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The DNP degree was developed specifically to prepare nurses for specialized practice. The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice articulates the standards and competencies for practitioners who function at this level. Graduates from a DNP program are prepared for a variety of practice roles, and the specific venue in which DNPs practice indicates how the role will be actualized. The DNP Essentials speak to the foundational competencies that are necessary to assume the scope of an advanced nursing practice role. The direction and scope of the core competencies for each DNP practice role will vary based on the specific function and practice for which the learner is preparing. Throughout this course, you have engaged in various practice activities that have related to The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (2006). You have also been given opportunities to directly apply the Program Outcomes identified for the DNP degree here at Touro University Nevada through practice activities. Utilizing your experiences relating to these two directives, write a 3-5 page paper that addresses how the DNP Essentials and the TUN Program Outcomes have been evidenced in this course through the various practice activities you’ve explored. Specific examples are needed for you to sufficiently analyze and explain how these tenets were seen in the course. Directions: 1. Review the DNP Essentials at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/Essentials.pdf 2. Review the Program Outcomes for TUN at http://tun.touro.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DNPStudentHandbookJuly2015_revised.pdf 3. Review the practice logs created in the Meditrek platform for the semester. 4. Reflect on how the practice activities you participated in throughout the semester pertained to the DNP Essentials. 5. Perform a literature search to support your viewpoints and gain further insight. 6. Write your paper. This should include the following headings: a. Introduction to the paper: The purpose of practice experiences in a DNP program should be introduced. Discussion should include perspectives from the DNP Essentials and other appropriate scholarly publications, links to the program outcomes for TUN, applications to personal practice experiences from this semester and how these two tenets served as a guide in these experiences. b. DNP Essentials: A brief discussion of the purpose of accreditation standards for professional academic programs, and the purpose of the DNP Essentials in doctoral practical education experiences. Specific names and titles of the essentials should be discussed including items I-III. i. Essential IV: Describe Essential VI. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to Essential IV. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. ii. Essential VI: Describe Essential VI. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to Essential VI. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. iii. Essential VIII: Describe Essential VIII. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to Essential VIII. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. c. Program Outcomes: A brief discussion of the purpose of Program Outcomes in general and specific description and discussion of TUN’s DNP Program Outcomes and their role in practice experiences. Program outcomes should be discussed in general and specifically including items 1-10. i. Program Outcome 3 (PO3): Describe PO3. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to PO3. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. ii. Program Outcome 4 (PO4): Describe PO4. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to PO4. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. iii. Program Outcome 6 (PO6): Describe PO6. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to PO6. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. iv. Program Outcome 8 (PO8): Describe PO8. Discuss how practice experiences during this semester related directly to PO8. Include scholarly references to support your viewpoint. Explore ways that these experiences lay a foundation for your future practice as a Scholar-Practitioner and Nurse Leader specifically. Discuss specific experiences and give specific examples. d. Summary of Practice Activities: Summarize your personal progress with regard to practice activities throughout this semester. Include any personal insights you have gained and overall progress. Explain how the practice activities you have experienced have contributed to your overall success or difficulty. Discuss any barriers to personal practice you have encountered and explore possible methods to overcome barriers in the future. (Remember to use APA in this section and throughout the entirety of the paper which does not allow the use of first person). e. Conclusion: Write a conclusion that summarizes the contents of your paper including DNP Essentials, Program Outcomes, and their relation to Practice experiences this semester. 7. Submit your 3-5 page paper in APA format. Include a title page and reference page. (These are not included in your total page count.) Make sure you use evidence from scholarly literature to support your work. Include five current references (published within the last five years). Textbooks and websites are limited to one reference. Please use proper grammar, spelling, and syntax. Click on the Resources Link for additional APA information. Please refer to the grading rubric for further guidance. You will turn in this assignment using the Unit 5 Assignment dropbox. Please see the associated grading rubric on the side menu “Rubrics and Supporting Documents”.
