2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jul 20, 2025  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NURS 701 - Foundations of Clinical Scholarship


Credits: 3
This course is designed to explore the phenomenon of interest related to the DNP scholarly project. Students will systematically develop a project protocol that is supported by the literature and submit it for department approval.

Course objectives:

  1. Develop a clinical question that guides the scholarly project. 
  2. Read critically from professional nursing literature and other related disciplines to interpret, analyze and apply current research to improve practice.
  3. Apply a systematic approach to address clinical problems within healthcare organizations, including outcome measures and a sustainability plan to create meaningful changes in clinical outcomes.
  4. Develop a protocol and submit it to the DNP council for project approval. 
  5. Develop the first chapter of the scholarly project that includes needed sections based on the selected DNP project format.