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1 Nursing's knowledge base has expanded in the same way that medical science has expanded over the last 150 years. Historically, nurses have taken the lead in public health and practiced autonomously for many years, particularly among the indigent.

2 Doctorally prepared nurses are necessary to maintain and develop nursing's knowledge base for practice, health care policy, and health care administration. Consider the extent of scientific knowledge on one hand and the inadequate quality of U.S. health care on the other. Well‐educated nurses are needed to redress this inequity. As more nursing education is necessary so more research‐based faculty are needed to teach nurses. Other clinical health care fields (e.g., dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, and medicine) require a doctoral level of education. Nurses should not, considering their high level of responsibility, be less well prepared.

3 There have always been males and other minorities within nursing. During the late nineteenth century, the development of professional nursing resulted in males and other minorities being excluded. White women were seen as entitled to have professional nursing as their own profession. Few training schools and professional organizations accepted males and other minorities. Male only and African American only training schools were founded; the latter also served as training and practice sites for African American physicians and other health care workers.