Week 3 NR-730
Student Lesson Plan
Overview
•	Program Competencies
•	Course Outcomes
•	Weekly Objectives
•	Main Concepts
1.	Integrates scientific underpinnings into everyday clinical practice. (POs 3, 5)
2.	Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)
3.	Uses analytic methods to translate critically appraised research and other evidence into clinical scholarship for innovative practice improvements. (POs 3, 5)
4.	Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)
5.	Analyzes health care policies to advocate for equitable health care and social justice to all populations and those at risk due to social determinants of health. (POs 2, 9)
6.	Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)
8.	Leads others in professional identity, advanced clinical judgment, systems thinking, resilience, and accountability in selecting, implementing, and evaluating clinical care. (POs 1, 4)
Schedule
Section	Read/Review/Complete	Course Outcomes	Due	
Prepare	Assigned Readings	COs 2, 3	Wednesday	
Explore	Lesson	COs 2, 3	Wednesday	
Translate to Practice	Discussion: Initial Post	COs 2, 3	Wednesday	
Translate to Practice	Discussion: Follow-Up Posts	COs 2, 3	Sunday	
Translate to Practice	Assignment	COs 2, 3	Sunday	
Reflect	Reflection	COs 2, 3	No submission	
Foundations for Learning
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice.Links to an external site. https://www.aacnnursing.org/DNP/DNP-Essentials (Note: These Essentials outline the foundational competencies of advanced nursing practice for the DNP.)
Student Learning Resources
Click on the following tabs to view the resources for this week.
•	Required Textbooks
•	Required Articles
•	Additional Resources
Roush, K. (2019). A nurse’s step-by-step guide to writing a dissertation or scholarly project (2nd ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
•	Read Chapter 1
o	Section: PICOT Statements
o	Section: Your Plan (Methodology)
o	Section: Research Questions
Learning Success Strategies
•	Review the assigned readings to ensure you understand the key terms and can relate them to the role of the DNP-prepared nurse.  
•	As you review weekly content, consider how each concept and discussion can be translated into practice in your unique setting. 
•	Be ready to share your thoughts through the interactive discussion. It is important to share your own thoughts so that we hear your voice. Also, support your positions with evidence from the literature. Growing in your ability to share your ideas is encouraged, and the use of first-person is accepted for the discussion board.  
•	Review the discussion guidelines and rubric to optimize your performance. 
•	You have access to a variety of resources to support your success. Click on the DNP Resources tab on the home page to access program and project resources.  
•	Your course faculty is here to support your learning journey. Reach out for guidance with study strategies, time management, and course-related questions. Review rubric feedback and individual comments to optimize performance.  
•	Let's Check-In: Tips for Success are available several weeks throughout the course. Check announcements and please listen to the recording posted in the announcements if unable to attend.
•	As a reminder, your DNP Practicum Readiness Form (draft) is due this week. Reach out to course faculty for guidance or questions.
 Interacting with Feedback
Each week your course faculty will provide feedback in the rubric on any assignment you have submitted. Take a moment to review the following video on how to view rubric feedback in Canvas. (After clicking the link, scroll down or click on the title in the Summary area to jump directly to the video.)
•	Link (video): Looking at FeedbackLinks to an external site. (2:26)
Review the following video on how to accept/reject track changes when viewing course faculty feedback on your assignment:
•	Link (video): Word: Track Changes and Comments (4:19)
Lesson
The Building Blocks of a DNP Project
Developing a Practice Question
As you have learned in previous courses, evidence-based nursing practice provides a foundation by which nurses can provide quality healthcare services to meet the needs of patient populations. The practice of using the best available evidence to support clinical and practice decisions is not a new concept. The professions of medicine and nursing have relied on evidence in the form of data and observations for centuries (Zaccagnini & Pechacek, 2021). A critical competency of the DNP-prepared nurse is the ability to synthesize evidence from existing research and translate the evidence to improve quality and efficiencies in nursing practice.
As you consider the evidence you have gathered related to your proposed practice problem, you will craft a practice question that drives the development and scope of your entire DNP project. The practice question is referred to as a PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, timeline). The PICOT format is used to organize the practice question.
PICOT Image Description
 
A template for a PICOT looks something like this:

PICOT Template Image Description
 
Click through the following interactive for an example scenario to develop a PICOT statement.

