DNP Project - Executive Summary: Staff Education Project

DNP Project

Executive Summary: Staff Education Project

Staff Education to ]

by

[your official name]

 

MS, [university], 20XX

BS, [university], 20XX

Executive Summary Submitted in Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree of

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Walden University

[last month of term you graduate] 20XX

Summary

The Summary section must be no longer than one page, double spaced. The full Executive Summary document should be no longer than 10 pages, double spaced. Throughout the narrative, use American Psychological Association (APA) format when it is necessary to cite sources, following the guidelines in Chapter 8 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) and/or the APA citations webpage on the Walden Doctoral Capstone Form and Style website.

In this section, indicate the type of project. Describe the practice problem and why it is important to address within the context of nursing practice. Summarize the practice-focused question(s) and the purpose for the doctoral project. Describe the analytical strategies used in the doctoral project. Concisely summarize the findings and implications. Concisely identify major products, conclusions, and/or recommendations as appropriate. Summarize potential implications for nursing practice and for positive social change, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Background

Describe elements in the background that connect to the reason for the practice change or gap in practice. Discuss the project question and project purpose. Identify evidence that supports the project change or gap in practice. Briefly summarize the evidence supporting the change. Indicate the strength of the evidence.

Staff Education Project Development

Describe the participants and procedures used for developing and implementing the project. Describe the collection and analysis of evidence. Discuss the evaluation process.

Results

State the postimplementation results. Discuss the impact on the organization. State limitations and how they impacted results. Discuss why the project is important beyond the local site.

Table 1 and Figure 1 reflect APA (7th ed.) rules for table and figure formatting and labeling. Note that any tables and figures should be mentioned by number in the narrative text (e.g., “Table 1 includes …”) before they appear in the document. The point size of table and figure text can be smaller than body text (which is 12 point) but no smaller than 8 point. You may change the font inside tables and figures to a sans serif font such as Arial if you wish. For guidance on formatting tables and figures in APA Style, visit the Doctoral Capstone Form and Style webpage on tables and figures.

The general table note under Table 1 cites the source of a table that was originally printed elsewhere. You must obtain permission from the copyright holder to reprint a table or figure that is not in the public domain. Include letters of permission in an appendix. Per APA 7.14, table and figure notes must be left justified and double spaced, as shown here.

Table 1 Sample Table Showing Correct Formatting

Stub heading	Column A	Column B	Column C	Column D
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4

 

Note. From “Attitudes Toward Dissertation Editors,” by W. Student, 2020, Journal of Academic Optimism, 98, p. 11 ( https://doi.org/10.xxxxxxxxx) . Copyright 2020 by Academic Publishing Consortium. Reprinted with permission.

Figure 1 Sample Figure Showing Correct Formatting

Conclusions

Summarize the impact to the organization. Identify further recommendations that might be considered. Discuss potential implications for nursing practice and for positive social change, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

References

Insert references here. Examples of some common types of references follow.

These sample entries are tagged with the “APA Reference” style tag, which means that the line spacing and hanging indent are automatic. Apply the “APA Reference” style tag to your entries.

Sample Entries

Journal article with DOI (even if accessed in print form)

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2019). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx(x), xxx–xxx. https://doi.org/xxxxxx . . .

Nonperiodical (authored book with a DOI)

Author, A. A. (2020). Title of work. Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx . . .

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2020). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx(x), xxx–xxx. https://doi.org/xxxxxx

Book

Author, D. (2021). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Webpage

Author, E. (2021, August 1). Title of webpage. Name of website. https://URL

Organization A. (2022). Title of webpage. https://URL

Chapter 10 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) includes numerous examples of reference list entries. For more information on references in APA Style, consult the APA website or the Walden Doctoral Capstone Form and Style page on APA References .

Appendix

Students may place deliverables, or the products developed during the project, into the executive summary appendix. All materials placed in the appendix must follow APA guidelines and the DNP Doctoral Project Ethics Pledge. Tables with results should be presented in the results section of the executive summary. The appropriate deliverables include the following: the pre/post anonymous questionnaire, PowerPoint presentation, and any other supporting education materials developed and provided to the participants. If you have additional questions on appropriate materials for the appendix, contact your faculty advisor for assistance.

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Staff Education Project Executive Summary Checklist

The goal of an executive summary is to summarize your DNP project, highlighting key points. The executive summary should be no more than ten pages, written in APA 7 format. For academic writing, be sure to include appropriate citations and a references. This is typically not part of an executive summary but should be included for purposes of this document. The following checklist provides a tool to develop the DNP Project Executive Summary.

Instructions for students:

• Indicate on the checklist the page numbers from the actual document where appropriate content is located.

• Respond to comments from the committee in the comment history box. Do not delete previous comments. Add your responses in the appropriate space.

Instructions for the DNP project faculty advisor and second member.

Provide specific feedback in the comment history column. Do not delete previous comments – just add your responses and use some means to clearly identify your remarks (e.g. colored, bolded, or italicized text).

• If you made detailed comments on the draft using track changes and comments, you can make reference to such comments in the draft rather than copy the text into the checklist comment history section.

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Executive Summary Checklist Staff Education Project

Checklist Items Page #s                Comment History

Summary                            

Indicate the type of project.                      

Describe the practice problem and why it is important to address within the context of nursing practice.                              

Summarize the practice-focused question(s) and the purpose for the doctoral project.                 

Concisely describe the analytical strategies used in the doctoral project.                               

Concisely summarize the findings and implications.                         

Concisely identify major products, conclusions, and/or recommendations as appropriate.                           

Summarize potential implications for nursing practice and for positive social change, diversity, equity, and inclusion.                       

Background                       

Describe elements in the background that connect to the reason for the practice change or gap in practice.                         present

Discuss the project question and project purpose.                          

Identify evidence that supports the project change or gap in practice.                   

Briefly summarize the evidence supporting the change. Indicate the strength of the evidence.                 

Staff Education Project Development                    

                               

Describe participants and procedures used for developing and implementing the project.                           

Describe collection and analysis of evidence.                     

Discuss evaluation process.                        

Results                

State post-implementation results.                        

Discuss impact on organization.                

State limitations and how they impacted results.                             

Discuss why the project is important beyond the local site.                         

Conclusions                       

Summarize impact to organization.                         

Identify further recommendations that might be considered.                    

Discuss potential implications for nursing practice and for positive social change, diversity, equity, and inclusion.                               

References                        

For academic writing, be sure to include appropriate citations and a reference. This is typically not part of an executive summary but should be included for purposes of this project.