The DNP project: Quandaries for nursing scholars
| Autor: | Christina Hernández, Jean Dowling Dols, Heather M. Miles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Academic Dissertations as Topic Quality management Project implementation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Dialog box Education Nursing Graduate General Nursing 030504 nursing business.industry Middle Aged Institutional review board United States Writing skills Doctor of Nursing Practice Faculty Nursing Female Students Nursing Curriculum Descriptive research 0305 other medical science business Project design |
| Zdroj: | Nursing Outlook. 65:84-93 |
| ISSN: | 0029-6554 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.outlook.2016.07.009 |
| Popis: | Background In the evolving Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) movement, there continues to be a lack of agreement about the final scholarly project. Purpose This study identifies and describes the faculty practices and challenges related to the DNP project across the United States. Methods In a descriptive research study, 90 DNP program directors responded to an online survey describing the environment of the DNP program with emphasis on the final scholarly project. Discussion According to the respondents, 87% of faculty are somewhat or very dissatisfied with the DNP project. Elements that may contribute to the dissatisfaction are the reported lack of faculty knowledge of evidence-based practice and quality improvement, lack of consensus on the DNP project, lack of faculty resources for DNP projects, challenges with clinical sites for the DNP project, and students' scholarly writing skills. Conclusion It is imperative to have academic/practice faculty oriented to DNP concepts; achieve consensus on the project title, type, depth, and outcomes; and have an ongoing dialog regarding DNP project design, execution, and challenges. Project implementation models need to be appropriate for the escalating DNP enrollment. Program support related to institutional review board relationships, student writing and statistical skills, and program–practice site partnerships are needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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