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The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) prepares experts in advanced nursing with emphasis placed on innovative, evidence-based practice that reflects the application of credible research findings. The expanded knowledge base in nursing will broaden the DNP graduate’s ability to translate that knowledge quickly and effectively to benefit patients, to improve outcomes, and to contribute to the profession.
Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, you will be able to:
- Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics and the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, educational, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.
- Develop and evaluate care delivery approaches that meet current and future needs of patient populations based upon scientific findings in nursing science, clinical sciences, and organizational, political, and economic sciences.
- Use analytic methods to appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice.
- Serve as a leader in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and international health policy.
- Advocate for the patients and the nursing profession within government, business, education, and healthcare communities.
- Collaborate with interprofessional teams to analyze complex practice and organizational issues in leading change to improve patient, population, and system health outcomes.
- Analyze epidemiological, bio-statistical, environmental, and other scientific data related to individual, aggregate, and population health.
- Integrate advanced level of judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, teaching, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient and healthcare outcomes.
Program Curriculum - 78 Credit Hours
- NURS 601 - Roles for Advanced Nursing Practice (1 credit hour)
- NURS 602 - Evidence-based Practice for Advanced Nursing (4 credit hours)
- NURS 603 - Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credit hours)
- NURS 624 - Economic Policies in Nursing and Healthcare (3 credit hours)
- NURS 631 - Individual and Group Behavior in Nursing and Healthcare Organizations (3 credit hours)
- NURS 633 - Human Resources Management in Nursing and Healthcare (3 credit hours)
- NURS 634 - Financial Management in Nursing and Healthcare Organizations (3 credit hours)
- NURS 715 - Analytical Methods for Population-Based Care (4 credit hours)
- NURS 717 - Cultural Diversity (2 credit hours)
- NURS 721 - Systems Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration (5 credit hours)
- NURS 724 - Healthcare Policy and Strategic Planning (3 credit hours)
- NURS 725 - Resource Utilization in Healthcare (4 credit hours)
- NURS 727 - Healthcare Technology and Informatics (3 credit hours)
- NURS 732 - Wellness Promotion (2 credit hours)
- NURS 733 - Evidence Based Practice Seminar (2 credit hours)
- NURS 734 - Patient Management Clinical Application Seminar (2 credit hours)
- NURS 735 - Applications in Population Health (1 credit hour)
- NURS 737 - Health Policy Application in Advanced Practice Nursing (1 credit hour)
- NURS 738 - Quality Initiatives in Nursing (1 credit hour)
- NURS 748 - Advanced Nursing Core (3 credit hours)
- NURS 772 - Clinical Education (4 credit hours)
- NURS 825 - Marketing and Competitive Strategies in Nursing and Healthcare (3 credit hours)
- NURS 832 - Administration of Nursing and Healthcare Organizations (3 credit hours)
- NURS 835 - Business of Nursing (3 credit hours)
- NURS 838 - Nursing Leadership and Management Culminating Practicum (3 credit hours)
- NURS 855 - Synthesis of Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
- NURS 866 - DNP Proposal 1 (1 credit hours)
- NURS 874 - DNP Project 1 (3 credit hours)
- NURS 875 - DNP Project 2 (2 credit hours)