25: TODAY, TOMORROW, AND IN THE FUTURE ■ 567Advanced Clinical Care” (NURS 821), which will focus on implementation of these advanced
social/ behavioral interventions.- Some BSN- to- DNP programs are including post- master’s DNP students in the same coursework.
In some instances this may be appropriate, and other times, this kind of course scheduling does not
recognize the advanced skills an experienced APRN already has nor recognize the different content
needs a post BSN- to- DNP has. We have heard from very frustrated post- master’s DNP students
who have experienced this. When this is done simply for cost savings, it seems very inappropriate. - To Err is Human, Building a Safer Health System, 1999; Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health
System for the 21st century. 2001; Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses ,
2003, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2001. - The nonclinical degree DNP is not permitted in New York State, which mandates that the DNP only
have a clinical, not organizational, focus. - Complete list of 2016 Planetree Certified Partners: http:// planetree.org/ wp- content/ uploads/
2015/ 01/ Planetree- Partners.pdf
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