PMID- 33988533
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210831
LR  - 20210831
IS  - 1538-9855 (Electronic)
IS  - 0363-3624 (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 5
DP  - 2021 Sep-Oct 01
TI  - Lessons Learned Using Logic Models to Design and Guide DNP Projects.
PG  - E127-E131
LID - 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001025 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: A final culminating project that is derived from a practice immersion 
      experience is a critical part of a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program. 
      PROBLEM: Many schools use well-designed quality improvement (QI) projects to meet 
      this requirement, but there is no consensus on which QI methods and tools are the 
      most effective for DNP students to demonstrate before graduation. APPROACH: One 
      Mid-Atlantic public university began using QI process models, one of which was a 
      logic model, to guide their DNP projects. This led to subsequent changes in the 
      curriculum, faculty preparation, and practice partner responsibilities. OUTCOME: 
      Many benefits and challenges were identified during the logic model 
      implementation that may benefit other schools seeking to increase consistency and 
      rigor. Although the learning process for students and faculty may be challenging, 
      the outcomes included improved project conceptualization, clarity, concision, and 
      feasibility of goal attainment. CONCLUSIONS: Use of logic models expands DNP 
      students' skills to develop and implement a successful project and supports 
      clinical scholarship.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Idzik, Shannon
AU  - Idzik S
AD  - Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Drs Idzik, Buckley, Bindon, and 
      Bingham) and Assistant Professor (Drs Hammersla and Windemuth), School of 
      Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore; and Nurse Practitioner (Dr 
      Gorschboth), Christiana Care Health Services, Middletown, Delaware.
FAU - Buckley, Kathleen
AU  - Buckley K
FAU - Bindon, Susan
AU  - Bindon S
FAU - Gorschboth, Susan
AU  - Gorschboth S
FAU - Hammersla, Margaret
AU  - Hammersla M
FAU - Windemuth, Brenda
AU  - Windemuth B
FAU - Bingham, Debra
AU  - Bingham D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Nurse Educ
JT  - Nurse educator
JID - 7701902
MH  - Curriculum
MH  - *Education, Nursing, Graduate
MH  - Humans
MH  - Logic
MH  - Nursing Education Research
MH  - *Students, Nursing
COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2021/05/15 06:00
MHDA- 2021/09/01 06:00
CRDT- 2021/05/14 12:21
PHST- 2021/05/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/09/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/05/14 12:21 [entrez]
AID - 00006223-900000000-99150 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001025 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nurse Educ. 2021 Sep-Oct 01;46(5):E127-E131. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001025.