Welcome DNP students!
This page provides links to library services and resources for your DNP project. If you don't see what you need here, please contact us.
Searching for evidence is an integral step of evidence-based practice. See the page PICO + Evidence-Based Practice for tips and more information.
Below are important databases for nursing research. For a complete list of databases, click here.
CINAHL Complete
Need a CINAHL refresher? Check out this CINAHL video tutorial.
PubMed @NU
Need a PubMed refresher? Check out this PubMed video tutorial. Learn how to save your searches.
Resources which provide overviews:
Style and Grammar Guidelines (APA Style)
Reference Examples (APA Style)
APA Overview (Purdue OWL)
Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style (APA)
Frequently asked about:
Tables and figures (APA Style)
Title page setup (APA Style)
Data set references (APA Style)
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), all DNP projects should:
Learn more about the DNP project scope, responsibilities, settings, and dissemination on the AACN's DNP Tool Kit site.
Implementation Science: The study of integrating research findings into healthcare practice and policy by understanding facilitators and barriers to the uptake of evidence
Manuals:
Porritt K, McArthur A, Lockwood C, Munn Z (Editors). JBI Handbook for Evidence Implementation. JBI, 2020. Available from: https://implementationmanual.jbi.global
Readings on implementation science in nursing:
Boehm, L. M., Stolldorf, D. P., & Jeffery, A. D. (2020). Implementation Science Training and Resources for Nurses and Nurse Scientists. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 52(1), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12510
Curtis, K., Fry, M., Shaban, R. Z., & Considine, J. (2017). Translating research findings to clinical nursing practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(5-6), 862–872. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13586
Kristensen, N., Nymann, C., & Konradsen, H. (2016). Implementing research results in clinical practice- the experiences of healthcare professionals. BMC Health Services Research, 16(1), 48–48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1292-y
Van Achterberg, T., Schoonhoven, L., & Grol, R. (2008). Nursing Implementation Science: How Evidence-Based Nursing Requires Evidence-Based Implementation. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 40(4), 302–310. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1547-5069.2008.00243.x
"Systems thinking is an approach to understanding and improving complex issues and situations. It attempts to deal with these as wholes rather than through the reductionism of conventional science. Reductionism understands complex issues by examining smaller and smaller parts. Systems thinking sees the whole as different from the sum of its parts, because of the interactions between the parts. The issue for systems thinkers then becomes one of defining a relevant whole."
Coghlan, D., & Brydon-Miller, M. (2014). The SAGE encyclopedia of action research (Vols. 1-2). London, : SAGE Publications Ltd.
Readings
You may wonder: are there tools to help with citation and references?
Free options: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote.
A EndNote Licensed product is available for use by current NU faculty, staff, and students. These tools can help you collect and manage your references, and auto-format citations and bibliographies in your papers.