Recognizing a negative key stakeholder is essential when developing a Doctor of Nursing Practice project. An institution may be viewed as a negative key stakeholder and hinder the progress of the project. For example, institutions are viewed as becoming an increasingly negative key stakeholder in the DNP project. Therefore, resistance by the institution can gain a position on a large scale and threaten to disrupt even the most positive change effort. This resistance may result in a decrease or may even block the success of change; thus, reducing the quality of improvement of the project. Understanding the types of stakeholders to pursue will be helpful in recognizing negative key stakeholder who is resistance change in the organization. Therefore,
