PMID- 33439493
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210623
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 1365-2702 (Electronic)
IS  - 0962-1067 (Print)
IS  - 0962-1067 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 21-22
DP  - 2020 Nov
TI  - A 10-year evaluation of projects in a doctor of nursing practice programme.
PG  - 4090-4103
LID - 10.1111/jocn.15435 [doi]
AB  - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The role of professional doctorates is receiving increased 
      attention internationally. As part of building the rigour and scholarship of 
      these programmes, we assessed projects undertaken as part of a doctor of nursing 
      practice (DNP) programme at Johns Hopkins University. Recommendations for 
      programme development in professional doctorates are provided. BACKGROUND: Past 
      research has described the methodologic limitations and dissemination of DNP 
      projects. However, few studies have provided recommendations for strengthening 
      these projects and alternative strategies for achieving scale in larger student 
      cohorts. DESIGN: A descriptive study reported in accordance with STROBE 
      guidelines. METHODS: From 2009-2018, 191 final DNP project reports were obtained 
      from the DNP programme administrator. Essential project characteristics from the 
      papers were extracted, including use of theoretical framework, design, setting, 
      sample and dissemination through publication. To determine whether the results of 
      the projects had been published, the title and student's name were searched in 
      Google Scholar and Google. RESULTS: Of the 191 projects, 83% focused on adults 
      and 61% were conducted in the hospital setting. Sample sizes ranged from 7 to 
      24,702. Eighty per cent of the projects employed a pretest/post-test design, 
      including both single and independent groups. The projects spanned six 
      overarching themes, including process improvement, clinician development, patient 
      safety, patient outcome improvement, access to care and workplace environment. 
      Twenty-one per cent of the project findings were published in scholarly journals. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Conducting a critical review of DNP projects has been useful in 
      refining a strategy shifting from incremental to transformative changes in 
      advanced practice. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Programme evaluation is 
      critical in order to sufficiently prepare nurses in advanced nursing practice to 
      influence healthcare outcomes at the individual or population level.
CI  - (c) 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Turkson-Ocran, Ruth-Alma N
AU  - Turkson-Ocran RN
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9932-052X
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - Spaulding, Erin M
AU  - Spaulding EM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8390-2277
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - Renda, Susan
AU  - Renda S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3343-1694
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - Pandian, Vinciya
AU  - Pandian V
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2260-1080
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - Rittler, Hannah
AU  - Rittler H
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - Davidson, Patricia M
AU  - Davidson PM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0299-6289
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - Nolan, Marie T
AU  - Nolan MT
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8341-7893
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
FAU - D'Aoust, Rita
AU  - D'Aoust R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6074-0359
AD  - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
LA  - eng
GR  - T32 NR012704/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States
GR  - T32DK062707/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
GR  - NSP II-17-107/Maryland Higher Education Commission/
GR  - American Heart Association/
GR  - F31DR017328/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States
GR  - T32 DK062707/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20200819
PL  - England
TA  - J Clin Nurs
JT  - Journal of clinical nursing
JID - 9207302
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Advanced Practice Nursing
MH  - *Education, Nursing, Graduate
MH  - Humans
MH  - Nurses
MH  - Program Development
MH  - Program Evaluation
PMC - PMC9080107
MID - NIHMS1678176
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - doctoral nursing education
OT  - information dissemination
OT  - programme sustainability
OT  - study design
COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST None.
EDAT- 2021/01/14 06:00
MHDA- 2021/06/24 06:00
PMCR- 2022/05/08
CRDT- 2021/01/13 12:15
PHST- 2020/01/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/06/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/07/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/01/13 12:15 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/01/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/06/24 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1111/jocn.15435 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Clin Nurs. 2020 Nov;29(21-22):4090-4103. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15435. Epub 2020 Aug 
      19.