Project Management for the Advanced Practice Nurse

DESCRIBES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR NURSES

While many books exist on project management in health care, most are written from the perspective of a hospital's upper leadership. This is the first resource to encompass the specific knowledge base and skills required for graduate-level nurses and students to effectively perform the duties of a project manager. Based on proven project management principles, the text defines concepts specifically for APNs and APNs with a DNP degree, and enables them to apply processes used in the business operations side of a health care organization. The book describes the fundamentals of project design step by step, from needs assessment through project closing. It provides detailed examples of tools used by project managers, describes how to apply these tools in the management of a complex health care work environment, and identifies key concepts critical to project success.

The text demonstrates how APNs can harness the skills and organizational frameworks they already use to manage patient care and outcomes to improve systems care and implement change in complex medical systems. It describes in depth the five basic concepts of project management, including the basics of monitoring timelines, design and planning, implementation, monitoring and control, and project closing. The book also discusses a variety of roles available to APNs, including sample job descriptions requiring project management skills. Written in a clear and accessible format, the text is replete with practical examples demonstrating how current APNs and DNPs can utilize and apply project management skills as they implement a project at work or prepare a practicum assignment for graduation.

KEY FEATURES:

• Encompasses the knowledge base and skills required specifically for APN project management
• Describes fundamentals of project design from start to finish
• Based on proven project management concepts in terminology familiar to APNs
• Includes practical examples from a variety of nursing roles to guide the novice project manager
• Provides key information to help the transition from bedside nurse to APN leader

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.