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
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- Transition Guide: from Third to Fourth Edition
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- Release Date: April 28, 2025
- Paperback / softback
- 300 Pages
- Trim Size: 8.5in x 11in
- Number of Illustrations: 5
- ISBN: 9780826174673
- eBook ISBN: 9780826188298