The Role of Doctor of Nursing Practice-Prepared Nurses to Improve Quality of Patient Care.
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2023-05
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Translating evidence-based practices (EBPs) and quality improvement (QI) initiatives to the bedside is a significant need among hospitals and outpatient settings to improve the provision of quality nursing care. However, health-care systems continue to struggle with implementing and sustaining EBPs. To improve the application of EBPs and QI initiatives, hospitals should consider using Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)-prepared nurses in Quality Improvement roles, as DNP graduates have acquired unique expertise in these topics. However, health-care settings do not routinely maximize the use of DNP-prepared nurses in these roles. This article provides an overview of the challenges to understanding the value and impact of DNP-prepared nurses, along with recommendations and opportunities for future practice.
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Reynolds, Staci S, and Valerie K Sabol (2023). The Role of Doctor of Nursing Practice-Prepared Nurses to Improve Quality of Patient Care. Creative nursing, 29(2). pp. 172–176. 10.1177/10784535231195425 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/29556.
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Staci Reynolds
Dr. Staci Reynolds is a Clinical Professor at Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON). At DUSON, Dr. Reynolds primarily teaches in the DNP program. Previously, she clinically served as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at Duke University Hospital within the neuroscience inpatient units and Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology department. In January 2023, Dr. Reynolds was appointed the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Before coming to DUSON, she was a neurocritical care nurse and a neuroscience CNS at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital.
Dr. Reynolds received a baccalaureate degree in nursing science from Indiana University (IU) School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a Master’s degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at IU in 2011, and completed her PhD at IU in May 2016. Dr. Reynolds’ current scholarship interests include evidence-based practice implementation and evaluation, and she is an expert in quality improvement.
Valerie K. Sabol
Valerie K. Sabol, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, GNP-BC, CHSE, CNE, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN is a Clinical Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and the inaugural Director of Planetary Health, Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives. Planetary health is an interdisciplinary field that studies the interconnection between the health of the environment and the health of people, and seeks comprehensive, equity-focused solutions to address the impact of human disruption on Earth’s natural systems.
Dr. Sabol has served on several Duke committees focused on climate and sustainability initiatives. As the Duke Climate Commitment Education Subcommittee Co-Chair, she will help each of Duke’s ten schools integrate Duke’s Climate and Sustainability Fluency Framework into their own curricular programming and extracurricular activities. In partnership with the School of Medicine, Dr. Sabol also co-leads the interprofessional course, "Moral Movements in Medicine," and one of the course’s sections, ‘Health as an Ecosystem’. Selected for the 2024 cohort of the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists (EHRI-NCS), she participates in a research mentorship program funded by the NIH/NIEHS. Her research focuses on how social drivers of health, such as nutrition, physical activity, and climate change like extreme heat, impact the physical and mental health of our aging population.
Before serving in this inaugural role, Dr. Sabol served as Interim Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, was Chair for the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division, Program Director of the Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Program, and the Director of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner major in the MSN Program. Prior to working at Duke, Dr. Sabol was faculty at the University of Maryland School of Nursing for 11 years and directed the Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Program.
As a dual, board-certified Adult Acute Care and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and currently provides care to older Veterans at the Durham VA's Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) clinic. She has provided clinical care as a nurse practitioner at Duke University Medical Center with the Endocrinology Inpatient Consultation Service, the Duke COVID-19 Monoclonal Infusion Clinic, and the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Durham VA using telehealth.
Dr. Sabol is a past-President of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) and served on the North Carolina Great 100 Nurses Board of Directors as Treasurer. She is a former column editor for AACN Advanced Critical Care and Geriatric Nursing, and currently serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for critical care, geriatric, and obesity-focused journals.
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