This unique book not only explains the introduction of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) role but also bridges the DNP essentials with the evidence-based practice framework. It includes wonderful examples of exciting scholarship, but also illustrates how the evidence is then translated into clinical practice...This is a wonderful resource for students completing a DNP degree. It is an excellent book for expanding the understanding of the capstone project and the importance of dissemination of nursing knowledge to improve patient care and outcomes. Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars! Kathleen Woodruff Doody's Medical Reviews With a unique focus on exemplary, completed DNP capstone projects, this book delivers key information on designing, constructing, and completing a high quality capstone project. It demonstrates the impact that a well-conceived capstone project can have on facilitating change and addresses all program, administrative, policy, and clinical issues that DNP students may encounter during the capstone process. The book examines a variety of capstone projects from across the U.S.--quality improvement projects, strategic plans, advocacy, clinical case narratives, and other innovations--that demonstrate efficacy in clinical nursing practice outcomes and positive impact upon the health care environment.
The book analyzes the components of these exemplary capstones to demonstrate how each has provided leadership for change in practice, promoted interdisciplinary collaboration, contributed to advocacy and policy change, and enhanced quality improvement in health care systems.
Key Features:
Focuses on a wide range of exemplary, completed DNP capstone projects Provides a roadmap for excellence in creating capstone projects Analyzes components of capstones that have effected positive change Includes strategies for implementing evidence-based practices for nurses and other health care providers Highlights DNP leadership and resulting positive changes in clinical practice
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| Foreword |
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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Section I: The DNP Degree And Clinical Scholarship |
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1 The Emergence and Impact of the DNP Degree on Clinical Practice |
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2 BSN to DNP: The Journey to Exemplary Capstone Projects |
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3 The DNP Essentials and the Evidence-Based Practice Framework: Foundations of a Capstone Exemplar |
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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk |
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| Section II: DNP Exemplars: Excellence In Practice |
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4 Burnout as a Barrier to Practice Among Nurse-Midwives: Examining the Evidence |
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5 Changing the Paradigm: Diabetic Group Visits in a Primary Care Setting |
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6 Promoting Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Among Emergency Department Nurses |
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7 Micro-Costing Analysis of a Freestanding Birth Center: Development of a Data Collection Tool |
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8 High-Fidelity Simulation in Graduate Education: Impact on Learning and Practice |
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9 Medicare Reimbursement and the Nurse Practitioner: An Issue of Equity |
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10 Enhancement of Neonatal Hypothermia Prevention and Recognition Skills in Rural Uganda |
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11 Hypertension Group Health Care Visits: Improving Clinical Outcomes |
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12 The Clinical Case Narrative: Preparing the DNP Nurse to Deliver Comprehensive Care |
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| Section III: The DNP Capstone: Influencing Clinical Outcome |
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13 The Impact of DNP Projects on Quality and Safety in Health Care Organizations |
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14 Implementation and Dissemination of DNP Practice Scholarship |
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Barbara A. Anderson, DrPH, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, has had a long career in nursing and public health, field-based teaching, mentorship, program planning, curriculum development, and academic administration.
Joyce M. Knestrick, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, has been Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and DNP Faculty at Frontier Nursing University in Hyden, KY. She has been a Nurse Practitioner since 1986 and currently practices in acute and chronic care at The Primary Care Center of Mt. Morris, PA.
Rebeca Barroso, DNP, MSN, CNM, FACNM, is an assistant professor of midwifery at Frontier Nursing University and practices full-scope midwifery at HealthEast Care, Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving low-income national and international clientele at Seton Catholic Charities Clinic.
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