PICOT Example Interactive Transcript
 
Click on the following hourglass and take a moment to reflect on the statement.
Time to Pause Interactive Transcript
Identifying Measurable Outcomes 
The purpose of the DNP project is to influence practice problems at the micro, meso, or macro systems level through the introduction and integration of evidence into practice. As you develop your PICOT question, the outcome you plan to measure must be consistent with the evidence-based intervention and the identified practice problem.
Here are some questions to consider:
•	Why is the project being done?
•	Is the project directed towards the identified practice problem?
•	Will the outcome you measure indicate if the practice problem was impacted?
Click on the following hourglass and take a moment to reflect on the statement.
Time to Pause Interactive Transcript
Understanding the Timeframe of a DNP Project
In contrast to research studies, DNP projects have a much shorter timeline for implementation. Whereas research studies may evolve over years, the implementation and intervention period of a DNP project is much shorter. At Chamberlain University College of Nursing, the implementation and intervention of a DNP practice change project is completed in 8 to 12 weeks. Since DNP projects are designed based on research studies found in existing literature, the process of developing and ensuring validity and reliability of protocols, tools, or surveys is removed from the DNP project development process. While PhD-prepared nurses focus on the discovery of new evidence, DNP-prepared nurses translate existing evidence to address real-world practice problems and improve care.
Click on the following hourglass and take a moment to reflect on the statement.
Time to Pause Interactive Transcript

References
Zaccagnini, M., & Pechacek, J. M. (2021). The Doctor of Nursing Practice essentials: A new model for advanced practice nursing (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
The PICOT Question: A Building Block of the DNP Project
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to examine a PICOT question, which will serve as the mechanism for the development of the DNP practice change project.
Instructions
Reflect on your readings this week and respond to the following: 
1.	State your proposed DNP practice change project PICOT question.
2.	Examine how your PICOT question addresses the identified practice problem.
3.	Evaluate how the outcome identified in your PICOT question aligns with the evidence-based intervention.
Please click on the following link to review the DNP Discussion Guidelines on the Student Resource Center program page:
•	Link (webpage): DNP Discussion GuidelinesLinks to an external site.
Program Competencies
This discussion enables the student to meet the following program outcomes:
1.	Integrates scientific underpinnings into everyday clinical practice. (POs 3, 5)
2.	Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)
3.	Uses analytic methods to translate critically appraised research and other evidence into clinical scholarship for innovative practice improvements. (POs 3, 5)
4.	Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)
5.	Analyzes health care policies to advocate for equitable health care and social justice to all populations and those at risk due to social determinants of health. (POs 2, 9)
6.	Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)
8.	Leads others in professional identity, advanced clinical judgment, systems thinking, resilience, and accountability in selecting, implementing, and evaluating clinical care. (POs 1, 4)
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
2.	Apply clinical scholarship methodologies for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating quality improvements and the translation of evidence-based practice, to improve healthcare outcomes at the micro, meso, or macrosystem level. (PCs 1, 3, 5; POs 3, 5, 9)
3.	Appraise and synthesize the highest level of evidence available to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and healthcare outcomes of diverse populations. (PCs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8; POs 4, 5, 6, 8)
Due Dates
•	Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday
•	Follow-Up Posts: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Search entries or author
 Filter replies by unreadUnread     Collapse replies Expand replies
 Subscribe
 ReplyReply to Week 3: Discussion | The PICOT Question: A Building Block of the DNP Project
•	

