[Solved] aligning the essentials with a gap in practice or practice change

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

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· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

· Chapter 3, “The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) Model for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) Process Overview” (pp. 55–66)

· Chapter 4, “The Practice Question Phase” (pp. 73–96)

· American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021).
[_The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education_ Links to an external site.](https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf). https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf

· Beeber, A. S., Palmer, C., Waldrop, J., Lynn, M. R., & Jones, C. B. (2019). T
[he role of doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurses in practice settingsLinks to an external site.](https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029655418305852).
_Nursing Outlook, 67_(4), 354–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.02.006

· Johansen, M. L. (2023).
[The value of a DNP degree.Links to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00006247-202301000-00010&D=ovft) _Nursing Management (Springhouse), 54_(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000905020.79954.e6

· Kesten, K., Beebe, S., Conrad, D., Corrigan, C., Manderscheid, A., Moran, K., & Niederer, M. (2023).
[Alignment of DNP degree competencies with employer perspectives: The value of academic practice partnershipsLinks to an external site.](https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755722323001096).
_Journal of Professional Nursing, 48_, 112–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.003

· Kesten, K., Beebe, S. L., Moran, K., Conrad, D., Manderscheid, A., Pohl, E., Burson, R., & Corrigan, C. (2022).
[Practice scholarship satisfaction and impact as perceived by DNP-prepared nursesLinks to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=01741002-202205000-00006&D=ovft).
_Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34_(5), 722-730–730. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000707

· Melander, S., Hampton, D., & Rayens, M. K. (2023).
[Celebrating over 20 years: Outcomes from the first doctor of nursing practice programLinks to an external site.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755722323001175?).
_Journal of Professional Nursing, 48_, 186–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.011

· Prado-Inzerillo, M., Rivera, R. R., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2023).
[Academic-practice partnership for Doctor of Nursing practice in a large medical centerLinks to an external site.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1541461223000496?).
_Nurse Leader, 21_(3), 366–369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2023.02.004

· Thornton, C. P., Haut, C., Yefimova, M., Gettis, M. A., Calamaro, C., Ginsberg, J. S., & McCabe, M. A. (2024).
[Student-led Doctor of Nursing practice projects in the clinical environment: Viewpoint from hospital-based nurse scientists and leadersLinks to an external site.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029655424001325).
_Nursing Outlook, 72_(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102239

· Walden University. (n.d.).
[Doctor of nursing practiceLinks to an external site.](https://academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/nursing/doctor/nursing-practice). https://academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/nursing/doctor/nursing-practice
Note: Be sure to familiarize yourself with the degree requirements for completing the DNP at Walden.

· Walden University. (n.d.).
[Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) practicum manualLinks to an external site.](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/dnp-practicum-manual).
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/dnp-practicum-manual

· Walden University Office of Research and Doctoral Studies. (n.d.).
[DNP capstone resources NURS 8702 and NURS 8703Links to an external site.](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/research-center/program-documents/dnp-8702-8703). https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/research-center/program-documents/dnp-8702-8703
Note: Check this website for the latest version of the DNP Project Process Guide.

· Review the Learning Resources for this week, specifically Chapter 4 of Dang et al. (2021) addressing the practice question, AACN’s
_The Essentials_, the
_Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Manual_, and the
_DNP Project Process Guide_.

· Consider the types of organizations you might select for your practicum experiences (e.g., a large acute care health system, a long-term care facility, a pediatric hospital, a community health center, etc.)

· Consider the kinds of gaps in practice or practice changes that could benefit such organizations, including those specific to the organization and those that relate to healthcare practices more generally.

· Consider how the gaps in practice or practice changes you are interested in pursuing align to
_The Essentials_.

· Select
**one** organizational type and
**one** gap in practice or practice change on which to focus for this Assignment.

**Note:** You may select a new organizational type and gap in practice or practice change or, if you choose, you may reuse one on which you focused for a previous Assignment, Discussion, or Blog in this course.

·
**Also Note:** These may or may not be the same organizational type and gap in practice or practice change as those you will focus on for your Practicum and DNP Project.

· Select a minimum of
**four** domains from
_The Essentials_ that closely align with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.

Write a paper in which you address the following:

· Describe the organization type and the gap in practice or practice change that you selected for this Assignment.

· Identify the
**four** Domains from
_The Essentials_ you identified which closely align with the gap in practice or practice change.

· Justify your Domain choices, explaining how each aligns with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.

