DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 1 Journal
Reflect on The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. How have you previously met Essentials I through IV in nursing practice based on your undergraduate experience? Provide a brief practice example for Essentials I through IV listed. Describe how this relates to the DNP scientific underpinnings for practice and the relationship to advanced nursing practice.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 2 Journal
Reflect on The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. How have you previously met Essentials V through IX in nursing practice based on your undergraduate experience? Provide a brief practice example for the Essentials V through IX. Describe how this relates to the DNP scientific underpinnings for practice and the relationship to advanced nursing practice.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 3 Journal
After review of the DNP 2.0 Residency video, respond to the following questions:
Immersion courses have 125 hours associated with each course. What is your plan to accomplish completion of the required hours?
Describe your topic for the DNP project. Include the population, gap, EBP implementation, and intended outcomes.
What barriers do you anticipate during the duration of enrollment in a DNP program?
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 4 Journal
Drawing upon your readings, when selecting a sample or setting for an evidence-based project, what ethical considerations would you have?
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 5 Journal
What methods do you employ to assess the rigor and accuracy of evidence from the literature? Describe three criteria to assess quality information and your rationale for each selection.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 6 Journal
What is the purpose of an implementation model? What implementation model would best fit your proposed clinical question and your organization?
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 7 Journal
Reflecting on your experiences and readings, discuss methods of effective communication that you will employ to promote the collaboration and active engagement of various professionals and participants in the planning and implementation of a quality improvement project.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 1 Assignment
Write a 1500-2000 word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely address all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
This week you will select an accepted theory and explain how the premises support your current practice to provide a foundation for quality care.
Discuss the rationale for your selection, present the basic premises of the selected theory, and provide empirical evidence of the application of the theory in practice and research.
Discuss how your practice reflects the theory or adapts the theory to best align with your goals for evidence-based practice.
Be sure to address the four main metaparadigm concepts of person, environment, health, and nursing.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 2 Assignment
Ensuring Quality Care is Delivered
Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a 20-slide PowerPoint presentation. Be thorough and include rationale and references for your recommendations. Be sure to completely answer all the points below. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) sources throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Include detailed speaker notes for each slide. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Performing in the role of a DNP, you determine a need for a practice change to improve the quality of care and outcomes. You are to prepare a presentation for the staff. The presentation should be based on research and evidence from the literature to justify the implementation.
Identify the problem and background and need for quality improvement.
Describe the theoretical or conceptual framework that will support your recommendation for the practice change.
Address a plan to measure and evaluate outcomes; include the implications and significance for nursing practice.
Include slides as follows:
Introduction (1 slide)
Identify the problem (1 slide)
Background (2 slides)
Quality improvement needs (2 slides)
Theoretical or conceptual frameworks description (3 slides)
Recommendations for practice change based on theoretical or conceptual frameworks (4 slides)
Plan to measure and evaluate outcomes (4 slides)
Implications and significance for nursing practice (4 slides)
References (1 slide)
You might find the C-T-E model (included in Butts & Rich, fig. 5-2) to be useful.
Be clear and convincing, remember that you are attempting to change practice behaviors that should be maintained and sustained as part of the healthcare delivery at your organization.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 3 Assignment
Write a 1500-2000 word essay addressing each of the following questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least five (5) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Visit the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website. The assignment this week will focus on the identification of a program that will address a quality issue or gap you have identified. Access the available AHRQ programs and determine which program would address a gap in the quality you have identified.
In the essay, describe the gap in healthcare quality, and answer the following questions:
What program would support a quality improvement plan?
What stakeholders should be involved?
How would you determine if the program successfully addressed the gap?
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 4 Assignment
Theoretical Framework
Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points. Be sure to completely address each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) sources throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Develop a 20-slide PowerPoint presentation. Be thorough and include rationale and references for your recommendations.
Building on your assignment submission from Module 3, present a change framework that would support the program implementation from the AHRQ you recommended.
Present the problem to be addressed. Discuss the purpose of the project and the expected outcomes. Identify the implementation model and outline the required steps for implementation.
The theory should provide structure to promote a change process and program implementation.
Include slides as follows:
Introduction (1 slide)
Summary of theory from Module 3 assignment (2 slides)
Present the problem (1 slides)
Purpose of project and expected outcomes (2 slides)
Identify implementation/change framework model (1 slide)
Outline required steps for implementation (2 slides)
Examine how structure promotes change process (4 slides)
Identify how change framework supports program implementation (4 slides)
Program implementation structure (4 slides)
References (1 slide)
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 5 Assignment
Write a 1500-2000 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least four (4) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
This week the student will develop and describe how to implement evidence-based practice (EBP) updates in an organizational setting. Describe in 1500 – 2000 words the following:
Two strategies for the promotion of evidence in practice.
How you share the practice change.
At least two strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption of the EBP practice change.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 6 Assignment
Write a 1500-1700 word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely address each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least five (5) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Based on the quality issue and implementation identified in Module 5, describe how you would collaborate with:
other disciplines,
community stakeholders,
limit implicit bias, and
evaluate the project.
Support the proposed plan with evidence from the literature.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 7 Assignment
Write a 1500-2000 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least five (5) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
This week the student will discuss the selection of instruments or tools to measure the clinical question variables. The validity and reliability of the instruments or tools will be addressed. Discuss the methods for:
The distribution and collection of the tools,
Addressing potential concerns for confidentiality,
Protection of participants and,
Application of analog or technology.
DNP845 Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings
Module 8 Assignment
Signature Assignment: Quality Improvement Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Platform Dissemination
In Module 3, after visiting the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website, you identified a quality issue or gap. For that assignment, you accessed available AHRQ programs and determined which program would best address this gap and would support a quality improvement plan.
This week the student will combine the elements for describing that quality improvement project and discuss a plan for disseminating the knowledge. Include the following:
At least three (3) platforms for knowledge dissemination and why they were selected.
All evidence-based practice research that you identified in the Module 3 assignment (including at least 10 scholarly sources).
Actions taken to determine if the implementation was not successful