Program Overview

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program focuses on practice leadership. The emphasis of the program is the delivery of advanced practice nursing (APN) to culturally diverse populations, especially the burgeoning group of persons over 65 years old. Graduate education in nursing occurs within the context of societal demands and needs as well as the inter-professional work environment. The Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2003) and the National Research Council of the National Academies (2005) have called for nursing education that prepares individuals for practice with interdisciplinary, information systems, quality improvement, and patient safety expertise.

The program is designed for nursing leaders to develop skills in shaping and evaluating practice models in their own practice settings.The program will accept a limited number of applicants. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. In order to meet the need of practicing professionals, the program is designed to be a part time program with classes offered weekends. All classes are Web-assisted.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommends that students complete 1000 hours of clinical practicum hours. Clinical practice hours in the second year of study are designed to develop new practice skills and to test new models of care.

Information Session:

An information session for DNP program applicants will be held on Monday, January 20, 2025 via Zoom from 7:30-8:30 PM. Click HERE to join.

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