To discriminate between the two major branches of doctoral education for nurses, the aspiring student would classify the differences between them as primarily:
A) cognate versus practice emphasis.
B) knowledge formulation versus utilization.
C) systems generation versus systems thinking.
D) tool generation versus tool application.

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The main difference between the two programs of study is that the research-focused programs (PhD and DNSc)produce scholars who are capable of generating new knowledge, but the practice-focused programs (DNP)produce highly specialized practitioners who use knowledge in the clinical setting.The DNSc program is gradually being phased out.Both types of doctoral programs have cognate core courses.The DNP programs do prepare their graduates in highly skilled systems thinking, but the research-focused programs do not restrict their emphasis to the creation of new systems.Tool generation may be part of a research study but is not necessarily a component.

To Discriminate Between the Two Major Branches of Doctoral Education