Getting to Know the DNP Scholarly Project and PhD Dissertation
If you’re working towards your doctorate, you’ll be doing either a DNP Scholarly Project or a PhD Dissertation. Wondering what’s expected of you? For this assignment, find and read materials related to your Walden University doctoral program, and start thinking about your DNP Scholarly Project or PhD Dissertation.
To prepare:
DNP students:
Review the DNP section of the University website (http://researchcenter.waldenu.edu/DNP-Doctoral-Study-Program.htm.
Take a close look at the DNP Scholarly Project requirements. Think about the steps and timeline you’ll follow to finish the project.
To complete:
Create a one-page paper that outlines the steps, timeline, and documents needed for your DNP Scholarly Project or dissertation. Make sure to include the main guide document that explains the processes and procedures for your doctoral project. Summarize the purpose of the DNP Scholarly Project. Also, provide a brief description of a project that interests you and share your approach to completing it.
IMPORTANT: PROJECT OF INTEREST: INTRAPROFESSIONAL NURSING COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION: BEDSIDE ROUNDING
REFERENCE
Zaccagnini, M. E., & White, K. W. (2014). The doctor of nursing practice essentials: A new model for advanced practice nursing (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. [Vital Source e-reader]
[For DNP students ONLY]
Chapter 9, “Emerging Roles for the DNP”
Chapter 4, “Finding Problems and Writing Questions”
Institute of Medicine (IOM). (2010a). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health[Consensus report]. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20150211165201/http://iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx
Institute of Medicine (IOM). (2010b). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health[Report brief]. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20150203150734/http://iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing/Future%20of%20Nursing%202010%20Report%20Brief.pdf
