Your responses to this issue's Compass Questions™ will be added to an ongoing needs assessment for educational programming in this important area. Responses to this issue's questions will be reported in an upcoming issue.

Question #1
Rate your agreement with the following statement: "Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs, such as nurse practitioners) can help ameliorate the shortage of primary care providers in the United States."
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
I abstain – I cannot judge my position at this time

Question #2
State whether you CURRENTLY agree that advanced practice nurses (APNs) with whom you work have sufficient education and training to promote patients' health, care for patients with chronic illness, and direct and provide patient-centered care:
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
N/A – Nurse practitioners and other APNs do not work in my practice

Question #3
State whether you CURRENTLY agree that your clinical practice fully integrates use of knowledge and skills of advanced practice nurses (APNs) in health care teams:
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
N/A – Nurse practitioners and other APNs do not work in my practice

Question #4
State whether you are CURRENTLY aware of the availability of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and the different purposes and approaches of the DNP and nursing PhD degrees:
Yes, I know the different purposes and approaches of DNP and nursing PhD degrees
Yes, I am aware of the availability of the DNP degree, but do not know how it differs from the nursing PhD
No, I am not aware of the availability of the DNP degree

Question #5
Please tell us your role or training:
Medical doctor or osteopath
Nurse practitioner or other APN
Nurse, not an APN
Physician assistant
Clinician, but none of the above
N/A – Nonclinician