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The Doctor of Nursing Practice, Second Edition
A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues

Author(s): Lisa Astalos Chism, DNP, GNP, BC, NCMP, FAANP, Nurse Practitioner, Alexander J. Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Breast Wellness Clinic - Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, Certified Menopause Practitioner, North American Menopause Society, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan
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  • ISBN-13: 9781449645601
  • Paperback    356 pages      © 2013
Price: International Sales $79.95 US List
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Overview

Explore the roles and professional issues Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students will encounter in their studies and their career with this brand new edition. Written specifically for DNP graduate students, this newly revised edition contains two new chapters and includes:

  • A description of the DNP degree, including discussion of the evolution of doctoral education in nursing and the development of the DNP
  • The rationale for the development of the DNP degree, including relevant discussion of the American Association of Colleges of Nurse’s (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, the AACN’s Position Paper on the DNP, and the Institute of Medicine’s Report calling for higher education among health care professionals
  • A discussion of the various roles of the DNP prepared advanced practice nurse, including role transition issues
  • Other professional issues that DNP graduate students/new graduates are encountering, such as the use of the title “doctor” and educating others about the DNP degree
     

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  • Updated interviews with key DNP innovators
  • Bullet point summaries to guide readers through each chapter
  • Case studies to provide real-life examples of what DNP professionals encounter
  • Reflection questions at the end of each chapter to help readers focus on important subject matter covered in the chapter


New chapters include:

  • The DNP Graduate as Ethics Consultant
  • Shaping Your Brand: Marketing Yourself as a DNP Graduate

 

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Part  I  Role Development of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Graduate
  Chapter  1  Overview of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
  Chapter  2  Leadership, Collaboration and the DNP Graduate
  Chapter  3  The DNP Graduate as Expert Clinician
  Chapter  4  The DNP: Expectations for Theory, Research, and Scholarship
  Chapter  5  DNP Graduate Involvement in Health Care Policy and Advocacy
  Chapter  6  The DNP Graduate as Educator
  Chapter  7  The DNP Graduate as Ethical Consultant
Part  II  Professional Issues
  Chapter  8  So You Want to go Back to School? Exploring How to Make the Big Decision
  Chapter  9  The Dr. Nurse: Overcoming Title Issues
  Chapter  10  Why Didn’t You Just Become A Doctor? Educating Others about the DNP Degree
  Chapter  11  Shaping Your brand: Marketing Yourself as a DNP Graduate
  Chapter  12  Where Do We Go From Here? Shaping The Future of the DNP Degree
  Appendix  The Certification Question: Where Are We?
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Lisa Astalos Chism, DNP, GNP, BC, NCMP, FAANP-Nurse Practitioner, Alexander J. Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Breast Wellness Clinic - Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, Certified Menopause Practitioner, North American Menopause Society, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan

Dr. Lisa Chism is a certified nurse practitioner currently practicing at Karmanos Cancer Institute, Alexander J. Walt Comprehensive Breast Center. She has been a registered nurse for over 20 years and a certified nurse practitioner for 17 years. Dr. Chism is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner through the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Dr. Chism completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in December, 2007 at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. She is also serves as adjunct assistant professor at Madonna University, Her interests include spiritual care and nursing practice, development and promotion of the DNP degree, and caring for women experiencing menopause and related health concerns. 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 locally and nationally, as well as guest lectured at various universities. Dr. Chism also publishes a bi-monthly column in Advance for NPs and PAs entitled “DNP Perspectives”. 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. Dr. Chism and her daughter, Isabel (National Top Ten Hunter Pleasure, 2011), are active equestrians and enjoy showing their Arabian Grey Gelding, GSF Lord of the Ring.  She resides in Woodhaven, Michigan with her husband Bruce, daughter Isabel and their poodle, Lucy

 

 

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  • Courses on policy, ethics, and role development in DNP programs
  • Research-related DNP coursework
  • Capstone projects for DNP students
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