Question

List three aspect of the DNP roles when working with populations, a facility or workforce, or directed a specific clinical problem.

Answer 1

DNP - The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a degree in nursing.

1. Working with population

.Big Data
– Data skills coupled with ability to understand clinical morbidity & health risks
• Program Development
– Design of appropriate interventions within each level of risk
– Incorporating a whole person perspective with factors that contribute to health
outcomes (environmental, social/behavioral, genetic and biologic)
• Population Health Policy
– Influencing International, Federal, State, payor policies regarding payment and
service delivery supporting population health
• Administrative/Leadership
– Leadership and Vision
– Management
– Training

2 . Workforce

DNP program prepares public health nurses to become leaders in policy development, advocacy, education, management, and practice. DNP-educated nurses in public health are therefore capable of:

• Leading efforts to attain optimal health for populations, whether on a local, national, or global scale
• Establishing public health priorities in a confident and articulate manner
• Collaborating with local, national, and global government entities to develop health initiatives
• Leading health policy development at all levels to address health disparities
• Developing programs designed to improve the health of populations
• Leading healthcare reform efforts within and across healthcare systems

3.Specific clinical problem

Our complex healthcare environment demands that healthcare providers develop specialized knowledge. Through specialization, practitioners can provide the highest quality of care.

That’s why DNP programs prepare candidates in a distinct area of nursing practice. No matter which specialty you choose, you’ll master the knowledge and skills necessary to:

• Navigate complex situations.
• Manage therapeutic interventions.
• Build strong therapeutic relationships

• Patient sphere of influence: Encompasses advanced clinical judgment to include pharmacologic interventions and prescribing
• Nursing sphere of influence: Dictates leadership and healthcare team processes that my affect both fiscal and clinical outcomes
• Organizational/system sphere of influence: Includes areas like organizational and systems theory and care that is at once evidence-based, cost-effective, and ethical