D.N.P. Specialty Curriculum Requirements Curriculum

Overview

The post-baccalaureate D.N.P. program is based upon a tiered curriculum. The tiered approach provides quality educational experiences while ensuring adherence to certification requirements for the different population-specific programs. First tier coursework is mandatory for all post-baccalaureate D.N.P. students. Second tier coursework consists of support/cognate and clinical courses which vary by nurse practitioner population focus. NB: Given the changing nature of certification requirements, the curriculum and associated plans are subject to modification by the School of Nursing as determined within the academic year.

First Tier Core Courses

Courses		Credits
NURS 610D	Pharmacology for Adv Nurse Practitioners	3
NURS 630D	Quality and Safety	1
NURS 663D	Health Care Policy	2
NURS 657D	Advanced Health Assessment	3
NURS 664D	Epidemiology	2
NURS 671D	Healthcare Biostatistics	(2)
NURS 686D	Health Care Finance	3
NURS 691D	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NURS 700D	Advanced Population Health & Health Promotion	3
NURS 708D	Research for Adv Practice	3
NURS 730D	Evidence-Based Practice I	3
NURS 731D	Evidence-Based Practice II	3
NURS 734D	Leadership in Complex Health Care	2
NURS 738D	Doctoral Advanced Practice Residency (MSN-DNP only)	4
NURS 740D	Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics	3
NURS 789D	Advanced Practice Role Seminar	1
NURS 802D	Biomedical Ethics (or equivalent)	2
NURS 810D	Primary Care Milestone 1	1
NURS 811D	Primary Care Milestone 2	1
NURS 813D	Primary Care Milestone 3	1
NURS 877D	Informatics	2
NURS 899D	Evidence-Based Practice III	3
NURS 916D	Seminar in Nursing Scholarship	2
	Total	49-53

Second Tier Population-Specific Nurse Practitioner Courses

Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACP)

Courses		Credits
NURS 751D	Primary Care of Adults I	3
NURS 752D	Primary Care Adults II	3
NURS 755D	AGACNP Practicum (taken over 4 semesters)	8
NURS 756D	AGACNP I	3
NURS 757D	AGACNP II	3
	Total	20

Family Nurse Practitioner

Courses		Credits
NURS 733D	The Well Child	2
NURS 735D	Women's Health	1
NURS 750D	Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum	2
NURS 751D	Primary Care of Adults I	3
NURS 752D	Primary Care of Adults II	3
NURS 760D	Primary Care of the Family Clinical Practicum	2
NURS 770D	Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum	2
NURS 772D	Primary Care of the Young Child	3
NURS 781D	Primary Care of Adolescent	1
	Total	19

Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Courses		Credits
NURS 658D	Complex, Acute, and Critical Problems in Pediatrics	3
NURS 733D	The Well Child	2
NURS 770D	Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum	5
NURS 772D	Primary Care of the Young Child	3
NURS 778D	Children and Adolescents with Special Needs	2
NURS 781D	Primary Care of Adolescent	1
	Total	16

Pediatric Dual (Acute and Primary Care) Nurse Practitioner

Courses		Credits
NURS 658D	Complex, Acute, and Critical Problems in Pediatrics	3
NURS 733D	The Well Child	2
NURS 770D	Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum	5
NURS 771D	Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum	4
NURS 772D	Primary Care of the Young Child	3
NURS 773D	Pediatric Acute Care and Advanced Diagnostics and Procedures	2
NURS 778D	Children and Adolescents with Special Needs	2
NURS 781D	Primary Care of Adolescent	1
NURS 812D	Acute Care Milestone	1
	Total	23