Dissemination of doctor of nursing practice project findings: Benefits and challenges associated with publishing in healthcare journals

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs require a final deliverable product as the culmination of the learners ’ studies. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (American Asssociation College of Nursing [AACN], 2015, 2021), which guides DNP curriculum, endorses the necessity of completing a DNP project as part of graduation requirements. DNP projects, which are often quality improvement (QI) proje cts, entail critically appraising pertinent evidence in published literature, implementing an evidence-based practice change designed to improve patient and/or system outcomes in a specific health care setting, analyzing and interpreting results, and disseminating findings (Tovar, Ossege, Farus-Brow n, Zonsius,& Morrow, 2020; Turkson-Ocran et al., 2020).
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