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Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing
Making the Most of the Year Before You Begin
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2023
- Editors: Laura A. Taylor, Mary F. Terhaar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 5 8 9 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 5 9 7 - 4
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Request a sales quoteAre 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.
Nurses who have made the decision to go back to school and advance their careers through doctoral study and are ready to begin pursuit of a doctorate.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- SECTION 1. The Big Picture of Nurses Educated at the Highest Level
- 1. The demand for the doctorally prepared nurse
- The challenge before us
- Turning to our professional associations for leadership and direction
- Taking the doctoral challenge: Your turn!
- Questions remain
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 2. The story of the doctorally prepared nurse
- Introduction
- Nursing leadership in theory development
- Nursing leadership in research
- Nursing leadership in education
- Nursing leadership in Genomics
- Nursing leadership in quality, safety, and public health
- Nursing leaders in public policy
- Nursing leadership in military and public health
- Nursing leadership in global health
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 3. Building nursing for the future
- Nursing’s social contract as a foundation for its future
- Key social trends that have significance for nursing
- Opportunities open to nurses
- Population health
- Genomics
- Nontraditional roles for nurses and the opportunities they present
- Summary and conclusions
- Bibliography
- 4. Reflection on challenges: The nursing workforce shortage
- Data-based picture of the nursing shortage
- Conditions that perpetuate the shortage
- Achieving diversity, inclusion, and belonging in nursing
- Strategies being implemented to address the shortage
- Your earning a doctorate will be helpful as our discipline responds to the nursing shortage
- Bibliography
- SECTION 2. Choosing Your Path, Making Your Decision, and Developing Your Plan
- 5. Clarifying your options
- Introduction
- Overview of terminal degrees in nursing
- Dual doctorate: DNP and PhD
- Non-nursing doctorates
- Other factors to consider
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 6. Clarifying your aspirations
- Your personal and professional goals
- Expectations of a doctoral student
- To doctor of philosophy or doctor of nursing practice? That is the question
- The nursing doctor of philosophy degree
- The doctor of nursing practice degree
- Selecting a quality program
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 7. Common impediments to success
- Exploring yesterday’s and today’s most common barriers
- Disorganization
- Fear of failure
- Imposter syndrome
- Self-confidence
- Fear of standardized testing
- Family responsibilities
- Access to funding
- Time
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 8. Mentoring for the next generation of nurse scholars
- The mentor: What it is and why do we need it?
- Mentoring across the profession of nursing
- Securing a mentor
- Diversity, equity, inclusion-based mentoring
- Navigating the application process
- Mentor-mentee relationship
- Summary
- References
- 9. Understanding and managing expenses: Financing your education
- The cost of higher education
- The cost of the degree you seek
- Expense associated with the programs you are considering
- Your conversation with the financial aid team
- Considering the expense of different programs
- Financial aid definitions
- Necessary steps you can take to position yourself to be eligible for funding
- Other options for funding
- Still more ways to subsidize your education
- Building a budget for your doctoral pursuits
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 10. Presenting a strong and authentic application
- Application as narrative
- Building a professional resumé and curriculum vitae
- The interview(s)
- References
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 11. Using timely wisely and well
- Considering the doctoral education decision demands thought and perseverance
- Becoming a master of your time
- Strategies to addressing motivation and best time tracking
- Distractions—staying focused
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 12. Becoming a writer
- Introduction
- The nuts and bolts of writing
- Improving your writing
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 13. Determining good fit
- Good fit
- Program concentration
- Degree completion requirements
- Measures of program performance
- Program ranking and reputation
- Tuition and debt load
- Teaching assistant opportunities
