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)
- DNP Capstone ResourcesDNP Project Website, your one-stop shop for all your DNP Project resources.
Required Activities
Total Practicum Hours: 320
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NURS 8502: Evidence-Based Practice I
Didactic: 3 credits
Clinical: 2 credit, 160 hours (1 credit=80 practicum hours)
Prerequisites: NURS 8002, 8006
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NURS 8503: Evidence-Based Practice II
Didactic: 3 credits
Clinical: 2 credit, 160 hours (1 credit=80 practicum hours)
Prerequisites: NURS 8002/6, NURS 8502 or NURS 8504