DNP Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition

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Preface


Functioning as both a graduate textbook and a professional resource, DNP Role
Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice explores the historical and evolving
role of the doctoral advanced practice registered nurse, as well as describes Doctor of
Nursing Practice (DNP)- educated nurse practitioners, nurse- midwives, nurse anesthe-
tists, and clinical nurse specialists. Similarly, this text addresses roles for nurses engaged
in doctoral advanced nursing practice, which describes the role of the clinical executive,
faculty member with a clinical focus, quality officer, and the other diverse roles that the
DNP graduate may assume. There is a growing literature on the domain of practice “be-
yond the MSN,” and this text specifically focuses on this emerging discussion. Because
the role of the DNP graduate is still evolving, the primary authors and contributing
authors of this text present positions and Reflective Responses that represent a wide
range of current views on the DNP role and the diverse “ideals” of what the role of this
graduate should be. This text also exclusively examines the evolving and expanding
role functions of the DNP graduate.
Too often, nursing texts offer the sole view of the author. This text uniquely offers
the views of many diverse faculty, executives, practitioners, and scholars. The distinc-
tive feature of this text is the two- part chapter organization that presents the chapter
content followed by one or more Reflective Responses, which provide commentar-
ies that may counter or support the opinions of each chapter author or authors. Each
Reflective Response is written by a well- known DNP leader or leaders representing the
diverse roles and experiences of academics, administrators, and practitioners, including
graduates from different DNP programs. This innovative chapter presentation is bound
to enhance classroom discussion. The work in its entirety is hopefully stimulating and
provocative, and a well- rounded presentation of issues germane to DNP education, core
competencies, and unfolding role development. We believe this is a “must have” text in
DNP role development courses and courses covering contemporary DNP-degree issues.
Each of the textbook’s sections thoroughly covers important aspects of role
development:


  • Section I provides background information on the evolution of the DNP de-
    gree, essential content on role theory, what nursing “roles” are and how they
    evolved, and a discussion of how master’s- versus doctoral- level advanced
    nursing practices differ.

  • Section II focuses on the three basic roles of the DNP graduate that currently
    predominate: practitioner, clinical executive, and faculty member with a clini-
    cal focus. This section also addresses the role of the clinical scholar, something
    each graduate is expected to embrace as a steward of the discipline.


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