Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nursing science and theory : scientific underpinnings of practice / Carole Edlridge -- Systems thinking, healthcare organizations, and the advanced practice nurse leader / Sandra Peterson -- Clinical scholarship and evidence-based practice / Catherine Tymkow -- Information systems/technology and patient care technology for the improvement and transformation of health care / Susan F. Burkhart-Jayez -- Healthcare policy and advocacy in health care / Angela Mund -- Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health / Laurel Ash and Catherine Miller -- Clinical prevention and population health for improving the nation's health / Diane Schadewald -- Ethics / Kathryn Waud White ... [et al.] -- Traditional advanced practice nursing roles for the DNP / Mary E. Zaccagnini and Germaine M. Edinger -- Emerging roles for the DNP / Michelle Riley -- A template for the DNP scholarly project / Kathryn Waud White and Mary Zaccagnini.