Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Part I Introduction to Part One: Role Transition
Chapter 1 Overview of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Chapter 2 Leadership, Collaboration and the DNP
Chapter 3 The DNP Graduate as Expert Clinician
Chapter 4 The DNP: Expectations for Theory, Research, and Scholarship
Chapter 5 DNP Involvement in Health Care Policy and Advocacy
Chapter 6 The DNP Graduate as Educator
Part II Introduction to Part Two: Professional Issues Related to the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Chapter 7 The Dr. Nurse: Overcoming Title Issues
Chapter 8 Why Didn’t You Just Become a Doctor? Educating Others About the DNP Degree
Chapter 9 So You Want to Go Back to School? Exploring How to Make the Big Decision
Chapter 10 Where Do We Go From Here? Shaping the Future of Nursing Education and Health Care Delivery
Appendix The Certification Question: Where Are We?
List of Relevant Websites