Collapse SubdiscussionJessica McCarthy

Feb 27, 2024Local: Feb 27 at 5:34pm
Course: Feb 27 at 3:34pm
Manage Discussion Entry
Hello class and welcome to the Week 3 discussion.  This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
2: Apply clinical scholarship methodologies for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating quality improvements and the translation of evidence-based practice, to improve healthcare outcomes at the micro, meso, or macrosystem level. (POs 3, 5, 9)
3: Appraise and synthesize the highest level of evidence available to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and healthcare outcomes of diverse populations. (POs 4, 5, 6, 8)
Reflect on your readings this week and respond to the following: 
1.	State your proposed DNP practicum project PICOT question.
2.	Examine how your PICOT question addresses the identified practice problem.
3.	Evaluate how the outcome identified in your PICOT question aligns with the evidence-based intervention.
Draft 
DNP Practicum Readiness Form
Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to complete the DNP Practicum Readiness Form (located in the DNP Project & Practicum Resources section of the Student Resource Center) in preparation for the practicum courses. The Practicum Readiness Form must be completed entirely because the information will be needed to write the project plan, complete the institutional review board application, and implement the DNP practice change project.
Successful completion of this form is required to enroll in NR711.
Instructions
Complete all pages entirely with sufficient detail, paying attention to the following:
1.	Page 1
a.	If some information does not apply, such as the mentor information, enter Not Applicable. Be sure to answer the questions at the bottom of the page with the check-boxes.
2.	Page 2
a.	Answer all questions and sub-questions. If a sub-question is not completed, the form is considered incomplete.
b.	Enter complete APA references for 5 contemporary research articles (< 5 years old).
i.	A minimum of 2 articles should be related to your practice problem.
ii.	A minimum of 3 articles related to your evidence-based intervention.
iii.	The form is considered incomplete with less than 2 articles for the practice problem and 3 articles supporting the evidence-based intervention.
3.	Page 3
a.	Explain the steps in your intervention implementation plan in detail so that the reader can implement the same intervention by following your plan's exact steps.
b.	Examine the feasibility of implementing your project in 8-12 weeks.
c.	Analyze the barriers you anticipate and the strategies to overcome or mitigate the barriers.
4.	Page 4
a.	Explain your data collection plan and process fully so that the reader can replicate the data collection process exactly.
i.	State the outcome(s) you will measure and the data collection process pre-implementation and process post-implementation.
ii.	Explain your data analysis plan and the statistical tests you will use to evaluate the outcome data. Importantly, you must complete the two questions with check boxes at the bottom of the page.
 Important
You are expected to use your course faculty feedback on this draft assignment to revise your work for the final submission of this assignment in Week 5. The final submission of this assignment in Week 5 is a pass/fail assignment. If the form is completed entirely for the Week 5 assignment, all points will be awarded.
Program Competencies
This assignment enables the student to meet the following program outcomes:
1.	Integrates scientific underpinnings into everyday clinical practice. (POs 3, 5)
2.	Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)
3.	Uses analytic methods to translate critically appraised research and other evidence into clinical scholarship for innovative practice improvements. (POs 3, 5)
4.	Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)
5.	Analyzes health care policies to advocate for equitable health care and social justice to all populations and those at risk due to social determinants of health. (POs 2, 9)
6.	Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)
8.	Leads others in professional identity, advanced clinical judgment, systems thinking, resilience, and accountability in selecting, implementing, and evaluating clinical care. (POs 1, 4)
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
2. Apply clinical scholarship methodologies for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating quality improvements and the translation of evidence-based practice, to improve healthcare outcomes at the micro, meso, or macrosystem level. (PCs 1, 3, 5; POs 3, 5, 9) 
3. Appraise and synthesize the highest level of evidence available to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and healthcare outcomes of diverse populations. (PCs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8; POs 4, 5, 6, 8) 
Due Date
•	By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
•	Late Assignment Policy applies
Rubric
Week 3 Assignment Grading
 Rubric
Week 3 Assignment Grading Rubric	
Criteria	Ratings	Pts	
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
Requirements:
1. Complete page 1 entirely with sufficient detail.
2. Complete page 2 entirely with sufficient detail.
3. Complete page 3 entirely with sufficient detail.
4. Complete page 4 entirely with sufficient detail.	100 pts
The form is completed entirely. There are no unanswered questions and Not Applicable is entered appropriately. All questions are answered in sufficient detail.	
0 pts
The form is not completed entirely with unanswered questions and/or answers that are superficial without the required detail.	

	100 pts	
Total Points: 100