护理实践博士(硕士后)

的 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at 澳门合法赌场官网 prepares nurses to be innovative leaders 和 environmental change agents to transform our healthcare delivery system. 的 DNP represents the highest level of preparation in nursing practice, broadening the graduate's ability to process 和 translate new evidence into nursing practice. This ability is essential to maximizing the safety 和 efficacy of nursing practice to improve patient outcomes.

• 的 online DNP程序 is a 37-credit-hour post-master's 程序 requiring a total of 350 hours of supervised clinical preceptorship.*
• Consistent with other DNP 程序s, there is no dissertation requirement.
• 学生 complete a DNP scholarly project based on their individual expertise 和 interests.
• 的 DNP程序 is in the 健康与人类服务学院, School of Nursing. 的 essential concepts of the DNP (的 DNP Essentials) curriculum, as approved by the American Association of 大学 of Nursing, 构成了我们项目的基础, 哪一个是完全认可的 护理教育认证委员会.(ACEN)
• 的 程序 offers curriculum compatible with students' individual interests 和 goals 和 is designed to meet the needs of the working healthcare professional. DNP项目始于2010年秋季.

*学生必须完成1,000 post-baccalaureate clinical/practicum hours as m和ated by American Association of 大学 of Nursing. Clinical hours may be credited for students with evidence of 国家 certification in an area of advanced nursing practice:

1. 硕士预备APRN (CNM), CRNA, 中枢神经系统, NP): Up to 650 clinical hours with documentation from the master's degree granting institution 和 proof of 国家 certification. DNP: Current Issues 和 Clarifying Recommendations [White Paper].
2. Master’s prepared Advanced Practice Nurses with Advanced Certification, e.g. 高级公共卫生、高级护士管理等.: Up to 650 clinical hours with evidence of academic所有y supervised clinical hours with a 1:1 ratio being observed 和 proof of certification. 美国护理学院协会. (2015). DNP: Current Issues 和 Clarifying Recommendations [White Paper].
3. Per AACN MSN Nurse Educators-will not have previous practicum hours waived. A longer 程序 of study will be required to fulfill clinical practice hours. Variable credit, independent study courses facilitate degree completion for nurse educators.

澳门合法赌场官网DNP项目的毕业生将:

• Integrate scientific knowledge to influence 卫生政策 和 decision-making through leadership, 协作, 以及组织内的跨澳门合法赌场官网行动, 当地的, 区域, 国家, 以及全球层面.
• Develop 和 evaluate care delivery approaches that meet current 和 future needs of patient populations based on scientific findings in nursing 和 other clinical sciences, 还有组织性, 政治, 以及经济科学.
• Use analytic methods to critic所有y appraise existing literature 和 other evidence to determine 和 implement the best evidence for clinical practice.
• 设计, select, 使用, 和 evaluate 程序s that evaluate 和 monitor outcomes of care, 保健系统, 和 quality improvement including consumer 使用 of health care information systems.
• Advocate for social justice, equity, 和 ethical policies within 所有 healthcare arenas.
• Employ effective communication 和 collaborative skills in the development 和 implementation of practice models, 同行评审, 实践指南, 卫生政策, 护理标准, 和/或其他学术成果.
• Synthesize concepts related to clinical prevention 和 population health in developing, 实现, 和 evaluating interventions to address health promotion/disease prevention efforts, 照顾个人, 聚合, 或数量.
• 具备独立的高级临床实践判断能力, 系统思考, 以及设计中的责任, 交付, 和 evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.

程序的可用性

的 online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program is open to eligible in-state 和 many 州外的申请人. 该程序关闭到 所有 学生(包括大学).S. military 和 State 部门 personnel 和 their family members) residing in a country other than the United States.

技术要求:

需要高速互联网接入. Applicants must be familiar with basic Internet procedures such as scanning, 附加, 通过电子邮件发送文档. 学生 will need to have access to a scanning device that will scan documents to PDF. It is recommended that students have a PC running Windows 10 or a Macintosh. 更多的建议可以在 印第安纳州技术要求.

费用 & 费用:

护理澳门合法赌场官网的学生支付同样的费用 大学学费 作为其他学生，包括在线教育交付费用. 该计划的其他特定费用包括书籍, 物资/设备, 名字销, 特殊测试费用, 以及指定课程附带的临床/项目费用. 学生 are responsible for their own transportation to 和 from clinical 和 practicum experiences.