| Degree |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), major in Nursing |
| Program objective |
Prepares nurse specialists at the highest level of advanced nursing practice |
Prepares researchers to build the science and knowledge base for nursing practice |
| Focus of graduate |
- Engages in advanced nursing practice
- Translates and integrates research into practice
- Improves quality of health for individuals, populations and systems
- Leads innovations in health care and health care delivery
- Engages in the development of social and health policy
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- Advances the body of nursing knowledge through conducting and disseminating research;
- Provides leadership in nursing and health care organizations;
- Engages in the development of social and health care policy
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| Curricular focus |
- Advanced clinical/specialty practice;
- Implementation science, evidence-based practice, innovation, and systems change;
- Analytics;
- Quality and safety;
- Technology and informatics used in practice;
- Policy and leadership;
- Clinical scholarship
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- Methods and theories to guide research;
- Philosophy of science, research traditions and methodologies;
- Statistical and analytical methods;
- Technology and informatics used in research;
- Faculty and scholarly role development;
- Policy and leadership
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| Competencies |
See AACN Essentials of the DNP (2006)
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See Indicators of Quality in Research-focused Doctoral Programs in Nursing (2001) |
| Program faculty |
- Practice doctorate and/or expertise in specialty area;
- Leadership experience in area of specialty practice.
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- Research doctorate in nursing or related field;
- Leadership experience in area of sustained research funding;
- High level of expertise in research congruent with focus of academic program.
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| Program requirements |
- Graduate level coursework; clinical/specialty competencies in advanced nursing practice;
- Writing scholarly project (~35-45 credits with MS degree; ~55-90 with BSN or equivalent).
- 1000 clinical hour requirement (included in credits)
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- Graduate level coursework, preliminary exams, writing dissertation (~60-70 credits including ~20 dissertation credits).
- No clinical hour requirements.
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| Major scholarly project product |
Development and implementation of evidence-based project to advance organizational or systems level change |
Original research project (dissertation) that makes a significant contribution to the science of nursing. |
| Types of positions after graduation |
- Advanced practice nurse in a variety of health care settings;
- Leadership positions in health care organizations, industry, and government agencies;
- Academic faculty positions which includes practice, education and service roles.
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- Research scientist in a variety of settings;
- Academic faculty position which includes research, education and service roles;
- Leadership positions in health care organizations, industry, and government agencies.
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