, FOURTH EDITION
The Doctor
of Nursing
Practice
Project
A Framework for Success
Katherine J. Moran, DNP, RN, CDCES, FADCES, FNAP
Rosanne Burson, DNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, CDCES, FADCES, FNAP
Dianne Conrad, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FNAP
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