The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing, continues to be the only complete textbook for all eight American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Practice Nursing. With DNP programs now found in every state, climbing from 25 to over 300 in the past 13 years, having a textbook dedicated to the DNP Essentials is imperative as faculty and students will use it as a template for future and existing programs. The newly revised Fourth Edition features updates and revisions to all chapters and expands on information relating to the current and future changes in today's complex healthcare environment. The text features the addition of new DNP project resources, with supplemental case studies highlighting DNP projects and the impact of this work. Every print copy of the text will include Navigate 2 Premier Access. This Access includes interactive lectures, competency mapping for DNP Essentials, case studies, assessment quizzes, a syllabus, discussion questions, assignments, and PowerPoint presentations.

Author: Mary Zaccagnini, Judith M. Pechacek
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 10/15/2019
Pages: 420
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781284167078

About the Author
Zaccagnini, Mary: - Mary Zaccagnini, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC is a clinical assistant professor ad Honorem at the University Of Minnesota, School Of Nursing. Dr. Zaccagnini received her undergrad degree at St. Catherine's University, and her master's and doctorate at the University of Minnesota. During her tenure at the university, Dr. Zaccagnini was coordinator for the Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Program, was an instructor and coordinator for undergrad and graduate programs, and an instructor for the gerontological, neurologic and oncology clinical and didactic classes. Her career in nursing education has focused on preparing advanced practice nurses for practice in acute care settings and undergraduate nurses for practice in medical-surgical and gerontological nursing. Dr. Zaccagnini's scholarship was focused on developing a volunteer resourced computer center in a long-term care facility in order to assist residents in developing a social network and thereby decreasing social isolation. Prior to teaching, Dr. Zaccagnini practiced as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in oncology, pain management, and palliative care in acute care institutions. Additionally, she developed pain management and palliative care programs and practice for hospitals in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area. She has authored three editions of the book The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials, A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing, published various nursing articles and authored chapters in medical surgical and pain nursing books. Additionally, she volunteered and assisted with studies on PAD and managing side effects post breast cancer, as well as the production of a video and book on PAD. Dr. Zaccagnini was a national speaker on the topics of pain management and the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. She is certified by the ANCC as an Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, and has held the office of president for the Minnesota Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists and treasurer for the Minnesota APRN coalition.Pechacek, Judith M.: - "Dr. Judith Pechacek has served as a professional nurse in a variety of settings for forty years. Her practice career was spent as a general staff nurse, nurse leader, manager and nurse executive. In 2013, she accepted a faculty position at the University of Minnesota, school of nursing, teaching in the Health, Innovation and leadership track in the Doctorate of Nursing program (DNP). In 2015, she assumed overall leadership for the DNP program, the largest hybrid - DNP program in the nation with over 300 full time students in eleven specialties. Her teaching responsibilities have focused on leadership, quality, business and global studies. Her scholarship is dedicated to interprofessional practice and the connection to quality patient outcomes. Most recently Dr. Pechacek was named as the Senior Quality Nurse Scholar and faculty member for the Veterans Administration Quality Scholars (VAQS) Fellowship program. She also serves on multiple boards in the community, as a University committee member and is actively raising two teenagers on her Century farm in Rural Minnesota."

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