A DNP project is an evidence based Quality Improvement (QI) project or alternatively a practice change initiative impacting patient care outcomes. It uses systematic, data‑guided activities designed to lead to measurable improvement in healthcare delivery or patient outcomes within a specific setting. It is not a research project, a research study or an education plan or session(s).
An example may be the implementation of a tool or checklist, or a program impacting patients and/or staff health and well-being. (MY example and my DNP project is about language barrier in healthcare)
Please address the following:
Find a completed DNP project (Doctor of Nursing Practice) available online—such as through university repositories (e.g., Johns Hopkins, HPU, UH, etc.) or a recognized search engine, e.g., Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, etc.
What is the title of your chosen example?
Present a brief summary of the project.
Evaluate what makes this QI project versus research, what criteria did you use?
Uses at least 2 references from course materials and 2 external scholarly references.
Wanda Bonnel, PhD,, A. and Katharine V. Smith, PhD, RN, CNE. (2021). Proposal Writing for Clinical Nursing and DNP Projects (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing LLC. https://reader2.yuzu.com/books/9780826148957
Moran, K. (2023). The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project: A Framework for Success (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://reader2.yuzu.com/books/9781284255485