Proposal Writing for Clinical Nursing and DNP Projects - Softcover

Bonnel, Wanda; Smith, Katharine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082614442X ISBN 13: 9780826144423

Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc, 2017

Synopsis

This practical, concise, and accessible guide for graduate students and advanced clinicians delivers stepby- step guidelines for integrating research and best evidence to produce concise, well-written project proposals. Health care professionals in advanced practice are increasingly being asked to deliver clinical project proposals using best evidence for advancing quality patient care. With the same "must know" clinical scholarship tools as the first edition, this revision provides practical guidelines using common project models for developing and writing a tight proposal from start to finish while leaving room for the unique nature of most clinical project topics. The second edition includes a completely new chapter on quality improvement concepts, new project proposal abstracts, and new information specific to the DNP project from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Using the same three-part organization to walk through the intricacies of planning, writing, and completing scholarly project proposals, this edition adds new features to keep the reader engaged with the text and his or her own ongoing or forthcoming proposal. Chapters now include websites for additional learning, as well as advice from DNP students who have successfully completed project proposals. Reflective questions, tips for completing proposals, exemplars, and reader activities throughout the book facilitate readers' greater understanding of projects and subsequent proposals. New to the Second Edition: • A new chapter on quality improvement concepts • Advice from DNP students who have completed proposals • Chapter updates and edits for enhanced clarity • Websites for additional learning • New information specific to the DNP project based on guidance from the AACN • Increased emphasis on the project triangle, an important foundational structure Key Features: • Provides topflight guidance in proposal writing for nursing capstones and clinical projects • Details parameters for integrating scholarship with clearly communicated professional objectives • Contains numerous writing prompts and questions that guide students in reflective scholarly writing • Offers examples of good writing, reflective questions, and tools for self-assessment • Offers helpful tips for making proposals concise yet complete

About this title

About the Authors

Wanda Bonnel, PhD, APRN, ANEF, is faculty emeritus at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas. She is a fellow of the National League for Nursing Academy and recipient of numerous awards, including both the Distinguished Nursing Alumna Award and the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Kansas. Dr. Bonnel has received multiple funded grants, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) online Health Professions Educator Certificate program. She has published numerous peer-reviewed abstracts and articles in geriatric and educator specialty journals, including Clinical Advisor and Journal of Professional Nursing. In addition to this text, she coauthored the textbook Teaching Technologies in Nursing and the Health Professions (2019). As a specialist in geriatrics and nursing education, she has taught courses in the master's, DNP, and doctoral programs, including advanced clinical residency and project courses for DNPs. Her ongoing research interests include online learning best practices and advanced practice mentoring.

Katharine V. Smith, PhD, RN, is associate professor emeritus at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies. Dr. Smith has received multiple grants, most of which have focused on aspects of teaching, advanced education, and nursing traineeships. Recent scholarship includes peer viewed publications and national presentations on the use of simulation to teach legal and ethical content. She has also coauthored the textbook Teaching Technologies in Nursing and the Health Professions (2019). Dr. Smith has taught in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, facilitating advanced clinical projects through the early conceptual phases.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082614442X
• ISBN 13: 9780826144423
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 220