GCU Direct Practice Improvement Project Proposal please see attached template for chapter 5. Use it to work on the draft. Intervention has changed to Dash

GCU Direct Practice Improvement Project Proposal please see attached template for chapter 5. Use it to work on the draft. Intervention has changed to Dash Diet. Please feel free to ask for any questions. +
The Direct Practice Improvement Project Title Appears in Title Case and is Centered
Submitted by
Insert Your Full Legal Name (No Titles, Degrees, or Academic Credentials)
Equal Spacing
~2.0” – 2.5”
A Direct Practice Improvement Project Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona
December 31, 2018
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GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
The Direct Practice Improvement Project Title Appears in Title Case and is Centered
by
Insert Your Full Legal Name (No Titles, Degrees, or Academic Credentials)
has been approved
December 31, 2018
APPROVED:
Full Legal Name, Ed.D., DBA, or Ph.D., DPI Project Chairperson
Full Legal Name, Ed.D., DBA, or Ph.D., Committee Member
Full Legal Name, Ed.D., DBA, or Ph.D., Committee Member
ACCEPTED AND SIGNED:
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Lisa Smith, PhD, RN, CNE
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Care Professions
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Date
Abstract
The abstract is an accurate, nonevaluative, concise summary or synopsis of the direct
practice improvement (DPI) project. It is not an introduction, and is usually the last thing
written. The purpose of the abstract is to assist future investigators in accessing the
evidence-based materials and other vital information contained in the practice
improvement project. Although only a relatively few people typically read the full practice
improvement project after publication, the abstract will be read by many scholars and
investigators. Consequently, great care must be taken in writing this section of the practice
improvement project. The abstract is a concise statement of the nature of the project and
content of the practice improvement project. The content of the abstract covers the problem
statement, clinical questions, methodology, design, data analysis procedures, location,
sample, theoretical foundations, results, and implications. The abstract does not appear in
the Table of Contents and has no page number. Abstracts must be double-spaced and no
longer than 1 page. The abstract must be fully justified with no indentions and no citations.
Refer to the APA Publication Manual, 6th Edition, for additional guidelines for the
development of the practice improvement project abstract. Make sure to add the keywords
at the bottom of the abstract to assist future investigators.
Keywords: Abstract, assist future investigators, limit to one page in length, vital
information
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The abstract provides a succinct summary of
the project including the problem statement,
clinical questions, methodology, design, data
analysis procedures, location, sample,
theoretical foundations, results, and
implications.
The abstract is written in APA format, 1
paragraph, no indentations, double spaced with
no citations, and includes key search words.
The abstract is fully justified.
Abstract is written in a way that is well
structured, has a logical flow, uses correct
paragraph structure, uses correct sentence
structure, uses correct punctuation, and uses
correct APA format.
NOTE: Once the document has been approved by your chairperson and your committee and is ready to
submit for AQR review, please remove all of these assessment tables from this document.
Score 0 (not present); 1(unacceptable; needs substantial edits); 2 (present, but needs some editing); 3
(publication ready).
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Dedication
An optional dedication may be included here. While a practice improvement
project is an objective, scientific document, this is the place to use the first person and to
be subjective. The dedication page is numbered with a Roman numeral, but the page
number does not appear in the Table of Contents. It is only included in the final practice
improvement project and is not part of the proposal. If this page is not to be included,
delete the heading, the body text, and the page break below. If you cannot see the page
break, click on the ¶Show/Hide button (go to the Home tab and then to the Paragraph
toolbar).
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Acknowledgments
An optional acknowledgements page can be included here. This is another place
to use the first person. If it applies, acknowledge and identify grants and other means of
financial support. Also acknowledge supportive colleagues who rendered assistance. The
acknowledgments page is numbered with a Roman numeral, but the page number does
not appear in the Table of Contents. This page provides a formal opportunity to thank
family, friends, and faculty members who have been helpful and supportive. The
acknowledgements page is only included in the final practice improvement project, and is
not part of the proposal. If this page is not to be included, delete the heading, the body
text, and the page break below. If you cannot see the page break, click on the
¶Show/Hide button (go to the Home tab and then to the Paragraph toolbar).
