Foundations and essentials for the doctor of nursing practice

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NURS-8002C

LINKING AREAS OF FOCUS INTO FUTURE PLANS FOR THE DNP

· Points 100

· In obtaining your DNP degree at Walden, you will complete a practicum/field experience and Doctoral Project. Both of these program-of-study milestones are directly aligned to the achievement of the AACN DNP Essentials.

· The focus of your Doctoral Project will be on a quality improvement project that you would advocate for to address a nursing practice gap or organizational need.

· In this first course, you will begin to consider the type of Doctoral Projects you might be interested in pursuing for completion of your DNP degree. Similarly, the clinical hours you will complete in your practicum/field experience will also align to the achievement of certain competencies as defined in the AACN DNP Essentials. Consider how alignment between your future plans in completing your practicum/field experience and your Doctoral Project will represent alignment to the DNP Essentials.

· For this Assignment, reflect on the Discussion Forum from Week 4 and think about how the completion of your Doctoral Project and practicum/field experience demonstrates alignment to the AACN DNP Essentials.

TO PREPARE:

· Review the Discussion Forum from Week 4.

· Review the AACN DNP Essentials document in the Learning Resources and reflect on how the completion of your Doctoral Project and the completion of a practicum/field experience may align to these Essentials.

· Select at least 3 AACN DNP Essentials to focus on for this Assignment.

THE ASSIGNMENT: (2–3 PAGES)

· Describe the 3 AACN DNP Essentials that most align to the completion of a Doctoral Project. Be specific. Note: This is in general terms, not in relation to a particular quality improvement or organizational goal.

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references.

3 AACN DNP Essentials to focus on for this Assignment

1.Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking

2. Essential V: Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

3. Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice (I HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THIS REQUIRENMENT)

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AACN DNP Essentials

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) highlights a set of essential competencies for Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. These competencies are essential in ensuring that graduates are prepared well to lead in clinical practice and healthcare systems. One of the key competencies that closely align with doctoral project completion is information systems/technology and patient care technology for the improvement and transformation of health care. This competency is a crucial component of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Technology has significantly transformed many aspects of human life in positive ways. It has led to efficient and improved healthcare delivery systems (Krick et al., 2019). As a DNP, technology enables me to understand diseases better and develop the best treatment plans. DNP programs incorporate information systems and technology in the nursing curriculum because they help mold nursing students into innovative individuals capable of employing advanced practices to deliver the best care. During projects, DNP graduates need to be able to leverage technology to gather, analyze, and interpret clinical data, which is vital to evidence-based practice.

I have applied this essential competency in many ways my practicum/field experience. For instance, I can use electronic health records to document patient assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that authorized users can access instantly. While the records do not contain patients’ medical and treatment histories, an HER system is designed to go beyond clinical data and can include a wider view of a patient’s care. Real-time health records have been valuable during my practicum experience.

Another essential competency that aligns with completing a doctoral project is interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes. Research indicates that enhanced healthcare collaboration is a critical strategy for healthcare reform (Schot et al., 2020). Collaboration empowers nurses to make appropriate decisions while delivering care. It closes communication gaps between nurses, promotes comprehensive patient care, minimizes readmission rates, encourages patient-centered care, and promotes a team mentality among nurses (Schot et al., 2020). As DNP, I will be required to work with a team of professionals, such as physicians, pharmacists, and social workers, to complete my project.

During my practicum/field experience, collaboration have played a key role in addressing complex healthcare issues. By embracing interprofessional collaboration, I learned how to communicate better with other healthcare professionals, leading to improved decision-making in high-stress clinical environments. Collaboration establishes a healthy work environment where nurses are happy, satisfied, and are better positioned to thrive. During my field experience, I also developed interprofessional collaboration skills by actively participating in health care teams. Collaboration involves sharing project goals with colleagues, seeking team members' input and expertise, and working together to develop interventions that improve patient and population health outcomes.

The third essential completion aligning with the completion of a doctoral project is advanced nursing practice. Healthcare is becoming more sophisticated. However, with increased knowledge, there is growth of specialization in nursing, which helps ensure competence in highly complex practice areas (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2006). This competency emphasizes the development of advanced nursing practice skills such as assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based practice. For instance, evidence-based practice involves providing quality care where interventions are based on the most current research and knowledge. Evidence-based practice has several benefits, including but not limited to improved positive patient outcomes, reduced healthcare costs, increased nurse autonomy and decision-making, and enhanced critical thinking. I must apply advanced practice skills to develop and implement interventions that address complex healthcare challenges when completing my doctoral project. During my practicum experience, I have applied this essential competency by using advanced diagnostic tools and delivering evidence-based care. I can leverage advanced practice skills to develop and implement patient-tailored care plans.

References

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice. The Association.

Krick, T., Huter, K., Domhoff, D., Schmidt, A., Rothgang, H., & Wolf-Ostermann, K. (2019). Digital technology and nursing care: a scoping review on acceptance, effectiveness and efficiency studies of informal and formal care technologies. BMC health services research, 19, 1-15.

Schot, E., Tummers, L., & Noordegraaf, M. (2020). Working on working together. A systematic review on how healthcare professionals contribute to interprofessional collaboration. Journal of interprofessional care, 34(3), 332-342.

