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DNP Project Hours Log

You must submit a minimum of 45 DNP Project Hours that you completed during this course. You can use the weekly activities of this course which are directly related to your DNP Project as hours for towards your 1000 hours total needed to successfully complete this program.

The 45 hours must Submitted in order for you grade to be posted to pass this course.

the clinical hours are activities related with your preparation before starting the DNP project at the end of the program, you always must describe these activities using the DNP Essentials and its activities

Practicum Traching

Practicum Tracking Hours

Course of Action

DNP Program

Dr. Dionne

Dr. Perez

Dr. Gonzalez

Dr. Vega Crespo

Dr. Henry Fernandez

AACN DNP Essentials

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies

· Communication

· Knowledge of Healthcare

· Leadership

· Professionalism

· Business Skills

AACN DNP Essentials

· Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

· Appraise literature for inclusion

· Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project

· Construct/Refine literature search Construct/Refine PICO question

· Make presentation pertaining to PICO question

· Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)

· Synthesize literature (review)

· Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

· Attend quality improvement meeting

· Budget development or review

· Conduct assessment of practice setting

· Develop a business plan

· Develop a SWOT analysis

· Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project

· Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization

· Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project

· Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project

· Identify stakeholders

· Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention

· Meet with stakeholders

· Present at quality meeting

·
Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

· Attend grant training/workshop

· Attend meetings pertinent to the project

· Complete core measure training

· Conduct evaluation of DNP project evaluation

· Construct IRB proposal

· Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email

· Create presentation safety/quality

· Design a mobile application for health care

· Design web-accessible training material

· Develop DNP project proposal

· Develop professional portfolio

· Develop tools for sustainability (e.g., toolkits, PowerPoint, audit tools, etc.)

· Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally

· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material

· Evaluate a health care mobile application

· Implement DNP project

· Manuscript preparation

· Participate as a member in IRB Committee

· Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena

· Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena

· Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena

· Participate in data analysis

· Participate in data collection

· Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)

· Prepare final DNP project paper and/or manuscript

· Prepare grant proposal or participate in related activities

· Serve as abstract reviewer

· Serve as consultant for collaborative research

· Serve as proposal reviewer

· Submit and/or revise IRB proposal

·
Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

· Analyze health journal proposal

· Analyze health policy proposal

· Construct health policy proposal

· Design a mobile application for healthcare

· Design web-accessible training material

· Evaluate a healthcare mobile application

· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material

· Meet with elected official for review of health policy

· Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena

· Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator

· Participate in Health Information Technology as team member

· Participate on committee at a local level

· Participate on committee at institutional level

· Participate on committee at international level

· Participate on committee at national level

· Participate on committee at state level

· Perform data extraction activities from large data sets

· Provide testimony for health policy

·
Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

· Analyze health policy proposal
· Construct health policy proposal
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Participate on committee at a local level
· Participate on committee at institutional level
· Participate on committee at international level
· Participate on committee at national level
· Participate on committee at state level
· Provide testimony for health policy

·
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

· Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email

· Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email

· Create a committee for safety/quality

· Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role

· Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role

· Participate in an interpersonal team in member role

·
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

· Analyze epidemiologic data

· Collect epidemiologic data

· Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations

· Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention interventio

·
Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

· Assess clients, populations or

organizations

in practice setting

· Clinical practice

· Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice

· Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers

· Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

COURSES (DNP Program)

· DNP 1010 Pre-immersion Seminars

· DNP 7000: Evolution of Nursing Practice Application & of Theory in Nursing Practice

· DNP 7100: Evaluation of Evidence for Practice

· DNP7200: Statistics for the Health and Biological Sciences

· DNP7300: Translation Science

· DNP 7500: Organizational and management Theory

· DNP 7510: Leader Development

· DNP 7520: Creating and Resolving Conflict in the Healthcare Settings

· DNP7600: Population-Based Health and Health Care Health Disparities

· DNP 7800: Health Care Management, Economics, Financing, and Ethics

· DNP 7900: Global Health

· DNP 8000: Health System Development and Leadership Practice Immersion Experience

· DNP8100: Structure and Process in Health Care Organizations and Health Care Policy

· DNP 8300: Technology in Health Care

· DNP 8420: Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

· DNP 7700: DNP Project I (Thesis Proposal)

· DNP8200 Professional Practice Developments Experience Practice Immersion (IRB)

· DNP8440 Practicum in Health Care Administration (Implementation)

· DNP 8500 – DNP Project II (Oral defense + Portfolio)

The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice & AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies

– Effective Communication and Relationship Building

Related DNP Essential

Essential VI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

·
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Make oral presentations to diverse audiences on: Nursing

Health care topics

Organizational issues

Produce written materials for diverse audiences on: Nursing

Health care topics
Organizational issues

Facilitate group discussions

Demonstrate skill in interpersonal communication

·
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Build collaborative relationships

Exhibit effective conflict resolution skills

Create a trusting environment by: Following through on promises

and concerns

Establishing mechanisms to follow-up on commitments

Balancing the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and

objectives

Engaging staff and others in decision-making

Communicating in a way as to maintain credibility and relationships

·
INFLUENCING BEHAVIORS

Assert views in non-threatening, non-judgmental ways

Create a shared vision

Facilitate consensus building

Inspire desired behaviors and manage undesired behaviors

Achieve outcomes through engagement of stakeholders

Promote decisions that are patient-centered

Apply situational leadership skills

·
DIVERSITY

Establish an environment that values diversity (e.g. age, gender, race,

religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture)

Establish cultural competency in the workforce

Incorporate cultural beliefs into care delivery

Provide an environment conducive to opinion sharing, exploration of

ideas and achievement of outcomes

·
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Represent the organization to non-health care constituents within the

community

Serve as a resource to community and business leaders regarding

nursing and health care

Represent the community perspective in the decision-making process

within the organization/system

Represent nursing to the media

Serve on community-based boards, advisory groups, and task forces

·
MEDICAL/STAFF RELATIONSHIPS

Build credibility with physicians as a champion for patient care, quality

and the professional practice of nursing

Confront and address inappropriate or disruptive behavior towards

patients and staff

Represent nursing at medical executive committee and other

department/medical staff committees

Collaborate with medical staff leaders and other disciplines in

determining needed patient care service lines

Collaborate with physicians and other disciplines to develop patient care

protocols, policies and procedures

Collaborate to determine patient care equipment and facility needs

Use medical staff mechanisms to address physician clinical performance

issues

Address and model appropriate conflict resolution

Create opportunities for physicians and nurses to engage in professional

dialogue

·
ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS

Determine current and

future

supply and demand for nurses to meet

the care delivery needs

Identify educational needs of existing and potential nursing staff

Collaborate with nursing programs to provide required resources

Collaborate with nursing programs in evaluating quality of graduating clinicians and develop mechanisms to enhance this quality

Serve on academic advisory councils

Collaborate in nursing research and translate evidence into practice

Collaborate to investigate care delivery models across the continuum

Create academic partnerships to ensure a qualified workforce for the

future

– Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment

Related DNP Essentials

Essential I. Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

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

Essential III. Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

V. Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

Essential VI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

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

Essential VIII. Advanced Nursing Practice

·
CLINICAL PRACTICE KNOWLEDGE

Demonstrate knowledge of current nursing practice and the roles and functions of patient care team members

Communicate patient care standards as established by accreditation, regulatory and quality agencies

Ensure compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing regulations, state and federal regulatory agency standards, federal labor standards and policies of the organization

Adhere to professional association standards of nursing practice

Ensure that written organizational clinical policies and procedures are reviewed and updated in accordance with evidence-based practice

Integrate bioethical and legal dimensions into clinical and management decision-making

Ensure protection of human subject rights and safety in clinical research

·
DELIVERY MODELS / WORK DESIGN

Demonstrate current knowledge of patient care delivery systems across the continuum

Describe various delivery systems and age-appropriate patient care models and the advantages/disadvantages of each

Assess the effectiveness of delivery models

Develop new delivery models

Participate in the design of facilities

·
HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS AND POLICY

Understand regulation and payment issues that affect an organization’s finances

Describe individual organization’s payer mix, CMI and benchmark database

Align care delivery models and staff

performance with key safety and economic

drivers (e.g., value-based purchasing,

bundled payment)

