Confidently navigate the DNP proposal process with proven strategies, practical tools, and expert tips for success.
Writing a DNP Project proposal doesn't have to be overwhelming. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide walks you through each stage, from identifying a problem to finalizing your proposal. Gain expert strategies and utilize structured templates and practical tools to build a strong, evidence-based project. Stay organized, meet deadlines, and impress stakeholders---your DNP success starts here! Unlock your free eBook with print purchase---accessible anytime on Springer Publishing Connect.
What's New:
Expanded focus on quality improvement -- aligns with the latest DNP Project standards and best practices
New guidance on AACN Essentials -- ensures projects meet current academic and professional expectations
Enhanced project planning tools -- included updated checklists, templates, and timelines for better workflow
More real-world examples and case studies -- illustrates successful proposals with practical insights
Stronger emphasis on dissemination -- covers publication strategies, conference presentations, and avoiding predatory journals
Key Features:
Step-by-step guidance on proposal writing with expert tips, real-world examples, and essential tools for a successful DNP Project
Confidently develop and complete your DNP Project with clear guidance, improved writing skills, and a well-structured proposal.
Clear, structured learning with step-by-step guidance, checklists, real-world examples, and reflection questions to enhance student comprehension
Expert authors with decades of experience in nursing education, proposal writing, and guiding DNP students through successful projects
Instructor Resources include a Course Cartridge, Intructor Manual, PowerPoint slides, Transition Guide to the fourth edition, and AACN Essentials Mapping Grid.
Contributors for Proposal Abstracts and Project Examples
Preface
Acknowledgments
Instructor Resources
Section I: Writing Your Proposal: Putting Your "Problem" in Context
Chapter 1: Introduction: Why a Scholarly Proposal for the Clinical Project?
Chapter 2: Using the Writing Plan as a Developmental Tool for the Advanced
Clinical Project
Chapter 3: Writing A Good Clinical Problem Statement And Gaining Project
Context
Chapter 4: Clinical Projects and Quality Improvement: Thinking "Big Picture"
Chapter 5: Into the Literature: Gaining Best Evidence and Relevant
Literature
Chapter 6: Synthesizing Best Evidence and Literature Review
Chapter 7: Framing the Advanced Clinical Project With Relevant Clinical
Frameworks
Section II: Writing Your Proposal: Designing and Setting the Stage for Your
Project
Chapter 8: Addressing Outcomes Evaluation in the Advanced Clinical Project
Proposal
Chapter 9: Guiding the Advanced Clinical Project: The Purpose of a Purpose
Statement
Chapter 10: Mapping It Out: From Problem to Advanced Clinical Project Plan
Chapter 11: Writing the Methods Section: Organizing the Advanced Clinical
Project Proposal
Chapter 12: Gaining Credible Clinical Project Data: Being Systematic and
Objective
Section III: Writing Your Proposal: Adding the Detail for Proposal
Completion
Chapter 13: Writing the Data-Analysis Plans for Advanced Clinical Projects
Chapter 14: Keeping Clinical Projects Ethical and Dependable
Chapter 15: Finalizing the Proposal as a Professional Document: Reviewing,
Editing, and Revising
Section IV: Finalizing Your Proposal and Project: Next Steps
Chapter 16: Moving the Proposal to Completed Project
Chapter 17: Moving the Proposal to Written Final Report
Chapter 18: Moving Your Completed Project to Dissemination and Further
Scholarship
Appendices
A. Project Triangle Model
B. Checklist for Planning or Self-Assessment of a Specific Project
C. Proposal Abstract: "Improving the Care of Patients With Chronic Kidney
Disease Using Evidence-Based Guidelines"
D. Proposal Abstract: "Improving Diabetes Care Delivery in an Integrated
Health Clinic"
E. Project Abstract: "Unit-Based Council Chairs Perception of Unit-Based
Councils"
F. Proposal Abstract: "Descriptive Evidence Generating: Learning From
Practitioner Owners of Clinics in Missouri"
G. Proposal Abstract: "Evidence Synthesis Plus: Anesthesia Considerations and
Implications for Obese Pediatric Patients"
H. Proposal Abstract: "Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Improving the
Communication of Clinical Information Between Nurses and Physicians in
Long-Term Care"
Index
Wanda Bonnel, PhD, APRN, ANEF, is faculty emeritus at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas. She is a fellow of the National League for Nursing Academy and recipient of numerous awards, including both the Distinguished Nursing Alumna Award and the Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Kansas. Dr. Bonnel has received multiple funded grants, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) online Health Professions Educator Certificate program. She has published numerous peer-reviewed abstracts and articles in geriatric and educator specialty journals, including Clinical Advisor and Journal of Professional Nursing. In addition to this text, she coauthored the textbook Teaching Technologies in Nursing and the Health Professions (2019). As a specialist in geriatrics and nursing education, she has taught courses in the masters, DNP, and doctoral programs, including advanced clinical residency and project courses for DNPs. Her ongoing research interests include online learning best practices and advanced practice mentoring.
Katharine V. Smith, PhD, RN, is associate professor emeritus at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies. Dr. Smith has received multiple grants, most of which have focused on aspects of teaching, advanced education, and nursing traineeships. Recent scholarship includes peer viewed publications and national presentations on the use of simulation to teach legal and ethical content. She has also coauthored the textbook Teaching Technologies in Nursing and the Health Professions (2019). Dr. Smith has taught in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, facilitating advanced clinical projects through the early conceptual phases.
