Reports of three organizations' members about doctor of nursing practice project experiences and outcomes.

Background: Holders of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree were envisioned to improve health and health care outcomes by implementing quality improvement initiatives, applying evidence-based practice changes (EBP), and influencing policy. Little is known about the nature of the DNP project experience and its relationship with subsequent experiences of graduates. Filling these knowledge gaps is important because of the investment of time, faculty and student effort, expense, and the projects' potential long-term effects on the organizations in which they were conducted.

DNPs' labor participation, activities, and reports of degree contributions.

Background: There is limited information about the careers, roles and views of doctor of nursing practice (DNP) graduates.

Method: This study describes the labor participation, post-graduation work activities, and perceptions of 1,308 DNP members of three professional nursing organizations who completed a 2017 survey (32% response rate).

Findings: More than 70% of respondents reported substantial improvements in quality improvement, evidenced based practice and leadership abilities.

Improving heart failure patient outcomes utilizing guideline-directed therapy.

Heart failure (HF) prevalence continues to rise and remains a significant burden to patients, caregivers, providers, and the healthcare system. Guideline-directed medical therapy with standard neurohormonal blockade has been the cornerstone of medical management for many years. Despite aggressive utilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-blockers, and aldosterone antagonists, HF hospitalizations and readmissions are common and residual mortality remains high.

Navigating DNP Student Needs: Faculty Advising Competencies and Effective Strategies for Development and Support.

Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) faculty advisers help students navigate academic challenges, professional development, and leadership opportunities while earning a DNP degree. Student needs during DNP education are unique from other programs and require careful advising to address common challenges. This article links student needs with advising competencies and presents strategies for faculty development and support.

Immunosuppressive Therapy in Transplantation.

This article discusses immunosuppressive medications used in organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Induction, maintenance, and rescue therapy are administered throughout different periods during and after transplantation to modulate the immune system response in the recipient to prevent or treat rejection or graft-versus-host disease. Indications, dosing strategies, required monitoring, complications, adverse events, and concomitant drug interactions associated with immunosuppressive medications are presented.