Transcript The Doctor of Nursing Practice Experience

The Doctor of Nursing
Practice Experience
Melanie Hardin-Pierce, RN, MSN, APRN-BC
Professional Background
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Critical Care Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner
Clinical Faculty, UK CON
Professional Goals
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Nursing faculty member
Promote and implement evidencebased practice in nursing education
and clinical settings
Assume leadership role in practice
settings to improve the health
outcomes of critically ill adults
– patients who require prolonged periods of
mechanical ventilation and acute
hospitalization
Professional Goals
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Translate research into
practice settings
Program development,
implementation and
evaluation
Conduct clinical
research collaboratively
and independently
Manage change in
organizations
Why the DNP?
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Desire to function at the highest possible level
of nursing practice
Clinically focused doctorate
Prepares for clinical research utilization
Focus on leadership, management of change
at the system level
Focus on evidence-based practice
Desire to work “where the rubber meets the
road” and impact health outcomes:
Translate research into practice!
Impact of DNP Education
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Ongoing critique of and search for evidence, both in
classroom and clinical settings
Improved ability to analyze existing evidence to
determine need for change and to identify gaps in
knowledge
Ability to design and use clinical models that are
evidence-based
Ability to development, implement, and test
interventions in practice
Ability to conduct project and program planning,
management, and evaluation
Impact of DNP Education
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Increased expertise as a clinical faculty
member with BSN and MSN students
Increased clinical practice opportunities
– Enhanced ability to develop & communicate
clinical proposals
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Enhanced clinical scholarship skills:
publications, national & international
presentations
MSN vs. DNP
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Skills to design, implement and evaluate
innovations at the
systems/organizational level
Greater savvy in managing change and
innovations in practice and academic
settings, and policy changes
Knowledge to ensure that we do the right
thing for the right patient at the right
time : Evidence-Based Practice
MSN vs. DNP
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Knowledge to apply and analyze
biostatistical methods and principles
of clinical epidemiology
Confidence that I have the knowledge
and skills necessary to make a positive
impact on the lives of others
Would I do it again?
ABSOLUTELY!
Thank you for the
opportunity to share!
Questions?