“…Indeed, the need for leaders prepared in advanced clinical practice was a precipitating factor in the earliest discussions of the DNP. Since the inception of the DNP, leadership roles have been studied and promoted as essential to healthcare practice and education (see Gosselin, Dalton, & Penne, 2015;Malloch, 2017;Morgan & Tarbi, 2016;Smith, Hallowell, & Lloyd-Fitzgerald, 2018;Tyczkowski & Reilly, 2017;Walker & Polancich, 2015;). Broome (2012) proposed that doctorally prepared nurses will bring unique expertise to several areas, including innovative educational approaches, patient management knowledge and expertise, theoretical expertise, research methods expertise (both qualitative and quantitative), statistical and analytical expertise, and political awareness.…”