PRACTICUM OBJECTIVES

 

This course includes a 160-hour practicum as part of the clinical hours that are required for the DNP credential. The Practicum Experience enables you to explore key issues related to your specialty practice and to refine your leadership skills as you work with others at your practicum site. To guide you through your practicum hours, you will develop practicum objectives.

RESOURCES

 

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

Required Readings

• Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

o Chapter 4, “The Practice Question Phase” (pp. 73–98)

• Hickey, J. V., & Giardino, E. R. (Eds.). (2021). Evaluation of quality in health care for DNPs (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.

o Chapter 1, “Evaluation and Advanced Nursing Practice: The Mandate for Evaluation” (pp. 3–36)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2017). Action plan for translating research into practice: Gap analysis and tests of change: Facilitator guideLinks to an external site..

https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/action-plan-trip-fac-guide.html

• Chia, R., Pandey, A., & Vongpatanasin, W. (2020). Resistant hypertension—defining the scope of the problemLinks to an external site.. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 63(1), 46–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2019.12.006

• Gallagher Ford, L., & Melnyk, B. M. (2019). The underappreciated and misunderstood PICOT question: A critical step in the EBP processLinks to an external site.. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 16(6), 422–423. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12408

• Shirey, M. R. (2011). Addressing strategy execution challenges to lead sustainable changeLinks to an external site.. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e318200288a

• Stannard, D. (2021). Problem identification: The first step in evidence‐based practiceLinks to an external site.. AORN Journal, 113(4), 377–378. https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.13359

• Walden University Oasis: Writing Center. (n.d.). Citations: OverviewLinks to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/citations

• Walden University Oasis: Writing Center. (n.d.). Common assignments: Discussion postLinks to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/discussionpost

Practicum Resources

• Document: Practicum Time Log and Journal (Microsoft Word document) Download Practicum Time Log and Journal (Microsoft Word document)

• Document: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Activities GuidelinesDownload Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Activities Guidelines

• Walden University. (n.d.). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) practicum manualLinks to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/dnp-practicum-manual

• MeditrekLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.html

Note: Use this website to log in to Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.

Required Media

• Alexander Street. (2019). Insights and strategies, 4 skill sets for successful leadershipLinks to an external site.. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C4605130

• Document: Welcome to the DNP Program Download Welcome to the DNP Program(PPT)

• Document: Welcome to the DNP Program Narrative Download Welcome to the DNP Program Narrative(Word document)

Optional Resources

• Benson, L. A. (Ed.). (2021). The DNP professional: Translating value from classroom to practice. Slack Incorporated.

• White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (Eds.). (2021). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.

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