Unit 4

Envisioning the Future

of the Profession

Chapter 20

Defining a Professional:

Graduate Education

Graduate Education History

• 1899 — Master’s began at Teachers College of New York– Management and education focus

• 1950s — More prominent – Role in a particular clinical area

Graduate Education History

• 1990s– Emphasis on APRNs

Doctoral Education

• 1930s — First programs in nursing – Teachers College Columbia University and New York University

– Doctor of Education in Nursing

Future Trendsin Graduate Education

• CNL– Curricular focus– Practice area

• DNP– Curricular focus– Practice area