The applicant should read the two proposed articles. After reading both articles, the applicant will reflect on the role of a DNP-prepared nurse in the healthcare system and answer the following questions:
1. Why is there a need for DNP-prepared nurses in the current healthcare system?
2. How do you anticipate that a degree in Doctor of Nursing Practice Healthcare Administration will impact your career?
3. Based on the proposed articles, provide a few examples on how you will be able to translate in action the knowledge gained in the DNP in your current workplace or work field?
Time limit
60 minutes allocated to read the articles.
120 minutes to write the essay
The applicant has a total of up to three hours to complete the task.
The Essay shall
Elaborate on all three questions, use APA format, and should not exceed 1500 words and have a minimum of 1000 words. Please cite the proposed articles in your work.
Template
A template will be provided to write the essay as the DNP faculty believe in providing tools for the students to succeed. Thus, each course in the MRU DNP program encompasses template for each expected assignment.
Articles Proposed
Grace, Pamela, PhD, R.N., F.A.A.N. (2018). Enhancing Nurse Moral Agency: The Leadership Promise of Doctor of Nursing Practice Preparation. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(1), 1-11.
Moore, K. S., & Hart, A. M. (2021). Critical juncture: The doctor of nursing practice and COVID-19. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(2), 97-99.
