DNP Project Planning II (DNP Project #2)

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of the concepts, procedures, and fundamental processes of project management for Doctor of Nursing Practice students. Principles, tools and techniques of project management within an integrative framework are reviewed and applied to the development of the practice change/quality improvement project proposal. Students will develop a proposal for an evidence-based project that addresses a health problem, health promotion opportunity, healthcare system issue, community health concern, clinical problem, integration of technology/informatics in care or a policy-related issue. Students will finalize the project plan by the conclusion of the course. Students will develop a partnership with key stakeholders relative to their intended project and meet with key stakeholders and members within a healthcare agency and/or communities of interest where the project is to be implemented. Students are expected to develop collaborative working relationships and team leadership skills throughout the course of the semester through regularly scheduled team meetings that engage project site stakeholders and project mentors, including both site and faculty project mentors.