1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The goal of the DNP program is to prepare clinicians wh

1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The goal of the DNP program is to prepare clinicians who will translate nursing research to the practice setting to enhance clinical practice and to optimize patient outcomes. Graduates will assume leadership positions in institutional settings or become faculty in academia. The purpose of this statement is for you to provide information about yourself as well as to demonstrate your ability to express ideas clearly and logically in a grammatically correct format. Each response should be 250-300 words — citations are not necessary. Please upload a typed, well-organized essay into the online Graduate Division application describing:
Reasons for graduate study: Describe your reasons for wanting to enter the DNP program in nursing, any information about your background, training, and experience which you believe is relevant to your qualifications for doctoral study.
Please provide a balanced assessment of your personal characteristics including strengths, weaknesses and areas you are working to improve. Describe how these characteristics influence your individual and group interactions, with particular emphasis on your interpersonal style, leadership and membership qualities, and those characteristics that influence the way others view you.
Briefly describe a healthcare problem from a patient or systems perspective on which you would like to focus your DNP Scholarly Project.
Why did you select the DNP program at UCLA? What contribution do you expect to make to the nursing profession after earning the degree?
How do you expect doctoral study at UCLA to facilitate your career goals? Specify outcomes you wish from doctoral study in relation to your identified area of clinical focus.
If you have had contact with UCLA Faculty about your application to doctoral study, please identify that faculty and describe the nature of the contact; for example, conversations at professional meetings, conversations over the telephone or email, and discussion of investigation for the DNP Scholarly Project.