As change agents, Doctors of Nursing Practice identify clinical problems within the context of a population of interest.
Your clinical problem could be a disorder or condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS, hypertension, depression, chronic illness, adolescent pregnancy) or a psychosocial or physiological characteristic (e.g., social support, health related quality of life, resilience, family communication patterns, mother-infant attachment, self-esteem).
Your target population could be a cultural group (e.g., Hispanic elders, African American women), a diverse group (e.g., urban/rural Cuban Americans, low income women), or a vulnerable group (e.g., incarcerated adolescents, sex workers, IV drug abusers, severely mentally ill adults).
Provide an introduction to the clinical problem of interest in your specific patient population, include:
- Your perceived need for change in practice and the rationale for such change
- Discuss the incidence and prevalence of the clinical problem
- Discuss the significance of the problem.
(This introduction must be referenced from the literature).
Identify two conceptual frameworks or theories that may be applied to the study of your clinical problem within the context of your target population.
- Summarize the major propositions of each theory separately
- Discuss how the conceptual framework or theory is relevant to your clinical problem and target population.
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