title: Contributions of advanced practice nurses with a DNP degree during palliative and end-of-life care of children with cancer.
abstract: The doctorate in nursing practice (DNP) degree is recommended as the terminal degree for advanced practice nurses by 2015. Improvement in the quality of palliative and end-of-life care for children with cancer is recognized as a health care priority. The purpose of this article is to describe: (a) how the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's 8 core elements and competencies can be used by DNP-advanced practice nurses in pediatric oncology settings and (b) the DNP-advanced practice nurses' leadership role to advocate translation of evidence in the care of pediatric oncology patients and to promote interdisciplinary collaboration to improve health care outcomes for pediatric oncology patients.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University, School of Nursing, St Louis, MO, USA hendrivl@slu.edu.
authors.forename: Verna L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Hendricks-Ferguson
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Terrah Foster
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Akard
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.affiliation: Goldfarb School of Nursing, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Alberta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peters-Herron
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D064946:Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: DNP; nurse practitioner; pediatric advanced practice; pediatric oncology palliative and end of life care