Week 3 Discussion 1: Interdisciplinary Teams What skills do you think are necessary for a DNP to lead some interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary teams? What are some interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary initiatives that a DNP could lead in your facility and why are they important? PLEASE PROVIDE THESE TWO SOURCES: Grossman, S. C., & Valiga, T. M. […]

This assignment gives you the opportunity to interview a nurse practitioner working in the field. It also helps you begin a list of resources you will be able to share with your future patients. Instructions Part I Prepare to interview a nurse practitioner. You can interview any nurse practitioner except acute care. Identify a vulnerable […]

Review the AACN Essentials (2021) available in your learning materials. Select one Essential and provide a brief definition of the Essential using your own words. Describe how this Essential aligns with or supports the goals and implementation of your DNP project. Part B – Dissemination Plan Think about how you will share the outcomes of […]

Week 2 Assignment 1: Roles of the APRN Write a scholarly paper (excluding title page or reference page) addressing the following: Explain the four specialty roles of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and the educational preparation necessary to have this certification. Describe the scope of practice of each of the four Advanced Practice Registered […]

1) Describe the key characteristics for each of the following types of APRN leaders: Clinical Leadership Professional Leadership Systems Leadership Health Policy 2) Imagine you just passed your board certification exam and are now a board-certified Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. You are interviewing for […]

This assignment builds the foundation for your DNP project by clearly identifying the practice problem and framing a focused clinical inquiry using the PICOT format. A well-developed problem statement and PICOT question will guide your evidence-based intervention, implementation, and evaluation strategies. Instructions You will write your response in the DNP Project Proposal document addressing the […]

To guide the implementation of your DNP project, you are required to select a translational change model or nursing theory that aligns with your project’s goals. This could be a model such as the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle, Lewin’s Change Theory, Knowledge to Action Cycle, The Iowa Model, etc., or a nursing theory such as Dorothea […]

APRNs must rigorously and continuously practice self-awareness, becoming exquisitely sensitive to their own hidden biases, which in turn helps develop strong moral agency. Instructions Write a 3-page scholarly paper (excluding title page or reference page) addressing the following: Describe ways in which you have personally become more aware of a bias you held and ways […]

Ethical issues happen when choices need to be made, the answers might not be clear, and the options are not ideal. The result could be declines in the quality of patient care; problematic clinical relationships; and moral distress, which is defined as knowing the right thing to do but not being allowed or able to […]

A DNP project is an evidence based Quality Improvement (QI) project or alternatively a practice change initiative impacting patient care outcomes. It uses systematic, data‑guided activities designed to lead to measurable improvement in healthcare delivery or patient outcomes within a specific setting. It is not a research project, a research study or an education plan […]