The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Data Collection Tool: A Teaching Strategy for Data Collection.

ABSTRACT: This article introduces the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Data Collection Tool developed to guide data collection and outcome analysis to promote student success in the DNP project. The DNP project combines student clinical expertise and an evidence-based intervention to address a complex practice or systems problem. Outcome data are needed to evaluate the project. The DNP Project Data Collection Tool is designed as a teaching strategy and project-specific tool that provides a model for faculty and students to use in DNP project development. Elements of the tool are discussed, and results of a student evaluation are presented.