· Support and enhance DNP students in developing inter-professional and intra-professional skills, doctoral writing skills, and leadership skills in conducting the DNP project and its associated project paper. These attributes will be done within the construct of the course guidelines.
· Maintain rigor of the DNP project by assuring scholarly and doctoral writing, appropriate literature references and reviews. Assuring the project is multi-dimensional, is education, and/or quality improvement, or safety oriented all while using APA standards.
· Mentor the student in developing and applying the principles of business, finance, economics and/or policy initiatives as it relates to their DNP project topic.
· Review and give feedback on sections of their DNP papers prior to the grade that is required for course work. Mentor students in developing the critical thinking skills of a doctoral student while they are developing and advancing their skills in research and scholarly writing.
· Review and give feedback student’s IRB application prior to student’s submission for a grade and submission to IRB.
· Mentoring how to professionally disseminate DNP project results in different venues.
· Assure all DNP projects remain evidenced-based with appropriate evidenced abased references.
· Keep open communication with the course instructor and the program director regarding the progress of the students being mentored
· Mentors in the DNP project process to include the critical and systematic process of the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice.
· Holds a terminal degree in Nursing.