Take action when opportunities exist to

adjust operations to respond effectively

to environmental changes in economic

elements

Use knowledge of federal and state laws

and regulations that affect the provision of

patient care (e.g., tort reform, malpractice/

negligence, reimbursement)

Participate in legislative process on health

care issues through such mechanisms as

membership in professional organization

and personal contact with officials

Educate patient care team members on the

legislative process, the regulatory process

and methods for influencing both

Interpret impact of legislation at the state

and federal level on nursing and health care

organizations

·
GOVERNANCE

Use knowledge of the role of the governing

body of the organization in the following

areas:

Fiduciary responsibilities

Credentialing

Performance management

Represent patient care issues to the

governing body

Participate in strategic planning and quality

initiatives with the governing body

Interact with and educate the organization’s

board members regarding health care and

the value of nursing care

Represent nursing at the organization’s

board meetings

Represent other disciplines at the

organization’s board meetings

·
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE/OUTCOME MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH

Use data and other sources of evidence to inform decision making

Use evidence for establishment of standards, practices and patient care models in the organization

Design feedback mechanisms by which to adapt practice based upon outcomes from current processes

Design and interpret outcome measures

Disseminate research findings to patient care team members

Allocate nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed

Monitor and address nurse sensitive outcomes and satisfaction indicators

·
PATIENT SAFETY

Support the development of an organization-wide patient safety program

Use knowledge of patient safety science (e.g., human factors, complex adaptive systems, LEAN and Six Sigma)

Monitor clinical activities to identify both expected and unexpected risks

Support a Just Culture (non-punitive) reporting environment, supporting a reward system for identifying unsafe practices

Support safety surveys, responding and acting on safety recommendations

Lead/facilitate performance improvement teams to improve systems/processes that enhance patient safety

·
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT/METRICS

Articulate the organization’s performance improvement program and goals

Use evidence-based metrics to align patient outcomes with the organization’s goals and objectives

Apply high reliability concepts for the organization

Establish quality metrics by Identifying the problem/process

Measuring success at improving specific areas of patient care

Analyzing the root causes or variation from quality standards

Improving the process with the evidence

Controlling solutions and sustaining success

·
RISK MANAGEMENT

Identify areas of risk/liability

Facilitate staff education on risk management and compliance issues

Develop systems that result in prompt reporting of potential liability by staff at all levels

Identify early warning predictability indications for errors

Correct areas of potential liability

Ensure compliance by staff with all required standards

– Leadership

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

Essential V. Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

Essential VIII. Advanced Nursing Practice

·
FOUNDATIONAL THINKING SKILLS

Address ideas, beliefs or viewpoints that should be given serious consideration

Recognize one’s own method of decision making and the role of beliefs, values and inferences

Apply critical analysis to organizational issues after a review of the evidence

Maintain curiosity and an eagerness to explore new knowledge and ideas

Promote nursing leadership as both a science and an art

Demonstrate reflective practice and an understanding that all leadership begins from within

Provide visionary thinking on issues that impact the health care organization

·
B. PERSONAL JOURNEY DISCIPLINES

Learn from setbacks and failures as well as successes

·
C. SYSTEMS THINKING

Use knowledge of classic and contemporary systems thinking in problem solving and decision making

Provide visionary thinking on issues that impact the healthcare organization

Recognize the contribution of mental models on behavior

Promote systems thinking as an expectation of leaders and staff

Consider the impact of nursing decisions on the healthcare organization as a whole

Use resources from other paradigms

·
SUCCESSION PLANNING

Develop a leadership succession plan

Promote nursing leadership as a desirable specialty

Mentor current and future nurse leaders

Establish mechanisms that provide for early identification and mentoring of staff with leadership potential

Develop a workforce analysis plan and implement strategies to ensure an adequate and qualified workforce

·
E. CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Adapt leadership style to situation needs

Use change theory to implement change

Serve as a change leader

– Professionalism

Essential I. Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

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

Essential III. Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

Essential IV. Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Essential Transformation of Health Care

V. Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

Essential VI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

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

Essential VIII. Advanced Nursing Practice

·
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Hold self and others accountable for mutual professional expectations and outcomes

Contribute to the advancement of the profession

Participate in and contribute to professional organizations

Demonstrate and promote leader and staff participation in professional organizations

Promote leader and staff participation in lifelong learning and educational achievement

Achieve and maintain professional certification for self

Promote professional certification for staff

Role model standards of professional practice (clinical, educational and leadership) for colleagues and constituents

·
B. CAREER PLANNING

Coach others in developing their own career plans

Seek input and mentorship from others in career planning and development

Develop a personal and professional career plan and measure progress

Solicit feedback about personal strengths and weaknesses

Act on feedback about personal strengths and weaknesses

·
ETHICS

Uphold ethical principles and corporate compliance standards

Hold self and staff accountable to comply with ethical standards of

practice

Discuss, resolve and learn from ethical dilemmas

·
ADVOCACY

Promote clinical perspective in organizational decisions

Involve nurses and other staff in decisions that affect their practice

Represent the perspective of patients and families

Advocate for optimal health care in the community

– Business Skills

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

Essential IV. Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Essential Transformation of Health Care

·
Financial Management

Develop and manage an annual operating budget and long-term capital expenditure plan

Use business models for health care organizations and apply fundamental concepts of economics

Interpret financial statements

Manage financial resources

Ensure the use of accurate charging mechanisms

Educate patient care team members on financial implications of patient care decisions

Participate in the negotiation and monitoring of contract

·
Human Resource Management

Ensure development of educational programs to foster workforce competencies and

development goals

Participate in workforce planning and employment decisions

Use corrective discipline to mitigate workplace behavior problems

Evaluate the results of employee satisfaction/quality of work environment surveys

Support reward and recognition programs to enhance performance

Formulate programs to enhance work-life balance

Interpret and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory guidelines

Provide education regarding components of collective bargaining

Promote healthful work environments

Address sexual harassment, workplace

Implement ergonomically sound work environments to prevent worker injury and

fatigue

Develop and implement emergency preparedness plans

Analyze market data in relation to supply and demand

Contribute to the development of compensation programs

Develop and evaluate recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies

Develop and implement an outcome-based performance management program

Develop and implement programs to re-educate the workforce for new roles

·
Strategic Management

Create the operational objectives, goals and specific strategies required to achieve the strategic outcome

Conduct SWOT and Gap analyses

Defend the business case for nursing

Utilize the balanced scorecard analysis to manage change

Evaluate achievement of operational objectives and goals

Identify marketing opportunities

Develop marketing strategies in collaboration with marketing experts

Promote the image of nursing and the organization through effective media relations

·
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

Use technology to support improvement of clinical and financial performance

Collaborate to prioritize for the establishment of information technology resources

Participate in evaluation of enabling technology in practice settings

Use data management systems for decision making

Identify technological trends, issues and new developments as they apply to patientcare

Demonstrate skills in assessing data integrity and quality

Provide leadership for the adoption and implementation of information systems

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

— I spent —hours shadowing a leader. Being on the frontline assessing high-risk population and how my knowledge as DNP student can be implemented to reduce the effect of the Pandemic Covid 19 in our patients, I was working with the clinical medical director and other administrative personal.

— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.

–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.

— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.

— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.

— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.

— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.

Example of more activities:

–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes

-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.

– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.

– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.

– Shadowing leaders activities to provide other staff members the opportunity to find out what their roles involve and develop a more profound understanding of other different roles and functions within the clinical center that guarantee better patients and organization outcomes.

Clinical Hours Course of Action

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program requires achievement of a total of 1,000 clinical hours. The clinical hours symbolize a clinical immersion that happen in the planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of the Academic Practice Project. Clinical hours may be logged for activities that occur in relation of the followingDNP program’s courses.

