Program Student Learning Outcomes
The Advanced Public Health Nursing DNP program prepares graduates to be highly developed clinicians and leaders.
You are prepared to practice in a variety of complex clinical, organizational and educational systems with diverse populations.
Our program gives you the tools to affect changes in health care outcomes through evidence-based decision-making and system redesign.
Graduates meet the following outcomes:
- Integrate science-based theories and data-based concepts to develop, critically appraise and implement practice approaches that improve health care and health care systems
- Apply organizational theories and systems thinking to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness and safety outcomes of practice decisions and initiatives
- Apply effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care, the health care organization and research
- Apply knowledge of informatics to monitor and improve outcomes, programs and systems of care
- Provide leadership in influencing policies on the financing, regulation and delivery of health care
- Lead interprofessional teams to improve patient and population health outcomes
- Function independently in an advanced nursing role to improve health outcomes in a specialty area of practice
Graduates Meet the Following Standards
Students entering the program with a bachelor’s degree need to complete a minimum of 65 term hours.
Students who have a master’s degree require a minimum of 53 term hours.
All students must complete the degree requirements within five years.
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Fall Start
Term 1
NSG - 522 Applied Epidemiology Biostats Nursing (Credits: 3)
NSG - 568 Environmental Health (Credits: 3)
Term 2
NSG - 521 Antiracism in Organizational Leadership (Credits: 3)
NSG - 523 Research for Evidence-Based Practice (Credits: 3)Term 3
Term 3
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy, Finance (Credits: 3)
Term 4
NSG - 536 Principles of Case Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (Credits: 3)
NSG - 612 Applied Organizational Analysis and the Management of Human Resources (Credits: 3)
Term 5
NSG - 611 Financial & Business Concepts (Credits: 3)
NSG - 614 The Leader and Policy, Politics, Power and Ethics (Credits: 3)
Term 6
NSG - 565 Advanced Nursing Roles in Public Health Systems (Credits: 3)
NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
NSG - 610 DNP Project Planning and Implementation (Credits: 3)
Term 7
NSG - 566 Population Assessment and Health Promotion Frameworks (Credits: 3)
NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 3, 252 clock hours)
Term 8
NSG - 567 Population Intervention Planning, Implementation & Evaluation (Credits: 3)
NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
NSG - 609A DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Term 9
NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
NSG - 608 Program Evaluation (Credits: 3)
NSG - 615 DNP Project Proposal Seminar (Credits: 2)
Term 10
NSG - 609B DNP Project Practicum B (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Cognate*
Term 11
NSG - 609C DNP Project Practicum C (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Cognate*
Total: 65
The following courses are approved to satisfy the cognates credit hours requirement:
HSM - 688 Topics in Health Systems Management
NSG - 534 Major Psychopathological Disorders
NSG - 572 Quality and Safety for the Aging Adult
NSG - 578 Interprofessional Cultural Competency Via Community-Based Service
NSG - 675 Literature Synthesis Approach
NSG - 679 Evidence-Based Teaching in Health Professions
With approval, students may take cognate courses at other institutions.
All other courses, within or outside Rush University, must be approved to ensure they satisfy requirements. Written approval from the assistant dean of specialty education is required
Upon review of an individual’s academic portfolio, additional courses or clinical hours may be required.
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Refer to the course catalog for our most up-to-date curriculum information.
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MSN to DNP Curriculum
All students must take a graduate level epidemiology/biostatics and evidence-based practice research course. If these courses have not been taken prior to starting the program, they will be added to your plan of study.
Fall Start
Term 1
NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy, Finance (Credits: 3)
Term 2
NSG - 522 Applied Epidemiology Biostats Nursing (Credits: 3)
NSG - 611 Financial & Business Concepts (Credits: 3)
Term 3
NSG - 612 Applied Organizational Analysis and the Management of Human Resources (Credits: 3)
Term 4
NSG - 536 Principles of Case Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (Credits: 3)
NSG - 568 Environmental Health (Credits: 3)
Term 5
NSG - 614 The Leader and Policy, Politics, Power and Ethics (Credits: 3)
Term 6
NSG - 565 Advanced Nursing Roles in Public Health Systems (Credits: 3)
NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
NSG - 610 DNP Project Planning and Implementation (Credits: 3)
Term 7
NSG - 566 Population Assessment and Health Promotion Frameworks (Credits: 3)
NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 3, 252 clock hours)
Term 8
NSG - 567 Population Intervention Planning, Implementation & Evaluation (Credits: 3)
NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
NSG - 609A DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Term 9
NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
NSG - 608 Program Evaluation (Credits: 3)
NSG - 615 DNP Project Proposal Seminar (Credits: 2)
Term 10
NSG - 609B DNP Project Practicum B (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Term 11
NSG - 609C DNP Project Practicum C (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Total: 50
Upon review of an individual’s academic portfolio, additional courses or clinical hours may be required
View the current course catalog
Refer to the course catalog for our most up-to-date curriculum information.