An examination of the rigor and value of final scholarly projects completed by DNP nursing students

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 437-443

  Roush, Karen ^a   Tesoro, Mary ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Capstone project; DNP; Doctor of nursing practice; Doctoral education; Nursing education; Practice project; Scholarly projects

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044949882     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.03.003     Document Type: Article

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