The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
ISSN: 1523-6064
Editor in Chief
Susan D. Ruppert PhD, RN, ANP-BC, NP-C, FCCM, FAANP
Professor; Assistant Dean & Department ChairDepartment of Acute & Continuing CareSchool of NursingThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston Texas USA
Professor; Assistant Dean & Department ChairDepartment of Acute & Continuing CareSchool of NursingThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston Texas USA
Editorial Board
Michael H. Ackerman DNS, RN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FNAP, FAANP
Associate Director Nursing; Director - Sovie Center of Advanced Practice; Director – Cardiac Clinical Trials & Medical Device Evaluation
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Associate Director Nursing; Director - Sovie Center of Advanced Practice; Director – Cardiac Clinical Trials & Medical Device Evaluation
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Phyllis C. Adams EdD, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor & Director Family Nurse dept:Practitioner Program
The University of Texas at Arlington
School of Nursing
Arlington, Texas
Associate Professor & Director Family Nurse dept:Practitioner Program
The University of Texas at Arlington
School of Nursing
Arlington, Texas
Anecita Fadol PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Cardiology
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Cardiology
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Joanne Hickey PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAAN
Professor; Coordinator, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
School of Nursing
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Professor; Coordinator, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
School of Nursing
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Inaam A. Khalaf PhD, RN
Dean – Faculty of Nursing; Professor of Maternal and Child Health Nursing
The University of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Dean – Faculty of Nursing; Professor of Maternal and Child Health Nursing
The University of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Carol Ledbetter PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Professor
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director & Advisor
School of Nursing
Brooks College of Health
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Professor
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director & Advisor
School of Nursing
Brooks College of Health
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Vivian Nowazek PhD, APRN, CNS-CC, CCRN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
University of Houston-Victoria
Victoria, Texas
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
University of Houston-Victoria
Victoria, Texas
Cathy St. Pierre PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Chief for Nursing Research
Edith Nourse Rogers VA Memorial Hospital
Bedford, Massachusetts
Associate Chief for Nursing Research
Edith Nourse Rogers VA Memorial Hospital
Bedford, Massachusetts
Cathy J. Thompson PhD, RN, CCRN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Colorado - Denver
Denver, Colorado
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Colorado - Denver
Denver, Colorado
Josie A. Weiss PhD, RN, FNP-BC, PNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Associate Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Port St. Lucie, Florida