The Doctor of Nursing Practice and Clinical Nurse Leader: Essentials of Program Development and Implementation for Clinical Practice » (New Edition)

Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, is the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was Dean from 1982 through 1997. She has received numerous honors and awards including the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award 18 times. Dr. Fitzpatrick is widely published in nursing and health care literature. She is senior editor for the Annual Review of Nursing Research. series, now in its 24th volume. In 1998 Dr. Fitzpatrick was senior editor of the of the first volume of the classic Encyclopedia of Nursing Research as well as a series of Research Digests, including Nursing Research Digest, Maternal Child Health Nursing Research Digest, Geriatric Nursing Research Digest, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Research Digest. She is co-series editor for the Annual Review of Nursing Research (Annual, Springer Publishing Company); co-author, with Jeanne Novotny, Doris Lippman, and Nicole Sanders, of 101 Careers in Nursing (Springer paperback 2006); co-author, with Mary Jane Smith, of Best Practices in Nursing Education: Stories of Exemplary Teachers (Springer Publishing Company, 2005); co-editor, with Kristen S. Montgomery, of Internet for Nursing Research: A Guide to Strategies, Skills, and Resources (Springer Publishing Company, 2004); co-editor, with Ann Glasgow and Jane Young, of Managing Your Practice: A Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses (Springer Publishing Company, 2003); co-editor, with Kristen S. Montgomery, of Essentials of Internet Use in Nursing (Springer Publishing Company, 2002); co-editor, with Kristen S. Montgomery, of Internet Resources for Nurses (now in its second edition, Springer Publlishing Company, 2002); co-editor, with Carol Romano and Ruth Chasek, of The Nurses' Guide to Consumer Health Web Sites (Springer Publishing, 2001); and co-editor, with Sandra Deller, of Fundraising Skills for Health Care Executives (Spinger Publishing Company, 2000).

Meredith Wallace Kazer, PhD, APRN, A/GNP-C, is Associate Professor, Fairfield University, School of Nursing. Dr. Kazer earned an MSN in medical-surgical nursing with a specialty in geriatrics from Yale University and a PhD in nursing research/theory development at NYU, where she won a pre-doctoral fellowship, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. In this capacity she authored and edited the book series, Try This: Best Practices in Geriatric Nursing. In 2001, she won the Springer Publishing Company Award for Applied Nursing Research. She was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Applied Nursing Research and is currently the research brief editor for the journal. Dr. Kazer has also authored numerous journal articles and book chapters. At Springer, she published Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment Management and Care (2002), an AJN Book of the Year Award winner; Essentials of Gerontological Nursing (2007); Gerontological Nurse Certification Review (2008), and acted as associate editor on another AJN Book of the Year Award winner, Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, 2nd edition (2006). In 2002 she was Associate Editor, The Geriatric Nursing Research Digest. She is a recent recipient of the ENRS/John A. Hartford Foundation investigator award. She is an adult and gerontological NP and currently practices in primary care with a focus on chronic illness in the elderly.

"The construction of the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and the clinical nurse leader (CNL) set in motion a sea change in graduate nursing education. In this book, Fitzpatrick and Wallace document the history, the driving forces, and the expectations for these new roles while providing a starting point for capacity building for the development of DNP and CNL educational programs."

--Nursing Education Perspectives
The Research Journal of the National League for Nursing

"This [book] is essential reading for graduate nursing students who are considering pursuing an advanced degree in nursing." Score: 100, 5 stars

- -Doody's

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 these new degrees has influenced health care delivery at large. Highlights of this book:

• Delineates core program requirements and outlines what is expected of students in both clinical and academic arenas
  
• Provides guidance to students making the transition from masters level nursing programs to doctoral level programs
  
• Includes two chapters written by the AACN Taskforce on the new degrees, with essential information on how to gain and sustain accreditation
  
• Identifies critical issues underpinning future DNP and CNL program development, and discusses the impact of the new degrees on nursing education, patient outcome, and health care

Offering comprehensive coverage of the DNP and CNL development, this book is required reading for students considering doctorates in nursing, as well as nurse educators and administrators working within the programs.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Mary Allen Carey, PhD(University of Oklahoma College of Nursing)
Description:The development and integration of the clinical nurse leader (CNL) and doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) program in graduate nursing institutions are documented and analyzed in this book.
Purpose:This is the first book to look at this program. The authors meet their worthy objectives.
Audience:The audience includes nursing educators, nursing education and service administrators, professional nurses, nursing students, and selected consumers of nursing services.
Features:The book delineates core program requirements and outlines what is expected of students in both clinical and academic arenas. It provides guidance to students making the transition from master's level nursing programs to doctoral level programs. Critical issues are identified related to future DNP and CNL program development, and the impact of the new degrees on nursing education, patient outcome, and health care is discussed.
Assessment:This is essential reading for graduate nursing students who are considering pursuing an advanced degree in nursing.

1 History of Graduate Nursing Education Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Joyce J. 1

2 Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs: History and Current Status Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Joyce J. 13

3 The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Historical Trends, Major Issues, and Theoretical Underpinnings Linda Thompson Adams Adams, Linda Thompson Kerri Schuiling Schuiling, Kerri Frances Jackson Jackson, Frances 31

4 Doctor of Nursing Practice Clinical Experiences Cheryl Stegbauer Stegbauer, Cheryl 41

5 The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree: Reaching The Next Level of Excellence Moreen Donahue Donahue, Moreen 61

6 The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Meredith Wallace Wallace, Meredith Sheila Grossman Grossman, Sheila Jean Lange Lange, Jean 67

7 The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Core Joan Roche Roche, Joan Jean Demartinis Demartinis, Jean Elizabeth A. Henneman Henneman, Elizabeth A. 83

8 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Clinical Experiences James L. Karris Karris, James L. 107

9 Building and Adapting Current Graduate Programs Into Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Programs Marianne Baernholdt Baernholdt, Marianne Kathryn Reid Reid, Kathryn Pamela D. Dennison Dennison, Pamela D. 119

10 Credentialing, Licensure, and Certification Considerations Victoria A. Weill Weill, Victoria A. June A. Treston Treston, June A. Ann L. O'Sullivan O'Sullivan, Ann L. 137

11 Voices From the Field: The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Mary T. Quinn Griffin Griffin, Mary T. Quinn Helen A. Gordon Gordon, Helen A. Colleen A. Maykut Maykut, Colleen A. 161

12 Voices From the Field: Clinical Nurse Leaders Speak Meredith Wallace Wallace, Meredith Sandra E. Fox Fox, Sandra E. Paula Miller Miller, Paula175

App. A American Association of Colleges of Nursing: The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing 185

App. B American Association of Colleges of Nursing: White Paper on the Education and Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader 221

Index 275