Doctor of Nursing Practice - Post-MSN

The Doctor Nursing Practice - Post-MSN (DNP) program is offered online and addresses the most contemporary aspects of expert clinical practice and in-depth knowledge and experience in leadership, health systems design and evaluation, evidence-based practice, health policy, and applied research. The programs are designed for current APRNs who wish to further their clinical expertise in their current specialty area or in palliative care. In these programs, a practice improvement project will be implemented with oversight from faculty.

Curriculum

There are two program options for Post-MSN students:

  • Advanced Practice Nursing (APN)
  • Lifespan Palliative Care (LPC)

Year 1, Fall

NRDNP 850 Organ Theory & Health Care Management 3
NRDNP 860 App Epi Biostat Healthcare 4
NRDNP 873 Scientific Underpinnings IV 3
Semester Total 10

Year 1, Spring

NRDNP 858 Evidenced Based Practice, Quality & Safety 3
NRDNP 846 Frameworks for Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer

NRDNP 862 Practice Inquiry and IRB 3
NRDNP 830 Applied Health Care Economics and Finance 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall

NRDNP 890 Residency 5
NRDNP 836 Informatics in Health Care Delivery 3
Semester Total 8

Year 2, Spring

NRDNP 890 Residency 5
NRDNP 708 Advanced Health Policy and Advocacy 3
Semester Total 8
Curriculum Minimum Total 38

Year 1, Spring

NRPHD 708 Adv Health Policy & Advocacy 3
NRDNP 846 Framewks for Ldrshp & Interpro 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer

NRDNP 860 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics 4
Semester Total 4

Year 1, Fall

NRDNP 836 Informatics in Health Care Deliv 3
NRDNP 873 Scientific Underpinnings IV 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring

NRDNP 890 Residency 2
NRDNP 858 Evid Based Prac Qual Safety 3
Semester Total 5

Year 2, Summer

NRDNP 830 Applied Health Care Economics and Finance 3
NRDNP 862 Practice Inquiry and IRB 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall

NRDNP 850 Organ Theory & Health Care Management 3
NRDNP 890 Residency 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Spring

NRDNP 890 Residency 5
Semester Total 5
Curriculum Minimum Total 38

Year 1, Fall

NRDNP 850 Organ Theory & Health Care Management 3
NRDNP 860 App Epi Biostat Healthcare 4
NRDNP 873 Scientific Underpinnings IV 3
Semester Total 10

Year 1, Spring

NRDNP 846 Framewks for Ldrshp & Interpro 3
NRDNP 858 Evid Based Prac Qual Safety 3
NRDNP 874 Palliative Care Management I 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer

NRDNP 830 Applied Health Care Economics and Finance 3
NRDNP 875 Palliative Care Management II 3
NRDNP 862 Practice Inquiry and IRB 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall

NRDNP 836 Informatics in Health Care Deliv 3
NRDNP 890 Residency 5
Semester Total 8

Year 2, Spring

NRPHD 708 Adv Health Policy and Advocacy 3
NRDNP 890 Residency 5
Semester Total 8
Curriculum Minimum Total 44

Year 1, Spring

NRPHD 708 Advanced Health Policy & Advocacy 3
NRDNP 846 Frameworks for Leadership 3
NRDNP 874 Palliative Care I 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer

NRDNP 860 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics 4
NRDNP 875 Palliative Care II 3
Semester Total 7

Year 1, Fall

NRDNP 873 Scientific Underpinnings IV 3
NRDNP 836 Informatics in Health Care Delivery 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring

NRDNP 858 Evidence-Based Practice, Quality and Safety 3
NRDNP 890 Residency 2
Semester Total 5

Year 2, Summer

NRDNP 862 Practice Inquiry and IRB 3
NRDNP 830 Applied Health Care Economics and Finance 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall

NRDNP 850 Organizational Theory and Health Care Systems 3
NRDNP 890 Residency 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Spring

NRDNP 890 Residency 5
Semester Total 5
Curriculum Minimum Total 44

Additional palliative care clinical hours may also be added dependent on individual student goals/needs with the course NRDNP 876.

Graduate students can elect to add Nurse Educator courses to include:

  • NURSM 615 Methodology of Online Teaching, 3 credit hours
  • NURSM 703 Instructional Processes, 3 credit hours
  • NURSM 713 Curriculum Design & Development, 3 credit hours
  • NRPHD 800 Mentored Teaching, 3 credit hours