· Activities for which clinical hours may be accrued include the following:

·
DNP 1010: Pre-immersion Seminars–No hours Assigned

Mandatory:

· IT Orientation (Certificate)

· Library Orientation (Certificate)

· DNP mentor Orientation (Certificate)

· Brief Orientation of “my evaluation” software for clinical logs

DNP 7000: Evolution of Nursing Practice Application & of Theory in Nursing Practice _40__ Hours Maximum (5hrs a week) Dr. Perez

(
DNP Essential to applyI, II, III, VI, VIII)

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project

(2-3 hours: Present certificate)

-Synthesize literature (review) (2-3 hours)

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

-Attend quality improvement meeting

(1-2 hours: Overview of most frequent clinical issues)

-Identify stakeholders

(1-2 hours: at selected clinical site; DNP project)

-Meet with stakeholders

(1 hour; at selected clinical site; DNP project)

-Present at quality meeting

(1-2 hours: present a certificate)

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop

(At your work or another clinical setting; 1-2 hours: present a certificate)

-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email

(1hour)

-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material

(1-2 hours: “my evaluation” software)

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email

(1-3 hours: Face to face conference with mentor on campus; training with my evaluation software on how to match activities with the DNP essentials); (1hour: Consult with mentor to guide me about literature review);(1hour: Consult with mentor for evaluation of my literature review findings)

-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role (2-3 hours: Interprofessional collaboration on campus meeting with all students from different cohorts to exchange DNP project ideas, clinical issues, suggestions, etc.)

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice

(1-2 hours: meeting regarding nursing practice, get overview about topics for DNP project, ideas, most frequent clinical problems)

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

DNP 7100: Evaluation of Evidence for Practice _40__ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Gonzalez

(
DNP Essential to applyI, II, III, IV, VI, VIII)

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

-Appraise literature for inclusion

(1-4 Hours)

– Construct/Refine PICOT question

(1-2 Hours)

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours at work: present certificate)

-Conduct assessment of practice setting

(1-2hours)

-Identify stakeholders (1 hour)

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop (2hours: Attending workshops relating with quality improvement; present certificate)

-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email (1hours: present ideas about your DNP project and analytical methods to apply)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

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-Participate on committee at national level

(1-16 hours, provide testimony with date, folio, etc.)

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-Participate on committee at state level

(1-16 hours, provide testimony with date, folio, etc.)

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-Provide testimony for health policy

(4 hours)

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours: Interview with the expert in DNP+ week 3 assignment)

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours: Discuss with mentor possible DNP project topics and the findings through the interview with the expert in DNP+ week 3 assignment); (1hour: meeting with mentor to discuss the PICOT question, including the selection of the adequate tool to be used)

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting

(1-2 hours)

–Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2hour: consult with expert in nursing to receive help on how focus on DNP project, topic selection, sharing experiences, etc.)

-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers

-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.

–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.

— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.

— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.

— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.

— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.

Example of more activities:

–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes

-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.

– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.

– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.

DNP7200: Statistics for the Health and Biological Sciences _40_ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Perez

(
DNP Essential to applyI, III, VI)

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

-Appraise literature for inclusion (1-3 hours) Before week 3 assignment

-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project (1-3 hours: Present certificate) Before week 3 assignment

-Construct/Refine literature search

(1-2 hours: Refine literature search for annotated Bibliography) Before week 3 assignment

– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1-2 hours: Refine PICOT question) Before week 3 assignment

-Synthesize literature (review) (1-2 hours) Before week 3 assignment

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop (2hours: Attending workshops relating with quality improvement; present certificate)

-Participate in data analysis (1 hour: Evaluate data analysis assessing your population) Before week 6 assignment

-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)

(1 hour: Data analysis assessing your population) Before week 6 assignment

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours: Statistic; CDC or Dept Florida Health Department member to assess population and need Improving Health Outcomes); (1hour: Meeting with stakeholders) Before week 6 assignment

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours)

-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role (1-3 hours: Campus day; Discuss the DNP project topics, experiences, etc. with classmates for feedback)

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Analyze epidemiologic data (1 hour: Analysis of the epidemiologic data) Before week 6 assignment

-Collect epidemiologic data (1 hour: Collect of the epidemiologic data) Before week 6 assignment

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations

(1-2 hours)

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

—I spent —- hours in a meeting with the clinical center stakeholders increasing my knowledge and understanding of other roles and functions to guarantee a perfect setting functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
— I spent —hours shadowing a leader. Being on the frontline assessing high-risk population and how my knowledge as DNP student can be implemented to reduce the effect of the Pandemic Covid 19 in our patients, I was working with the clinical medical director and other administrative personal.
— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.
–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.
— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.
— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.
— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.
— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.
Example of more activities:
–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes
-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.
– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.
– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.
– Shadowing leaders activities to provide other staff members the opportunity to find out what their roles involve and develop a more profound understanding of other different roles and functions within the clinical center that guarantee better patients and organization outcomes.

DNP7300: Translation Science _40__ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Perez

(
DNP Essential to apply I, II, VI, VII)

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

-Appraise literature for inclusion (1-2 hours)

Preferred during week 5

-Construct/Refine literature search (1-2hours: Refine search) Preferred during week 4

– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1-2hours: Refine PICOT) Preferred during week 4

-Synthesize literature (review) (1-3 hours) Preferred during week 4

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours at work/another health organization: present certificate)

-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1-3 hours) Preferred during week 3

-Meet with stakeholders (1hour)

-Present at quality meeting (1-2 hours at work/another health organization: present certificate)

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1 hour, asking questions); (1hour: Meeting with mentor to present your findings) Preferred during week 4. Also, can be added in week 5 too.

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations (1-2 hours) Preferred during week 5

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP 7500: Organizational and management Theory_40__ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Dionne

(
DNP Essential to apply I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII)

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project (2-3 hours: Present certificate)

-Construct/Refine literature search (1-2 hours: Refine literature search-based project quality change)

Preferred during week 3

– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1hour: Refine PICOT)

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate

)

-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project

(1-2 hours)

Preferred during week 3

-Meet with stakeholders (1hour)

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Create presentation safety/quality

(1-2 hours)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena

(1-2 hours: HIPA conference)

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1hour) Preferred during week 6

-Create a committee for safety/quality

(1-2 hours) Preferred during week 6

-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role (1-2 hours: Meeting at work or another health setting) Preferred during week 3

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations (1-2 hours) Preferred during week 3

-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention

(1-2 hours) Preferred during week 3

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting

-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2 hours)

Preferred during week 3, Also can be added 1hour on week 6 based on ethical issues

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP 7510: Leader Development _40__ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week)

(
DNP Essential to apply I, II, III, VI, VIII) Dr. Gonzalez/Dr. Dionne

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

-Appraise literature for inclusion (1-3 hours: Analysis of literature) Preferred during week 3

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate)

Preferred during week 3

-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1-2 hours: Leadership different levels)

Preferred during week 3

-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization

(1-2 hours: Leadership different levels) P

referred during week 3

-Identify stakeholders (1-2 hours: How to speak, relationship, etc. at different levels)

Preferred during week 3

-Meet with stakeholders (1-2 hours: How to speak, relationship, etc. at different levels)

Preferred during week 3

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend meetings pertinent to the project (1-2Hours) Preferred during week 3; (1 hour: meeting with mentor to validate info after statistician meeting; Preferred during week 3)

-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email (1hour: data assessment/evaluation base on case study week 6 assignment)

-Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally (1-3 hours: Practicing with the mentor on how to disseminate DNP project findings based on case study)

Preferred during week 6

– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena

(1-2Hours)

Preferred during week 3

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours: Discuss any finding after meeting with expert, week 3). Also, (1hour: meeting with mentor validating info after statistic or another expert meeting; week 6)

-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role (2-3 hours: Interprofessional collaboration on campus meeting with all students from different cohortsto exchange DNP project ideas, clinical issues, suggestions, etc.)

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting (1-2 hours: Assess your DNP project population in the practice setting; possible resistance to the change) Preferred during week 3

-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2 hours: Requesting strategies to get staff or your population involve in the setting change) Preferred during week 3

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP 7520: Creating and Resolving Conflict in the Healthcare Settings_40___ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Gonzalez

(
DNP Essential to apply I, II, VI, VIII)

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project (1-2 hours: Present certificate)

-Construct/Refine literature search (1-2 hours)

– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1-2 hours)

-Synthesize literature (review) (1-2 hours: Addressing complex health care issues)

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate

)

-Identify stakeholders (1hour)

-Meet with stakeholders (1hour)

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Create presentation safety/quality (1-2 hours)

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours)

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours)
-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role (2-3 hours: Interprofessional collaboration on campus meeting with all students from different cohorts to exchange DNP project ideas, clinical issues, suggestions, etc.)

