SCHOOL OF NURSING BETTY WHITE HEALTH CENTH

Graduate Nursing Program Adult-Gerontology Primary Care DNP Program Guidelines for DNP Scholarly Project and Planning Documents Residency Preceptor

This is the capstone (Scholarly Project) experience for the DNP program. The planning phase of the Scholarly Project will begin in NUR 806 along with faculty. The Practice Residency (NUR 902 and NUR 905) for the Scholarly Project is usually completed in partnership with another entity such as a clinical agency, school, health department, government or voluntary organization. The Scholarly Project should revolve around advanced practice in the nursing specialty, adult-gerontology primary care. The final project is selected and planned by the student and the Scholarly Project Chair and Committee with the implementation phase commencing by NUR 902. The form of the final product for the project is mutually agreed upon between the student and the Scholarly Project Chair and Committee using the SQUIRE 2.0 Guidelines. The Scholarly Project must be evaluated and prepared as a manuscript for publication in NUR 905. *Submission of the manuscript to a peer-reviewed or interdisciplinary journal is a requirement for the completion of NUR 906 and 907. Students should begin the journal selection process for manuscript publication in NUR 902. Scholarly Project Guidelines may be modified to accommodate journal requirements for manuscript publications.

The Scholarly Project Chair and Committee should be selected by the end of NUR 806. The Scholarly Project Chair and Committee and students are expected to communicate throughout NUR 901, NUR 902, NUR 905, NUR 906, and NUR 907 to discuss the student's progress in developing the project. Students are expected to use courses within their plan of study as well as their committee's guidance to develop their project. It is recommended that the student identify a preceptor in the agency early in the program.

Student Responsibilities

• Confer with the Scholarly Project Chair and Committee throughout each semester about coursework and progress in refining the scholarly project concept.
• Develop a proposal for NUR 806 and refine it in NUR 901 to meet Scholarly Project Guidelines and course requirements. The final proposal must be approved by the Scholarly Project Chair and Committee before submission to the Director for Graduate Nursing Programs upon completion of NUR 901.
• Secure a preceptor in the agency where the project will be conducted and obtain the approval for appointment of the preceptor from the Scholarly Project Chair.
• Submit, with the Chair's approval, a request for appointment of the Scholarly Project Committee. Include the requested information that documents the credentials of the preceptor and that person's agreement to serve on the committee. The committee appointment must be implemented upon the completion of NUR 806 to allow for sufficient review of the project from the perspective of the preceptor and clinical agency.
• Submit a request to develop a contract with the agency in which the project will be conducted if a current contract is not in place.
• Prepare and submit with the assistance of the Scholarly Project Chair, a request for IRB approval of the project and any approvals required by the agency where the project is conducted.

○ Complete IRB Training Module in NUR 806

○ Complete HIPPA Training Module upon admission to the program

○ Complete NIH Human Subjects Module in NUR 806