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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453977503321

Titolo

The doctor of nursing practice and clinical nurse leader [[electronic resource] ] : essentials of program development and implementation for clinical practice / / Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Meredith Wallace, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2009

ISBN

1-281-90793-6

9786611907938

0-8261-3829-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzpatrickJoyce J. <1944->

WallaceMeredith

Disciplina

610.73071

610.73071/173

610.73071173

Soggetti

Nursing - Study and teaching (Graduate) - United States

Doctor of philosophy degree - United States

Nurse practitioners - Education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 History of Graduate Nursing Education; 2 Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs: History and Current Status; 3 The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Historical Trends, Major Issues, and Theoretical Underpinnings; 4 Doctor of Nursing Practice Clinical Experiences; 5 The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree: Reaching The Next Level of Excellence; 6 The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL); 7 The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Core; 8 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Clinical Experiences; 9 Building and Adapting Current Graduate Programs Into Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Programs

10 Credentialing, Licensure, and Certification Considerations11 Voices From the Field: The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree; 12 Voices From the Field: Clinical Nurse Leaders Speak; Appendix A: American Association of Colleges of Nursing: The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing; Appendix B: American Association of



Colleges of Nursing: White Paper on the Education and Role of the Clinical Nurse LeaderTM; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book to document and analyze the development and integration of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) and Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs in graduate nursing institutions. Editors Fitzpatrick and Wallace, established authorities in nursing education, present this text as an introduction to these exciting new degrees. The contributors, ranging from architects of the programs to graduates from the programs, offer valuable information on the objectives, curricula, and expected outcomes of these two educational tracks. Ultimately, the book explores how the development of t