Development of an innovative Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project dissemination package at a public university in North Carolina

ElsevierVolume 59, July–August 2025, Pages 10-14Journal of Professional NursingAuthor links open overlay panel, , , , , , , , , , Highlights•

Development of an Innovative DNP Project Dissemination Package

DNP Project Deliverables: Abstract, Executive Summary, and Poster

Designing DNP Poster Presentation

Identifying DNP Project Dissemination Strategies

AbstractBackground

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students acquire the ability to translate knowledge into tangible, real-world solutions through their DNP projects. Flexibility in DNP project requirements has resulted in significant variation across programs.

Problem

Due to its expansive growth at one public university, a DNP Project Task Force was formed to re-envision the existing DNP Project structure and products.

Approach

The Task Force used the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model (4th ed.) as a framework to design a 3-semester-3-course series with one faculty member leading each DNP Project group of six students throughout project development, implementation, and evaluation.

Outcomes

The DNP Project Dissemination Package includes an abstract, an executive summary, and a conference-style poster that meet program/university requirements and that are appropriate for future professional presentation and/or publication.

Limitations

Though scalable and adaptable for widespread implementation, factors such as university-based requirements and faculty workload assignment may impact broader adoption of the Dissemination Package.

Discussion

The DNP Project Dissemination Package empowers DNP graduates to serve as change agents, share their impactful work and showcase the extent to which DNP projects can be timely and widely disseminated to ensure translation of evidence into practice.

Keywords

DNP scholarly projects

DNP project deliverables

DNP project dissemination

DNP project process

DNP project best practices

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