Concept Synthesis Guidelines
Instructions
Complete a focused literature synthesis on a key concept related to your actual or anticipated
DNP project. General paper requirements:
• 5 page limit (excluding title page, abstract, references, and appendices (tables and
figures).
• Use APA
• A minimum of 20 appropriate citations are required for this paper. As this is doctoral
level work, appropriate citations are peer-reviewed journal articles or sufficiently
authoritative websites (e.g., CDC, AHRQ, NIH, recognized professional organizations,
etc.).
• Sections of the paper (in order) are:
o Abstract
o Introduction
o Methods
o Synthesis of findings
o Discussion
o References
o Appendices