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations (1-2 hours)

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting (1-2 hours)

-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2 hours)

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP7600: Population-Based Health and Health Care Health Disparities _40__ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Coke

(
DNP Essential to apply I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII)

Essential I: Integrate Scientific Underpinnings into Practice

-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project (2-3 hours: Present certificate)
-Construct/Refine literature search (1-2 hours: Refine literature search-based project quality change)

– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1hour: Refine PICOT) if apply

-Appraise literature for inclusion (Integrate nursing science using knowledge from ethics, biophysical, psychosocial, analytic, and organizational for the highest level of nursing practice)

-Construct/Refine literature search

Essential II-Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate)
-Identify stakeholders (1hour)
-Meet with stakeholders (1hour)

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours)

-Budget development or review

(1 hour)

-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1 hour)

-Develop a business plan

(1 hour)

-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization (1 hour)

-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project

(1 hour)

-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project (1 hour)

-Present at quality meeting (1-2 hours)

Essential III: Apply Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend meetings pertinent to the project (1-2Hours); (1 hour: meeting with mentor to validate info after statistician meeting)

-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email (1hour)

– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1-2Hours)

-Develop tools for sustainability (e.g., toolkits, PowerPoint, audit tools, etc.) (Demonstrates leadership and collaboratively appraise existing literature to design and implement processes to improve healthcare quality, provide safe and cost-effective care. (1-2 hours)

-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena

(1 hour)

– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena

(1 hour)

– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1 hour)

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Analyze health policy proposal (1 hour)

-Construct health policy proposal (1 hour)

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy

(1 hour)

-Participate on committee at a local level

(1 hour)

– Participate on committee at institutional level

(1 hour)

– Participate on committee at international level

(1 hour)

– Participate on committee at national level

(1 hour)

– Participate on committee at state level

(1 hour)

-Provide testimony for health policy (1 hour)

Essential VI: Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours: Discuss any finding after meeting with expert). Also, (1hour: meeting with mentor validating info after statistic or another expert meeting)

-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role (Utilize communication and collaboration to lead the interdisciplinary team to improve patient and population health outcomes)

Essential VII: Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health

-Promotes population health to the effective use of epidemiological, bio statistical and other appropriate data to improve health. (1-2 hours)

-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention (1 hour)

Essential VIII: Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes

-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities (1-2 Hours)

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting (1-2 hours)
-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2 hours)

1.
Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP 7800: Health Care Management, Economics, Financing, and Ethics __40____ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Dionne

(
DNP Essential to apply I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII)

Essential I: Integrate Scientific Underpinnings into Practice

-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project (2-3 hours: Present certificate)

-Construct/Refine literature search (1-2 hours: Refine literature search-based project quality change) Preferred during week 3

– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1hour: Refine PICOT)
-Appraise literature for inclusion (1-2 hours)

-Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)

(1-3 hours)

-Synthesize literature (review)

(1-2 hours)

Essential II: Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate

-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate) Preferred during week 3

-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1-2 hours: Leadership different levels)
-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization (1-2 hours: Leadership different levels) P
-Identify stakeholders (1-2 hours: How to speak, relationship, etc. at different levels)
-Meet with stakeholders (1-2 hours: How to speak, relationship, etc. at different levels)
-Budget development or review (1 hour)
-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1 hour)

-Develop a business plan (1-2 hours)

-Develop a SWOT analysis (1-3 hours)

-Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project

(1-3 hours)

-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization (1-3hours)

-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project (1-2 hours)

-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project (1-2 hours)

-Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention

(1-3 hours)

-Present at quality meeting (1-3 hours)

Essential III: Apply Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend meetings pertinent to the project (1-2Hours) (1 hour: meeting with mentor to validate info after statistician meeting)

-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email (1hour)
-Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally (1-3 hours: Practicing with the mentor on how to disseminate DNP project findings based on case study)
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1-2Hours)

-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)

– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)

– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)

-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s) (1-2 hours)

-Work on/ Prepare final DNP project paper and/or manuscript (1-2 hours)

Essential IV: Use Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Analyze health journal proposal (1-2 hours)

-Analyze health policy proposal (1-2 hours)

-Construct health policy proposal (1-2 hours)

-Design a mobile application for healthcare

(1-2 hours)

-Design web-accessible training material

(1-2 hours)

-Evaluate a healthcare mobile application

(1-2 hours)

-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material (1-2 hours)

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy (1-2 hours)

-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)

-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)

-Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena

(1-2 hours)

-Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator

(1-2 hours)

-Participate in Health Information Technology as team member

(1-2 hours)

-Participate on committee at a local level (1-2 hours)

-Participate on committee at institutional level

(1-2 hours)

-Participate on committee at international level

(1-2 hours)

-Participate on committee at national level (1-2 hours)

-Participate on committee at state level (1-2 hours)

-Perform data extraction activities from large data sets

(1-2 hours)

-Provide testimony for health policy (1-2 hours)

Essential V: Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

-Participate on committee at a local level (1-2 hours)

– Participate on committee at institutional level (1-2 hours)

– Participate on committee at international level (1-2 hours)

– Participate on committee at state level (1-2 hours)

Essential VI: Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email (1-3Hours: Expert from clinical area about clinical issues, affected population, experience in how to implement a new change, probable barriers to find, Day to Day operation)
– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email (1-2 hours: Discuss any finding after meeting with expert). Also, (1hour: meeting with mentor validating info after statistic or another expert meeting)
-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role (2-3 hours: Interprofessional collaboration on campus meeting with all students from different cohorts to exchange DNP project ideas, clinical issues, suggestions, etc.)
-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role (Utilize communication and collaboration to lead the interdisciplinary team to improve patient and population health outcomes)

Essential VII: Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations (1-2 hours)

-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention (1-3 hours)

-Promotes population health to the effective use of epidemiological, bio statistical and other appropriate data to improve health. (1-3 hours)

Essential VIII: Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcome

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting (1-2 hours)
-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2 hours)

-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities (1-3 hours)

-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers (1-3 hours)

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP 7900: Global Health __40____ Hours Maximum (5 hrs a week) Dr. Dionne

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
-Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project (2-3 hours: Present certificate)
-Construct/Refine literature search (1-2 hours: Refine literature search-based project quality change)
– Construct/Refine PICOT question (1hour: Refine PICOT) if apply
-Appraise literature for inclusion (Integrate nursing science using knowledge from ethics, biophysical, psychosocial, analytic, and organizational for the highest level of nursing practice)

-Construct/Refine literature search
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate
-Attend quality improvement meeting (1-2 hours, present certificate) Preferred during week 3

-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1-2 hours)

-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization (1-2 hours: Leadership different levels) P
-Identify stakeholders (1-2 hours: How to speak, relationship, etc. at different levels)
-Meet with stakeholders (1-2 hours: How to speak, relationship, etc. at different levels)
-Budget development or review (1 hour)
-Conduct assessment of practice setting (1 hour)
-Develop a business plan (1-2 hours)
-Develop a SWOT analysis (1-3 hours)
-Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project (1-3 hours)
-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization (1-3hours)
-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project (1-2 hours)
-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project (1-2 hours)
-Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention (1-3 hours)
-Present at quality meeting (1-3 hours)

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Create presentation safety/quality

-Develop tools for sustainability (e.g., toolkits, PowerPoint, audit tools, etc.) 1-2 hours

-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material 1-2 hours

-Attend meetings pertinent to the project (1-2Hours) (1 hour: meeting with mentor to validate info after statistician meeting)
-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email (1hour)
-Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally (1-3 hours: Practicing with the mentor on how to disseminate DNP project findings based on case study)
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1-2Hours)
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)
– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)
-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s) (1-2 hours)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy (1-2 hours)
-Analyze health journal proposal (1-2 hours)
-Analyze health policy proposal (1-2 hours)
-Construct health policy proposal (1-2 hours)
-Design a mobile application for healthcare (1-2 hours)
-Design web-accessible training material (1-2 hours)
-Evaluate a healthcare mobile application (1-2 hours)
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material (1-2 hours)
-Meet with elected official for review of health policy (1-2 hours)
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)
-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)
-Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena (1-2 hours)
-Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator (1-2 hours)
-Participate in Health Information Technology as team member (1-2 hours)
-Participate on committee at a local level (1-2 hours)
-Participate on committee at institutional level (1-2 hours)
-Participate on committee at international level (1-2 hours)
-Participate on committee at national level (1-2 hours)
-Participate on committee at state level (1-2 hours)
-Perform data extraction activities from large data sets (1-2 hours)
-Provide testimony for health policy (1-2 hours)

