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- Section III covers the diverse skills that comprise the doctoral advanced prac-
tice registered nurse (APRN) and doctoral advanced practice nurse (APN) role,
including leadership content, negotiation skills, quality improvement, and
leveraging technology to support doctoral advanced level practice; it includes
doctoral global health competencies with mandatory study abroad and how
the doctoral APRN or the DNP engaged in doctoral advanced practice nursing
can use these new competencies to function at a higher level.
There always has been debate in nursing about the direction of the profession.
We have witnessed the evolution of our practice- focused disciplinary trajectory from
our earliest nursing curricula in the 19th century, to the predominance of the diploma-
educated nurse, and now to current forces attempting to supplant the master of science
in nursing (MSN) in favor of the DNP for entry- level advanced practice. Throughout
the text, authors raise important questions about the current state of doctoral edu-
cation, DNP outcomes, role satisfaction, and contributions to nursing practice and
health. This text aims to honor our history of diverse discourse and add to the grow-
ing literature about the evolution of nursing “practice” emerging at the doctoral level.
Qualified instructors may access a PowerPoint presentation that details the impor-
tant aspects of this book by e-mailing [email protected].
H. Michael Dreher
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