BSN-DNP

Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Synthesize research-based evidence to create, implement, evaluate, and translate into practice
• Serve as leaders in nursing and health care by effecting organizational and/or public policy development
• Demonstrate expert knowledge, values, and skills to improve health outcomes in a specialized area and/or population foci of nursing
• Demonstrate expertise in increasingly complex practice, leadership, and/or faculty roles.

Program Options

Core Coursework for the Nurse Practitioners

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5526	Health Promotion Across the Lifespan	3
NURSE 5527	Cultural Diversity & Values	3
NURSE 5528	Healthcare Policy & Advocacy	3
NURSE 5529	Ethics in Advanced Practice & Research	3
NURSE 5544	Advanced Health Assessment Skills	2
NURSE 5547	Diagnostic Reasoning/Advanced Assessment	3
NURSE 5548	Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan	3
NURSE 5549	Pharmacology Across the Life Span for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURSE 5549R	Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Application for Graduate-Prepared Nurses	1
NURSE 5550	Theoretical Foundations in Nursing	3
NURSE 5555	Nursing Research	3
NURSE 5601	Clinical Institute I	1
NURSE 5602	Healthcare Systems & Leadership	3
NURSE 5608	Theory Development I	3
NURSE 5611	Healthcare Economics & Quality	3
NURSE 5613	Application of Evidence-based Practice I	3
NURSE 5617	Application of Evidence-based Practice II	3
NURSE 5617B	Application of Evidence-based Practice III	3
NURSE 5629	Clinical Institute III	3
NURSE 5637	Healthcare Outcomes and Epidemiology	3
Total Credits		55

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5531	Graduate Pharmacology Specialty	2
NURSE 5532	Acute Care of Pediatric Clinical I	7
NURSE 5533	Acute Care of Pediatric Clinical II	7
NURSE 5564C	Primary Care of Children I	5
NURSE 5566C	Chronic Child Health Care (Clinical II)	5
NURSE 5621C	Clinical III	4
NURSE 5623C	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		35

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option

Currently not accepting students into the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option.

Dual Adult Gerontology Acute Care/Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Option

Not accepting students into this program in the current academic year.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5531	Graduate Pharmacology Specialty	2
NURSE 5564A	Primary Care of Adults I	5
NURSE 5566A	Primary Care of Adult-Gerontology II	5
NURSE 5617	Application of Evidence-based Practice II	3
NURSE 5564A	Primary Care of Adults I	5
NURSE 5566A	Primary Care of Adult-Gerontology II	5
NURSE 5621A	Clinical III	4
NURSE 5623A	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		34

Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5564A	Primary Care of Adults I	5
NURSE 5566A	Primary Care of Adult-Gerontology II	5
NURSE 5621A	Clinical III	4
NURSE 5623A	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		19

Family Nurse Practitioner Option (FNP)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5564F	Primary Care of Families I	5
NURSE 5566F	Primary Care of Families II	5
NURSE 5621F	Clinical III	4
NURSE 5623F	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		19

Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Coursework

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BIOLOGY 5510	Gross Anatomy for Nurse Anesthetists	3
BIOLOGY 5510L	Gross Anatomy for Nurse Anesthetists	1
BIOLOGY 5539	Mammalian Physiology	4
BIOLOGY 5540	Pathophysiology	4
PHARM 5520	Pharmacology II	4
PHARM 5530	Pharmacology III	4
NURSE 5544	Advanced Health Assessment Skills	2
NURSE 5555	Nursing Research	3
NURSE 5607NA	Health Care Policy and Leadership for the Nurse Anesthetist	2
NURSE 5612	Statistics I	3
NURSE 5615NA	Chemistry and Physics for the Nurse Anesthetist	3
NURSE 5616NA	Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management	1
NURSE 5619NA1	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I	2
NURSE 5619NA2	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia II	3
NURSE 5619NA3	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice III	3
NURSE 5619NAB	Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice	2
NURSE 5619NAO	Orientation to Nurse Anesthesia Practice	1
NURSE 5636NA	Obstetrical Anesthesia	1
NURSE 5628NA	Advanced Health Assessment for the Nurse Anesthetist	2
NURSE 5637	Healthcare Outcomes and Epidemiology	2
NURSE 5638NA1	Pharmacology of Anesthesia I	1
NURSE 5638NA2	Pharmacology of Anesthesia II	2
NURSE 5640NA	Pediatric Anesthesia	1
NURSE 5641NA	Acute and Chronic Pain Management	2
NURSE 5642NA	Comprehensive Review	2
NURSE 5643NA	Professional Practice for the Nurse Anesthetist	2
NURSE 5650NA1	Clinical Anesthesia I	0
NURSE 5650NA2	Clinical Anesthesia II	0
NURSE 5650NA3	Clinical Anesthesia III	0
NURSE 5650NA4	Clinical Anesthesia IV	0
NURSE 5650NA5	Clinical Anesthesia V	0
NURSE 5650NA6	Clinical Anesthesia VI	0
NURSE 5650NAO	Clinical Anesthesia Orientation	0
NURSE 5659NA	Health Systems, Economics and Quality in Nurse Anesthesia Practice	2
NURSE 5661NA1	Anesthesia & Co-Existing Dieseases I	1
NURSE 5661NA2	Anesthesia & Co-Existing Diseases II	2
NURSE 5674NA1	Scholarly Project in Nurse Anesthesia I	3
NURSE 5674NA2	Scholarly Project in Nurse Anesthesia II	2
NURSE 5674NA3	Scholarly Project in Nurse Anesthesia III	2
NURSE 5674NA4	Scholarly Project in Nurse Anesthesist IV	2
Total Credits		74

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Option (PNP)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5564C	Primary Care of Children I	5
NURSE 5566C	Chronic Child Health Care (Clinical II)	5
NURSE 5621C	Clinical III	4
NURSE 5623C	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		19

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Option (WHNP)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5564W	Primary Health Care of Women	5
NURSE 5566W	Care of the Childbearing Woman	5
NURSE 5621W	Clinical III	4
NURSE 5623W	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		19

 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Option (PMHNP)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5546	Foundations of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing	3
NURSE 5564M	Psychiatric Nursing Advanced Practice I	5
NURSE 5566M	Psychiatric Nursing Advanced Practice II	5
NURSE 5621M	Family Psychiatric Nursing Advanced Practice III	4
NURSE 5623M	Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum	5
Total Credits		22

Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Serve as leaders in nursing and health care by effecting organizational and/or public policy development
• Demonstrate advanced practice expert knowledge, values, and skills to improve health outcomes in a specialized area and/or population foci of nursing
• Demonstrate advanced practice expertise in increasingly complex practice, leadership, and/or faculty roles
• Synthesize research-based evidence to create, implement, evaluate, and translate into practice

APRN MSN-DNP

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the DNP program will be prepared to:

1. Synthesize research-based evidence to create, implement, evaluate, and translate into practice
2. Serve as leaders in nursing and health care by effecting organizational and/or public policy development
3. Demonstrate expert knowledge, values, and skills to improve health outcomes in a specialized area and/or population foci of nursing
4. Demonstrate expertise in increasingly complex practice, leadership, and/or faculty roles.

Program Course Requirements

Pre-requisite Coursework

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5550	Theoretical Foundations in Nursing	3
NURSE 5555	Nursing Research	3
NURSE 5612	Statistics I	3
Total Credits		9

 Core Coursework

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURSE 5528	Healthcare Policy & Advocacy	3
NURSE 5602	Healthcare Systems & Leadership	3
NURSE 5608	Theory Development I	3
NURSE 5611	Healthcare Economics & Quality	3
NURSE 5613	Application of Evidence-based Practice I	3
NURSE 5617	Application of Evidence-based Practice II (DNP Clinical)	3
NURSE 5620	Advanced Practice V - DNP Clinical	5
NURSE 5624	Advanced Practice VI-DNP Practicum	5
NURSE 5637	Healthcare Outcomes and Epidemiology	3
Total Credits		31