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Analyze health policy proposal (1-2 hours)
-Construct health policy proposal (1-2 hours)
-Meet with elected official for review of health policy (1-2 hours)
-Participate on committee at a local level (1-2 hours)
– Participate on committee at institutional level (1-2 hours)
– Participate on committee at international level (1-2 hours)
– Participate on committee at state level (1-2 hours)

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role (2-3 hours Utilize communication and collaboration to lead the interdisciplinary team to improve patient and population health outcomes)

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Analyze epidemiologic data (1-2 hours)

-Collect epidemiologic data (1-2 hours)

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations (1-2 hours)
-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention (1-3 hours)
-Promotes population health to the effective use of epidemiological, bio statistical and other appropriate data to improve health. (1-3 hours)

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers (Prepares for advance practice nursing for distinct roles with leadership, expertise, knowledge, and implementation in area of specialization while participating in culturally and sensitive practice and community service.)
-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities (1-2 Hours)
–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting (1-2 hours)
-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice (1-2 hours)

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

DNP 8000: Health System Development and Leadership Practice Immersion Experience—40__+ 60 hrs shadowing + COVID related

Leadership Immersion Shadowing Experience

From week # 5, 6, 7, 8 the student will shadow a leader and decision-maker in a clinical setting of the student’s choice for up to 15 hours a week. It could be the student’s workplace. The purpose of this shading experience is to provide an in-depth mentorship and opportunities for meaningful engagement within practice environment as it pertains to leadership.

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
-Appraise literature for inclusion
-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project
-Construct/Refine literature search

– Construct/Refine PICO question

-Make presentation pertaining to PICOT question

-Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
-Synthesize literature (review)
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
-Attend quality improvement meeting
-Budget development or review
-Conduct assessment of practice setting
-Develop a business plan
-Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify stakeholders
-Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
-Meet with stakeholders
-Present at quality meeting

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop
-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create presentation safety/quality

-Design a mobile application for health care

-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material

-Evaluate a health care mobile application

-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

-Design a mobile application for healthcare
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator
-Participate in Health Information Technology as team member
-Participate on committee at a local level
-Participate on committee at institutional level
-Participate on committee at international level
-Participate on committee at national level
-Participate on committee at state level
-Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate on committee at a local level
– Participate on committee at institutional level
– Participate on committee at international level
– Participate on committee at national level
– Participate on committee at state level
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create a committee for safety/quality

-Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role

-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role

-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations
-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting

-Clinical practice

-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice
-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers
-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

—I spent —- hours in a meeting with the clinical center stakeholders increasing my knowledge and understanding of other roles and functions to guarantee a perfect setting functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
— I spent —hours shadowing a leader. Being on the frontline assessing high-risk population and how my knowledge as DNP student can be implemented to reduce the effect of the Pandemic Covid 19 in our patients, I was working with the clinical medical director and other administrative personal.
— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.
–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.
— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.
— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.
— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.
— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.
Example of more activities:
–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes
-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.
– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.
– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.
– Shadowing leaders activities to provide other staff members the opportunity to find out what their roles involve and develop a more profound understanding of other different roles and functions within the clinical center that guarantee better patients and organization outcomes.

DNP8100: Structure and Process in Health Care Organizations and Health Care Policy 40__+ 60 hrs shadowing + COVID related

Leadership Immersion Shadowing Experience

From week # 5, 6, 7, 8 the student will shadow a leader and decision-maker in a clinical setting of the student’s choice for up to 15 hours a week. It could be the student’s workplace. The purpose of this shading experience is to provide an in-depth mentorship and opportunities for meaningful engagement within practice environment as it pertains to leadership.

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
-Appraise literature for inclusion
-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project
-Construct/Refine literature search
– Construct/Refine PICO question
-Make presentation pertaining to PICOT question
-Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
-Synthesize literature (review)
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
-Attend quality improvement meeting
-Budget development or review
-Conduct assessment of practice setting
-Develop a business plan
-Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify stakeholders
-Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
-Meet with stakeholders
-Present at quality meeting

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop
-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create presentation safety/quality
-Design a mobile application for health care
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Evaluate a health care mobile application
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

-Design a mobile application for healthcare
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator
-Participate in Health Information Technology as team member
-Participate on committee at a local level
-Participate on committee at institutional level
-Participate on committee at international level
-Participate on committee at national level
-Participate on committee at state level
-Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate on committee at a local level
– Participate on committee at institutional level
– Participate on committee at international level
– Participate on committee at national level
– Participate on committee at state level
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create a committee for safety/quality
-Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role
-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role
-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations
-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting
-Clinical practice
-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice
-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers
-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

—I spent —- hours in a meeting with the clinical center stakeholders increasing my knowledge and understanding of other roles and functions to guarantee a perfect setting functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
— I spent —hours shadowing a leader. Being on the frontline assessing high-risk population and how my knowledge as DNP student can be implemented to reduce the effect of the Pandemic Covid 19 in our patients, I was working with the clinical medical director and other administrative personal.
— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.
–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.
— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.
— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.
— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.
— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.
Example of more activities:
–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes
-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.
– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.
– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.
– Shadowing leaders activities to provide other staff members the opportunity to find out what their roles involve and develop a more profound understanding of other different roles and functions within the clinical center that guarantee better patients and organization outcomes.

DNP 8300: Technology in Health Care

40__+ 60 hrs shadowing + COVID related

Leadership Immersion Shadowing Experience

From week # 5, 6, 7, 8 the student will shadow a leader and decision-maker in a clinical setting of the student’s choice for up to 15 hours a week. It could be the student’s workplace. The purpose of this shading experience is to provide an in-depth mentorship and opportunities for meaningful engagement within practice environment as it pertains to leadership.

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
-Appraise literature for inclusion
-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project
-Construct/Refine literature search
– Construct/Refine PICO question
-Make presentation pertaining to PICOT question
-Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
-Synthesize literature (review)
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
-Attend quality improvement meeting
-Budget development or review
-Conduct assessment of practice setting
-Develop a business plan
-Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify stakeholders
-Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
-Meet with stakeholders
-Present at quality meeting

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop
-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create presentation safety/quality
-Design a mobile application for health care
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Evaluate a health care mobile application
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

-Design a mobile application for healthcare
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator
-Participate in Health Information Technology as team member
-Participate on committee at a local level
-Participate on committee at institutional level
-Participate on committee at international level
-Participate on committee at national level
-Participate on committee at state level
-Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate on committee at a local level
– Participate on committee at institutional level
– Participate on committee at international level
– Participate on committee at national level
– Participate on committee at state level
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create a committee for safety/quality
-Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role
-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role
-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations
-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting
-Clinical practice
-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice
-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers
-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

—I spent —- hours in a meeting with the clinical center stakeholders increasing my knowledge and understanding of other roles and functions to guarantee a perfect setting functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
— I spent —hours shadowing a leader. Being on the frontline assessing high-risk population and how my knowledge as DNP student can be implemented to reduce the effect of the Pandemic Covid 19 in our patients, I was working with the clinical medical director and other administrative personal.
— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.
–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.
— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.
— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.
— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.
— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.
Example of more activities:
–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes
-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.
– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.
– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.
– Shadowing leaders activities to provide other staff members the opportunity to find out what their roles involve and develop a more profound understanding of other different roles and functions within the clinical center that guarantee better patients and organization outcomes.

DNP 8420: Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

40__+ 60 hrs shadowing + COVID related

Leadership Immersion Shadowing Experience

From week # 5, 6, 7, 8 the student will shadow a leader and decision-maker in a clinical setting of the student’s choice for up to 15 hours a week. It could be the student’s workplace. The purpose of this shading experience is to provide an in-depth mentorship and opportunities for meaningful engagement within practice environment as it pertains to leadership.

