Week 4: DNP Project Proposal
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to systematically and thoughtfully develop the proposal for the DNP project to be conducted in future practicum courses. This assignment includes all the section in the Week One, Two, Three and Four Guided Worksheets. A passing grade on the final proposal (due in Week 6) is required to pass NR702 and progress to NR705. This assignment is excluded from Turnitin.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Synthesize scientific knowledge and practice expertise to support a change in practice-relevant evidence-based practice (POs 3, 4, 5).
CO 4: Uses project management processes to assess and plan the DNP Project (POs 4, 8).
CO 5: Design an evidence-based practice-change project to address a practice issue at the appropriate system’s level (POs 4, 5, 8).
Due Date(s)
The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.
The assignment title is due by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4.
Total points possible: 100 points
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
- The DNP Project Proposal (Worksheets 1-4) will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar/scholarly writing, sentence structure, APA format and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
- To complete this assignment, you will need to review the grading rubric carefully and consider how to incorporate each required criterion into the proposal.
- The following are best practices for preparing this paper:
- Consult your edited Week 1-4 worksheets which have allowed you to develop content for your proposal in the course.
- Use the APA template with required headings and descriptions of required content and copy and paste the edited content of the worksheets into the template.
- Use the grading rubric below to guide the development of your proposal.
- Create your proposal using the required Microsoft Word (a part of Microsoft Office) template. The DNP project Microsoft word template can be found in the Canvas class website under “Project and Practicum Resources” The nomenclature when saving the file should be Last name_First name_DNP Proposal Week Four Assignment.
- Please review the DNP Project Template overview in week 4 of the course to guide your work.
- The sections included in this first part of the proposal assignment have specific detailed instructions to follow on each worksheet and include:Title
Introduction/Background
Problem
PICOT Question
Purpose, Aim and Objectives
Evidence-Based Intervention
Translational Science Model or Theoretical Framework with Accompanying Change Model
Organizational Setting and Population
Considerations and Challenges for Implementation
Outcomes Section: Data Collection plan procedures, Instrument description, reliability and validity
Professional References
Scholarly Writing Criteria
- Doctoral level writing with evidence of extensive use of writing resources to enhance the manuscript presentation.
- APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Students are required to use the DNP Project Template provided within the “Project and Practicum Resources”.
Rubric
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Title and Introduction/Background
Requirements:
1) The title follows the guidelines and captures the evidence –based intervention and the population. |
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Problem Description and Significance
Requirements:
1) The problem is clearly described from a global perspective. 2) The problem is clearly described from the practicum site perspective. 3) The significance section includes statistics, prevalence/incidence, health care cost. 4) The impact on nurses, nursing care, healthcare organizations, the quality of care being provided is demonstrated. |
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PICOT Question, Purpose and Evidence-Based Intervention.
Requirements:
1)The PICOT question is clear and accurate. |
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Translational Science Model or Theoretical Framework with Accompanying Change Model
Requirements:
1) Either a translational science model or a theoretical framework and change model is clearly and concisely described. 2) The premise/steps of the model are clearly articulated. 3) The model demonstrates congruence with the DNP project. 4) The model supports the success of implementation and the evidence-based intervention. |
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Organizational Setting and Population
Requirements:
1) Include the type of setting, description of a typical client, typical diagnoses, how many patients are seen monthly/annually. |
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Considerations and Challenges of Implementation
Requirements:
1) An outline of considerations and challenges during implementation is described. |
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Outcomes Section
Requirements:
1) Outcomes of project are described clearly and concisely and are congruent with PICOT question. |
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References
Requirements:
1) References are current (within last five years or sentinel studies with exception of seminal works). 2) References are from peer-reviewed journals, or credible evidence as described in the Chamberlain Guidelines for a Professional Paper. 3) References are relevant and in-text citations support entire content of manuscript. |
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Scholarly Writing
Requirements:
1) Writing is clear and concise. 2) Sentence structure, syntax and grammar is error free. 3) APA format is error free. 4) DNP Project Template guidelines are used with appropriate APA headings, use of table of contents updates, etc. 5) Appendices are started in appropriate format. |
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Total Points: 100
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