Clinical D.N.P. Practicum I

Graduate / Professional

This course is the first in a series of three Clinical D.N.P. practica in which students gain experience in preparing for, developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating their D.N.P. projects. In this first practicum course, students begin to engage and work with experts in the healthcare systems and agencies where they will conduct their projects. Students work with their outside experts and designated agency personnel to identify the systems opportunities and challenges related to project implementation and develop a plan to address them. This practicum prepares D.N.P. students for the systems interactions involved in planning and executing clinical projects. The expected outcomes are: (1) an agreement with the agency for D.N.P. project implementation, (2) engagement and planning activities with agency personnel involved in requisite protocols for project implementation, and (3) development of a relationship with an external expert. The expected outcomes are a signed agreement from their external expert, and a finalized written plan for D.N.P. project implementation. This contains the plan for meeting all requisite protocols required by the agency, including appropriate human subject protocols. This course is required for all Clinical D.N.P. students after successful completion of the year-two fall term. 3 Course cr HTBA