DNP Students: Student Advisement

The DNP Program Goals are (Approved by Graduate Faculty, 2006):

Provide advanced nursing care to individuals, families, communities, and/or clinical populations.
Create, manage, and evaluate innovative programs and practices of care for diverse populations.
Appraise and utilize current technologies to advance the quality and accessibility of care.
Demonstrate enhanced clinical investigative competencies.
Critique and selectively translate science to guide clinical decision-making and program development.
Evaluate and influence health care policy and systems.
Provide leadership and inter-professional collaboration in multiple health care arenas.
Evaluate and influence accessibility and quality of care across diverse, underserved and vulnerable populations.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is comprised of three parts totalling a minimum of 90 credits:

Advanced Practice 45 credits

3 cr	NSG 597 Synthesis of Advanced Practice Nursing
min. 4 cr	NCLI 798 Tripartite Immersion Clinical

Other courses are determined by the practice specialty a student's interest.
Cohort 1 - required to have an immersion experience. Speak with your advisor for how to go about this.

Leadership 15 credits

2-4 cr	NSG 530 Professional Identity and Leadership Processes in Nursing (Cohort 2 NURS 551 fullfills this requirement)
	Social Justice: One course selected from a menu

Remaining coursework should cover the following topics:

Organizational and Systems Management
Policy
Health Informatics
Leadership style/Inter-professional Collaboration

Cohort 1 - required to have 15 credits of Leadership and AACN Essentials II, IV, V, and VI in their program of study.

Practice Inquiry 30 credits

4 cr	NMETH 520 Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice
4 cr	NMETH 533 Appraising Evidence for Clinical Practice
4 cr	NMETH 534 Translating Evidence to Clinical Practice
12 cr	NMETH 799 Capstone Project

Additional courses determined with the student's Supervisory Committee

Possible DNP Courses to meet Advanced Practice, Leadership, and Practice Inquiry requirements.

NOTE: All DNP students must maintain an active unrestricted Washington State RN license throughout the program of study. Students entering the DNP program through GEPN must earn active unrestricted Washington State RN licensure before beginning the DNP portion of the program.

Per AACN Essentials, Post-Masters DNP study should be a minimum of 12 months in length of full-time study, Post-Baccalaureate DNP study should be a minimum of 36 months in length of full-time study.