Nursing, Post-Baccalaureate RN to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family (Individual Across the LIfespan) CRNP Option, DNP

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Curriculum

Degree Requirements

DNP post-master’s students must complete at least 37 credits of approved DNP course work beyond the master’s degree in nursing. Post-baccalaureate RN to DNP students must complete 74 credits in the approved post-baccalaureate RN-DNP family (individual across the lifespan) CRNP option or 66 credits in the approved post-baccalaureate RN-DNP adult-gerontology CNS option. Students must also successfully complete the DNP project. Only doctoral courses will be accepted for doctoral transfer credit. Please note that a waiver of any requirement must be approved in writing by the academic program director.

Curriculum

Required Courses (10 Credits)

NURS 636 - Dynamics of Family Health Care 3 Credit(s)
NURS 638 - Issues in Health Care for Underserved Populations 3 Credit(s)
NURS 663 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Current Perspectives 1 Credit(s)
NURS 690 - Population Health and Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)

Advanced Practice RN Core Courses (9 Credits)

NURS 601 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Credit(s)
NURS 608 - Advanced Health Assessment 3 Credit(s)
NURS 639 - Advanced Pharmacology 3 Credit(s)

Specialty

Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Role & Population Focused Area (18 Credits, 672 direct clinical hours)

NURS 648 - Advanced Family Nursing I 4 Credit(s) (112 Clinical hours)
NURS 658 - Advanced Family Nursing Field Practicum 2 Credit(s) (224 clinical hours)
NURS 649 - Advanced Family Nursing II 6 Credit(s) (224 clinical hours)
NURS 655 - Advanced Family Nursing III 6 Credit(s) (224 clinical hours)

DNP Core (21 Credits)

NURS 702 - Nursing Science I: Epistemology 3 Credit(s)
NURS 708 - Health Care Policy 3 Credit(s)
NURS 713 - Complex Health Care Systems and Organizational Change 3 Credit(s)
NURS 732 - Evidence-Based Practice I 3 Credit(s)
NURS 734 - Evidence-Based Practice II: Translational Inquiry 3 Credit(s)
NURS 736 - Informatics 3 Credit(s)
NURS 740 - Ethics and Genetics in Advanced Practice 3 Credit(s)

DNP Specialty

(16 credits, 560 minimal direct and/or systems-based care clinical hours)

NURS 885 - Doctor of Nursing Practice I 4 Credit(s) (112 clinical hours)
NURS 886 - Doctor of Nursing Practice II 6 Credit(s) (224 clinical hours, based on 15 weeks)
NURS 887 - Doctor of Nursing Practice III—DNP Project 6 Credit(s) (224 clinical hours)

Note(s)

NURS 889 - DNP Project Advisement (3 credits) is required each semester until completion of the Capstone Practice Improvement Project (672 direct clinical hours to individuals and families, plus DNP minimum 560 hours in direct and/or systems-based care.)

The overview for Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) CRNP Option is 74 credits with 1,232 clinical hours.