title: Building skills in organizational and systems changes: a DNP-FNP clinical curriculum.
abstract: DNP-prepared nurse practitioner leaders play a pivotal role in organizational change and quality improvement consistent with the IHI Triple Aim: improving quality of care, health of populations, and reducing cost. A DNP-FNP curriculum is described, designed to build students' leadership competencies for systems change in healthcare settings.
authors.affiliation: Christine Hoyle is a clinical assistant professor and Gail Johnson is a clinical assistant professor at University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, Wash.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoyle
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D064703:Family Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States