· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
· Chapter 3, “The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) Model for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) Process Overview” (pp. 55–66)
· Chapter 4, “The Practice Question Phase” (pp. 73–96)
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Note: Check this website for the latest version of the DNP Project Process Guide.
· Review the Learning Resources for this week, specifically Chapter 4 of Dang et al. (2021) addressing the practice question, AACN’s
The Essentials, the
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Manual, and the
DNP Project Process Guide.
· Consider the types of organizations you might select for your practicum experiences (e.g., a large acute care health system, a long-term care facility, a pediatric hospital, a community health center, etc.)
· Consider the kinds of gaps in practice or practice changes that could benefit such organizations, including those specific to the organization and those that relate to healthcare practices more generally.
· Consider how the gaps in practice or practice changes you are interested in pursuing align to
The Essentials.
· Select
one organizational type and
one gap in practice or practice change on which to focus for this Assignment.
Note: You may select a new organizational type and gap in practice or practice change or, if you choose, you may reuse one on which you focused for a previous Assignment, Discussion, or Blog in this course.
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Also Note: These may or may not be the same organizational type and gap in practice or practice change as those you will focus on for your Practicum and DNP Project.
· Select a minimum of
four domains from
The Essentials that closely align with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.
Write a paper in which you address the following:
· Describe the organization type and the gap in practice or practice change that you selected for this Assignment.
· Identify the
four Domains from
The Essentials you identified which closely align with the gap in practice or practice change.
· Justify your Domain choices, explaining how each aligns with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.