Program Student Learning Outcomes
The Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist 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 76 term hours. Students who have a master’s degree require a minimum of 62 term hours.
All students must complete the degree requirements within five years.
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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 - 532 Advanced Physiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 533 Advanced Pathophysiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 535 Diagnostics for the APRN (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 537 Transition to the APRN Role (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 625 Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Life Span (Credits: 2)
- NSG - 625L Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Life Span: Lab (Credits: 1)
Subtotal: 18
DNP core
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy, 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 - 536 Principles of Case Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551A Advanced Primary Care of the Child I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 556 Applied Pharmacology — Pediatric (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 557A Pediatric Acute Care I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 557B Pediatric Acute Care II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 679 Evidence Based Teaching in Health Professions (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 18
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 hours
Total: 74
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 - 532 Advanced Physiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 533 Advanced Pathophysiology (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 535 Diagnostics for the APRN (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 537 Transition to the APRN Role (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 625 Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Life Span (Credits: 2)
- NSG - 625L Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Life Span: Lab (Credits: 1)
Subtotal: 18
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 - 536 Principles of Case Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551A Advanced Primary Care of the Child I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 556 Applied Pharmacology — Pediatric (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 557A Pediatric Acute Care I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 557B Pediatric Acute Care II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 679 Evidence-Based Teaching in Health Professions (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 18
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 62
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.