Carole Mackavey is an associate professor at the Cizik School of Nursing/University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. She is the MSN program coordinator and the post-master's nursing education track coordinator. She primarily teaches in the BSN to DNP and MSN nursing education programs. Dr. Mackavey earned an MSN/FNP from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and a DNP from UTHealth.
Carole's new textbook helps students better understand the expanding role of the nurse practitioner, Advanced Nursing Practice is an ideal textbook for courses and programs within the discipline.
The book underscores how advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner role are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the healthcare system and play a significant role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Individual chapters cover the changing healthcare landscape, innovations and new technologies, nursing education, essential competencies according to the AACN, advanced practice nursing's role in social determinants of health, leadership and project management, and more.