 13 advanced practice degree recommendations in response to the increasing complexity of healthcare and rising patient acuities.…”