Assignment Task:
Review the following references.
- Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
- Chapter 3, "The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) Model for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) Process Overview" (pp. 55-66)
- Chapter 4, "The Practice Question Phase" (pp. 73-96)
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education
- Beeber, A. S., Palmer, C., Waldrop, J., Lynn, M. R., & Jones, C. B. (2019). The role of doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurses in practice settings. Nursing Outlook, 67(4), 354-364.
- Johansen, M. L. (2023). The value of a DNP degree.Links to an external site. Nursing Management (Springhouse), 54(1), 56.
- Kesten, K., Beebe, S., Conrad, D., Corrigan, C., Manderscheid, A., Moran, K., & Niederer, M. (2023). Alignment of DNP degree competencies with employer perspectives: The value of academic practice partnerships. Journal of Professional Nursing, 48, 112-118.
- Kesten, K., Beebe, S. L., Moran, K., Conrad, D., Manderscheid, A., Pohl, E., Burson, R., & Corrigan, C. (2022). Practice scholarship satisfaction and impact as perceived by DNP-prepared nurses. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(5), 722-730-730. h
- Melander, S., Hampton, D., &Rayens, M. K. (2023). Celebrating over 20 years: Outcomes from the first doctor of nursing practice program. Journal of Professional Nursing, 48, 186-193.
- Prado-Inzerillo, M., Rivera, R. R., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2023). Academic-practice partnership for Doctor of Nursing practice in a large medical center. Nurse Leader, 21(3), 366-369.
- Thornton, C. P., Haut, C., Yefimova, M., Gettis, M. A., Calamaro, C., Ginsberg, J. S., & McCabe, M. A. (2024). Student-led Doctor of Nursing practice projects in the clinical environment: Viewpoint from hospital-based nurse scientists and leaders. Nursing Outlook, 72(5).
- Walden University. (n.d.). Doctor of nursing practice
Note: Be sure to familiarize yourself with the degree requirements for completing the DNP at Walden.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) practicum manual
- Walden University Office of Research and Doctoral Studies. (n.d.). DNP capstone resources NURS 8702 and NURS 8703
Note: Check this website for the latest version of the DNP Project Process Guide.
- Review the Learning Resources for this week, specifically Chapter 4 of Dang et al. (2021) addressing the practice question, AACN's The Essentials, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Manual, and the DNP Project Process Guide.
- Consider the types of organizations you might select for your practicum experiences (e.g., a large acute care health system, a long-term care facility, a pediatric hospital, a community health center, etc.)
- Consider the kinds of gaps in practice or practice changes that could benefit such organizations, including those specific to the organization and those that relate to healthcare practices more generally.
- Consider how the gaps in practice or practice changes you are interested in pursuing align to The Essentials.
- Select one organizational type and one gap in practice or practice change on which to focus for this Assignment.
Note: You may select a new organizational type and gap in practice or practice change or, if you choose, you may reuse one on which you focused for a previous Assignment, Discussion, or Blog in this course.
- Also Note: These may or may not be the same organizational type and gap in practice or practice change as those you will focus on for your Practicum and DNP Project.
- Select a minimum of four domains from The Essentials that closely align with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.
Write a paper in which you address the following:
1. Describe the organization type and the gap in practice or practice change that you selected for this Assignment. Need Assignment Help?
2. Identify the four Domains from The Essentials you identified which closely align with the gap in practice or practice change.
3. Justify your Domain choices, explaining how each aligns with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.