DNP in Care of Populations Curriculum

The Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program is for master’s prepared nurses who want to further their skills in using evidence to change practice. In addition to the DNP core classes students select classes in a leadership or population health specialty as well as electives supporting their career goals. 480 hours of field experience related to the student’s interest enhance learning.

Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Care of Populations Program

Curriculum Note:

Sample curriculum, 30 credits required.

Students take electives to complete 30 credits required for the degree.

The semester-by-semester Learning Pathway for this program is available in the School of Nursing.

The curriculum for this program is subject to modification as deemed necessary by the nursing faculty to provide students with the most meaningful educational experience and to remain current with professional standards and guidelines.

Student Learning Outcomes

The objectives of the DNP program are designed to prepare graduates for advanced nursing practice who are capable of providing holistic health care for diverse individuals, families or populations in a variety of settings. Specifically, the program seeks to produce graduates who:

1. Demonstrate clinical reasoning through an understanding of science and evidence-based practice.
2. Design, implement and evaluate quality improvement initiatives across the systems in which health care is delivered.
3. Analyze and critique the available evidence for best practices in healthcare.
4. Apply technology and information fluency to conduct practice inquiry.
5. Advocate for rational health policies to improve patient care and enhance effective use of resources.
6. Demonstrate leadership through interprofessional collaboration to improve patient and population health outcomes.
7. Direct health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve patient and population health outcomes.
8. Provide competent, culturally sensitive, and ethically based care to individuals and/or populations in a defined specialty of advanced nursing practice.