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Program Progress Guide Cherry, Tina

Program Progress Guide

Student name Cherry, Tina

Degree Doctor of Nursing Practice

Audit date 07/14/2023 10:23 AM

Degree progress

0%

Credits

Level Doctorate Quarter Major Nursing Program Doctor of Nursing Practice Concentration General College College of Nursing

Program Requirements INCOMPLETE

Catalog Term: 2023 Fall Quarter GPA: 0.000

Program Requirements Still needed: See Degree in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) section

Blocks included in this block Degree in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Doctoral Writing Assessment Support Courses DNP Field Experience Major in DNP-GEN DNP Project Completion (If Needed)

Degree in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) INCOMPLETE

Credits required: 45 Credits applied: 0 Catalog Term: 2023 Fall Quarter GPA: 0.000

A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.

Minimum Credits Required Still needed: You currently have 0 credits including both earned and in-progress

courses. To complete your degree, you need to successfully complete a minimum of 45 additional credits and all requirements.

Minimum Credits Earned from Walden University Still needed: You currently have 0 credits. You still need a minimum of 25 additional credits.

Doctoral Writing Assessment Still needed: See Doctoral Writing Assessment Support Courses section

DNP Field Experience

Major & Specialization Requirements Still needed: See Major in DNP-GEN section

DNP Project Completion (if necessary)

Doctoral Writing Assessment Support Courses INCOMPLETE

Catalog Term: 2023 Fall Quarter

Doctoral Writing Assessment Incomplete

You must complete the doctoral writing assessment in your first term. Once your writing assessment is graded any required support courses will display in this block.

Program Progress Guide Cherry, Tina

DNP Field Experience COMPLETE

Credits required: 0 Credits applied: 0 Catalog Term: 2023 Fall Quarter

Students who bring in less than 600 hours of verified post baccalaureate precepted clinical hours will need to complete additional credits of NURS 8601. Every

assigned quarter credit of NURS 8601 requires the completion of 80 hours of preceptor-supervised clinical work. Students will need to apply for this practicum

at least one quarter before they intend to take this practicum course. Students will be registered for NURS 8601 upon approval of a practicum application.

Minimum Credits Required

No Additional Field Experience Hours Needed

Major in DNP-GEN INCOMPLETE

Credits required: 45 Credits applied: 0 Catalog Term: 2023 Fall Quarter GPA: 0.000

Minimum Credits Required Still needed: You currently have 0 credits including both earned and in-progress

courses. To complete your degree, you need to successfully complete a minimum of 45 additional credits and all requirements.

Foundations & Essentials for the DNP Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8002C or 8006C

Theor Sci Foundation Nursing Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8114C

Rsch Evidence Based Practice Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8201C

Leading Org Qual Improvement Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8302C

DNP Project Mentoring Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8702

Transforming Nursing Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8210C Submit your practicum application for NURS 8502C at the start of NURS 8210C or earlier. Click here

to review the field application process and deadlines.

Evidence Based Practice I Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8502C

Epidemiology & Population Hlth Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8310C Submit your practicum application for NURS 8503C at the start of NURS 8310C or earlier. Click here

to review the field application process and deadlines.

Evidence Based Practice II Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8503C

Healthcare Policy and Analysis Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8100C

DNP Project Completion (If Needed) INCOMPLETE

Catalog Term: 2023 Fall Quarter

Students who do not finish their DNP Project by the end of their program will be registered for NURS 8703 each term until completion with final Chief Academic

Officer (CAO) approval. Note: In general, students are continuously registered in the doctoral project course until they complete their capstone project and it is

approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.

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Program Progress Guide Cherry, Tina

DNP Project Completion Still needed: 1 Class in NURS 8703

Courses Not Used in Current Program Credits: 63 Courses applied: 17

Course Title Grade Credits Term

NRNP 6635C Psychpathology Diag Reasoning B 3 2022 Spring Qtr (202250)

NRNP 6645C Psychotherapy Mult Modalities C 3 2022 Summer Qtr (202270)

NRNP 6665C PMHNP Across the Lifespan I A 3 2022 Fall Quarter (202310)

NRNP 6675C PMHNP Across the Lifespan II B 3 2022 Winter Qtr (202330)

NURS 6003N Transition to Graduate Study A 3 2020 Spring Qtr (202050)

NURS 6050N Policy & Advocacy for Pop Hlth A 5 2020 Spring Qtr (202050)

NURS 6051N Transforming Nursing & HC B 5 2020 Summer Qtr (202070)

NURS 6052N Essent of Evidence-Based Pract B 5 2020 Summer Qtr (202070)

NURS 6053C Interprof Org & Sys Leadership B 5 2020 Fall Qtr (202110)

NURS 6501C Advanced Pathophysiology B 5 2020 Fall Qtr (202110)

NURS 6512C Advanced Health Assessment A 5 2020 Winter Qtr (202130)

NURS 6521C Advanced Pharmacology B 5 2020 Winter Qtr (202130)

NURS 6630C Approaches to Treatment B 5 2021 Spring Qtr (202150)

PRAC 6635C Psychpathology Diag Reason Prc B 2 2022 Spring Qtr (202250)

PRAC 6645C Psychthrpy Mult Modalities Prc B 2 2022 Summer Qtr (202270)

PRAC 6665C PMHNP Across Lifespan I Pract A 2 2022 Fall Quarter (202310)

PRAC 6675C PMHNP Across Lifespan II Pract A 2 2022 Winter Qtr (202330)

Insufficient Credits: 0 Courses applied: 2

Course Title Grade Credits Term

NRNP 6635C Psychpathology Diag Reasoning W 0 2021 Fall Qtr (202210)

PRAC 6635C Psychpathology Diag Reason Prc W 0 2021 Fall Qtr (202210)

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