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
-Appraise literature for inclusion
-Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project
-Construct/Refine literature search
– Construct/Refine PICOT question
-Make presentation pertaining to PICOT question
-Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
-Synthesize literature (review)
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
-Attend quality improvement meeting
-Budget development or review
-Conduct assessment of practice setting
-Develop a business plan
-Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
-Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
-Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
-Identify stakeholders
-Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
-Meet with stakeholders
-Present at quality meeting

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

-Attend grant training/workshop
-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create presentation safety/quality
-Design a mobile application for health care
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Evaluate a health care mobile application
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
– Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

-Design a mobile application for healthcare
-Design web-accessible training material
-Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
-Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
-Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator
-Participate in Health Information Technology as team member
-Participate on committee at a local level
-Participate on committee at institutional level
-Participate on committee at international level
-Participate on committee at national level
-Participate on committee at state level
-Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

-Meet with elected official for review of health policy
-Participate on committee at a local level
– Participate on committee at institutional level
– Participate on committee at international level
– Participate on committee at national level
– Participate on committee at state level
-Provide testimony for health policy

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

-Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
– Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
-Create a committee for safety/quality
-Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role
-Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role
-Participate in an interpersonal team in member role

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

-Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations
-Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

–Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting
-Clinical practice
-Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice
-Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers
-Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

Just apply during the COVID-19 Emergency period

You can
add clinical hours up to 15 hours a week on last week on March and April/2020. Those hours should be supported by activities related to COVID-19 shadowing a nurse leader. Remember, this is an excellent opportunity for DNP students to explore his/her skills and knowledge as a leader working in difficult situations where the health system required your cooperation.

DNP Essential II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Activity: Meet with Stakeholders

—I spent —- hours in a meeting with the clinical center stakeholders increasing my knowledge and understanding of other roles and functions to guarantee a perfect setting functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
— I spent —hours shadowing a leader. Being on the frontline assessing high-risk population and how my knowledge as DNP student can be implemented to reduce the effect of the Pandemic Covid 19 in our patients, I was working with the clinical medical director and other administrative personal.
— I spent — hours sharing my clinical expertise with co-workers from another practice area.
–I spent — hours reviewing and considering my shadowing performance throughout a conference with my co-workers, which allows me the opportunity to recognize my role as a leader.
— I spent— in meeting with the administration team to determine the obstacles generated by Covid 19 pandemic, achieving the essential procedures to reduce the consequences in the organization.
— I spent —- leading a team on the frontline working with patients in the Pandemic Covid 19.
— I spent —hours meeting the stakeholders to prepare strategies to evade errors on the effectiveness of the available sources.
— I spent — hour in Skype conference with the executives and the rest of the staff concerning patient care and the need to continue taking care of them, I provided many strategies that can help.
Example of more activities:
–Using technology to enhance communication between healthcare providers to improve patients and organization outcomes
-Help to generate policies that concentrate on staff use of the accepted application on their cell phones for enhancing patient care and outcomes protecting patients’ rights.
– Cooperating to advance the communication across departments, providers, stakeholders encouraging continuous improvement.
– Developing strategies to facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organization through the COVID-19 infection.
– Shadowing leaders activities to provide other staff members the opportunity to find out what their roles involve and develop a more profound understanding of other different roles and functions within the clinical center that guarantee better patients and organization outcomes.

DNP8200 Professional Practice Developments Experience Practice Immersion (IRB)

During this course, the student dedicates many hours to the IRB, preparing the PICOT question format, Site application format, contacting stakeholders to guarantee their authorization and participation in the DNP project implementation process, etc. Remember all those activities and apply them to the correct DNP essential. The activities identified in yellow color are the most complete related to this course.

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
· Appraise literature for inclusion
· Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project

· Construct/Refine literature search Construct/Refine PICOT question

· Make presentation pertaining to PICOT question

· Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
· Synthesize literature (review)
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
· Attend quality improvement meeting
· Budget development or review
· Conduct assessment of practice setting
· Develop a business plan
· Develop a SWOT analysis
· Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
· Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
· Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
· Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
· Identify stakeholders
· Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
· Meet with stakeholders
· Present at quality meeting

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

· Attend grant training/workshop
· Attend meetings pertinent to the project
· Complete core measure training
· Conduct evaluation of DNP project evaluation
· Construct IRB proposal
· Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
· Create presentation safety/quality
· Design a mobile application for health care
· Design web-accessible training material
· Develop DNP project proposal
· Develop professional portfolio
· Develop tools for sustainability (e.g., toolkits, PowerPoint, audit tools, etc.)
· Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally
· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
· Evaluate a health care mobile application
· Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)
· Prepare grant proposal or participate in related activities
· Submit and/or revise IRB proposal

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

· Design a mobile application for healthcare
· Design web-accessible training material
· Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
· Provide testimony for health policy

Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

· Analyze health policy proposal
· Construct health policy proposal
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Participate on committee at a local level

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

· Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
· Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
· Create a committee for safety/quality
· Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role
· Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role
· Participate in an interpersonal team in member role

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

· Analyze epidemiologic data
· Collect epidemiologic data
· Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations
· Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention interventio

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

· Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting

· Clinical practice
· Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

DNP8440 Practicum in Health Care Administration (Implementation)

· Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
· Appraise literature for inclusion
· Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project
· Construct/Refine literature search Construct/Refine PICOT question
· Make presentation pertaining to PICOT question
· Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
· Synthesize literature (review)

· Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
· Attend quality improvement meeting
· Budget development or review
· Conduct assessment of practice setting
· Develop a business plan
· Develop a SWOT analysis
· Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
· Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
· Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
· Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
· Identify stakeholders
· Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
· Meet with stakeholders
· Present at quality meeting
·
Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

· Attend grant training/workshop
· Attend meetings pertinent to the project
· Complete core measure training
· Conduct evaluation of DNP project evaluation
· Construct IRB proposal
· Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
· Create presentation safety/quality
· Design a mobile application for health care
· Design web-accessible training material
· Develop DNP project proposal
· Develop professional portfolio
· Develop tools for sustainability (e.g., toolkits, PowerPoint, audit tools, etc.)
· Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally
· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
· Evaluate a health care mobile application
· Implement DNP project
· Manuscript preparation
· Participate as a member in IRB Committee
· Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate in data analysis
· Participate in data collection
· Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)
· Prepare final DNP project paper and/or manuscript
· Prepare grant proposal or participate in related activities
· Serve as abstract reviewer
· Serve as consultant for collaborative research
· Serve as proposal reviewer
· Submit and/or revise IRB proposal
·
Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

· Analyze health journal proposal
· Analyze health policy proposal
· Construct health policy proposal
· Design a mobile application for healthcare
· Design web-accessible training material
· Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator
· Participate in Health Information Technology as team member
· Participate on committee at a local level
· Participate on committee at institutional level
· Participate on committee at international level
· Participate on committee at national level
· Participate on committee at state level
· Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
· Provide testimony for health policy
·
Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

· Analyze health policy proposal
· Construct health policy proposal
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Participate on committee at a local level
· Participate on committee at institutional level
· Participate on committee at international level
· Participate on committee at national level
· Participate on committee at state level
· Provide testimony for health policy
·
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

· Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
· Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
· Create a committee for safety/quality
· Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role
· Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role
· Participate in an interpersonal team in member role
·
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

· Analyze epidemiologic data
· Collect epidemiologic data
· Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations

· Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention

·
Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

· Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting
· Clinical practice
· Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice
· Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers
· Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

DNP 8500 – DNP Project II (Oral defense + Portfolio)

· Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
· Appraise literature for inclusion
· Attend conference/workshop related to EBP or focus of project
· Construct/Refine literature search Construct/Refine PICO question
· Make presentation pertaining to PICO question
· Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)
· Synthesize literature (review)

· Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
· Attend quality improvement meeting
· Budget development or review
· Conduct assessment of practice setting
· Develop a business plan
· Develop a SWOT analysis
· Disseminate findings of rapid cycle improvement project
· Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization
· Evaluate rapid cycle improvement project
· Identify need for rapid cycle improvement project
· Identify stakeholders
· Implement or disseminate a cultural/diversity awareness intervention
· Meet with stakeholders
· Present at quality meeting
·
Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

