Program Student Learning Outcomes
The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 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
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Graduate nursing core
- NSG - 521 Antiracism in Organizational Leadership (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 522 Applied Epidemiology Biostats Nursing (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 523 Research for Evidence-Based Practice (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 524 Health Promotion in Individuals and Clinical Populations (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 12
Advanced practice nursing core
- NSG - 531 Advanced Pharmacology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 533 Advanced Pathophysiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 537 Transition to the APRN Role (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 547 Neonatal Pathophysiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 548 Advanced Neonatal Physical Assessment (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 15
DNP core
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy and Finance (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 608 Program Evaluation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 610 DNP Project Planning and Implementation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 615 DNP Project Proposal Seminar (Credits: 2)
Subtotal: 14
Population/role cognates
- NSG - 546 Developmental Physiology of the Fetus/Neonate (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 549 Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 550A Neonatal Management I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 550B Neonatal Management II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 550C Neonatal Management III (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 15
DNP practica and project
- NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 1-12)
- Credit hours: 6, Clock hours: 504
- NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 1-14)
- Credit hours: 3, Clock hours: 252
- NSG - 609A DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1)
- Clock hours: 84
- NSG - 609B DNP Project Practicum B (Credits: 1)
- Clock hours: 84
- NSG - 609C DNP Project Practicum C (Credits: 1)
- Clock hours: 84
Subtotal: 12
Total: 68
Upon review of an individual’s academic portfolio, additional courses or clinical hours may be required.
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Advanced practice nursing core
- NSG - 531 Advanced Pharmacology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 533 Advanced Pathophysiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 537 Transition to the APRN Role (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 547 Neonatal Pathophysiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 548 Advanced Neonatal Physical Assessment (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 15
DNP core
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy and Finance (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 608 Program Evaluation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 610 DNP Project Planning and Implementation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 615 DNP Project Proposal Seminar (Credits: 2)
Subtotal: 14
Population/role cognates
- NSG - 546 Developmental Physiology of the Fetus/Neonate (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 549 Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 550A Neonatal Management I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 550B Neonatal Management II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 550C Neonatal Management III (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 15
DNP practica and project
- NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 1-12)
- Credit hours: 6, Clock hours: 504
- NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 1-14)
- Credit hours: 3, Clock hours: 252
- NSG - 609A DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1)
- Clock hours: 84
- NSG - 609B DNP Project Practicum B (Credits: 1)
- Clock hours: 84
- NSG - 609C DNP Project Practicum C (Credits: 1)
- Clock hours: 84
Subtotal: 12
Total: 56
After a review of your 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.