UMA Graduate Bulletin 2015-2016 Nursing Programs, Faculty, and Courses Program Overview Doctor of Nursing Practice - Online
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Online
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) is a post-baccalaureate or post-master’s program designed to provide an exemplary accredited academic and clinical education for nurses who will practice at the highest level. It offers the following role concentrations: Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practioner, Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practioner and Public Health Nurse Leader. Specific goals for the program are to graduate nurses who will: 1) engage in nursing practice using the advanced knowledge from nursing and related disciplines to improve health outcomes, 2) provide leadership and collaborate with leaders in other professions for change in systems of care, 3) synthesize and translate evidence from nursing and other disciplines to manage complex health problems, and 4) provide culturally proficient care to respond to health disparities and societal needs. Core competencies essential for those preparing for direct care roles and for population-based roles build on eight essential content areas: 1) scientific underpinnings for practice, 2) organizational and systems leadership for quality improvement, and systems thinking, 3) clinical scholarship and analytic methods for evidence-based practice, 4) technology and information for the improvement and transformation of health care, 5) health-care policy for advocacy in health care, 6) interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population healthcare outcomes, 7) clinical prevention and population health for improving the nation’s health, and 8) advanced nursing practice for improving the delivery of patient care. Admission Criteria Application deadline is December 15 each year. Other requirements include official transcripts from all graduate and undergraduate programs attended, documentation of RN licensure, sample of scholarly writing, a written statement of professional goals, two letters of recommendation, TOEFL scores if needed, a course in elementary statistics and a course in health assessment if the graduate plan of study includes advanced health assessment. Post-Master’s Course Requirements |
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