Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration (D.N.P.)

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Program Requirements

Required Core
NURS 550Role Development Practice Leadership for Advanced Practice Nursing1.5
NURS 560Scholarly Writing for Doctoral Studies2
NURS 570Biostatistics for Advanced Practice Nursing1.5
NURS 590Epidemiology for Advanced Practice Nursing1.5
NURS 651Using Information Technology for Program Planning, Monitoring, and Reporting2
NURS 660Integrating Evidence into Practice to Improve Outcomes3
NURS 670Ethical and Legal Implications of Advanced Practice Nursing1.5
NURS 700Care Management Impacting Healthcare Outcomes1
NURS 710Application of Teaching and Learning Processes for Nurse Practitioners1
NURS 720Advocacy for Healthcare Policy and Social Justice2
NURS 800Doctor of Nursing Practice Quality Improvement Project I3
NURS 810Doctor of Nursing Practice Quality Improvement Project II1
NURS 820Doctor of Nursing Practice Quality Improvement Project III4
Advanced Practice Core
NURS 655Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners3
NURS 665Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners3
NURS 675Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners4
Total Credits35

Concentration Requirements 

Required Courses
NURS 701Mental Healthcare Management for Advanced Practice Nurses3
NURS 711FNP Care Management I: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention5
NURS 721Advanced Clinical Skills Business Practices2
NURS 801FNP Care Management II: Common Health Alterations for Adults6
NURS 811FNP Care Management III: Female Health Across the Life Span6
NURS 821FNP Care Management IV: Infant, Child Adolescent Primary Care in the Context of Family Community6
NURS 831FNP Care Management V: Complex and Chronic Health Alterations for Adults and Older Adults6
NURS 841Family Nurse Practitioner Seminar2
Culminating Experience
Total Credits36

Roadmap for Full-Time Study

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 5501.5NURS 6512NURS 6754
NURS 5602NURS 6603NURS 7001
NURS 5701.5NURS 6701.5NURS 7013
NURS 580 - Epidemiology 1.5NURS 6653NURS 7101
NURS 6553  
 9.5 9.5 9
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 7115NURS 8003NURS 8101
NURS 7202NURS 8016NURS 8116
NURS 7212  
 9 9 7
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
NURS 8204NURS 8316 
NURS 8216NURS 8412 
 10 8 
Total Credits 71

Roadmap for Part-Time Study

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 5501.5NURS 6512NURS 6553
NURS 5602NURS 6603NURS 6701.5
NURS 5701.5  
 5 5 4.5
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 7001NURS 6653NURS 6754
NURS 7101NURS 7202 
NURS 5801.5  
 3.5 5 4
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 7013NURS 7115NURS 8003
NURS 7212  
 5 5 3
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 8016NURS 8116NURS 8204
NURS 8101  
 7 6 4
Fifth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
NURS 8216NURS 8316 
 NURS 8412 
 6 8 
Total Credits 71