Navigating Your DNP Journey and DNP Project

Mary Frances Terhaar, Professor and Associate Dean for the Graduate Programs, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania. With more than 30 years in the nursing education community, Dr. Taylor has earned national and international recognition as a strong leader who shapes practice, policy and education.

• 1. Origin Story of the DNP 2. Essentials for Graduate Nurses3. Understanding Your Why4. Projects as Vehicles for Change5. Becoming a Doctoral Student6. Making the Most of Your Time7. Activating Your Network8. Optimizing Your Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience9. Reverse Design: Setting Your Goals and Working Backward from There 10. The Complexities of Health Care Call for Team Spirit11. Working with Your Advisor12. Developing Your Leadership Presence13. Becoming a Powerful Professional Writer14. Selecting a Good Problem15. Theory-Guided Practice16. Translation and Change Models17. Planning and Implementing Your Project18. Seeking Approval from the Institutional Review Board or Other Body19. Introduction to Working with Data: Planning to Get the Data You Need20. Analyzing and Understanding Your Data21. Putting it All Together and Thriving22. Case Studies as Evidence of Competence23. Portfolio as Evidence of Clinical Mastery24. Simulation-Based Evidence of Competence25. Project Evaluation as Evidence of Competence26. Working with Children27. Finding Your Voice: Moving from the BSN to the DNP28. Anesthesia Practice Experiences29. Iterative Nature of Doctoral Work30. Complementary Practice Projects31. Special Considerations for Team Projects32. Intraprofessional Team Projects33. Knowing Yourself as a DNP