DNP 955 Grand Canyon University Maternal Newborn Skin to Skin Contact Essay

Chapter 1 of the Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Project is titled “Introduction to the Project” and includes background and other essential information regarding the overall DPI Project design and components.

Clinical/PICOT Questions:

To what degree does the implementation of maternal-newborn skin-to-skin contact and latch within the first hour of birth impact breastfeeding initiation rates when compared to standard of care among postpartum woman patients in a birthing center in Texas over 4 weeks?

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Use the “DPI Proposal Template”.
• Access the textbook “The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing textbook. Chapter 10 of this textbook provides an excellent template for a DNP-focused scholarly project.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion

Directions:

Use the “DPI Proposal Template” to help you develop a draft of the Introduction (Chapter 1) of your DPI Project Proposal. 25 to 30 pages. Keep in mind this is an outline and formatting structure; it may be of use to you, but recall that each project will vary in nature and scope, so adaptations to this format may be required. Sections in Chapter 1 include:

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Project
• Background of the Project
• Problem Statement: It is not known to what degree the administration of maternal-newborn skin-to-skin contact and latch within the first hour of birth will impact breastfeeding initiation rates when compared standard of care among immediate postpartum mothers. The gap in care was not providing SSC within an hour after birth.
• Purpose of the Project: The purpose of the quantitative methodology with quasi-experimental design project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of maternal-newborn skin-to-skin contact and latch within the first hour of birth will impact breastfeeding initiation rate when compared to standard of care among postpartum women in a birthing center in Texas over 4 weeks.
• Clinical Question(s)
• Advancing Scientific Knowledge
• Significance of the Project
• Rationale for Methodology
• Nature of the Project Design
• Definition of Terms
• Assumptions, Limitations, Delimitations
• Summary and Organization of the Remainder of the Project