How do you...

• identify your scholarly project practice problem?
• assess and select the relevant literature and studies?
• evaluate the outcome?
• disseminate the information to ensure better care outcomes?

Here’s your guide to understanding, applying, and coordinating the process of evidence-based practice for your DNP scholarly or capstone project. Step-by-step, you’ll learn everything you need to know to successfully complete your project and develop the leadership skills that enhance the DNP’s role in practice.

From the theoretical and philosophical foundation of evidence-based practice and collecting and analyzing evidence as the basis for practice through translating the research into solving a practice issue and evaluating the outcome, you’ll have all of the tools you need to successfully complete your project and bring about changes in clinical, management, and educational practices.

I.             Foundations

1.      What Is a DNP Project?

2.      Underpinnings of the DNP Project

II.          Inquiry 

3.      Evidence-Based Practice: Background and Models

4.      From Idea to Searchable Question

5.      The Nature of Evidence

6.      Searching and Organizing 

7.      Critical Appraisal of Evidence

8.     Synthesizing the Evidence and Making Recommendations for Practice

III.       Leadership

9.      Implementation Frameworks

10.    Planning for Implementation: Integration, Management, and Leadership

11.    Planning for Implementation: Evaluation

12.    Planning for Implementation: Cost Management, Economic Analysis, and Risk Management 

13.   Writing the DNP Project Proposal 

14.   Managing Actualization of the Project

IV.        Looking Forward

15.  Dissemination of Collaboration

16.  Coming Full Circle: The Importance of Translational Science 

Appendices

A. Review of Qualitative Methods for Practice Projects

B. Review of Quantitative Evaluation for Practice Projects