Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and the Dnp Project

Praise for the First Edition:

"This wonderful and informative resource provides a definitive base of information for those engaged in clinical inquiry. It not only presents the information in a systematic format, it also provides specific examples of projects that have been completed by advanced practice nurses." Score 100, 5 Stars

-Doody's Medical Reviews

This one-of-a-kind resource is specifically designed to guide DNP students in the essentials of conducting practice-based studies. It demystifies the process by helping students to identify the methodology that best fits their project idea, envision the key elements of the project, design, set up, and run the project, and write up and disseminate the project outcome. In addition to being substantially updated throughout, the second edition includes four new chapters and reflects current literature, with updated references and suggested readings. Additionally, each chapter concludes with a Discussion Guide to assist faculty in pinpointing key points within the chapter.

The only book to address the complexities of clinical inquiry from a practice perspective rather than research perspective. The book builds on basic research concepts that, combined with the knowledge and experience gained by the APRN student, facilitate an in-depth understanding of how clinical research differs from traditional quantitative research. Packed with practical steps and tools, the book fosters the development of such skills as finding data, and reading, critiquing, and translating research to support evidenced-based practice within the health care system, either with a specific population, or for policy development. The text is based on the Scholarship of Integration and Application, one of the core DNP competencies, and is organized to build from simple to greater complexity. Each chapter features learning objectives, learning activities, and review questions.

New to the Second Edition:

• Substantially updates all chapters
• Includes four new chapters: The DNP Project, Finding and Critiquing the Best Evidence, Descriptive Projects, and Disseminating Results
• New content reflects current literature
• Offers updated references and suggested readings
• Chapters conclude with a Discussion Guide to aid faculty and students to identify and explore key points

Key Features:

• Delivers clear, essential guidance for clinical inquiry and research used to demonstrate practice outcomes
• Written by an esteemed educator highly experienced in teaching clinical inquiry
• Illustrates the application of "Scholarship of Integration and Application", a core competency for the DNP
• Guides readers in DNP student program/project design and evaluation
• Presents content systematically from simple to complex

Cheryl Holly, EdD, RN, ANEF, FNAP, is professor and co-director of the Northeast Institute of Evidence Synthesis and Translation at Rutgers School of Nursing, a Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Center of Excellence. She teaches DNP program courses in population health and implementation science, as well as works with DNP students in their project residency course. She is certified as a train-the-trainer in a comprehensive systematic review conducted by the JBI (formerly known as the Joanna Briggs Institute) and is a JBI Clinical Fellow and has offered workshops on comprehensive systematic reviews across the United States. Dr. Holly is the coordinator of the Eastern Nursing Research Society's Research Interest Group on Comprehensive Systematic Review and Knowledge Translation, and she is a member of the Committee of Directors of the JBI of Nursing and Midwifery, the Evidence Translation Group, the JBI Scientific Methodology Group on Umbrella Reviews and the PCORI Advisory Board on Health Disparities. She serves as manuscript reviewer for several journals, including Nursing Outlook, Nursing Education Perspectives, American Journal of Nursing, and JBI Evidence Synthesis. She is also a founding member of the Implementation Science and Synthesis Network of the United States. Dr. Holly has been principal or co-principal investigator or project director of 12 funded research projects. She has published extensively and presented both nationally and internationally in the areas of evidence-based practice (EBP), systematic review (SR), knowledge translation, and critical care nursing and acute delirium. She is a fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education and Fellow and Distinguished Scholar of the National Academies of Practice.