Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Use the
Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Manuscript: Preliminary Pages and Chapter 1 –
Introduction to the Project
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Use the “DPI Manuscript Template,” located in the PI Workspace of the DC Network in the
DNP-955A folder, to develop your DPI Project Manuscript.
Use the “Template Abstract to Help DNP Learners – A Courses” document to help write the
abstract in the DPI Project Manuscript.
Access the textbook, The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced
Practice Nursing. Chapter 10 of this textbook provides an excellent template for a DNP-
focused scholarly project.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA
Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite
technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the digital
classroom. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation
Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.
Getting Started:
- Create your “DPI Project Manuscript” document using the “DPI Project Template” by saving
and renaming the template accordingly as a Word document. - As you move forward in this course, each individual assignment will tell you what to
develop for that week’s submission for your DPI Project Manuscript. You will continue to
refer to the instructions on the “DPI Project Template” for the specified content and
required length and formatting for each page or section you develop. - If there are pages or sections that are not yet assigned DO NOT delete them from your DPI
Project Manuscript. You will address these later, so leave them as is. Altering the
template/your manuscript by deleting pages can result in distortion to the formatting of the
remaining pages, including the page numbers. - The DPI Project Manuscript will be an ongoing assignment. Each time you submit a new
chapter, include the previously completed chapters or sections, and continue to include
the optional pages and sections or chapters that have not yet been completed. - Information for some of the content areas/headings may be gleaned from previously
completed assignments related to Chapter 1-3 of your DPI Project. However, the need for
more detailed or expanded content in specific areas will be necessary to present your DPI
Project thoroughly and accurately. - Each manuscript must be submitted prior 11:59 PM Arizona on the required due date, as a
single Word document, and in the format specified on the “DPI Manuscript Template.” - In Topic 4, learners will revise their previous DPI Project Manuscript submissions
(preliminary pages, Chapters 1-3, reference page, and the appendices) and resubmit as an
improved draft for the Chair for review.
Directions:
Using your DPI Project Manuscript, develop Chapter 1 and the assigned pages or sections for your
DPI Project. Follow the instructions in the “DPI Project Template” for the specified content and
required length and formatting for each page or section.
Refer to the “Template Abstract to Help DNP Learners – A Courses” document, located in the DC
Network, to help write the abstract in your DPI Project Manuscript.
The pages and main headings for this submission include:
Title Page
Copyright Page
Approval Page
Abstract (write your abstract up through theoretical foundation)
Table of Contents
List of Tables (include tables as indicated)
List of Figures (include figures as indicated)
Chapter 1 – The main headings in Chapter 1 include:
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Project (Introduction)
Background of the Project
Organizational Needs Assessment
SWOT Analysis (Subheadings: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
Problem Description
Definition of Terms
Summary
Reference Page
Appendix A: SWOT Analysis
Portfolio Practice Immersion Hours:
It may be possible to earn portfolio practice immersion hours for this assignment. Enter the
following after the References section of your paper:
Practice Immersion Hours Completion Statement DNP-955A
I, (INSERT NAME), verify that I have completed and logged (NUMBER OF) clock minutes/hours in
association with the goals and objectives for this assignment. I also have tracked said practice
immersion hours in the Lopes Activity Tracker for verification purposes and will be sure that all
approvals are in place from my faculty and practice immersion preceptor/mentor before the end of the
course.