Master Project Management Skills Essential for Today’s Advanced Practice Nurse.
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A practical, phase-by-phase guide to initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing projects in clinical, academic, and leadership settings. Clear explanations, real examples, and activities help APRNs apply an evidence-based project framework to goals that must be achieved in an organized way. Chapters include case studies, critical-thinking prompts, and tools you can use for practicums and residencies.
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What’s New in the Third Edition
- Updated content aligned to AONL and ANA guidance
- Expanded case scenarios supported by real-world examples
- Critical-thinking questions added to each chapter
- Alignment with the revised AACN Essentials (leadership emphasis)
- Reflects evolving roles and responsibilities of today’s APRN
Why Students Love This Text
- Concrete tools for scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder management
- A clear framework you can use in both clinical practice and leadership
- Foundations of project management with specific nursing examples
- In-depth case studies plus reflection questions and activities
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- Instructor’s Manual and PowerPoints included
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Carolyn Sipes, PhD, CNS, APRN, PMP, RN-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, is a professor for DNP and PhD programs, at Walden University; she was formerly a professor for the Nursing Informatics Specialty Track, at Chamberlain University. Dr. Sipes has more than 37 years of experience in management, as a director and nurse senior vice president, and executive leader, while also teaching part-time. At the executive level, she worked as a consultant for the management and implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) at companies such as IBM, where she was involved in the iSOFT pilot project in England with the National Health Service (NHS) and completed her project management professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is a Lean Six Sigma Back Belt. She also is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in nursing informatics (RN-BC) is an advanced nurse executive (NEA-BC) and holds a Ph.D. as well as clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses. She also holds eight Epic certifications for clinical electronic health record (EHR) implementation.
Dr. Sipes has worked as a senior/principal consultant on 23 EMR implementations over 12 years for such companies as IBM, HealthLink, Healthcare Informatics Associates, Inc. (HIA), and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, to name a few. Dr. Sipes is the president, CEO, and founder of the Center for EHR Program Management, LLC, a consulting company for the management and implementation of EHRs.