- Research assistant opportunities
- Interprofessional opportunities
- Opportunities to publish with faculty
- Instruction model
- Time on campus
- Full-time and part-time study options
- Postdoctoral opportunities
- Technology preparation
- Library or information support
- Graduate experiences/current student feedback
- Community life and community of scholars
- Summary
- Bibliography
- 14. Staying motivated, confident, and well focused as a doctoral student
- Making the dream a reality will be challenging
- Support for success
- Student support groups and organizations
- Friends and family
- Staying motivated
- Grit
- Maintaining confidence
- Goal setting: Mental contrasting and W-O-O-P it up
- Opportunity management
- Saying no can get you to yes
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- SECTION 3. Shared Experiences of Doctorally Prepared Nurses on the Edge of Tomorrow
- 15. The nurse scientist narrative
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Mentors
- Navigating barriers
- Future goals
- Words of wisdom
- 16. The primary care DNP narrative
- Your initial motivation to become a nurse
- Your entry to practice
- The educational path I chose and the reasoning behind that decision
- My mentors
- Milestones on my path
- Challenges I faced and strategies I used to navigate them
- Your future goals
- The greatest source of satisfaction in my work
- Words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- 17. The entrepreneur narrative
- Entry to practice
- Your decision to pursue higher education
- Mentors
- Barriers faced and strategies used to navigate them
- Milestones
- My current focus
- Your future goals
- The greatest source of satisfaction you find in your work
- Any words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- 18. The postdoc narrative
- Becoming a nurse
- Know your “why?”
- I just got accepted! Now what?
- Now, I am a nurse scientist!
- Acquiring professional skills and advance research skills
- Words of wisdom
- Bibliography
- 19. The academic narratives
- Latina M. Brooks, PhD, CNP, FAANP
- Initial motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Mentors
- Milestones on my path
- Barriers I faced and the strategies I used to navigate them
- My current focus
- My future goals
- The greatest source of satisfaction in my work
- Words of wisdom for nurses considering earning a doctorate
- Amy Bieda, APRN, PCPNP-BC, NNP-BC
- Your initial motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- 20. The nurse informatician narratives
- Katherine Dudding, PhD, RN, RN-NIC, CNE
- Motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Educational path and the reasoning behind that decision
- Mentors
- Milestones on my path
- Barriers and strategies to earning my doctorate degree
- Current research focus
- Future goals
- Greatest source of satisfaction in my work
- Words of wisdom to nurses considering a doctorate degree
- Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP
- My initial motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Mentors
- Milestones
- Barriers
- Current focus
- My goals
- Greatest satisfaction
- Words of wisdom
- 21. The population health nurse narratives
- Laura Sinko, Phd, MSHP, RN, CCTS-I
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Mentors
- Navigating barriers
- Future goals
- Words of wisdom
- Nancy Rudner, DrPH, MPH, MSN, APRN
- Motivation
- Entry into practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Going for the doctorate
- Milestones in my population health path
- Satisfaction
- Enablers, barriers, and obstacles
- Considerations regarding earning a doctorate
- 22. The policy expert narrative
- Entry into practice
- The decision to pursue higher education
- Mentors
- Milestones
- Overcoming obstacles
- My current work
- Greatest source of satisfaction
- Bibliography
- 23. The nurse on the board narrative
- Entry to practice
- Pursuit of higher education
- Mentors
- Milestones
- Current focus
- Future goals
- Words of wisdom
- 24. The leader narrative
- Initial motivation to becoming a nurse
- Decision to pursue higher education
- My greatest source of satisfaction
- My current focus
- Words of wisdom
- 25. The advocate narrative
- Initial motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Educational path and the reasoning behind that decision
- Mentors
- Milestones
- Barriers and strategies to navigate them
- Current focus
- Future goals
- Greatest source of satisfaction in your work
- Words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- Bibliography
- 26. The military nurse narratives
- David Bradley, DNP, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR
- Lessons learned #1: Have a goal—a goal without a plan is just a dream
- Lessons learned #2: Get someone to keep you accountable, so the work gets done in a timely manner
- Lessons learned #3: Surround yourself with others who are encouraging
