Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN to DNP) Population/Role: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

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Terminal Objectives

The DNP degree is designed to prepare graduates to function as highly developed clinicians/leaders in advanced nursing practice or systems of care. Graduates will be prepared to practice in a variety of complex clinical, organizational, and/or educational systems with diverse populations and will be able to affect changes in health care outcomes through evidence-based decision making and system redesign.

Integrate science-based theories and data-based concepts to develop, critically appraise and implement practice approaches that improve health care and health care systems.
Apply organizational theories and systems thinking to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness and safety outcomes of practice decisions and initiatives.
Apply effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care, the health care organization and research.
Apply knowledge of informatics to monitor and improve outcomes, programs and systems of care.
Provide leadership in influencing policies on the financing, regulation and delivery of health care.
Lead interprofessional teams to improve patient and population health outcomes.
Function independently in an advanced nursing role to improve health outcomes in a specialty area of practice.

Graduation Requirements

The DNP degree requires a minimum of 62 trimester hours of post-baccalaureate or 30 trimester hours of post-master’s study. All Doctor of Nursing Practice students must complete degree requirements within five years.

Curriculum

Graduate Nursing Core

NSG - 521 Organizational & Systems Leadership Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 522 Applied Epidemiology & Biostatistics for Nursing Practice Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 523 Research for Evidence-Based Practice Credit Hours: (3)

Subtotal: 9 Hours

Advanced Practice Nursing Core

NSG - 625L Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Lifespan: Lab Credit Hours: (1)
NSG - 532 Advanced Physiology Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 533 Advanced Pathophysiology Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 531 Advanced Pharmacology Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 535 Diagnostics for the APRN Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 537 Transition to the APRN Role Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 625 Adv Health Assessment-APRN Across Lifespan Credit Hours: 2

Subtotal: 18 Hours

DNP Core

NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Healthcare Environments Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 602 Healthcare Economics, Policy, Finance Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 604A DNP Project Planning I Credit Hours: (1)
NSG - 604D* DNP Project Planning II and III Credit Hours: (2)

Subtotal: 9 Hours

Population/Role Cognates

NSG - 566 Population Assessment and Health Promotion Frameworks Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 567 Population Intervention Planning, Implementation & Evaluation Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 534 Major Psychopathological Disorders Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 570B Pharmacotherapeutics Primary Care Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 571A Management: Adult/Gerontology I Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 571B Management: Adult/Gerontology II Credit Hours: (3)
NSG - 569 Maternal Child Management for the FNP Credit Hours: (3)

Subtotal: 21 Hours

DNP Practica and Capstone

NSG - 605 DNP Capstone Credit Hours: (3) (168 Clock Hours)
NSG - 606 DNP/Specialty Practicum Credit Hours: (Variable) (504 Clock Hours)
NSG - 607 DNP/Specialty Immersion Residency Credit Hours: (Variable) (336 Clock Hours)

Subtotal: 12 Hours

Total: 69 Credit Hours

Minimum Credits Required: Successful completion of the FNP BSN to DNP track requires 69 semester hours as a minimum for graduation. Upon review of an individual’s academic portfolio, additional courses or clinical hour may be required.

*Depending on a plan of study will register for NSG-604D DNP Project Planning II and III (2 credit hours) or NSG-604B DNP Project Planning II (1 credit hour) and NSG-604C DNP Project Planning III (1 credit hour).