Proposal Writing for Clinical Nursing and DNP Projects

Update includes content to help students complete the DNP Project!

Now in its third edition, this bestselling text is a concise, step-by-step proposal writing guide that has helped thousands of students produce quality project proposals. For the first time, this new edition includes content to help students move beyond the proposal phase. Two new chapters will help students complete the DNP Project and create the final report.

The third edition is extensively revised with new information about ongoing clinical scholarship opportunities and an Instructor's Manual full of suggestions to engage students and help them progress through this demanding process. This edition continues the "Advice from DNP Students segment," along with new tips for getting started, introductory objectives and final summary points in each chapter to help students hone their skills.

New to the Third Edition:

• Delivers two completely new chapters on Finalizing Your Proposal and Project:
  • Moving Your Project Proposal to Completed Project
  • Moving your Project to Written Final Report
• Instructor's Manual that includes chapter objectives, overviews, questions and teaching tips to consider, and student activities, all designed to help the student progress.

Key Features:

• Student checklists
• Examples of successful Quality Improvement projects
• Sample Proposal Abstracts
• Unique Project Triangle to provide structure to student work
• Interactive exercises to keep students engaged, including reflective questions, writing prompts, and self-assessments
• Sample "student problems and resolutions" boxes to help students deal effectively with roadblocks
• And much more!

Wanda Bonnel, PhD, APRN, ANEF, is faculty emeritus at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas. She is a fellow of the National League for Nursing Academy and recipient of numerous awards, including both the Distinguished Nursing Alumna Award and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Kansas. Dr. Bonnel has received multiple funded grants, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) online Health Professions Educator Certificate program. She has published numerous peer-reviewed abstracts and articles in geriatric and educator specialty journals, including Clinical Advisor and Journal of Professional Nursing. In addition to this text, she coauthored the textbook Teaching Technologies in Nursing and the Health Professions (2019). As a specialist in geriatrics and nursing education, she has taught courses in the master’s, DNP, and doctoral programs, including advanced clinical residency and project courses for DNPs. Her ongoing research interests include online learning best practices and advanced practice mentoring.

Katharine V. Smith, PhD, RN, is associate professor emeritus at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies. Dr. Smith has received multiple grants, most of which have focused on aspects of teaching, advanced education, and nursing traineeships. Recent scholarship includes peer viewed publications and national presentations on the use of simulation to teach legal and ethical content. She has also coauthored the textbook Teaching Technologies in Nursing and the Health Professions (2019). Dr. Smith has taught in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, facilitating advanced clinical projects through the early conceptual phases.