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Awakening the DNP Spirit of the Scientific Underpinnings
Your Name (without credentials)
Miami Regional University
DNP7100: Evaluation of Evidence for Practice
Professor Name
Month, Year
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(Introduction – not labeled ‘Introduction’) Introduce your topic of interest for practice change and its general area of either (a) clinical outcomes, (b) safety and quality, (c) leadership, or (d) health policy. Tell the reader what the paper’s purpose is and present a preview of what the essay will include.
Project Topic and Question Formats
Remember to use the MEAL plan to organize your paragraphs. Start with your Main point and follow with Evidence, Analysis, and Links.
Introductory Paragraph
In this section of the paper, describe the background and development of this clinical practice issue that you propose to address. Show how you derived your problem statement (problem/etiology) of your assessment (consisting of personal experience, observation, stated patient values, literature, organizational needs, and other validated). Complete the section by saying the practice problem in two sentences (problem and etiology) and stating why this statement format is essential (in other words, why does it matter that you have etiologic statements)? Then display the problem in PICOT format and tell your reader about the purpose of using it to describe the issue.
Reflection on Nursing Science Underpinnings for Practice Change
Introduce your reader to the main ideas related to applying theory to guide the development of knowledge and understanding of your particular interest in leading practice change. Articulate your original application and evaluation of specific academic frameworks.
Metaparadigm
Identify the major concepts of nursing’s metaparadigm and describe these concepts as they are defined in the context of your interest in practice change (specific problem and area).
Ways of Knowing
Describe how the theory of Ways of Knowing concepts relates to your practice change idea. Provide an example from the theorist’s work and your practice to support your assertions.
Nursing Theorist
What are the central assumptions of the theory, and how do they relate to nursing’s metaparadigm and your practice issue? Remember to illustrate with examples from the theorist’s work that support your assertions.
Development and Discussion
Tell your reader where you stood on your clinical concern before you studied it in light of theory, Ways of Knowing and the literature. What values, background and other factors influenced your thinking. Use personal experience or previous knowledge to support your understanding.
Supporting Literatures
Summarize one article that influenced your thinking on this issue. Describe the author’s purpose, their main argument, and which of their ideas you found most influential. Which ideas supported your original thinking and advanced your understanding beyond what you initially thought? In other words, show readers how what you have learned both validated or challenged your review. Complete this section by stating what you anticipate next regarding your progress in developing a practice change project.
Include the DNP essentials explored with this assignment explaining how they are related to this assignment topic. Inclusion of the explored role-specific competencies as applicable.
Conclusion
Identify the main ideas and significant conclusions from the body of your manuscript. Do not add new information in conclusion.
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