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¹About the Authors Joanne Farley Serembus, EdD, RN, CNE, is a clinical professor, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kate J. Morse, PhD, RN, FAAN, CHSE, ACNP-Ret, is assistant dean for experiential learning and innovation and clinical professor, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. For more information, contact Dr. Serembus at jmf64@drexel.edu .

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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduates often lack health policy advocacy skills. A virtual simulation improved DNP students' proficiency in creating and defending health policy, enhancing their advocacy capabilities.

Keywords:

Doctor of Nursing Practice Education Health Policy Advocacy Leadership Virtual Simulation

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Nursing Education
Health Policy Advocacy
Simulation-Based Learning

Background:

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduates require health policy advocacy competence.
A gap exists in DNP graduates' practical health policy advocacy skills.
Online DNP programs need effective assessment methods for policy advocacy.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate an authentic assessment for DNP students' health policy advocacy skills.
To enhance DNP students' ability to create and defend health policy through simulation.
To bridge the gap between DNP education and real-world health policy advocacy demands.

Main Methods:

Designed a virtual simulation incorporating policy brief creation and stakeholder defense.
Implemented the simulation for online Doctor of Nursing Practice students.
Assessed student-reported skill and knowledge acquisition post-simulation.

Main Results:

Students successfully created policy briefs at various governmental levels.
The virtual simulation provided a platform for practicing policy defense with stakeholders.
Participants reported significant gains in skills and knowledge for proficient health policy advocacy.

Conclusions:

Virtual simulation is an effective tool for teaching health policy advocacy to DNP students.
This authentic assessment method prepares DNP graduates for real-world policy challenges.
The study highlights the importance of practical advocacy training in DNP curricula.