Description
Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing: Making the Most of the Year Before You Begin helps you make an informed decision about entering doctoral studies and choosing the nursing credential that helps you reach your career goals. Noted educators and doctoral mentors Laura A. Taylor and Mary F. Terhaar — along with a team of nursing leaders and scholars — describe the big picture for nurses educated at the highest level of scholarship, including the rising demand for advanced practice nurses and the future of nursing. The first and only comprehensive guide to preparing for a doctorate in nursing, this book helps you choose your path, make your decision, and develop a plan for success in doctoral study.- Grounded in more than a decade of experience in preparing nurses for doctoral study, this one-of-a-kind text is the first comprehensive guide to the year before you apply.- Fifteen chapters provide practical information and guidance to help you navigate the challenges on your journey.- Historical overview of doctoral education in nursing creates a clear picture of present and future demand.- Clear explanation of the different degrees and the careers they support helps to build confidence in your decision about which to pursue.- Sixteen personal narratives describe a broad range of career paths open to nurses who earn doctoral degrees and introduce the nurse leaders who have walked them.- Online Evolve Resources include podcasts that bring the experiences of contributing authors to life.- Additional Evolve Resources include practical forms, worksheets, planners, and representations of models referenced in the text.- Illustrations clarify complex content, helping to make it more memorable and useful, and links to additional online resources serve as a springboard for additional learning.- The diversity of the contributors, backgrounds, interests, and accomplishments gives you a sense that you belong and that your authentic self will add value to our discipline and to global health.- At once scholarly and warm, the style of this book makes it a must-read for nurses who aspire to careers of importance and leadership.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 The Big Picture of Nurses Educated at the Highest Level1 The Demand for the Doctorally Prepared Nurse2 The Story of the Doctorally Prepared Nurse3 Building Nursing for the Future4 Reflection on Challenges: The Nursing Workforce ShortageSECTION 2 Choosing Your Path, Making Your Decision, and Developing Your Plan5 Clarifying Your Options6 Clarifying Your Aspirations7 Common Impediments to Success8 Mentoring for the Next Generation of Nurse Scholars9 Understanding and Managing Expenses: Financing Your Education10 Presenting a Strong and Authentic Application11 Using Timely Wisely and Well12 Becoming a Write13 Determining Good Fit14 Staying Motivated, Confident, and Well Focused as a Doctoral StudentSECTION 3 Shared Experiences of Doctorally Prepared Nurses on the Edge of Tomorrow15 The Nurse Scientist Narrative16 The Primary Care DNP Narrative17 The Entrepreneur Narrative18 The Postdoc Narrative19 The Academic Narratives20 The Nurse Informatician Narratives21 The Population Health Nurse Narratives22 The Policy Expert Narrative23 The Nurse on the Board Narrative24 The Leader Narrative25 The Advocate Narrative26 The Military Nurse Narratives27 The Systems Executive Narrative28 The Telehealth Nurse Narrative29 The Researcher Nurse Narratives30 The Health Disparities Nurse Narrative31 The Practice Nurse Narratives32 The Psychiatric Mental Health Clinician NarrativeSECTION 4 A Toolkit for Preparation for Doctoral Study33 Tools for the JourneyINDEX
