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Ask The Expert: Latest Developments In Advanced Nursing Practice, Patricia Clinton Oct 2011

Ask The Expert: Latest Developments In Advanced Nursing Practice, Patricia Clinton

Patricia K. Clinton

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Innovative University Partnership Meets Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Need Amid Faculty Shortage, Rebecca Siewert, L. B. Rasmussen, M. A. Lofgren, Patricia Clinton Oct 2011

Innovative University Partnership Meets Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Need Amid Faculty Shortage, Rebecca Siewert, L. B. Rasmussen, M. A. Lofgren, Patricia Clinton

Patricia K. Clinton

This nation is facing a significant nursing faculty shortage not only at the undergraduate but also at the graduate level. As nursing faculty, we must be innovative in considering ways of consolidating resources in this time of demand for advanced practice nurses. With the apparent need for qualified neonatal nurse practitioners in Iowa, the University of Iowa understood the importance of starting a neonatal nurse practitioners program. The University of Iowa College of Nursing and the University of Missouri-Kansas City formed a partnership to educate neonatal nurse practitioners. Although this partnership concentrates on a specific subspecialty population, it can serve …


Doctorate Of Nursing Practice: Blueprint For Excellence, A. Sperhac, Patricia Clinton Oct 2011

Doctorate Of Nursing Practice: Blueprint For Excellence, A. Sperhac, Patricia Clinton

Patricia K. Clinton

A great deal of work has been done during the past several years since the American Association of Colleges of Nursing voted in October 2004 to move advanced practice nursing to the doctoral level by 2015. Following the approval, task forces were formed to address curriculum issues and the strategies for transitioning advanced practice nursing education from the master's level to the doctorate of nursing practice (DNP). The DNP curriculum contains content on leadership, management, and other topics that are needed to address some of the issues in the health care system that traditionally have not been included in most …


National Agenda For Advanced Practice Nursing: The Practice Doctorate, Patricia Clinton, A. Sperhac Oct 2011

National Agenda For Advanced Practice Nursing: The Practice Doctorate, Patricia Clinton, A. Sperhac

Patricia K. Clinton

The purpose of this article was to provide the background and rationale for the practice doctorate in nursing. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing, approved in October 2004, will be discussed. Outlined are some of the changes that will be needed in education, regulation, and advanced practice. Common questions and concerns that advanced practice nurses have, including titling, salary, and transitioning to the doctor of nursing practice degree, will be addressed.


Where Are All The Pnps? Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice Opportunities And Challenges, D. Loman, Patricia Clinton Oct 2011

Where Are All The Pnps? Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice Opportunities And Challenges, D. Loman, Patricia Clinton

Patricia K. Clinton

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One Voice, Patricia Clinton Oct 2011

One Voice, Patricia Clinton

Patricia K. Clinton

No abstract provided.