· Attend grant training/workshop
· Attend meetings pertinent to the project
· Complete core measure training
· Conduct evaluation of DNP project evaluation
· Construct IRB proposal
· Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email
· Create presentation safety/quality
· Design a mobile application for health care
· Design web-accessible training material
· Develop DNP project proposal
· Develop professional portfolio
· Develop tools for sustainability (e.g., toolkits, PowerPoint, audit tools, etc.)
· Disseminate DNP project findings internally or externally
· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
· Evaluate a health care mobile application
· Implement DNP project
· Manuscript preparation
· Participate as a member in IRB Committee
· Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate in data analysis
· Participate in data collection
· Perform data extraction activities from large data set (s)
· Prepare final DNP project paper and/or manuscript
· Prepare grant proposal or participate in related activities
· Serve as abstract reviewer
· Serve as consultant for collaborative research
· Serve as proposal reviewer
· Submit and/or revise IRB proposal
·
Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology

· Analyze health journal proposal
· Analyze health policy proposal
· Construct health policy proposal
· Design a mobile application for healthcare
· Design web-accessible training material
· Evaluate a healthcare mobile application
· Evaluate web-accessible training or educational material
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Participate as evaluator in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team leader in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate as team member in Health Information Technology arena
· Participate in Health Information Technology as evaluator
· Participate in Health Information Technology as team member
· Participate on committee at a local level
· Participate on committee at institutional level
· Participate on committee at international level
· Participate on committee at national level
· Participate on committee at state level
· Perform data extraction activities from large data sets
· Provide testimony for health policy
·
Essential V: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

· Analyze health policy proposal
· Construct health policy proposal
· Meet with elected official for review of health policy
· Participate on committee at a local level
· Participate on committee at institutional level
· Participate on committee at international level
· Participate on committee at national level
· Participate on committee at state level
· Provide testimony for health policy
·
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

· Consult with content experts: in person, by phone, or by email
· Consult with mentor/preceptor: in person, by phone, or by email
· Create a committee for safety/quality
· Participate in an interpersonal team in consultant role
· Participate in an interpersonal team in leader role
· Participate in an interpersonal team in member role
·
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving

· Analyze epidemiologic data
· Collect epidemiologic data
· Identify gaps in care in individuals, communities, and populations
· Implement and evaluate health promotion/disease prevention intervention
·
Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

· Assess clients, populations or organizations in practice setting
· Clinical practice
· Consultation with experts regarding nursing practice
· Disseminate knowledge to other healthcare providers
· Disseminate knowledge to patients, families, and communities

Include in the description (note) which Role-Specific Professional Competencies was/were useful for identifying the areas where you grow as a leader thought your clinical activities. It is an excellent representation of the connection of DNP Essentials and the DNP Role-Specific Professional Competencies obtained through our program as a DNP program requirement.
See sample at the beginning of the document.

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Cohort:

Mentor Name:

Possible DNP project topic:

Clinical Hours Course of Action

Name
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

Course

Instructor

Session

Essential

Activity

Time Spent

Date

Note

7000

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

Consult by phone/person/email with my preceptor

hours

I met with my mentor, who explained to me the requirements of a DNP project, including clinical

hours

to describe all the processes before, during, and after implementation.

This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.

Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:

1. Effective communication and Relationship Building

2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment

3. Leadership

4. Professionalism

5. Business Skills

II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Identify stakeholders

I dedicate time assessing my project; possible stakeholders interested in contributing with their knowledge, support, and guidance in my implementation DNP project helping our community with evidence base practice projects. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

I. Scientific Underpinning for Practice

Synthesize literature

I used —- hours reviewing literature about strategies and organizational protocols, understanding their proper performance of them. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Consult with mentor/preceptor

I met my preceptor, and we contacted my mentor vis skype to introduce both of them. My preceptor was instructed about the DNP project and the program requirements to guarantee to succeed. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Participate in an interprofessional team in leader role

I participate in an interprofessional team as a nurse leader in the clinic setting, and we discuss patient outcomes and how new strategies can help modifying and developing new outcomes. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Essential VIII. Advanced Nursing Practice

Assess clients, populations in practice setting

I spent —– hours assessing the clinical setting, and I was able to interview a few staff members and patients to verify their needs and the established process used by the facility to analyze the patients’ risk factors, adequate assessment, activities, and evaluation of the patient care and outcomes.

This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.
The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Meet with stakeholders

I spent —- hours meeting the administrative shift and other interested stakeholders, who provided ideas about our patients and the organization’s necessity to select one I could develop my project to ensure positive outcomes for all. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Setting assessment

I spent —– hours identifying gaps in each clinical necessity to converge the Practicum Project. Before implementing my project, I integrate my expertise with existing literature to create an evidence-based protocol. EBP can designate other clinicians and me by establishing adequate treatment and patient care practices
. Rather than delivering one-size-fits-all care, I am creating a care plan that operates individually for patients and the organization. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Essential III. Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

Consult with statistician

2.5

3/27/23

I met face to face with a statistician asking him to help me on my DNP project, analyzing the data. I explained all the processes, including program objectives. He was very interested but is helping many students and will be unavailable when I need to start my implementation. This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.

The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

Essential I. Scientific Underpinning for Practice

Consult with content experts
hours
I spent — hours meeting an expert in nursing leadership from a similar healthcare center. She explained to me her experiences during her DNP project implementation, the importance of the early assessment of the organization, staff, and participants, and being prepared with tools to avoid any barriers. I was pleased with this meeting; it gave me more strength to go far.

This activity helped/benefit me with/to ———————- before my DNP implementation process.
The role-specific competencies associated with the activity was ___________.
Select one of the five principal AONL Nurse Executive Role-Specific Competencies:
1. Effective communication and Relationship Building
2. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
3. Leadership
4. Professionalism
5. Business Skills

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DNP Program

Student Name:

Cohort:

Mentor Name: Amarilys Gonzalez

Possible DNP project topic:

Clinical Hours Course of Action

Name
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
2.5
2.5

Course

Instructor

Session

Essential

Activity

Time Spent

Date

Note

7000

Dr. Karen

Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

Consult by phone/person/email with my preceptor

2. 5 hours

3

/8/23

I met with my mentor, who explained to me the requirements of a DNP project, including clinical hours to describe all the processes before, during, and after implementation. This conversation was fascinating because, at this moment, I will need to start research on my clinical setting needs to focus on a topic to develop in my project.

The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment using evidence-based metrics to align patient outcomes with the organization’s goals and objectives.

II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Identify stakeholders

3.5

3/10/23

I dedicate time assessing my project; possible stakeholders interested in contributing with their knowledge, support, and guidance in my implementation DNP project helping our community with evidence base practice projects.The leadership role-specific competence applied was: effective communication as we evaluated patient safety practices in the clinic.

I. Scientific Underpinning for Practice

Synthesize literature

4

3/12/23

I used four hours reviewing literature about strategies and organizational protocols, understanding their proper performance of them. I need to be prepared to interview my co-workers and other stakeholders with the skills a nurse leader needs to accomplish their role. This exercise helped me appreciate my position during the implementation process in my DNP project as a leader..

The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment utilizing evidence-based metrics to adjust patient consequences with the organization’s purposes and goals.

Consult with mentor/preceptor

2.5

3/14/23

I met my preceptor, and we contacted my mentor vis skype to introduce both of them. My preceptor was instructed about the DNP project and the program requirements to guarantee to succeed. This activity provided me with many details to consider before the execution to help me smooth the process. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Effective Communication and Relationship Building through a collaborative relationship with DNP stakeholders. The leadership role-specific competence applied was: active relationship management supporting the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives.

Participate in an interprofessional team in leader role
3
3/17/23

I participate in an interprofessional team as a nurse leader in the clinic setting, and we discuss patient outcomes. This activity provides me with ideas to develop my DNP project. Today I analyzed the possibility of implementing new guidelines or protocols to help to improve patient care and outcomes in my clinical setting. The leadership role-specific competence applied was: active relationship management supporting the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives

Essential VIII. Advanced Nursing Practice

Assess clients, populations in practice setting

4.3

3/21/23

I spent 4.

3 hours

assessing the clinical setting, and I was able to interview a few staff members and patients to verify their needs and the established process used by the facility to analyze the patients’ risk factors, adequate assessment, activities, and evaluation of the patient care and outcomes. I presented accountable professional expectations and outcomes strategies to guarantee the best project outcomes. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment by articulating the organization’s performance improvement program and goals.

