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DNP Program Outcomes

At the end of the DNP program, students will be able to:

  • Translate research findings to direct evidence-based nursing practice
  • Develop organizational system changes for quality improvement in healthcare delivery in response to local and/or global community needs
  • Apply optimal utilization of healthcare information technology across healthcare settings
  • Advocate for the advancement of nursing and healthcare policy through sharing of science-based knowledge with healthcare policy makers
  • Demonstrate leadership to facilitate collaborative teams for improving patient and population health outcomes
  • Utilize advanced nursing practice knowledge to implement methodologies to improve population health outcomes
  • Establish a foundation for lifelong learning and for continual elevation of contributions to the field of nursing through active involvement in professional organizations and/or other professional bodies

For graduate specialty programs, the College of Nursing uses the following guidelines and standards to inform the curriculum and professional behavior:

  • The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006)
  • The Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies (National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 2017)
  • Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education, 2016)
  • Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretative Statements (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2015)
  • Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2015)

Required Hours

Executive Leadership Track

  1. NURS 8504: Evidence-Based Practice for the Executive Leader I(3 cr. didactic and 2 cr. clinical)++
  • Didactic: 3 credits
  • Clinical: 2 credit, 160 hours (1 credit=80 practicum hours)
  • Prerequisites: NURS 8002. 8006
  1. NURS 8505: Evidence-Based Practice for the Executive Leader II
  • Didactic: 3 credits
  • Clinical: 2 credit, 160 hours (1 credit=80 practicum hours)
  • Prerequisites: NURS 8002/6, NURS 8502 or NURS 8504