title: Assessing DNP impact using program evaluations to capture healthcare system change.
abstract: The doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree was formalized in 2004. Data evaluating the impact of DNP-prepared nurses on individual patient care, population health, and healthcare system outcomes are limited. This article demonstrates how the DNP Essentials can be used to frame DNP program evaluation data.
authors.affiliation: Ursula A. Pritham is an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, School of Nursing, Statesboro, Ga. Patricia White is a professor and practice director of the DNP Program School of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Programs at Simmons College, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Ursula A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Pritham
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research