The DNP Project Workbook

Translate knowledge into action with activities designed to jump-start and propel you through your DNP Project

This acclaimed workbook delivers an organized, systematic roadmap for the development, implementation, evaluation, and completion of the DNP Project. Designed by two nurse educators motivated by their own frustrating DNP experiences to help the next generation of students, it consists of a collection of lessons guiding readers, step-by-step, through the entire DNP Project process. Anchored in a real-world context with more than 100 learning activities, the resource promotes active learning and delivers practical tips and advice for every stage of the project. The improved second edition maps content to the new AACN essentials, reorganizes lessons for ease of use, weaves student project examples throughout chapters, adds new tables for quick reference, and offers additional supplemental content for students and faculty alike.

The workbook begins with fundamental, knowledge-based information and then addresses the development of the DNP Project team, the feasibility of project ideas, and the elements required to develop, implement, evaluate, disseminate, and complete the project. It provides a variety of in-depth examples from actual projects to document the development of ideas and a logical, critical thinking process. The format of individual lessons enables readers to complete them in the order that best mirrors the project requirements at all schools. Chapters begin with learning objectives and conclude with a concept map to summarize lessons learned. Also included are forms to help readers organize and document ideas, communicate with stakeholders, and track their progress. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.

New to the Second Edition:

• Maps content to the new AACN Essentials
• Reorganizes lessons based on student/faculty feedback
• Threads new student project exemplars throughout chapters
• Provides new tables for speedy reference
• Improves visual appeal and readability with two-color design
• Offers enhanced supplemental information

Key Features:

• Helps students to break down the complex DNP Project process into concrete and manageable steps
• Facilitates application of core knowledge to develop required DNP competencies
• Fosters development of creative thinking
• Provides lessons targeting activities for independent study or in-classroom engagement
• Helps students and teachers to document work to meet AACN competencies
• Illustrates DNP concepts with quick reference tables and examples

Molly Bradshaw, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CP-C is the current owner and Chief Executive Officer for her company, DNPmollyB, LLC where she works as a consultant and educator. She maintains a full-time clinical practice at First Choice Immediate Care, in Columbia, Kentucky. She completed her undergraduate nursing degrees at Eastern Kentucky University (1998, 2001); got her master's degree at the University of Kentucky (2005); and earned her doctor of nursing practice degree at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2016). She is nationally board certified as both a family and a women's health nurse practitioner, as well as a Veteran of the United States Navy. In the academic setting she has been a former associate professor, DNP program coordinator, and faculty innovator at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky. Also, she has been full time faculty at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her academic scholarship is rooted in teaching innovation, use of infographics/social media, and the DNP Project. Her published works focus on clinical subjects such as prescribing habits of nurse practitioners and chronic disease management, including hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, and multiple sclerosis. She is engaged in training and content creation for emerging Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) programs and Community Paramedics.

Tracy R. Vitale, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NE-BC, has been a nurse for more than 20 years and is currently an associate professor and specialty director of DNP Projects/DNP Project courses at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey. She received her baccalaureate degree in nursing from The College of New Jersey (2000), her master's in nursing from the University of Phoenix (2006), and a doctor of nursing practice degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2016). Prior to transitioning to academia in 2017, her nursing career included leadership positions in maternal-fetal medicine research, outpatient private maternal-fetal medicine and high-risk obstetrics practice, and labor and delivery/perinatal evaluation and treatment departments. Dr. Vitale sits on the board of directors for the Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey and is actively involved with the research committee. She also serves on the advisory council for the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, which focuses on nursing workforce issues and is the Region 4 Vice President of Policy and Practice for the New Jersey State Nurses Association. Dr. Vitale also serves as a manuscript reviewer for select journals.