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Development of an innovative Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project dissemination package at a public university in North Carolina

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students acquire the ability to translate knowledge into tangible, real-world solutions through their DNP projects. Flexibility in DNP project requirements has resulted in significant variation across programs. PROBLEM: Due to its expansive growth at one public university, a DNP Project Task Force was formed to re-envision the existing DNP Project structure and products. APPROACH: The Task Force used the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model (4th ed.) as a framework to design a 3-semester-3-course series with one faculty member leading each DNP Project group of six students throughout project development, implementation, and evaluation. OUTCOMES: The DNP Project Dissemination Package includes an abstract, an executive summary, and a conference-style poster that meet program/university requirements and that are appropriate for future professional presentation and/or publication. LIMITATIONS: Though scalable and adaptable for widespread implementation, factors such as university-based requirements and faculty workload assignment may impact broader adoption of the Dissemination Package. DISCUSSION: The DNP Project Dissemination Package empowers DNP graduates to serve as change agents, share their impactful work and showcase the extent to which DNP projects can be timely and widely disseminated to ensure translation of evidence into practice.

Source: Journal of Professional Nursing

DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.04.002