PMID- 26990525 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160726 LR - 20160319 IS - 1538-8662 (Electronic) IS - 0361-1817 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Apr 17 TI - Assessing DNP impact using program evaluations to capture healthcare system change. PG - 44-53 LID - 10.1097/01.NPR.0000481509.24736.c8 [doi] AB - The doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree was formalized in 2004. Data evaluating the impact of DNP-prepared nurses on individual patient care, population health, and healthcare system outcomes are limited. This article demonstrates how the DNP Essentials can be used to frame DNP program evaluation data. FAU - Pritham, Ursula A AU - Pritham UA AD - Ursula A. Pritham is an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, School of Nursing, Statesboro, Ga. Patricia White is a professor and practice director of the DNP Program School of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Programs at Simmons College, Boston, Mass. FAU - White, Patricia AU - White P LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Nurse Pract JT - The Nurse practitioner JID - 7603663 SB - IM MH - Delivery of Health Care/*organization & administration MH - *Education, Nursing, Graduate MH - Humans MH - Nurse Practitioners/*education MH - *Nursing Education Research MH - *Nursing Evaluation Research EDAT- 2016/03/19 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/28 06:00 CRDT- 2016/03/19 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [medline] AID - 00006205-201604000-00008 [pii] AID - 10.1097/01.NPR.0000481509.24736.c8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nurse Pract. 2016 Apr 17;41(4):44-53. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000481509.24736.c8.