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D.N.P. Admission Entry Points

Admission Entry Points

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)                   Professional Core (12 hours)

Step 1: Students holding the BSN will begin their program with the Professional Core, then will complete a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner.

•     NURS 510 – Health Care Delivery Systems: Political, Social, and Economic        Influences (3cr)
•     NURS 512 – Theoretical Foundation in Nursing (3cr)  (for FNP track only.)
•     NURS 513 – Research Methods for Health Professionals I (3cr)
•     NURS 518 – Grant Writing (3cr)

Step 2: Complete concentration:

Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner (33 hours)

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) concentration will focus on the delivery of health care services to vulnerable populations by conducting comprehensive health assessments aimed at health promotion and disease prevention, management of common acute illnesses and stable chronic conditions, and coordination of services in a variety of settings.

Following graduation from the DNP program and completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) concentration, students are eligible to sit for certification as FNP through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

•     NURS 538 – Diagnostic Reasoning (2cr)
•     NURS 539 – Genetics for the Healthcare Provider (2cr)
•     NURS 540 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (4cr)
•     NURS 541 – Advanced Pathophysiology (3cr)
•     NURS 542 – Advanced Pharmacology (3cr)
•     NURS 538 – Diagnostic Reasoning (2cr)
•     NURS 545 – Primary Care-Women’s Health (3cr)
•     NURS 546 – Primary Care-Peds and Family (4cr)
•     NURS 549 – Primary Care-Gerontology (2cr)
•     NURS 550 – Role Transition (2cr)
•     NURS 551 – Primary Care-Adult I (3cr)
•     NURS 552 – Primary Care-Adult II (4cr)
•     NURS 560 – Health Behaviors Leading to Disparity in Vulnerable                        Populations (2cr)
•     NURS 561 – Vulnerable Populations Clinic (1cr)

Concentration in PMHNP (42 hours)

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) specialty track provides advanced practice nurses with essential skills for the provision of mental health services in a variety of clinical settings. PMHNPs provide holistic, patient-centered care with a focus on the ideals of integrated systems and shared decision-making. Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take the PMHNP national certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

•     NURS 540 – Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (4cr)
•     NURS 541 – Advanced Pathophysiology (3cr)
•     NURS 542 – Advanced Pharmacology (3cr)
•     NURS 543 – Diagnostic Reasoning (2cr)
•     NURS 544 – Genetics for the Healthcare Provider (3cr)
•     NURS 570 – Foundations of Psychotherapy (3cr)
•     NURS 590 – Neuroscience and psychopharmacology (3cr)
•     NURS 591 – Assessment and Management of Addiction for the Advanced          Practice Nurse (2cr)
•     NURS 581 – Psychiatric Mental Health Care for Individuals across the                Lifespan I (180 hours Clinical) (5cr)
•     NURS 583 – Management of Complex/MH Conditions: Children and                  Adolescence (60 hours Clinical) (3cr)
•     NURS 584 – Psychiatric Mental Health Care for Groups and Families across      the Lifespan II (120 hours Clinical) (4cr)
•     NURS 585 – Advanced Mental Health Treatment Synthesis and Practice            Integration (180 hours Clinical) (4cr)
•     NURS 650 –

Doctoral Core (31 hours)

Step 3: After completing the Professional Core and area of concentration, students complete the additional 31 hours of doctoral coursework. Students holding the Master of Science in Nursing will begin their program here.

•     NURS 612 – Translating Research into Practice I (3cr)
•     NURS 614 – Translating Research into Practice II (3cr)
•     NURS 618 – Healthcare Systems Quality and Improvement (3cr)
•     NURS 619 – Bioethics (3cr)
•     NURS 621 – Strategic Management in Leadership (3cr)
•     NURS 622 – Emerging Diseases and Population Health (3cr)
•     NURS 626 – Statistical Inferences for Evidence-Based Practice (3cr)
•     NURS 631 – DNP Project Progression Requirement (1-4cr)
•     NURS 632 – DNP Practicum (1-6cr)

Click here for a Course of Study (curriculum schedule).  Be sure to review policies and procedures in the DNP Handbook.