This unique, practical text will help DNP students develop the leadership skills neededto effectively implement and sustain meaningful change in the healthcare system.Presenting improvement methods within the framework of leadership, the book helpsstudents to understand the practical applications of their education. Beyond orientingstudents to the work of the DNP, the text helps them to understand the scope of practiceand how it is related to larger issues and challenges within healthcare.A significant portion of the text is devoted to leadership, particularly from a systemsperspective. Using cases and examples, it addresses different ways DNPs can lead inhealthcare and elaborates on the types of improvement processes that are initiated byDNPs: translation of EBP and research into practice, process improvement, and programevaluation. The book discusses how improvement is measured and offers several chapterson the DNP project, including its financial implications. PowerPoint slides accompanythe text along with an Instructor’s Guide, which provides tips on how instructors can helpstudents assimilate the large body of knowledge required in the DNP program.
