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MSN-DNP Program Final Defense and Graduation Check list

Complete Application for Graduation for the College of Graduate Studies. (https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/registrar/pdfs/GraduationApplication.pdf)

Review the Doctoral Project Final Defense Procedures

After the defense, revise document as directed by committee and submit to committee chair for final approval. Revise if needed.

Submit final version of DNP project to the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library's Online Research Repository (http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/pages/helpfulguides.html)

PLEASE SUBMIT THE CONFIRMATION FROM THE ABOVE REPOSITORY.

Doctors of Nursing Practice -Online Community DNP scholarly Projects Repository (https://www.doctorsofnursingpractice.org/). (Optional)

Once chair approved the revised version, submit pdf file of final copy to DNP program director, chair, and to all committee members and obtain signatures of committee on Final Approval of Doctoral Project form.

Submit "MSN-DNP Portfolio" table to the DNP Program Office Complete the Graduate Student Exit Survey (required). The link is term specific and will be

included in the student’s degree audit. There is no document to turn in, as COGS will verify completion of the survey internally.

Submit " End of Program Survey" to the DNP Program Office

Check with advisor on IRB status – must be active until published according to UT policy

Student Name:

6/5/2014

Student Signature:

https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/registrar/pdfs/GraduationApplication.pdf

http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/pages/helpfulguides.html

https://www.doctorsofnursingpractice.org/

Doctoral Project Final Defense Procedures Please use the following pathway as a guideline for successful completion of the doctoral project final defense. Always remember to refer to your specific university’s guidelines.

1. Project Chair determines that project is ready for

defense

2. DNP student coordiantes Final defense date with

committee members. Date is set at least 2 weeks prior to

end of term if student is graduating that term.

3. DNP student reserves room and necessary media resources. All final defenses

must take place on site at the student's respective

university

4. At least 2 weeks prior to Final Defense, the Program

DIrectors, Deans and Associate Deans are notified so that defense can be made

public.

5. Project Chair conducts final defense review with

DNP student.

6. Two forms are necessary to be completed at end of successful defense: Final document signature page

and the Final Defense Form.

7. Final defense is scheduled for 2 hour block; Guests are permitted to

hear student presentation and remain for a short question and answer period. Guests are then excused for the final part of the

defense among student & committee.

8.Signatures are required on DOCTORAL PROJECT FINAL DEFENSE form (UT, WSU) & School of Graduate Studies Signature

form (WSU ONLY)

9. DOCTORAL PROJECT FINAL DEFENSE form is placed in student's file and copies distributed to the student and committee

members

10. WSU ONLY: Once approved by Project Chair, student submits PDF

version of final paper with signed Core Scholar Consent Form

UT: Once approved by Project Chair, student submits PDF version of final

paper to DNP Program Director.

11. WSU: DNP Program Director submits PDF of final paper with consent form to

Dunbar library for posting on Core Scholar webpage.

12. WSU: Final verions of DNP project is public on WSU Core Scholar webpage.

UT: Final versions of DNP project needs

to be submitted to the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library's

Online Research Repository

Wright State University College of Nursing and Health

The University of Toledo College of Nursing

FINAL APPROVAL OF DOCTORAL PROJECT DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

Date of Defense/Presentation:

Student:

WSU Number / UT Rocket Number: Title of Project:

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program.

Committee: Signature (Please Print Name of Doctoral Project Chair, Credentials)

(Please Print Name of Doctoral Project Committee, Credentials)



(Please Print Name of Student, Credentials)

Updated 11/27/2013

A resource of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International

Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library online research repository

(“VHL repository” or “the repository”)

Submission and Review Workflow Diagram

Applicable to graduate students, nurse researchers, nurse educators, and nurse clinicians (individually referred to as the “Author” below) submitting items to a collection with the VHL repository.

The collection’s reviewer(s)/evaluator(s) receives an automated email notification

from the repository system alerting him or her that a new item requires examination.