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Table of Contents
List of Tables ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… xi
List of Figures ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. xii
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Project ……………………………………………………………………….1
Background of the Project …………………………………………………………………………………4
Problem Statement ……………………………………………………………………………………………5
Purpose of the Project ……………………………………………………………………………………….6
Clinical Question(s) …………………………………………………………………………………………8
Advancing Scientific Knowledge ……………………………………………………………………..10
Significance of the Project ……………………………………………………………………………….11
Rationale for Methodology ………………………………………………………………………………12
Nature of the Project Design …………………………………………………………………………….13
Definition of Terms…………………………………………………………………………………………14
Assumptions, Limitations, Delimitations …………………………………………………………..16
Summary and Organization of the Remainder of the Project ………………………………..18
Chapter 2: Literature Review …………………………………………………………………………………20
Theoretical Foundations…………………………………………………………………………………..22
Review of the Literature ………………………………………………………………………………….24
Theme 1. You may want to organize this section by themes and subthemes.
To do so, use the pattern below. ……………………………………………………………………..26
Theme 2. Chapter 2 can be particularly challenging with regard to APA
format for citations and quotations. Refer to your APA manual frequently to make
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sure your citations are formatted properly. It is critical that each in-text citation is
appropriately listed in the References section. ………………………………………………….27
Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….30
Chapter 3: Methodology ……………………………………………………………………………………….33
Statement of the Problem …………………………………………………………………………………34
Clinical Question ……………………………………………………………………………………………34
Project Methodology……………………………………………………………………………………….35
Project Design ………………………………………………………………………………………………..36
Population and Sample Selection………………………………………………………………………38
Instrumentation or Sources of Data …………………………………………………………………..40
Validity …………………………………………………………………………………………………………41
Reliability………………………………………………………………………………………………………41
Data Collection Procedures………………………………………………………………………………42
Data Analysis Procedures ………………………………………………………………………………..44
Ethical Considerations …………………………………………………………………………………….46
Limitations …………………………………………………………………………………………………….48
Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….49
Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Results ……………………………………………………………………..51
Descriptive Data……………………………………………………………………………………………..52
Data Analysis Procedures ………………………………………………………………………………..55
Results …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..58
Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….66
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations ……………………………………….68
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Summary of the Project …………………………………………………………………………………..69
Summary of Findings and Conclusion ……………………………………………………………….70
Implications……………………………………………………………………………………………………74
Theoretical implications………………………………………………………………………74
Practical implications. …………………………………………………………………………75
Future implications. ……………………………………………………………………………75
Recommendations …………………………………………………………………………………………..76
Recommendations for future projects. …………………………………………………..76
Recommendations for practice. ……………………………………………………………78
Appendix A …………………………………………………………………………………………………………82
Appendix B …………………………………………………………………………………………………………85
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List of Tables
Table 1. Correct Formatting …………………………………………………………………………………..54
Table 2. t Test …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56
Table 3. The Servant Leader ………………………………………………………………………………… 63
(Note: single-space table titles; double-space between entries)
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Scatterplot Example-Strong Negative Correlation ……………………………………. 64
(Note: single-space figure titles; double-space between entries)
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Project
The Introduction section of Chapter 1 briefly overviews the project focus or
practice problem, states why the project is worth conducting, and describes how the
project will be completed. The introduction develops the significance of the project by
describing how the project translates existing knowledge into practice, is new or different
from other works and how it will benefit patients at your clinical site. This section should
also briefly describe the basic nature of the project and provide an overview of the
contents of Chapter 1. This section should be three or four paragraphs, or approximately
one page, in length.
Keep in mind that you will write Chapters 1 through 3 as your practice
improvement project proposal. However, there are changes that typically need to be made
in these chapters to enrich the content or to improve the readability as you write the final
practice improvement project manuscript. Often, after data analysis is complete, the first
three chapters will need revisions to reflect a more in-depth understanding of the topic,
change the tense to past tense, and ensure consistency.
