Module Components

• Overview
• Assignments

Topics

• Quality Improvement vs Research
• DNP Project Proposal
• REDCap

NDNP 810 DNP Project Identification

Module 4: DNP Project Proposal

Overview

All UMSON Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects are expected to translate evidence into practice for the purpose of improving the quality of healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, or system operations. During the early stages of a DNP Project, students engage in a systematic process of literature inquiry, project site assessment, information analysis, and planning to conceptualize a viable DNP Project. A viable project is a specific and achievable initiative that is evidence-based to address a verifiable issue or problem which can be completed during a limited timeframe.

The distinction must be made between Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects and research. Research generates new knowledge regarding the association between variables that can be generalized from a study population to a target population. Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects use the knowledge generated from research to make improvements at a single site, without generalization beyond the population at the project site.
In this web conferencing session, students will present their DNP Scholarly Project proposal as an improvement imitative, distinct from research.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• Distinguish the difference between a research study and a DNP Scholarly Project
• Compose a viable DNP Project Proposal for implementation at an identified project site with a population of interest in accordance with Squire Guidelines.

• Utilize the information from the REDCap video to pre-plan for data collection.

Required Readings/videos

• Ogrinc, G.S., Headrick, L.A., Barton, A.J., Dolansky, M.A., Madigosky, W.S., & Miltner, R.S. (2018). Fundamentals of health care improvement: A guide to improving your patients’ care (3rd Ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission and Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Review previously assigned Chapters 1 and 3.

• Ogrinc, G., Nelson, W. A., Adams, S. M., & O'Hara, A. E. (2013). An instrument to differentiate between clinical research and quality improvement. IRB: Ethics & Human Research, 35(5), 1-8. 
• View the presentation QI vs Research by Casey Jackson, UMSON Research Quality Manager (55:38)
• QI vs Research ppt

• GANTT Charts: Quality & Safety Briefs on Blackboard under the Community Tab - Select UMSON QI Quality & Safety Briefs Series then Modules
• 3.5   Project Management Essentials (this has instructions on how to do a Project GANTT Chart)

We will be using parts of the scientific writing seminar series to help you improve your writing skills. please review the following videos and keep them handy for your reference. These videos may discuss the term “Research” but they are generic to good writing skills.

• “Writing Effective Titles and Abstracts” seminar please by Dr. Marey Shriver’s slides .
  https://umaryland.zoom.us/rec/share/2kj_VCiYc5JNPD6vOUwAy6kCoIYQS61eSrApF4CA_ubt6AqLth875xoCH_I6LzL4.ugrZpfDRXEO_37F_?startTime=1642687279000
  
• “Developing Tables, Figures and Graphs for Your Research Paper” seminar please see Dr. Jessica Brown’s video.  https://umaryland.zoom.us/rec/share/Y-ndYUvpQ_Ox2AkSi7pS7M-4g7r8jcW9fXnYZoEL0td8KbpuYJH3gN8Qca3ZnI38.rt4XuP_Jkw00pR6I?startTime=1639058529000

Directions

Read the module and then complete the assignment in the module