Lower Extremity Well-Being, An Essential Element to Overall Health- The Final Chapters

Chapter 4:  Results and Discussion of Findings

Chapter 4 provides the reader with
the results of the data collection and analysis.  To remind the reader why this project was
important, begin the section by restating the problem that prompted your
project.  Present the purpose of this
section, which is to interpret and present the finding from your project and
relate this back to the purpose of your project. 

This chapter is divided into the
appropriate number of sections needed to convey the findings in a logical
manner.  This chapter will include a
summary of the findings and some more specific topic areas to address findings
as they pertain to the topic of interest. 
The overall purpose of this chapter is to provide the facts concerning the findings of the
project.

Summary of Methods and Procedures

This section addresses the analytic
methods that were actually used and why they were appropriate for this
project.  Indicate the rationale for
changes or additional analyses that deviated from your approved methods in your
proposal.  Include in this area any
special observations about the data set – (e.g., only those over 65
participated when it was anticipated that the sample would include persons
55-75).

Results

This section provides an
interpretation of the major findings in the context of the overall purpose of
the project.  Discuss how your major
findings provide new knowledge or support previous findings that you found in
the literature.  Discuss how these findings
add to the body of knowledge on this topic and support or expand on the
theoretical framework you provided. 
There should be a clear relationship between the theory that drove this
project to the findings presented and analyzed. 
Only information related to your research questions and problem
statement should be presented.

Implications for Nursing Practice

Here
you will report findings not reported by any other literature.  Why should nursing leaders 

care?  Meanings of any gaps or similarities to
literature are critically analyzed and discussed for every unusual finding.  What do the findings mean to nurse leader and
would society care about the results?

Conclusion

This section provides a summary of
the important points of this chapter.

Chapter Five:
Discussions and Conclusion

The fifth chapter concludes the project manuscript with a
discussion and recommendations for 

further research. The introduction for
Chapter Five reminds the reader of the project purpose 

and the impact on
nursing practice; it describes the problem, and the main issues or topic under
investigation.  The chapter overviews why
the project is important and how it can contribute to 

the understanding of the
topic.  It draws a correlation between
the results and the contention of the investigation, and it presents
interpretation of the findings.  

Discussion of Findings
and Best Practices

Provide a brief summary to describe the content of the study,
recapping the most essential 

points of Chapters One through Three.

Present a deeper interpretation and overall analysis of the study
that compares, contrasts, 

synthesizes, and discusses the significant themes or
findings.

Make direct connections to previous research in the field by
referencing the existing body of 

knowledge from the literature review in
Chapter Two

Specifically reference all theoretical foundation, model, and
conceptual frameworks during this 

deeper interpretation and discussion of the
findings.

Relate the findings to the original points from Chapter One by
referencing the significance of the project.

Provide a concluding paragraph of this section to summarize the
findings utilizing Chapter One, 

thereby tying the project together.

Implication for Practice
and Future Projects

The plan for future projects and the next steps are discussed
within this section.

Plan for Dissemination

Plans for disseminating knowledge from the project are discussed
within this section.  This will 

include publications,
poster presentations, podium speeches at conferences, etc.

Sustaining Change

The plan for sustaining the change will be discussed and is
supported by literature.

Recommendations for
Future Projects and Practice

            Recommendations for future research
or projects:  Provides an analysis of
areas for 

future research or projects that the current study did not address
and/or that emerged as a 

result of the current study.  Discusses recommendations for future
practice, policy, and 

education. 
Recommendations for future research should be related to the advancing
scientific

 knowledge and/or significance of the project section discussed in
Chapter One.  Recommendations for future
practice:  Provides specific
recommendations for future practice based on the 

results and findings of the
study, explaining who will benefit from reading and/or implementing 

the results
of the study.  Recommendation should
expand on or relate to the significance of the study section from Chapter One.

Doctoral Essentials Met

Discuss
the actual DNP Essentials met after project implementation and compare with the 

proposed DNP Essentials that would be met.

Conclusion

Provides concluding remarks of the entire DNP
project and the future.

 Attached is information regarding the implementation  and goal of the project