Doctoral Project Practicum (1.5 credits didactic)

Catalog description

In these series of courses, the doctoral student has identified a problem or question that requires a change in health care or educational services, clinical practices or policies that might be addressed in a leadership role. This problem has relevance to current and emerging health care or educational issues. The result of the project will be a scholarly work written at a doctoral level of complexity, describing evidence-based practice. The focus of the project will be to critically appraise evidence from the literature answering a clinical question and the strategy used to implement a change in practice if indicated from the evidence. The goal of this work is to determine the implications for clinical practice to improve clinical nursing practice and patient outcomes. Students must complete 250 approved indirect patient-care practicum hours.