Program Student Learning Outcomes
The Primary Care Pediatric 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
Graduates Meet the Following Standards
Students entering the program with a bachelor’s degree need to complete a minimum of 62 term hours.
Students who have a master’s degree require a minimum of 38 term hours.
Students who have an MS but are not advanced practice registered nurses need 56 term hours.
All students must complete the degree requirements within five years.
Clinical and DNP Project Experience
You will complete 756 clock hours of clinical practica and 252 DNP project clock hours for a total of 1,008 clock hours.
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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 - 551A Advanced Primary Care of the Child I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551B Advanced Primary Care of the Child II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551C Advanced Primary Care of the Child III (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 556 Applied Pharmacology — Pediatric (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 12
DNP clinical 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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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: 12
Population/role cognates
- NSG - 551A Advanced Primary Care of the Child I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551B Advanced Primary Care of the Child II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551C Advanced Primary Care of the Child III (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 556 Applied Pharmacology — Pediatric (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 12
DNP clinical 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: 38
A gap analysis will be performed, and an individualized program of study will be developed based on previous graduate education.
It is expected that previous clinical hours plus DNP Specialty Practicum and Immersion hours will be equal to or greater than 1,000 clock hours.
Evidence of current APRN certification and active practice within the past two years 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 - 551A Advanced Primary Care of the Child I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551B Advanced Primary Care of the Child II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 551C Advanced Primary Care of the Child III (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 556 Applied Pharmacology — Pediatric (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 12
DNP clinical 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
Upon review of an individual’s academic portfolio, additional courses or clinical hours may be required.
The equivalent of Research and Biostatistics/Epidemiology must be completed prior to admission or added to the plan of study.
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Refer to the course catalog for our most up-to-date curriculum information.