Looking back, moving forward: Lessons learned from a Doctor of Nursing Practice program's first decade
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Eileen Thrower, PhD, APRN, CNM, CNE, FACNM, Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, Kentucky, USA
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- Frontier Nursing University, Versailles, Kentucky, USA
A Nursing University transitioned from a DNP Capstone to a standardized quality improvement project based on Institute for Healthcare Improvement curricula and SQUIRE guidelines. This presentation reviews the evolution of the DNP program, DNP project, and process used to identify exemplary projects leading to increased nursing scholarship and dissemination.
30th International Nursing Research Congress: Theory-to-Practice: Catalyzing Collaborations to Connect Globally. Held 25-29 July 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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| Keywords | DNP Final Project; Doctor of Nursing Practice Program; Nursing Education History |
| Name | 30th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Date | 2019 |
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