2010 Third National DNP Conference, San Diego

Breakout session T9 Details, Thursday, September 30, 2010, 4PM
Monte Carlo Room

Laurel J. Ash, DNP, RN, CNP, &
Catherine J. Miller, DNP, RN, C-NP
The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
Cultural Perspectives in Advance Practice Nursing:

A New Elective Course in the BS to DNP and Post Master’s DNP Program

Goal of Presentation:
As emerging health leaders, DNPs will be called to improve health outcomes in a global society. This international service learning clinical experience will engage DNP students in direct and indirect care of families, children, and women in a selected developing country. This online course culminates in a health care mission trip to a third world setting. Students prepare for the experience by participating in online learning modules and discussions, course projects, on-campus class meetings before the trip.
In our ongoing evaluation of The College of St. Scholastica BS-DNP and Post-Master’s DNP program, it was identified that opportunities were needed to enhance and integrate DNP Essentials and clinical opportunities throughout the curriculum. The cultural experience integrates the following DNP Essentials:
I. Scientific underpinnings for Practice
IV. Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the
Improvement and Transformation of Health Care
V. Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
VI. Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health
outcomes
VIII. Advanced Practice Nursing

Objectives:
1. Explore service-learning activities as a means for integrating the Essentials into DNP curriculum.
2. Discuss benefits and challenges of incorporating service – learning experiences into a DNP curriculum.
3. Identify methods to adapt service-learning experiences into a DNP curriculum. Objective 4: Integrate/ investigate the use of an electronic clinical log to document patient and population care in association with the DNP Essentials

Speaker’s Background:
Co-Presenting Author, Catherine Miller, DNP, RN, CNP, Assistant Professor Graduate Nursing Department. Professional Education: College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota Bachelor of Arts: Nursing Cum Laude (May 1983) College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program (June 1988) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Master of Science: Childbearing, Childrearing, Family Nursing (July 1989) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Doctor of Nursing Practice (July 2008)
Professional Experience and/or Expertise: Assistant professor at the College of St Scholastica School of Nursing in the DNP program- FNP population. Responsible for advanced pediatric health assessment, pediatric primary care management, advanced pharmacology, and DNP Clinical Project I. Courses all delivered as a hybrid blend of face-to face and web-based formats. Serve as academic and scholarly project advisor for Master’s and DNP students and coordinate the Graduate Nursing Lab. Over 22 years of experience as an APN in pediatric primary care at a variety of practice settings and continue to maintain a clinical practice in addition to faculty responsibilities. Served as DNP co-developer and co-leader for inaugural graduate nursing experience to Belize 2010.

Co-Presenting Author Laurel Ash DNP, RN, CNP, Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing Department.

Professional Education: University of Minnesota: (March 1982) Bachelor of Science in Nursing; College of St.Catherine: certificate Adult Nurse Practitioner (June 1987), Masters in Nursing Arts (1991), Certificate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (1995); College of St. Scholastica (2001): Family Nurse Practitioner certificate; Rush University, Chicago: Doctor of Nursing Practice (December 2005) Healthcare Leadership.
Professional Experience and/or Expertise: Assistant professor at the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) School of Nursing in the DNP program- FNP population. Responsible for advanced adult assessment, pediatric and adult primary care management, and DNP Clinical Project I, Leadership (DNP course). Courses all delivered as a hybrid blend of face-to face and web-based formats. Serve as academic and scholarly project advisor for Master’s and DNP students. Over 23 years of experience as an APN in primary care at a variety of practice settings (including rural family practice and college health) and continue to maintain a clinical practice in addition to faculty responsibilities. Currently Lead NP in Student Health Services at CSS. Served as DNP co-developer and co-leader for inaugural graduate nursing experience to Belize 2010.

Judi Kuric, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CNRN
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
Embedding Dissemination Activities in DNP Education

Goal of Presentation:
To present teaching strategies and assignments to achieve significant knowledge dissemination of DNP student capstone projects. Two years of DNP cohort group successes will be presented as well.

Objectives:
1. Describe DNP capstone dissemination plan development throughout the educational process.
2. Discuss teaching strategies and assignments to support development of presentations and publications
3. Discuss the outcome of dissemination plan development from 2 DNP cohort groups.

Speaker’s Background:
I have participated in the development and implementation of the DNP program at the University of Southern Indiana. I currently teach all four of the capstone courses in the program where one of the major goals is knowledge dissemination. Students are required and supported to begin their knowledge dissemination during the program through assignments and support by myself and other faculty at our university. Our students have experienced positive success in publications and presentations prior to completion of their DNP educational programs.