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Preparing For the Transition: Preparing Faculty for a Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Juliann G. Sebastian, ARNP, PhD, FAANAssistant Dean for Advanced Practice Nursing and ProfessorCo-Director, DNP Program
Carolyn A. Williams, RN, PhD, FAANDean and Professor
Marcia Stanhope, RN, DSN, FAANAssociate Dean and ProfessorCo-Director, DNP Program University of Kentucky College of Nursing
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Considerations
Identify faculty groups to include Determine types of transitions Examine faculty development issues
related to the nature of the program
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Context Strong commitment to clinical practice Faculty practice program initiated in 1984 Faculty practice plan in 1994 Practice arrangements include clinical
appointments within the academic health center, College of Nursing owned and operated sites, and contracts with clinical agencies
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Setting the stage
Dean’s conversations with Chancellor about the concept of a professional practice-oriented doctoral program during the couple of years prior to convening a planning committee;
Dean discussed the concept of a professional practice doctorate with Dean of the Graduate School.
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Stages of transition*
Curriculum transition Pre-implementation
Curriculum implementation Program implementation
Curriculum advancement Formative evaluation and enhancement
*Farmer, E.A. (2004). Faculty development for problem-based learning. European Journal of Dental Education, 8(2), 59-66.
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Pre-ImplementationFaculty involvement in curriculum development Input into decision to develop a DNP program
(1998-99) Dean convened a planning committee Faculty fora and focus groups Curriculum committee and faculty meeting discussions Retreat with planning committee
Development of program objectives (post MSN), curriculum framework and structure, courses, admission and progression standards
Total faculty vote on the program proposal (1999)
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Program Implementation:Development of the core faculty group
DNP Coordinating Committee, 5/01 Composition
All faculty members teaching in the DNP program All are doctorally prepared Director of the PhD program All work with both DNP and PhD students
Two teach PhD courses Others advise students as dissertation chairs or
committee members
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Functions of DNP Coordinating CommitteePlanning, implementing, and evaluating the
DNP program Admissions Operational policies and procedures Academic guidelines Communication (ex., monthly graduate faculty
meetings)
Evaluation Formative Summative
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Faculty Committee Member
Faculty Advisor
Clinical Mentor
Student
Student Committees
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Faculty advisors Evidence of understanding and operating from a
nursing model Evidence of scholarship related to clinical
practice; e.g., extramurally funded evaluation research, publications, presentations
Provision of clinical leadership in decision-making Use of an evidence-based approach to clinical
decision-making
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Clinical mentors
Top level clinical or executive experts with responsibility for population-focused health care delivery
Mentors are selected from among a variety of disciplines, thereby building the students’ interdisciplinary experiences.
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Connecting with faculty advisors and clinical mentors
Faculty advisors invited to attend course discussions
Course faculty encourage students to work directly with faculty advisors & committees
Committees meet regularly to consult with students; sharing different perspectives from practice & academe enrich all.
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Ongoing operationalization of curriculum
Ongoing, scheduled faculty meetings to discuss issues, values and ideas Monthly DNP Coordinating Committee meetings Discussion of the nature of the curriculum,
clinical capstone projects, evaluation and modification of requirements
Faculty retreat, Jan., 2005
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Evolution of the clinical capstone projects
Faculty discussions of assumptions, goals, beliefs
Examination of various types of clinical change projects
Outcomes evaluation, program evaluation and evaluation research
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Monthly reports at Graduate Faculty meetings Updates at Total Faculty meetings All faculty and students invited to DNP student
presentations and special lectures, presentations by visiting professors
DNP students encouraged to make Brown Bag presentations and to participate in poster sessions
Sharing occurs with faculty members in other disciplines via academic council discussions, Brown Bag presentations, invitations to visiting professor seminars and colloquia
Communication strategies
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Communication strategies (cont.)
Electronic mail announcements, congratulatory messages
College newsletter Print advertisements
Faculty Involvement in National Meetings
AACN Doctoral conference Regional DNP conferences Participation in specialty organization
discussions
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Formative Evaluation
Real time changes as student or faculty needs indicate E.G., addition of Evidence-Based Practice
course in the first year Curricular modifications in 2005
Balanced clinical hours across the two tracks Added economics/finance course for clinical
students Distributed final clinical project over two semesters
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Summative Evaluation
Incorporation into the full College academic evaluation plan
End of program surveys, Jan., 2006
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