Will the DNP degree add cost by requiring hospitals and health care agencies to pay more for advanced practice nurses?
This is a marketplace issue, not an educational one. It is anticipated that DNP graduates employed in practice settings will contribute significantly to better patient outcomes and concomitantly to reduced costs (e.g., fewer complications, fewer readmissions, reduced medication errors). Over time DNP graduates may command higher salaries based on the contributions they make to the health care system.
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