DNP Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition

TABLE 11.1

Summary Data From Study: Professional Characteristics and Faculty Responsibilities

Variable

Current Sample (

N

= 762

a )

2012 Study (

N

= 624

a )

p Value

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Taught in a PhD/ nursing research doctoral program Taught in PhD nursing only within past 2 years

201

26

321

51

0.001*

Taught in DNP nursing within past 2 years

343

45

127

20

Taught in both programs

121

16

104

17

Tenured Yes

357

47

363

59

0.001*

Not tenured, but on tenure track Yes

156

38

138

52

0.001*

Current rank is best described as Full professor

249

34

240

40

0.02*

Associate professor

244

33

210

34

Assistant professor

159

22

112

18

Clinical full professor

8

1

5

1

Clinical associate professor

40

6

18

4

Clinical assistant professor

29

4

15

3

Full- time working in school/ university Yes

709

93

579

93

0.51

Director or chair of a doctoral nursing program Yes, PhD program only

51

7

62

10

0.04*

Yes, DNP program only

110

14

70

11

Yes, PhD and DNP programs

6

1

8

2

No

595

78

476

77

262