- Lessons learned #4: Mentors keep you going when you want to quit and show you how to overcome mountains when, in reality, they are molehills
- Lessons learned #5: You will make time for what is a priority
- My personal plan to promote success
- How to make a smooth switch
- Jose A. Rodriguez, DNP, JM, RN, APRN, CCNS, CNOR
- Lessons learned #7: Pick a project that is relevant and feasible to do in a short timeframe
- Early career in the service
- Navigating barriers
- Milestones
- Entry to nursing practice
- Milestones
- Decision to pursue graduate education
- Current focus
- Future goals
- Words of wisdom
- 27. The systems executive narrative
- Entry to practice
- Mentors
- Milestones
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Navigating barriers
- Current focus
- Future goals
- 28. The telehealth nurse narrative
- Entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education and advanced practice
- Mentors
- Milestones
- Navigating barriers
- Current focus
- Future goals
- Words of wisdom
- 29. The researcher nurse narratives
- Ronald Lee Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN
- Your entry into practice
- Motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- Educational path
- The value of mentors
- Career path milestones
- Barriers encountered and strategies to overcome them
- Current focus and future goals
- Conclusion
- Tiffany Monique Montgomery, PhD, MSHP, RNC-OB
- Your entry to practice
- Your decision to pursue higher education
- The educational path you chose and the reasoning behind that decision
- Who were your mentors
- What were the milestones on your path
- What barriers do you face and what strategies you use to navigate them
- Your current focus
- Your future goals
- The most significant source of satisfaction you find in your work
- Any words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- 30. The health disparities nurse narrative
- Your initial motivation to become a nurse
- Your entry to practice
- Your decision to pursue higher education
- The educational path you chose and the reasoning behind that decision
- Who were your mentors?
- What were the milestones on your path?
- What barriers do you face and what strategies do you use to navigate them
- Your future goals
- The greatest source of satisfaction you find in your work
- Any words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- 31. The practice nurse narratives
- Vanesa Velez, DNP, RN
- Your initial motivation to become a nurse
- Your entry to practice
- Your decision to pursue higher education
- The educational path you chose and the reasoning behind that decision
- Who were your mentors
- What were the milestones on your path
- What barriers you faced and what strategies you used to navigate them
- Your current focus
- Your future goals
- The greatest source of satisfaction you find in your work
- Any words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- Nicole Angelique Gonzaga Gomez, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CHSE
- My initial motivation to become a nurse
- Entry to practice
- My decision to pursue higher education
- My mentors
- Milestones
- Barriers I faced and the strategies I used to navigate them
- My current focus
- My future goals
- My greatest source of satisfaction
- Sunghee Kim, DNP, ANP-BC, NP-C
- Words of wisdom
- My initial motivation to become a nurse
- Milestones
- Educational path
- My mentors
- Barriers I faced and the strategies I used to navigate them
- My current focus
- Your future goals
- My greatest source of satisfaction
- Words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- Reference
- 32. The psychiatric mental health clinician narrative
- Motivation to become a nurse
- Your entry to practice
- Decision to pursue higher education
- Milestones
- Barriers I faced and strategies I used to navigate them
- My current focus
- My future goals
- Greatest source of satisfaction in my work
- Words of wisdom to nurses considering earning a doctorate
- SECTION 4. A Toolkit for Preparation for Doctoral Study
- 33. Tools for the journey
- Your journal
- Evaluating readiness
- Setting and achieving goals
- Saying “no, thank you”
- Maintaining balance and enjoying your journey
- Work, Play, Love, Health dashboard
- Odyssey planning worksheet
- Key contacts directory
- Program selection decision matrix
- Four-quadrant time management grid
- Graduate record exams preparations
- Financial planning
- Budgeting
- Purdue online writing lab
- Grammarly
- Writing confidence and skill
- Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats: SWOT
- Wishes, outcomes, obstacles, plan: WOOP
- Interviewing
- Index
- Inside back cover
- No. of pages: 432
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 1, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323875899
- eBook ISBN: 9780323875974
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