Pancheri Karen, Fowler Debra L, Wiggs Carol M, Schultz Rebecca, Lewis Patricia, Nurse Rachelle
Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, Houston, TX, USA.
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2013 Jul;44(7):309-12. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20130515-38. Epub 2013 May 22.
The doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in nursing science prepares nurses to be scientists through a rigorous program of scholarship and research. Nurses who complete this degree are recognized globally as researchers who are expected to pursue a career of intellectual inquiry. Today, the internationally small cohort of PhD-prepared nurses contributes empirically to the generation and development of nursing science. There is currently a shortage of doctorally prepared nurses to meet the increased demands for researchers and educators in schools of nursing and experts in patient care. The Institute of Medicine has recommended doubling the number of doctorally prepared nurses by 2020 and has emphasized that nurses achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved educational system that promotes seamless academic progression. However, in the United States, the overall PhD completion rate is only 57%. This article reports on the process undertaken by a collegial support group of students in a PhD in nursing science program who encouraged each other's progress through the dissertation process within a calendar year.
护理学哲学博士（PhD）学位通过严格的学术和研究项目，培养护士成为科学家。完成该学位的护士在全球范围内被视为有望从事学术探究职业的研究人员。如今，国际上获得博士学位的护士群体规模较小，但他们为护理学的产生和发展提供了实证依据。目前，具备博士学历的护士短缺，难以满足护理学院对研究人员、教育工作者以及患者护理专家日益增长的需求。美国医学研究所建议到2020年将具备博士学历的护士数量增加一倍，并强调护士应通过改进教育体系实现更高水平的教育和培训，以促进学术的无缝衔接。然而，在美国，博士学位的总体完成率仅为57%。本文报道了一个护理学博士项目中的学生互助支持小组在一学年内通过论文答辩过程相互鼓励取得进步的过程。
