DOCTOR OF NURSING
PRACTICE DNP

This introductory course in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program includes an exploration of the various functions, roles and positions that DNP-prepared nurses may hold. The responsibility of DNP-prepared nurses to promote evidence-based practice is emphasized. Students will use self-assessment and reflection of individual strengths and emotional intelligence to develop action plans for personal growth during the DNP program.

This foundational course is designed to prepare students for translating evidence into nursing practice. This course includes research principles, models of evidence-based practice (EBP), systematic literature searching, and appraisal of evidence to establish the background and significance of a practice problem.

Exploration of data management systems needed to manage patient, systems and research information is the focal point of this course. Students will develop their data analysis and visualization skills with hands-on practice using business software. Refinement of the data analysis plan for the DNP Scholarly Project will be included.

In this course, students will apply change management principles, effective leadership skills and effective communication strategies needed by DNP leaders to support practice changes.

In this course, students will apply the concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP) to transform their identified practice problem into a DNP scholarly project. Activities include systematic search for evidence, evidence appraisal and synthesis of a body of evidence.

In this course, students will continue to apply the concepts of evidence based practice (EBP) to transform their identified practice problem into a fully developed DNP scholarly project. Activities include all phases of the project planning process.

This course emphasizes the importance of the policymaking process as it relates to health care in the United States and helps DNP-prepared nurses become more skilled in health policy advocacy, health policy analysis and health policy research. The focus is on problem identification and agenda setting, policy analysis, strategy and policy development/design, policy adoption/enactment and implementation of policy and evaluation of the programs spawned by policy.

Outcomes-based course for the purpose of acquiring skill in the development and production of a scholarly scientific manuscript to contribute to the evidence base of a professional discipline. Progressive written products with feedback/critique will move incrementally toward the completed manuscript that will be submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed scholarly journal at the end of the course.

Outcomes-based course for the purpose of acquiring skill in the development and production of a scholarly scientific manuscript to contribute to the evidence base of a professional discipline. Progressive written products with feedback/critique will move incrementally toward the completed manuscript that will be submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed scholarly journal at the end of the course.

This course will provide students with opportunities to apply reflection and critical thinking to plan evidence-based initiatives to improve outcomes in organizations and/or systems. Students will utilize strengths-based leadership and emotional intelligence to analyze system-wide processes to assess the sustainability of organizational change.

This course is focused on the financial and business management concepts needed by DNP-prepared nurses. The concepts of cost-effective, accessible and equitable resources are addressed. The internal and external factors that drive healthcare costs and reimbursement will be analyzed.

This course is focused on the concepts of quality and safe in health care delivery. Quality care is the extent to which care services improve desired health outcomes and are consistent with patient preferences and current professional knowledge (IOM, 2001). “Safety is inclusive of attending to work environment hazards, such as violence, burnout, ergonomics, and chemical and biological agents; there is a synergistic relationship between employee safety and patient safety” (AACN, 2021, p. 43). DNP leaders must be able to address contributors and barriers to quality and safety, at both individual and system levels.

Synthesis of previous coursework, including strengths-based leadership plan and inter-professional management of populations will be incorporated. Finalization and dissemination of the DNP Scholarly Project are addressed.

Synthesis of previous coursework, including strengths-based leadership plan and inter-professional management of populations will be incorporated. Finalization and dissemination of the DNP Scholarly Project are addressed.