Evidence-Based Practice - Leading Change Management

Catalog description

This course builds on the foundational principles of evidence-based practice to enhance the understanding and practice of cost-effective evidence-based nursing care and translation research at an advanced level. The DNP student will learn to contribute to the expansion of knowledge underlying advanced professional nursing practice through the translation of research into practice based on a distinct population?s critical needs. Students will develop and refine competencies and skills in translating nursing research using a collaborative, culturally sensitive approach when dealing with stakeholders in a variety of settings. Students? enhanced understanding and proficiency in translating evidence will guide them in transforming the evidence-based approaches used in practice keeping in mind safety, affordability and accessibility. Students will formulate methods to evaluate outcomes of clinical practice changes that affect all members of the healthcare/patient team. Human subjects? research will be discussed with a focus on ethical principles. Finally, dissemination of clinical practice scholarship will be examined as a critical element of DNP practice.