AimProfessional Doctorate Programmes (PDP) in nursing continue to develop across many countries. However, there is a lack of evidence demonstrating the impact on nurses who graduate from these programmes and the outcomes they deliver. This exploratory study aims to identify graduate outcome domains that can be applied internationally to evaluate professional doctorate programmes in nursing.Design and MethodsUnderpinned by Kim's theory of knowledge development in nursing, this innovative exploratory study was carried out in three phases: (1) a scoping review of literature published between 1 January 2000 and 1 July 2023, guided by the methodology developed by Arksey and O'Malley; (2) a document analysis of the graduate outcomes of three different universities' Professional Doctorate Programmes in Nursing and (3) a thematic analysis and coalescence of the findings from the initial two study phases.ResultsA scoping review revealed three patterns in the literature related to graduate outcomes: personal transformation, critical self‐awareness and bridging the theory–practice divide. An analysis of three universities' Professional Doctorate Programmes revealed insights into documented graduate outcomes. The third and final research phase identified five graduate outcome domains: Personal achievement, critical self‐awareness and professional identity, professional citizenship, discipline, research and information literacy and community‐based academic practice.ConclusionsThe impact of Professional Doctorate Programmes in nursing has traditionally lacked consensus and clarity. However, this research has led to the identification of graduate outcome domains that offer valuable insights for establishing new professional doctoral programmes and conducting meaningful evaluations of the outcomes of existing PDP and their graduates globally.ImpactThis exploratory study establishes five graduate outcome domains for evaluating the effectiveness of PDP in nursing internationally. These domains offer valuable benchmarks for the development and assessment of such nursing programmes globally.Patient or Public ContributionNot applicable.

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护理专业博士学位的结果领域：一项国际三阶段探索性研究


AimProfessional 护理博士课程 （PDP） 在许多国家继续发展。然而，缺乏证据表明对从这些项目毕业的护士及其提供的结果的影响。这项探索性研究旨在确定可在国际上应用于评估护理专业博士课程的研究生成果领域。设计和方法以 Kim 的护理知识发展理论为基础，这项创新的探索性研究分三个阶段进行：（1） 以 Arksey 和 O'Malley 开发的方法为指导，对 2000 年 1 月 1 日至 2023 年 7 月 1 日期间发表的文献进行范围综述;（2） 对三所不同大学的护理专业博士课程的研究生成果的文件分析，以及 （3） 对最初两个研究阶段的结果进行主题分析和合并。结果一项范围审查揭示了文献中与毕业生成果相关的三种模式：个人转变、批判性自我意识和弥合理论与实践的鸿沟。对三所大学的专业博士课程的分析揭示了对有记录的毕业生成果的见解。第三个也是最后一个研究阶段确定了五个研究生成果领域：个人成就、批判性的自我意识和职业身份、专业公民、学科、研究和信息素养以及基于社区的学术实践。结论专业博士课程对护理的影响传统上缺乏共识和明确性。 然而，这项研究导致了毕业生成果领域的确定，这些领域为建立新的专业博士课程和对全球现有 PDP 及其毕业生的成果进行有意义的评估提供了有价值的见解。影响这项探索性研究建立了五个研究生结果领域，用于评估 PDP 在国际护理中的有效性。这些领域为全球此类护理计划的开发和评估提供了有价值的基准。患者或公众捐款不适用。