Nursing education is vital to creating future workforces of compassionate, well-trained nursing staff. Nursing education students learn to utilize a variety of teaching strategies in order to advance modern nursing practices and prepare upcoming nurses for the rewards and challenges of working in a healthcare setting.

A PhD, or Doctorate of Philosophy, is the highest degree awarded in many academic fields. Generally requiring a research project and dissertation, as well as several years of study, a doctorate degree qualifies the holder as an expert in a chosen field.