关于 the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
公园的北部 DNP graduates complete this online program equipped with the valuable credentials and specific skills required to meet the demands of today’s healthcare system. DNP candidates become effective leaders who are prepared to implement innovative change while practicing compassionate care.
资产及资源
公园的北部 Brandel图书馆 supports the DNP program via:
- Information literacy instruction
- Research consultation for students
- Graduate-level research databases
To ensure successful DNP completion, additional resources include:
- 研究生委员会
- Institutional Review Board for student learning and ensuring protection of human subjects
- Center for Online Education
- Biostatistician with time commitment to nursing scholarship
The DNP Project and Graduate Culture
Students engage in their individual projects from the very start of the program, which promotes on-time degree completion. The rigorous DNP graduate program is supported by:
- Cohort model for relationship building
- Online courses to promote both faculty and student engagement
- Onsite orientation to doctoral education
- Campus visits once or twice a semester
- Collaborative scholarly endeavors with faculty
- Caring philosophy of the 护理学院
的职业道路
DNP students are trained to look beyond one-on-one care to solve broader healthcare issues, equipping them for leadership roles.
- 实践领导者
- Leader in improving health of the community
- Leader for change in healthcare organizations
技能开发
DNP candidates work closely with professors on the required project, which is purposely and strategically integrated into the student’s workplace. In addition, students gain expertise in many key areas.
- 组织变革
- 实践创新
- Improving health outcomes
学习成果
The DNP program provides an advanced education where students master a number of skills.
- 应用ing knowledge in practical ways
- Demonstrating effective communication skills
- Employing critical thinking and analysis
- Demonstrating field-related professional collaboration
- 应用ing ethics to decision-making