Overview
The Nursing Education, Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P) is designed to prepare professional nurses to enter educational roles and work within both colleges and universities as well as hospital systems. Graduates of the program may be eligible to sit for the nurse educator certification examination.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify direct and indirect clinical problems in complex health settings and work with interprofessional teams to address them.
- Differentiate theoretical knowledge as it applies to direct or indirect clinical care.
- Translate evidence to address nursing and health care workforce issues.
- Integrate databases and information literacy in designing interventions for system level health care practice.
- Execute evidence-based interventions to improve health care outcomes.
Entry Options
The DNP program offers two entry points for students:
- Bachelor's entry - a bachelor's in nursing degree from a program that is nationally accredited and the requisite experience.
- Master's entry – a Registered Nurse (R.N.) who holds a holds a master's degree in nursing.
Requirements
- Doctoral residency of at least 18 graduate credit hours for three consecutive major semesters. Enrollment in a summer term is not required to maintain continuity, but credits earned during summer terms (including May session) will count toward the 18 hours required for Residency. The residency requirement may be met only after admission to the D.N.P. program;
- Completion of an approved program of study;
- Comprehensive assessment through defense of project proposal;
- Completion of a research utilization / evidence-based practice project and oral defense.
BSN-Entry Level to DNP NE Required Courses (66 credit hours)
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| NURS 737 | Foundations for DNP Development | 3 |
| NURS 710 | Role of the Nurse Educator | 3 |
| NURS 707 | Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurses | 3 |
| NURS 789 | Statistical and Research Methods for Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 724 | Education in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 702 | Pharmacologic Mgmt in Pediatric, Adult, & Gerontological Patients Across Hlthcare Delivery Continuum | 3 |
| NURS 720 | Clinical Application of Population Analysis | 3 |
| NURS 725 | Education: Curriculum and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 704 | Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 3 |
| NURS 739 | Online Instruction and Technology in Nursing Education | 3 |
| NURS 743 | Advanced Nursing Practicum for the Educator | 3 |
| NURS 808 | Advanced Nursing in Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 779 | Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Organizational Theories and Systems in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS 727 | Teaching Practicum in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 817 | Application of Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 819 | Evidence and Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 781 | Applied Technology in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 783 | Clinical Project Immersion & Proposal Development | 3 |
| NURS 805 | Advanced Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 897 | DNP Project Preparation and Residency | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 66 |
Post MSN-Nurse Educator Specialty to DNP NE Required Course (33 credit hours)
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| NURS 737 | Foundations for DNP Development | 3 |
| NURS 808 | Advanced Nursing in Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Organizational Theories and Systems in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS 779 | Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 817 | Application of Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 819 | Evidence and Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 781 | Applied Technology in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 783 | Clinical Project Immersion & Proposal Development | 3 |
| NURS 805 | Advanced Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 897 | DNP Project Preparation and Residency | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 |
Post MSN-Nurse Educator Specialty with additional 3 Core Courses Needed to DNP NE Required Courses (42 credit hours)
Note: Three core required are Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, and Advanced Pharmacologic Management of Pediatric, Adult and Gerontological Patients Across the Healthcare Delivery Continuum.
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| NURS 737 | Foundations for DNP Development | 3 |
| NURS 808 | Advanced Nursing in Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 707 | Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurses | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Organizational Theories and Systems in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS 779 | Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 702 | Pharmacologic Mgmt in Pediatric, Adult, & Gerontological Patients Across Hlthcare Delivery Continuum | 3 |
| NURS 817 | Application of Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 819 | Evidence and Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 704 | Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 3 |
| NURS 781 | Applied Technology in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 783 | Clinical Project Immersion & Proposal Development | 3 |
| NURS 805 | Advanced Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 897 | DNP Project Preparation and Residency | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 42 |
Post MSN-non nurse educator or non-APRN specialties to DNP NE Required Courses (60 credit hours)
Note: Three core required are Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, and Advanced Pharmacologic Management of Pediatric, Adult and Gerontological Patients Across the Healthcare Delivery Continuum.
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| NURS 710 | Role of the Nurse Educator | 3 |
| NURS 737 | Foundations for DNP Development | 3 |
| NURS 707 | Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurses | 3 |
| NURS 724 | Education in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Organizational Theories and Systems in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS 702 | Pharmacologic Mgmt in Pediatric, Adult, & Gerontological Patients Across Hlthcare Delivery Continuum | 3 |
| NURS 725 | Education: Curriculum and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 704 | Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 3 |
| NURS 808 | Advanced Nursing in Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 739 | Online Instruction and Technology in Nursing Education | 3 |
| NURS 743 | Advanced Nursing Practicum for the Educator | 3 |
| NURS 727 | Teaching Practicum in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 779 | Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 817 | Application of Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 819 | Evidence and Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 781 | Applied Technology in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 783 | Clinical Project Immersion & Proposal Development | 3 |
| NURS 805 | Advanced Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 897 | DNP Project Preparation and Residency | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 |
Post MSN-APRN Specialty to DNP NE (51 credit hours)
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| NURS 710 | Role of the Nurse Educator | 3 |
| NURS 737 | Foundations for DNP Development | 3 |
| NURS 808 | Advanced Nursing in Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 724 | Education in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Organizational Theories and Systems in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS 779 | Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 725 | Education: Curriculum and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 817 | Application of Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 739 | Online Instruction and Technology in Nursing Education | 3 |
| NURS 743 | Advanced Nursing Practicum for the Educator | 3 |
| NURS 727 | Teaching Practicum in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 805 | Advanced Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 819 | Evidence and Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 781 | Applied Technology in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 783 | Clinical Project Immersion & Proposal Development | 3 |
| NURS 897 | DNP Project Preparation and Residency | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 51 |