VHL repository administrator adds authoritative metadata and then

activates/embargos item.

RejectAccept

Author logs into the repository and submits an item.

Item goes live in the repository.

Activate Embargo

Repository Processing Steps

The abstract and author/item information will appear publicly in the repository, but end-users will not be able to access the full-text file(s) until the embargo period ends.

Submission and Review Steps

For submission assistance, see submission guide on the repository “Helpful Guides & Info. tab.

For reviewer guidelines and policies, see documents on the repository “Helpful Guides & Info.” tab.

An item may be rejected and re-submitted multiple times, if necessary.

Author is ready to self-submit completed, scrubbed, and error-free

item to the VHL repository.

Author registers (non-STTI members) or logs in (STTI members) to initiate

account creation process.

Author emails the VHL repository requesting submission rights:

[email protected].

Author receives confirmation email that submission rights have been granted.

Pre-submission Steps

For author guidelines and policies, see document on the repository “Helpful Guides & Info.” tab.

For registration assistance, see registration guide on the repository “Helpful Guides & Info.” tab.

Single reviewer/evaluator examines or reviews the item in accordance with that

collection’s policies.

6671 West Indiantown Road, Suite 50-103 Jupiter, FL 33458

V 888.651.9160, F 888.316.6115 www.DoctorsofNursingPractice.org

Student Project Display Requirements

Thank you for your interest in sharing your project for other DNP students and graduates. We all benefit from each other’s expertise and experiences. Please submit the following information to be posted to the site:

• Full Name (and credentials if desired) • Your email address (to be linked with your name for contact purposes) • Year the DNP Project was Completed • Name of the university where you were a student • Category of the project (must be one of the following):

o Clinical / Practice o Administration o Education o Other

• Title of your project • Abstract (send as an attachment)

Note: Please send only the abstract. We are unable to upload the entire document

Please send your abstract as a Word document or PDF (PDF preferred). All of this information must be sent to: If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] Thank you again. Looking forward to posting your work to our site. Kindest regards, David G. O’Dell, DNP, FNP-BC Director, Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC

http://www.doctorsofnursingpractice.org/

mailto:[email protected]

MSN-DNP Portfolio Student Name:

Track:

Aggregate Student Outcomes

(Program Objectives)

Individual Student Outcomes (taken from the AACN [2006]

DNP Essentials )

Relevant Course

Date

Clinical hours

Behaviors

Demonstrated

1. Synthesize knowledge derived from a scientific foundation in order to demonstrate expertise in advanced clinical nursing practice to improve delivery of care.

Essential #1: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice Essential #3: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice Essential #7: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health Essential #8: Advanced Nursing Practice

NUR8001/NURS7010 Scientific Basis of Nursing Practice

NUR8003/NURS7040 Applied Nursing Research

NUR8002/NURS7060 Population Health

NUR8004/NURS7020 Org & Systems Leadership

NUR8005/NURS7090 Project Seminar

NUR8006/NURS7070 Marketing & Entrepreneurial Activity in Complex Health Care

NUR8101/NURS7080 Nursing Practice in Direct Care

NUR8201/NURS7180 Complex Health Systems Indirect Care

NUR8007/NURS7030 Quality Mgmt & Performance Improvement in HC Orgs

NUR8008/NURS7050 IT in Nursing & Health Care Systems

NUR8099/NURS7100 Doctoral Project

NUR8102/NURS7970 Final Practicum Direct Care

NUR8202/NURS7980 Final Practicum Indirect Care

2. Demonstrate continuous quality improvement in patient care situations while providing leadership in clinical decision making through use of information systems and technology for the improvement and transformation of health care.

Essential #2: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking Essential #4: Information Systems /Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care Essential #8: Advanced Nursing Practice














3. Use clinical scholarship and analytical methods to implement safe, quality improvement in administration of patient care.

