Nursing Practice, Post-Master’s Option, DNP

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For academic policies and procedures related to this program, go to Information for School of Nursing.

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. 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 (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 AP Clinical Practice Core

(16 credits, 560 clinical hours beyond MSN)

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)
NURS 889 - DNP Project Advisement 3 Credit(s) **

Total Credits: 37

37 credits of course work plus NURS 889

**Continuous enrollment in NURS 889 each fall, spring, and summer semester until the DNP project is completed.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.