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Meet with stakeholders

3/23/23

I spent 2.5 hours meeting the administrative shift and other interested stakeholders, who provided ideas about our patients and the organization’s necessity to select one I could develop my project to ensure positive outcomes for all. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Demonstrate professionalism by seeking input and mentorship from others in career planning and development.

Setting assessment

2.5 H

3/24/23

I spent 2.5 hours identifying gaps in each clinical necessity to converge the Practicum Project. Before implementing my project, I integrate my expertise with existing literature to create an evidence-based protocol. EBP can designate other clinicians and me by establishing adequate treatment and patient care practices
. Rather than delivering one-size-fits-all care, I am creating a care plan that operates individually for patients and the organization. The leadership role-specific competence applied was: effective relationship management balancing the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives.

Essential III. Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

Consult with statistician

3/27/23

I met face to face with a statistician asking him to help me on my DNP project, analyzing the data. I explained all the processes, including program objectives. He was very interested but is helping many students and will be unavailable when I need to start my implementation. The leadership role-specific competence applied was: active relationship management supporting the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives

Essential I. Scientific Underpinning for Practice

Consult with content experts
3 hours
3/28/23

I spent 3 hours meeting an expert in nursing leadership from a similar healthcare center. She explained to me her experiences during her DNP project implementation, the importance of the early assessment of the organization, staff, and participants, and being prepared with tools to avoid any barriers. I was pleased with this meeting; it gave me more strength to go far.

The leadership role-specific competence applied was: evaluated patient safety practices in the clinic, integrating bioethical and legal dimensions into clinical and management decision-making.

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DNP

Program

Student Name: Am

Cohort: X

Mentor Name:

Dr

.

PICOT:

Clinical Hours Course of Action

Name
DNP 7000
Dr. Karen Perez
DNP
DNP 7000
Dr. Karen Perez
DNP
DNP 7000
Dr. Karen Perez
DNP
DNP 7000
Dr. Karen Perez
DNP
DNP 7000
Dr. Karen Perez
DNP
DNP 7000
Dr. Karen Perez
DNP
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
DNP XXXX
Dr.
XXXX
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement
Identify stakeholders
DNP XXXX
Dr.
XXXX
DNP XXXX
Dr.
XXXX
DNP XXXX
Dr.
XXXX
DNP XXXX
Dr.
2H
DNP XXXX
Dr.
XXXX
2 hours
DNP XXXX
Dr.
XXXX

Course

Instructor

Session

Essential

Activity

Time Spent

Date

Note

DNP 7000

Dr.

Karen Perez
DNP
Essential VI: Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

Consult by phone/person/email with my preceptor

1.5 Hours

03/05/25

I had a videoconference zoom meeting with my DNP program mentor, Dr. Fernandez accompanied by Dr. Perez who explained to me the requirements of a DNP project, including but not limited to all the processes before and after implementation of my investigation project. The role-specific competencies associated was Effective communication and Relationship Building

I. Scientific Underpinning for Practice

Synthesize literature

4 hours

03/06/25

I spent 4 hours reviewing evidence-based information about the best possible topics for my DNP project considering pro and cons for each theme and its limitations. The role-specific competencies associated was Evidence-based practice/outcome measurement and research

II. Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Evaluate cultural diversity within an organization

2H

ours

03/10/25

I met with my supervisor and clinical director for

2 hours

to discuss pros and cons of developing the investigation project in the clinical setting, and determine the best population to consider for the development of the project taking into consideration their cultural diversity, diagnosis and possible patient outcomes and satisfaction at this moment.

The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment by articulating the organization’s performance improvement program and goals.

Essential II

I: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

Attend meetings pertinent to the project

3hours

03/16/25

I had a

3 hours

meeting with my preceptor and colleague for the development of the DNP project in the clinical setting, he provided his knowledge and experience as pain management specialist and clarify the possibles outcomes. . The role-specific competencies associated was LEADERSHIP while addressing and exchanging the ideas and viewpoints to consider during the investigation to assure successful outcomes.

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement

Conduct assessment of practice setting

1.5Hours

04/08/25

I spent

1.5 hour

s

on videoconference zoom meeting with Dr. Perez and Dr. Fernandez discussing about the importance of choosing the right clinical setting for the development of the DNP project, knowing the limitations of a hospital setting over a private practice. The role-specific competencies associated was Effective communication and Relationship Building

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice

Review/Evaluate EBP material (e.g., web, print)

3Hours

04/10/25

I spent 3 hours reviewing literature, peer reviews, and evidenced-based material to identify the best possible tool to be used for the implementation of the DNP project. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment by identifying possible limitations with pain measurement.

Identify stakeholders
2 hours
04/11/25

I spent 2 hours discussing to other providers the importance of implementing the project and address effectiveness this helped me to establish commitment with the organization and patient care by the other providers including their suggestions for implementation. The role-specific competence applied was: Professionalism and Effective communication and relationship building by building collaborative relationships soliciting support from the staff before and after implementing my DNP project.

DNP

XXXX
Dr. XXXX
(DNP Essential I)

Appraisal literature for inclusion
3 hours
After the quality improvement meeting, I dedicated 3 hours to reviewing the literature and understanding the organizational performance tools with Hispanic diabetic patients. I included detailed information about staff and its performance goals; this information provided me with adequate judgment skills to identify who needs training focus on practice improvement. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment by identifying risk areas in my clinical setting/population.

1.5 hours
After acquired skill with the literature review, I decided to pass by a different clinic department that hired new staff recently. Stakeholder support is necessary for a successful change proposal project implementation. A professional conversation was established; this allowed me to approach the member commitment with the organization and patient care. Few new suggestions based on different points of view received. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Professionalism and Effective communication and relationship building by building collaborative relationships soliciting the staff feedback to get ready before implementing my DNP project.

III. Clinical scholarship and Analytical Methods for EBP

Evaluate web-accessible training
2H
I was challenged to get reliable, accurate web training to support clinical decision-making that meets my evidence-based nursing clinical practice change expectations. I targeted Diabetic patients’ management tools in the Hispanic population and how providers can guarantee better performance using a new protocol in the clinic after evaluating the web-based information resources in frontline practice. This activity encourages me to understand disparities in diabetic care in my selected setting that can affect the implementation of my DNP project.

The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment by using evidence-based metrics to align patient outcomes with the organization’s goals and objectives.

.

Essential VI

Meeting with my preceptor/mentor
1.5 hour
I met with my mentor to present my conclusion after meeting the new stakeholders, the quality measure tools staff meeting, new literature review, and web training evidence-based practice information. We discuss how all this information will help me through my project implementation. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Professionalism by seeking input and mentorship from others in career planning and development.

Essential II
Attend quality improvement meting

2.5 hours

I met with the owner of the clinical setting (Clinica XXXXX) and the rest of the administrative personnel to discuss the third quarter outcomes. The topic included organizational safety of Care. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was Business Skill by using business models for healthcare organizations and applying fundamental economics concepts.

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III. Advanced Nursing Practice

Consultation with experts

I spent 2 hours in consultation with an expert in family practice, Dr. Sanchez, where the screening tool implementation is challenging also about the best organizational model to implement during my project. His recommendation about the proper use of the guideline requires understanding the specific cultural traditions and, based on that, establishing a plan that works with providers and patients. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment and Professionalism by establishing quality metrics that contribute to the profession’s advancement.

Essential III:

-Consult with statistician: in person, by phone, or by email

I contacted the statistic to update my literature review, including evidence-based practice tools that will help me collect my project data and future evaluation. He provided me the most frequently used statistical methods to address the most relevant data in a DNP project. Those examples will help me to develop my analytical skills in a short proper time. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Effective Communication and relationship Building demonstrating my ability in interpersonal communication.

VI. Inter-professional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes

Consult with content experts

2 H

I met one DNP graduate from FIU to understand how she could correlate all curricular DNP program elements and competencies in a DNP project implementation in just eight weeks. She provided me with many details to be considered before the execution that will help me smooth the process. The Leadership role-specific competence applied was: Effective Communication and Relationship Building through a collaborative relationship with DNP stakeholders.

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