To ensure the quality of both your proposal and your final practice improvement
project and reduce the time for Academic Quality Review (AQR) reviews, your writing
needs to reflect standards of scholarly writing from your very first draft. Each section
within the proposal or practice improvement project should be well organized and
presented in a way that makes it easy for the reader to follow your logic. Each paragraph
should be short, clear, and focused. A paragraph should (a) be three to eight sentences in
length, (b) focus on one point, topic, or argument, (c) include a topic sentence the defines
the focus for the paragraph, and (d) include a transition sentence to the next paragraph.
Include one space after each period. There should be no grammatical, punctuation,
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sentence structure, or American Psychological Association APA formatting errors. Verb
tense is an important consideration for Chapters 1 through 3. For the proposal, the
investigator uses present tense (e.g., “The purpose of this project is to…”), whereas in the
practice improvement project, the chapters are revised into past tense (e.g., “The purpose
of this project was to…”). Taking the time to put quality into each draft will save you
time in all the steps of the development and review phases of the practice improvement
project process. It will pay to do it right the first time.
As a doctoral investigator, it is your responsibility to ensure the clarity, quality,
and correctness of your writing and APA formatting. The DC Network provides various
resources to help you improve your writing. Neither your chairperson nor your committee
members will provide editing of your documents, nor will the AQR reviewers provide
editing of your documents. If you do not have outstanding writing skills, you will need to
identify a writing coach, editor, or other resource to help you with your writing and to
edit your documents.
The quality of a practice improvement project is not only defined by the quality of
writing. It is also defined by the criteria that have been established for each section of the
project. The criteria describe what must be addressed in each section within each chapter.
As you develop a section, first read the section description. Then review the criteria
contained in the table below the description. Use both the description and criteria as you
write the section. It is important that the criteria are addressed in a way that it is clear to
your chairperson, committee, and an external reviewer to illustrate that the criteria have
been met. You should be able to point out where each criterion is met in each section.
Prior to submitting a draft of your proposal or practice improvement project, or a single
chapter to your chairperson, please assess yourself on the degree to which criteria have
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been met. There is a table at the end of each section for you to complete this selfassessment. Your chairperson may also assess each criterion when returning the
document with feedback. The following scores reflect the readiness of the document:
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3 = The criterion has been completely met. It is comprehensive and accurate. The
section meeting the criterion is comprehensive and clear. The criterion
information is very well written. The section addressing a criterion is located in a
single spot; it is not distributed across various paragraphs. The criterion is
immediately obvious to an external reviewer. In terms of writing, the section is
perfect and ready to go into a journal article.
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2 = The criterion is very close to being completely met. The section meeting the
criterion is comprehensive, but may need to be further clarified. The criterion
information is fairly well written, but may need minor editing. The section
addressing a criterion is located in a single spot; it is not distributed across various
paragraphs. It may not be obvious to an external reader and so may require some
clarification. In terms of writing it is near perfect, but may need minor edits for
clarity or APA formatting.
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1 = The criterion is present, but the section needs significant work to completely
meet expectations. The section meeting the criterion is not comprehensive and
may need to be further clarified. The criterion information is fairly well written,
but may need minor editing. The section addressing a criterion is not clearly
located in a single spot; it appears to be distributed across various paragraphs. It
may not be obvious to an external reader and requires some clarification. It needs
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some changes to structure, flow, paragraph structure, sentence structure,
punctuation, and APA format.
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0 = The criterion is not addressed because it is missing or is not appropriate.
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ready to submit for AQR review, please remove all of these assessment tables from this
document.
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INTRODUCTION
This section briefly overviews
the project focus or practice
problem, why this project is
worth conducting, and how this
project will be completed.
(Three or four paragraphs or
approximately one page)
Practice improvement project
topic is introduced.
Discussion provides an
overview of what is contained
in the chapter.
This section is written in a way
that is well structured, has a
logical flow, and uses correct
paragraph structure, sentence
structure, punctuation, and
APA format.
NOTE: Once the document has been approved by your chairperson and your committee and is ready to
submit for AQR review, please remove all of these assessment tables from this document.
Score 0 (not present); 1 (unacceptable; needs substantial edits); 2 (present, but needs some editing); 3
(publication ready).
Background of the Project
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