25 courses with the subject DNP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DNP 700Navigating Graduate Studies in Nursing1
This seminar-style course will provide an introduction to the graduate nursing school experience with a specific focus on essential skills necessary for success in an online advanced nursing program. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking skills, time management strategies, scholarly writing techniques, and self-care strategies to thrive in a rigorous academic program. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to continue on their graduate nursing education journey with confidence, readiness, and the skills needed to excel in their selected advanced practice nursing specialty.
DNP 701Fundamental Knowledge and Role Concepts for the APRN3
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of fundamental knowledge and role concepts essential for the advanced practice nurse. Through a learner-focused approach, students will explore key theoretical frameworks, the roles of advanced practice nurses, and introductory leadership and healthcare business concepts. Additionally, the course will familiarize students with healthcare delivery models, quality and safety initiatives, and the provision of healthcare for vulnerable, underserved, and diverse populations.
DNP 702Ethical, Legal, and Policy Considerations for the APRN3
This course examines the emerging challenges in the current healthcare system related to bioethics, health policy, and legal considerations. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, the student will examine ethical dilemmas, policy implications, and legal frameworks impacting advanced practice nursing. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis, ethical decision-making, and advocacy within complex healthcare systems. Topics include ethical principles, healthcare legislation, regulatory issues, and the intersection of law and healthcare delivery. The student will develop the knowledge and skills critical to navigating the ethical, policy, and legal challenges in advanced practice nursing.
DNP 703Perspectives on Leadership and Advanced Role Concepts for the DNP3
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of fundamental leadership and advanced role concepts essential for practice as a DNP prepared advanced practice nurse. Through a learner-focused approach, students will explore key theoretical frameworks, the roles of advanced practice nurses, and expand on leadership, management and healthcare business concepts. Additionally, the course will familiarize students with healthcare delivery models, quality and safety initiatives, and the provision of healthcare for vulnerable, underserved, and diverse populations.
Students in this course will explore quality improvement and research designs used in various healthcare settings and in their DNP project. This course focuses on understanding and applying quality improvement and research frameworks, methodology, and tools to enhance patient outcomes. Additionally, students will learn to apply statistical techniques to analyze data, interpret results, and make evidence-based decisions to strengthen healthcare delivery to populations and bolster patient outcomes.
DNP 705Epidemiology and Population Health for Diversified Communities3
This course will offer the DNP student an expanded look at epidemiology, as it serves as the foundation for population health. Focus will be on the distribution and determinants of health and disease in diverse populations and the application of epidemiological principles to improve population outcomes. Current public health problems will be assessed at the local, national, and global level, specifically considering social determinants of health to improve population outcomes. Additionally, unanticipated population crisis and disaster scenarios will be explored.
DNP 706Quality Improvement and Financial Management for the DNP3
This course explores the critical components of quality improvement and financial management for the DNP prepared advanced practice nurse. Fundamental principles, strategies, and tools of quality improvement will equip the student with information to positively influence healthcare outcomes, support health promotion, and prevent illness at the organizational level. Additionally, the student will expand their knowledge of fiscal management techniques, business planning methods, budgetary practices, and entrepreneurship.
DNP 707Organizational Management and Systems Thinking for the DNP3
This course equips the DNP prepared APRN with the advanced knowledge and skills critical to effectively managing and providing leadership within complex healthcare organizations. Emphasis is placed on application of organizational theories and behaviors, understanding of individual behaviors, addressing intrapersonal and interpersonal issues, oversight of groups and teams, and leading effective change management. Additionally, overall organization wellness and the importance of personal well-being, resiliency, and self-care will be covered. By the end of the course, the student will be equipped to drive positive change within organizations, ultimately enhancing the quality and effectiveness of healthcare delivery.
DNP 708Essential Information Systems and Technology for the DNP3
This course explores various applications of informatics as well as current trends for health care delivery across diverse settings. Students will analyze and evaluate information systems and patient care technology, as well as the impact on the delivery of care in all practice settings. Advanced clinical applications of technology will be emphasized with various populations including those in clinical settings, aggregate populations at risk and the community as a whole. Students will explore utilization of technology applicable to the advanced practice nursing role such as: guiding evidenced-based practice, providing patient education, promoting health and wellness, improving clinical workflow, administrative applications and serving as a credible resource for legal and ethical situations related to information technology.
This course will provide the DNP student with a practical leadership experience in a variety of healthcare settings. Students will apply advanced leadership skills, including strategic planning, quality improvement, policy development, financial planning and organizational management. Under the guidance of an experienced healthcare leader, the student will complete a minimum of 150 hours of leadership hours and engage in hands-on leadership activities to further prepare the student for a leadership role in providing healthcare as a DNP prepared advanced practice registered nurse.
This course focuses on key concepts related to the role of the DNP in the clinical and healthcare environments. It further examines development and evaluation of ethical and evidence-based approaches to practice and healthcare delivery models based on interdisciplinary theories, and equity of care delivery for vulnerable, underserved, and diverse populations.
Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 801Analytical Methods and the Scholarship of Inquiry3
This course examines the development of skills and knowledge to manage biomedical and epidemiological data. Application of evidence based practice and experimental design models for solving practical problems and improving efficiency and effectiveness of care are discussed and provide the foundation, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes research that impact improved processes and quality of care. Students will select the primary focus of the capstone project in the form of a PICO-T question during this course. Students will also conduct a review and critical appraisal of the literature related to the capstone project.
Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 802Advanced Biomedical Ethics and Healthcare Policy Development3
This course examines the merging challenges in the current healthcare system. Frameworks of ethical decision making are explored and applied to the analysis of complex biomedical ethical dilemmas. Concepts and issues related to policy making and political processes are explored in relation to the DNP and contemporary systems and their impact on outcomes. Policy decisions and strategies that advocate for quality healthcare outcomes are discussed and evaluated at the local, national and international level.
Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 803Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Diverse Populations3
This course examines the epidemiological approach to the study of public health problems locally, nationally, and globally. Descriptive and analytic epidemiological strategies measure the impact of health promotion, illness prevention and quality interventions on the outcomes of population health.
Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 804Financial Management and Grant Writing3
This course provides students with the strategies necessary to make a business case for practice change. Principles of business and health economics serve as the foundation for business plan development and innovative changes in health care program planning. Grant writing strategies and tools are utilized to examine the funding opportunities to support practice initiatives that facilitate quality health care and support health promotion and illness prevention.
This synthesis course provides the student with the opportunity to systematically investigate a clinical question in a selected area of advanced nursing practice. A comprehensive, site specific project plan is implemented in collaboration with the site selected facility. The final project will demonstrate the synthesis of skills in leadership, communication, collaboration, ethical practice and influence for change across a broad spectrum of the population’s healthcare needs. 150 practice hours are associated with this course.
DNP 806Leadership, Systems Management, and Inter-professional Collaborative Practice3
This course provides students with the strategies and tools necessary for leadership roles in systems management and inter-professional practice. Ethical leadership concepts, analysis of diverse organizational systems across the healthcare continuum, change agency and communication skills are emphasized in the processes of coalition building, negotiating conflict, workforce planning and inter-professional team relationship building to produce quality patient outcomes.
Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 807Transformation of Health Care through Informatics and Patient Care Technology3
The focus of this course is to utilize the principles of healthcare informatics, communication networks, and healthcare technology in the assessment, delivery, and evaluation of healthcare in a variety of settings. Ethical and legal considerations are integrated into the application of technological best practice to care.
Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 808Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone II3
This synthesis course provides the student with the opportunity to implement an EBP change project in collaboration with site selected facility. Project outcomes will be evaluated and findings are disseminated for integration of new knowledge. The final project will demonstrate the synthesis of skills in leadership, communication, collaboration, ethical practice and influence for change across a broad spectrum of the population’s healthcare needs.
This course places emphasis on teaching and learning theories. Students are exposed to a variety of modalities utilized in teaching both theory and clinical courses. Test construction and clinical evaluation methods are included.
DNP 810 ; Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
DNP 820Nursing Education Practicum3
This course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills of classroom and clinical teaching and evaluation using various modalities. Students will explore the need to interface with faculty from nursing and other departments of the institution, administration, support service and clinical agency personnel. The logistics of student placement, contractual agreements, state approval, and accreditation are additional areas, which are explored. Bi-weekly seminars provide opportunities for exchange of ideas, clarification of concerns and analysis of educational development and evaluative strategies.
DNP 810 ; Graduate DNP status or permission of the Director of Graduate Programs.
Corequisite
DNP 815
DNP 830DNP Project Development and Planning3
In this first DNP project course, students will identify an area of interest related to improving clinical practice or patient outcomes. Once the area of interest has been defined, the students will then be guided through the essential stages of fully developing and planning for their DNP project. Essential steps include: creating a body of supporting evidence, performing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis, developing a DNP project timeline with work breakdown structure, and assembling a summarizing prospectus paper. Additionally, students will explain the role of the IRB (Institutional Review Board) in performing their DNP project, complete related IRB training and submit an IRB application as needed based on their DNP project.
In this second DNP project course, students will secure IRB approval for their DNP project if needed and implement their DNP project at a collaborating practice site. Building on prior coursework and project planning, students will engage in the practical application of evidence-based practice, receive mentorship, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. Students will develop skills related to project management, data collection, and strategies for overcoming implementation barriers.
In this third and final DNP project course, students will evaluate the findings of their DNP project and effectively disseminate the findings to key stakeholders. The final DNP project will demonstrate the synthesis of skills obtained over the course of the DNP curriculum including: leadership, communication, collaboration, ethical practice and influence for evidence-based practice change across diverse healthcare settings.
