Linkage to Continuity of Care in Crisis Stabilization Centers

Sources of Evidence
Clearly identify the sources of evidence on which you will rely to address the practice-focused question(s).
Practice-focused questions: Will implementation of the TAPS assessment screening tool on admission for patients with substance use disorders increase the number of referral resources for linkage to the continuity of care.

Clarify the relationship of this evidence to the purpose described in Section 1.
Restate how collection and analysis of this evidence will provide the appropriate way to address the practice-focused question(s).
Practice Focus Questions: Will implementation of the TAPS assessment screening tool on admission for patients with substance use disorders increase the number of referral resources for linkage to the continuity of care.

Note: Complete only the following subsections that are relevant to the doctoral project, in consultation with your supervisory committee, and be mindful that evidence from organizations and people cannot be collected and analyzed prior to approval by the Walden IRB. Existing evidence from organizations can be examined prior to IRB approval, however, when the sole purpose is to determine its applicability to the doctoral project.
Published Outcomes and Research
You should complete this subsection when conducting a systematic review of relevant published findings and conclusions from other researchers and scholars. Data and evidence that have not been analyzed belong in the next sections.

List databases and search engines used to find outcomes and research related to the practice problem.
List key search terms and combinations of search terms used. (More detailed search terms may be included in an appendix and referenced here, if appropriate).
Describe the scope of this review in terms of years searched, as well as types of literature and sources searched.
Clarify how this search will be exhaustive and comprehensive.
Note: This type of systematic review needs to be a deeper and more thorough exploration of the topic, as discussed in the Context subsection in Section 2.
Archival and Operational Data
You should complete this section for doctoral projects that will involve analysis of an organization’s operational data that have been (or will be) routinely collected in the organizational context (i.e., serves a purpose other than completion of the doctoral project) but have not yet been analyzed at the time of proposal approval.
Describe the nature of the data, including information on who contributed them originally.
Justify the relevance of these data to the practice problem in this project.
Describe how the data were originally collected by the organization, focusing on their overall validity as a source of evidence. Note any limitations inherent in the data.
Describe the procedure for gaining access to the evidence, including permissions to gain access to operational data

Attachment is the DNP- project-Attachment Section 1 and Section 2 – please have section 1 and 2 correlate with section 3 direction. please provide a clean copy of the requested assisgnment
If historical or legal documents are used as a source of evidence, demonstrate the reputability of the sources and justify why they represent the best source.
Evidence Generated for the Doctoral Project
You should complete this section for evidence and data that will be primarily generated for the purpose the doctoral project, and not part of the normal operations of the site.
Provide a step-by-step description of how this evidence will be collected, paying specific attention to the following topics.

Participants
Describe the individuals who will contribute evidence to address the practice-focused question(s), paying attention to:
• choice for number of participants,
• how they were selected, and
• relevance of these participants to the practice-focused question(s).
Procedures
Describe all tools and/or techniques used to collect that evidence and their alignment with the constructs in the doctoral project.
• For existing measurement instruments, if applicable, discuss validity and reliability of the scores produced by the instruments, along with any concepts, constructs, or outcomes measured by them. Discuss also, in terms of the above, modifications that were made to any instruments.
• For tools that you have created, if applicable, detail must be provided on how they were developed and what strategies were used to assure the validity of the information produced by them.
Note: Identify any instruments to be used in the a) table of contents, b) text of the manuscript, and c) appendices.
Protections
Describe procedures used to ensure ethical protection of these participants in the doctoral project.
• Discuss strategies for recruiting and developing working relationships with participants.
• Discuss measures taken to ensure ethical protection of participants, including data retention plans, incentives, consent process, safeguarding of privacy, and measures to permit participants to withdraw participation.
• Describe the role of the Walden University IRB or other bodies in approving the doctoral project.
Note: The names of individual participants and organizations must be masked.
Analysis and Synthesis
Describe the systems used for recording, tracking, organizing, and analyzing the evidence—including any software used for these purposes.

Outline the procedures used to assure the integrity of the evidence, including approaches to managing outliers and missing information.
Describe analysis procedures used in the doctoral project to address the practice-focused question(s) (e.g., coding, statistical analyses, etc.).
Summary
Section 3 should end with a summary emphasizing key points and transitioning to Section 4.

The completion of Section 3 marks the end of the DNP Doctoral Project Proposal. Completed DNP Doctoral Projects should also include Section 4 (below).
Both DNP Doctoral Project Proposals and completed DNP Doctoral Project papers should be rated in terms of APA style (below – final page of this document).