DNP Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition

TABLE 24.3

Changes in DNP Practice

Question: Since earning your DNP degree, please indicate how often you engage in the following compar

ed with before earning your DNP degree.

No Change

Slightly

More Often

More Often

Considerably More Often

Not

Applicable

... am involved in health policy issues related to my practice.

28.6% (

N

= 211)

a 24.0% (

N

= 177)

22.6% (

N

= 167)

21.4% (

N

= 158)

3.4% (

N

= 25)

... function as an administrator within my practice.

39.9% (

N

= 295)

12.2% (

N

= 90)

13.1% (

N

= 97)

22.4% (

N

= 166)

12.4% (

N

= 92)

... develop, implement and/ or evaluate information systems.

40.0% (

N

= 294)

18.2% (

N

= 134)

18.9% (

N

= 139)

14.6% (

N

= 107)

8.3% (

N

= 61)

... develop, implement and/ or evaluate practice initiatives.

23.6% (

N

= 175)

19.3% (

N

= 143)

25.1% (

N

= 186)

27.2% (

N

= 201)

4.7% (

N

= 35)

... develop, implement and/ or evaluate business plans related to practice.

39.5% (

N

= 291)

17.1% (

N

= 126)

16.7% (

N

= 123)

16.3% (

N

= 120)

10.4% (

N

= 77)

... incorporate health promotion and disease prevention.

27.3% (

N

= 201)

16.2% (

N

= 119)

23.1% (

N

= 170)

30.2% (

N

= 222)

3.3% (

N

= 24)

... actively incorporate evidence in your practice.

12.4% (

N

= 92)

12.7% (

N

= 94)

25.4% (

N

= 188)

46.6% (

N

= 345)

2.8% (

N

= 21)

... translate evidence into new practice initiatives.

15.9% (

N

= 118)

15.8% (

N

= 117)

24.9% (

N

= 184)

40.4% (

N

= 299)

3.0% (

N

= 22)

... participate in interdisciplinary teams.

27.1% (

N

= 201)

14.7% (

N

= 109)

21.3% (

N

= 158)

33.5% (

N

= 248)

3.4% (

N

= 25)

... lead interdisciplinary teams.

36.6% (

N

= 270)

14.8% (

N

= 109)

14.8% (

N

= 109)

28.7% (

N

= 212)

5.1% (

N

= 38)

... develop practice guidelines.

34.8% (

N

= 254)

19.2% (

N

= 140)

16.3% (

N

= 119)

22.6% (

N

= 165)

7.1% (

N

= 52

... have initiated a program to address disparities within a practice setting.

41.4% (

N

= 304)

14.3% (

N

= 105)

15.2% (

N

= 112)

17.3% (

N

= 127)

11.8% (

N

= 87)

... used available technology to promote a change in practice.

29.5% (

N

= 218)

18.7% (

N

= 138)

22.2% (

N

= 164)

23.3% (

N

= 172)

6.2% (

N

= 46)

... have initiated an organizational level change initiative.

35.8% (

N

= 265)

14.5% (

N

= 107)

19.7% (

N

= 146)

24.1% (

N

= 178)

5.9% (

N

= 44)

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