DNP-Post Master's Entry
College
- Center City Campus
- Dixon Campus
- College of Nursing
Degree Earned
- Doctorate
Program Length
2-5 Years
Contact Information
Program
Position:
Chair, Graduate Programs
Program Overview
The Doctor of Nursing (DNP) - Post Master's Entry program is a 36-credit, 2-5 year traditional track for graduates of the MSN program. The College of Nursing offers full and part-time plans of study to help students select the right option for them.
DNP Program Outcomes
- Synthesize knowledge from ethics and the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences into the conceptual foundation of advanced nursing practice at the doctoral level. (Essential I)
- Employ organizational and systems-level leadership principles in the development and evaluation of care delivery approaches that meet the current and future needs of communities and populations. (Essential II)
- Design, direct and evaluate scholarly inquiries that incorporate evidence appraisal, research translation, and standards of care to improve practice and the practice environment. (Essential III)
- Analyze ethical and legal issues in the use of information, information technology, communication networks, and patient care technologies used to support safe, high-quality patient care. (Essentials II, IV)
- Influence policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes. (Essential V)
- Integrate skills of effective communication, collaboration, shared decision-making, and leadership with interprofessional teams to create change in health care. (Essential VI)
Curriculum
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) – Post-Master’s Entry Core Curriculum |
Credits |
| NU701 Scientific Underpinnings for Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NU702 Practice Inquiry: Designs, Methods and Analyses | 3 |
| NU703 Theoretical Foundations for Organizational Change in Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| NU704 Philosophy, Foundations, and Methods for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NU705 Advanced Topics in Health Informatics | 3 |
| NU706 Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety | 3 |
| NU707 Leadership and Inter-Professional Collaboration | 3 |
| NU708 Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health | 3 |
| NU709 Current Issues in Health and Social Policy: Planning, Participating and Policy Making | 3 |
| Total Doctor of Nursing Practice Core Curriculum Credits | 27 |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Sequence | |
| NU710 Practicum I | 3 |
| NU711 Practicum II | 3 |
| NU712 Practicum III | 3 |
| Total Doctor of Nursing Practicum Credits | 9 |
| Total Program Credits | 36 |