Course Details

The DNP Scholarly Project demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the student's area of expertise in nursing practice. The DNP Scholarly Project is a synthesis of the student's work which provides a faculty-supervised opportunity for demonstration of the use of evidence to improve either practice or patient outcomes. The project forms the basis for future practice scholarship. This 2 SH course entails 1 SH of on-line seminar and 1 SH (75 clock hours) of practicum experience. The seminar focuses on full development and writing of a succinct proposal which describes planning, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating a scholarly project. The project is designed to improve patient, practice, or organizational outcomes based on an organizational needs assessment that demonstrates feasibility and organization's readiness for student's proposed project. Development of relationships at the project site, and exploration/initiation of preliminary project steps are emphasized during the practicum hours.

Prerequisite: DNP Scholarly Project: Planning.

Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, DNP students will: 1) Incorporate findings from an organizational needs assessment into the development of a feasible scholarly project; 2) Defend a written project proposal which links scholarly experiences, use of evidence to improve either practice or patient outcomes or both.