Using a scholarly approach, learners must maintain a reflective journal integrating self-reflection and inquiry demonstrated in the current Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) course.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- Download the “Reflective Journal Template,” located in the Network, for submission.
- A minimum of four peer-reviewed references published within the last four years is required.
- Doctoral learners are required to use the current APA style for their essay writing assignments.
- This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric before beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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Directions:
Each week, contribute 250-350 words (2,000-3,500 words total) to reflect and journal the professional practice, skills, and responses used in approaching or achieving the course objectives in the course syllabus and the AACN Essentials Doctoral Education of Advanced Practice (2006). Describe examples of your accomplishments or challenges experienced while taking the course. Align at least three of the AACN DNP Essentials to these experiences as provided in the “Reflective Journal Template.” Discuss additional resources discovered and new abilities that have influenced more optimal learning outcomes in the course. Lastly, describe and conclude how the competencies were approached or accomplished in this course.
In addition to personal reflections about the course, the journal must reflect on at least five of the following AACN DNP Essentials:
Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care
Essential V: Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
Essential VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health
Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice
Course Topic: Data Analysis
- Project methodology
- Data collection and level of measurement
- Descriptive statistics /Ethics
- Ethics and the responsibleconduct of research
- Analyzing quantitative data
- Reporting findings
- Translating project outcome to practice (evidence-based project)
- Dissemination of evidence
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