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The purpose of this tool kit is to provide
resources for institutions planning a Doctor of Nursing Practice
(DNP) program. Elements of the tool kit include: 1) Template
for Negotiating the Process in the Academic Setting; 2) Needs
Survey for the DNP; 3) Exemplars of Collaboration Between
Academic Institutions; 4) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs);
5) Contrast Grid of the Key Differences between DNP and PhD/DNSc/DNS;
6) Bibliography; and 7) Power Point Presentation: "The
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Visionary Leadership for the Practice
of Nursing, Evolution, and Current Status of the National
Movement."
Sections one and two feature samples of how
several institutions successfully approached the process of
planning a DNP program. Each institution will have to customize
this process based on institutional and state guidelines for
developing a new program. Leaders in institutions can use
section seven to educate stakeholders when initiating DNP
programs. The power point presentation can be adapted for
various audiences; an institution may insert its logo in the
presentation. None of the materials are mandated; rather these
materials may assist with planning and implementing a DNP
program.
The DNP Tool Kit is a work in progress.
New materials will be added as new documents and information
become available. Your feedback on the usefulness of the tool
kit as well as your suggestions for other assistive information
is welcomed.
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