Essential #2: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking Essential #3: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice Essential #8: Advanced Nursing Practice














4. Encourage interprofessional collaboration and teamwork to enhance and improve population health outcomes.

Essential #6: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes. Essential #7: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health Essential #8: Advanced Nursing Practice












5. Engage in influencing the development and implementation of health policy that provides an interface between practice, research and policy development.

Essential #2: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking Essential #5: Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care Essential #8: Advanced Nursing Practice













Total Clinical Hours:

Student Signature: Date:

Program Director Signature: Date: Created 11-26-2013

WSU/UT Doctor of Nursing Practice Consortium Program End of Program Survey

The WSU/UT DNP Consortium Program Management Council is interested in your views about the statements on this survey. As a group we are committed to providing the best possible nursing education. Please assist us by rating the following statements. Directions: Please fill in the circle completely with a pen or pencil. Do not sign your name. Please return completed evaluation to the Office of Nursing Research and Evaluation (at UT) or the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs office (at WSU). Ratings are: SA (Strongly Agree) A (Agree) D (Disagree) SD (Strongly Disagree) To what extent do you agree that the WSU/UT Program curriculum provided you with opportunities to:

SA A D SD





5. Engage in influencing the development and implementation

of health policy that provides an interface between practice, research and policy development.

To what extent to you agree that, as a graduate, you will be able to effectively perform the following at a doctoral level:

S A A D SD





10. Engage in influencing the development and implementation

of health policy that provides an interface between practice, research and policy development.

Ratings are: VS (Very Satisfied) S (Satisfied) D (Dissatisfied) VD (Very Dissatisfied) Please indicate how satisfied you were with the following aspects of your DNP experience.

VS S D VD

11. Published information about the program. 12. Preadmission guidance and interview. 13. Guidance provided related to program issues. 14. Ease of obtaining advisement. 15. Opportunity to participate in college/university activities. 16. Opportunities for networking with other DNP students in

program.

17. Distance education courses in general, i.e. distance learning.

18. Availability of assistance to resolve problems with technology used to deliver courses.

19. Depth of course content. 20. Quality of instruction. 21. Availability of course faculty. 22. Availability of Administrators. 23. Availability of library resources (on-line). 24. Availability of writing assistance. 25. Availability of counseling services. 26. Overall satisfaction with the program. 27. Orientation to DNP Program 28. Required on campus meetings.

Ratings are: SA (Strongly Agree) A (Agree) D (Disagree) SD (Strongly Disagree)

29. To what degree will you practice nursing at a higher level after completing this program? SA A D SD

a. A much greater degree

b. A somewhat greater degree

c. About the same

Indicate the primary setting where you are or plan to work 30. Do not plan to work

31. Community of Migrant Health Center

32. Rural Health Clinic

33. Nurse – Managed Health Center or Private Practice

34. HMO or Group Plan

35. Home Health Agency

36. Extended Care/Skilled Nursing Facility

37. State/Local Health Dept.

38. Federal of State Government Agency

39. Hospital Impatient Care

40. School of Nursing Faculty Position

41. School of Medicine Faculty Position

42. Joint Faculty Position (e.g. Schools of Nursing & Medicine)

43. Private Consulting Firm

44. Military

45. Business or Industry

46. Other

Your area of certification (optional):

47. CNS/NP

48. CNE/CNE-A

49. CRNA

50. CNM

5 1. Have you submitted your Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Project for publication? a. Yes

b. No

52. Has your EBP Project been published or accepted for publication? a. Yes If yes, please list citation: ___________________________________________________ b. No

53. Have you presented oral or poster presentations based on your EBP Project? a. Yes If yes, please list citation: ___________________________________________________ b. No

54. Have you published any other manuscripts since you began the DNP program? a. Yes If yes, please list citation: ___________________________________________________

b. No

55. Have you presented oral or poster presentations not based on your EBP Project since you began the DNP program?

a. Yes If yes, please list citation: ___________________________________________________

b. No 56. Would you recommend this program to a colleague?

Yes No

57. How can the DNP program be improved?

Thank you for taking time to complete this questionnaire, we value your input.

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