Curriculum and teaching methodologies that effectively refine DNP students' project proposals.

Background: Despite early and continuing development of guidelines and frameworks by scholars and others, including AACN, to streamline the DNP project process, incorporation of DNP project resources into educational practice remains impeded.

Purpose: To share a curricular innovation and specific teaching methodologies aimed at refining DNP students' project proposals.

Methods: Faculty developed a new DNP project proposal course utilizing low stakes writing assignments with feedback to elevate student learning and performance.

Recommendations for evolving a doctor of nursing practice program.

As Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs have evolved within the nursing profession and nursing academia over the last 20 years, pedagogy and curriculum in DNP education have also continued to evolve. Educational innovation requires continuous assessment to ensure quality and efficacy are maintained. Using the Knowledge to Action (KTA) framework, we adapted the knowledge regarding best practices in a DNP program to fit our College of Nursing needs, our community of learners, and sustain this process improvement by implementing programmatic changes that enhanced the quality and rigor of the DNP program.

Tipping Point: Integrating Social Determinants of Health Concepts in a College of Nursing.

Background: State health rankings, national nursing education reform, and increasing awareness of social injustices propelled a college of nursing to transform its strategic plan, infrastructure, and curriculum. The prevalence of social determinants of health (SDOH) in South Carolina indicates a need for the state's health workforce to understand the impact of SDOH and recognize strategies to address and ameliorate SDOH. With the paradigmatic integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing education, there is a need for programmatic and curricular integration of SDOH to increase awareness, foster understanding, and transform perspectives among nursing faculty, staff, and students.

The Cultural Perceptions of Healthy Eating in Mexican American Children: A Focused Ethnography.

Obesity in Mexican American children is reaching epidemic proportions. Improved understanding of children's healthy eating perceptions in culturally diverse populations is needed. The purpose was to describe the meanings and experiences associated with healthy eating from the perspective of Mexican American children.