**## WEEK3NEWASSIGNMENT.docx**

· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

· Chapter 3, “The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) Model for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) Process Overview” (pp. 55–66)

· Chapter 4, “The Practice Question Phase” (pp. 73–96)

· American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021).
[_The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education_ Links to an external site.](https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf). https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf

· Beeber, A. S., Palmer, C., Waldrop, J., Lynn, M. R., & Jones, C. B. (2019). T
[he role of doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurses in practice settingsLinks to an external site.](https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029655418305852).
_Nursing Outlook, 67_(4), 354–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.02.006

· Johansen, M. L. (2023).
[The value of a DNP degree.Links to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00006247-202301000-00010&D=ovft) _Nursing Management (Springhouse), 54_(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000905020.79954.e6

· Kesten, K., Beebe, S., Conrad, D., Corrigan, C., Manderscheid, A., Moran, K., & Niederer, M. (2023).
[Alignment of DNP degree competencies with employer perspectives: The value of academic practice partnershipsLinks to an external site.](https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755722323001096).
_Journal of Professional Nursing, 48_, 112–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.003

· Kesten, K., Beebe, S. L., Moran, K., Conrad, D., Manderscheid, A., Pohl, E., Burson, R., & Corrigan, C. (2022).
[Practice scholarship satisfaction and impact as perceived by DNP-prepared nursesLinks to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=01741002-202205000-00006&D=ovft).
_Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34_(5), 722-730–730. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000707

· Melander, S., Hampton, D., & Rayens, M. K. (2023).
[Celebrating over 20 years: Outcomes from the first doctor of nursing practice programLinks to an external site.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755722323001175?).
_Journal of Professional Nursing, 48_, 186–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.011

· Prado-Inzerillo, M., Rivera, R. R., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2023).
[Academic-practice partnership for Doctor of Nursing practice in a large medical centerLinks to an external site.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1541461223000496?).
_Nurse Leader, 21_(3), 366–369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2023.02.004

· Thornton, C. P., Haut, C., Yefimova, M., Gettis, M. A., Calamaro, C., Ginsberg, J. S., & McCabe, M. A. (2024).
[Student-led Doctor of Nursing practice projects in the clinical environment: Viewpoint from hospital-based nurse scientists and leadersLinks to an external site.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029655424001325).
_Nursing Outlook, 72_(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102239

· Walden University. (n.d.).
[Doctor of nursing practiceLinks to an external site.](https://academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/nursing/doctor/nursing-practice). https://academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/nursing/doctor/nursing-practice
Note: Be sure to familiarize yourself with the degree requirements for completing the DNP at Walden.

· Walden University. (n.d.).
[Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) practicum manualLinks to an external site.](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/dnp-practicum-manual).
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/dnp-practicum-manual

· Walden University Office of Research and Doctoral Studies. (n.d.).
[DNP capstone resources NURS 8702 and NURS 8703Links to an external site.](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/research-center/program-documents/dnp-8702-8703). https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/research-center/program-documents/dnp-8702-8703
Note: Check this website for the latest version of the DNP Project Process Guide.

· Review the Learning Resources for this week, specifically Chapter 4 of Dang et al. (2021) addressing the practice question, AACN’s
_The Essentials_, the
_Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Manual_, and the
_DNP Project Process Guide_.

· Consider the types of organizations you might select for your practicum experiences (e.g., a large acute care health system, a long-term care facility, a pediatric hospital, a community health center, etc.)

· Consider the kinds of gaps in practice or practice changes that could benefit such organizations, including those specific to the organization and those that relate to healthcare practices more generally.

· Consider how the gaps in practice or practice changes you are interested in pursuing align to
_The Essentials_.

· Select
**one** organizational type and
**one** gap in practice or practice change on which to focus for this Assignment.

**Note:** You may select a new organizational type and gap in practice or practice change or, if you choose, you may reuse one on which you focused for a previous Assignment, Discussion, or Blog in this course.

·
**Also Note:** These may or may not be the same organizational type and gap in practice or practice change as those you will focus on for your Practicum and DNP Project.

· Select a minimum of
**four** domains from
_The Essentials_ that closely align with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.

Write a paper in which you address the following:

· Describe the organization type and the gap in practice or practice change that you selected for this Assignment.

· Identify the
**four** Domains from
_The Essentials_ you identified which closely align with the gap in practice or practice change.

· Justify your Domain choices, explaining how each aligns with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.