The oral poster presentation of the DNP Project is the concluding activity of the
residency experience within the DNP curriculum. The poster presentation is scheduled after the
DNP written report has been approved. The presentation provides the DNP student with the
opportunity to demonstrate his or her expertise in the area of study. The process is an excellent
preparation for future professional presentations since the oral presentation of one’s work is an
accepted part of the standard professional culture. Both the faculty team leader and community or
professional advisor must be present for the oral presentation.
The oral poster presentation will include the following:
1. Title of Project
2. Problem statement (national, regional, local)
3. Opportunities that precipitated the project
4. Project objectives (SMART)
5. Literature support for the project
a. Current evidence, guidelines
b. Conceptual or Theoretical Framework
c. Caring science contribution
6. Project description
a. Key personnel and project stakeholders
b. Phases or steps with time frame
c. Instruments/tools
d. Implementation activities
e. Resources or technical equipment (as appropriate)
7. Results or findings (for each project objective)
a. The extent to which the objective was achieved
b. Key facilitators of project success
c. Key barriers or challenges encountered
d. Unintended consequences (both positive and negative)
8. Project evaluation (how successful project was in meeting objectives)
a. Formative (modifications needed during planning or implementation)
b. Summative (evidence-based measures with description of any ongoing
evaluations needed for phases outside the scope of the DNP project)
9. Recommendations
a. Site specific recommendations
b. Appraisal of the need for the project to be continued, modified, phased out,
or expanded
10. Discuss how you have grown as a leader and clinician as a result of this experience
Following the oral presentation, the DNP student will respond to questions from the
attendees. If the student is not successful and fails the oral presentation, the student will be given
the opportunity to present again with revisions and recommendations from advisors and other
faculty at a future date pending permission of the graduate program director.