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Lead the Future of Healthcare

The focus of the program is practice-oriented investigation in the clinical setting emphasizing health education, leadership, research application, and analysis of healthcare outcomes. The program will prepare advanced practice nurses as clinical scholars skilled in patient-centered care, intra-professional collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, policy advocacy, and improved use of informatics and technology. Students will be prepared to assume a higher level of responsibility and leadership in nursing and health care, with the ultimate goal of improving the healthcare delivery system of the nation.

DNP Program Options

Â鶹ֱ²¥ offers multiple pathways to earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), including specialized areas of study and entry options based on prior education.

• Nursing (DNP): Advanced Practice: This 100% online, post-MSN program is for advanced practice nurses and consists of 33 credits over two years.
• Nursing (DNP): Nurse Executive: This 100% online program prepares registered nurses in influential leadership to lead systems in organizational change with the goal of improving the healthcare delivery.
• Nursing (DNP): Nurse Anesthesia: This hybrid option (first year online, remaining coursework and clinical components delivered in-person) is designed to prepare nurses as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.

DNP Entry Pathways

Students may enter the DNP program based on their prior academic preparation with either a BSN or MSN. Those entering with an MSN follow a Post-Master’s pathway (33 credits), which is delivered 100% online. This pathway is not a program concentration but a streamlined route through the DNP curriculum.

• MSN to DNP (Post-Master’s Pathway)
  • 100% Online, 33-credit program
  • Designed for students who already hold a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • Follows the same core DNP curriculum in a streamlined format
    Note: The Post-Master’s pathway is an entry route, not a concentration
• BSN to DNP Pathway
  • For students entering with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  • This includes foundational and advanced coursework over a longer program of study

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