The Doctor of Nursing Practice (4th Revised Edition)

Description

Awarded Third Place in the 2018 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Professional Issues!  

The Doctor of Nursing Practice: A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive guide to the role and career development of the DNP student and professional. Conversational in tone and useful beyond graduation, the Fourth Edition is organized into two parts. Part I reviews the DNP degree and the potential roles of the DNP graduate, such as leader, clinician, educator, information specialist, ethics consultant, and health policy advocate. Part II describes the professional issues faced by DNP graduates and provides tips on how to maneuver them, including using the title “doctor”, returning to school, and marketing yourself as a DNP graduate. It also addresses the future of this degree.

The call for DNP preparation has spurred significant change in nursing education over the past few years, and this demand has caused rush for program implementation. The Fourth Edition presents historical and current data related to the DNP degree and explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in the BSN-to-DNP degree pathway. Throughout the text, interviews with DNP-prepared nurses illustrate situations graduates may encounter, while personal anecdotes shared by the author reflect on her experiences integrating The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (2006) into the practice.

Key Features

• New chapter on the art of translating the essentials into practice
• New chapter on writing for professional publication
• Discussion of the revised IPEC Core Competencies and the AACN’s 2015 white paper on the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
• Updated interviews and suggested group activities
• Exploration of current issues related to DNP certification

Table of Contents

1. Part  I  Role Transition
   1. Chapter  1  Overview of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
   2. Chapter  2  Leadership, Collaboration, and the DNP Graduate
   3. Chapter  3  The DNP Graduate as Expert Clinician
   4. Chapter  4  The DNP: Expectations for Theory, Research, and Scholarship
   5. Chapter  5  DNP Involvement in Healthcare Policy and Advocacy
   6. Chapter  6  The DNP Graduate as Educator
   7. Chapter  7  The DNP Graduate as Ethical Consultant
   8. Chapter  8  The DNP Graduate as Information Specialist
2. Part  II  Professional Issues Related to the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
   1. Chapter  9  The BSN-to-DNP Path: Opportunities and Challenges for DNP Students and Graduates
   2. Chapter  10  The Doctor Nurse: Overcoming Title Issues
   3. Chapter  11  Why Didn’t You Just Become a Doctor? Educating Others About the DNP Degree
   4. Chapter  12  Shaping Your Brand: Marketing Yourself as a DNP Graduate
   5. Chapter  13  Writing for Professional Publication
   6. Chapter  14  The Certification Question: Where Are We?
   7. Chapter  15  Storytelling: The Art of Translating the Essentials into Practice
   8. Chapter  16  The DNP Degree: Past, Current and Future Trends

Authors Biography

Lisa Astalos Chism, DNP, APRN, NCMP, FAANP – Clinical Director, Breast Care Center, Rochester Hills, Michigan, Adjunct Volunteer Faculty, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Dr. Lisa Chism is clinical director of the Center for Breast Health, Oakland Macomb OBGYN and Associates in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and a certified nurse practitioner for 26 years. Dr. Chism is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner through the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and a certified sexuality counselor.  Dr. Chism is also adjunct Volunteer Faculty, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Dr. Chism completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in December, 2007 at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Her interests breast, menopause, and sexual health. Dr. Chism’s  middle-range nursing theory entitled “Chism’s Middle-Range Spiritual Empathy Theory” is referenced nationally and internationally. She has presented many poster and podium presentations regarding the DNP degree, menopause and sexual health locally and nationally, as well as guest lectured at various universities. In June, 2011, Dr. Chism was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She was also selected as Menopause Practitioner of the Year by the North American Menopause Society, September, 2011.  She resides in Woodhaven, Michigan with her husband Bruce, daughter Isabel, their poodle, Lucy, and Devon Rex Tiffany.