A budget is critical to effective financial management, resource allocation, cost control, and stakeholder accountability in a DNP project. To adequately plan and prepare for the implementation of the DNP project, the budget analyzed should include coordination, auxiliary staff, computers, instruments, and materials necessary, and consideration of salaries of clinic staff and hospital staff (Wensing et al., 2020). First, for a DNP project to be successful, it is necessary to understand an organization's mission to ensure that mission-driven considerations are integrated into the budgeting process. Essentia Health Mid Dakota Women's Center's mission statement is “We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives,” highlighting the…show more content… Alexius’s mission statements align with the DNP project purpose and recognize the significance of a collaborative team, including physicians, nurses, patients, and families, in this setting. Collaboration is essential for driving innovation and effecting systemic change to enhance quality and safety for the peripartum and postpartum population. Furthermore, there is a recognized need to serve the broader community as part of this endeavor. Belief statements also play a key role in what defines the context of change in the project setting, including the value of integrated health care services, a meaningful presence in the community, and most importantly, the combination of soul and science of healing with a focus on continuous improvement to meet the highest quality of healthcare (Essentia Health, n.d.). The innovative change in this proposal meets the concrete foundation of the mission, values, and belief statements of Essentia Health Mid Dakota Women’s Center and CHI St. Alexius while also showing just how relevant this change is in this project setting. The DNP project aims to address the disparity of postpartum mental health care by integrating existing resources, such as Healthy Beginnings, into provider and nurse education concerning its significance throughout a mother's pregnancy and postpartum…show more content… The primary goal is to enhance patient support and adherence to screening recommendations. Outcome Measures The initial recommendation is to collaborate with the coordinator of the Healthy Beginnings program to comprehensively understand the program, enabling its utilization for educating healthcare staff, subsequently empowering them to educate pregnant and postpartum mothers effectively. This recommendation will be measured by the DNP students demonstrating effective teach-back of significant information to the program coordinator and other subject matter experts, indicating comprehensive understanding and readiness to apply the knowledge gained to the educational program. The use of Marie Jensen, RN, BSN, CLC, TTS, an external assessor who understands the process, will evaluate the DNP student’s performance as a measurement of this goal. The second recommendation entails developing an educational program to ensure that providers grasp the significance of the Healthy Beginnings program, thereby equipping them to educate and support families throughout the prenatal and postpartum periods
