Marie Mueller initially had no interest in pursuing a doctorate in nursing. But when the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis unveiled its Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2008, she was among the first to sign up. “I knew I’d never be a PhD...
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