Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation 10 courses 84 total credits
The Doctor of Nursing Practice in advanced nursing practice prepares you to apply research to and integrate research into clinical practice, using innovative approaches to improve health care outcomes of populations and individuals across multiple settings. All programs are offered in a flexible format requiring you to travel to an ASU campus for up to one week for orientation at the beginning of the program and two to three times per semester. Courses are designed for clinical experts and emphasize systems thinking in complex health environments, evidence-based practice, implementation science, and dissemination of outcomes to advance health care practices and policies. The program emphasizes innovation, leadership in professional relationships, and impacting organizational culture. Practicing faculty with systems-based experience teach much of the coursework and residency experiences, enriching your learning. The DNP program engages you to meet doctoral-level competencies in systems-level thinking, complexity science, quality and safety, evidence-based practice, and the development of a doctoral project within a partner organization to improve outcomes at the patient, provider or health care system level. You are educated as a leader at the highest level of nursing practice to translate research into practice, lead in multidisciplinary teams, and engage in health care policy and advocacy to improve patient outcomes.
| Required Core | 13 credits |
| Other Requirement | 23 credits |
| Electives and Research | 45 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 3 credits |
| Total Credits | 84 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DNP 704 | Principles of Evidence-based Care in Advanced Practice | 4 |
| DNP 705 | Health Care Outcomes Management | 3 |
| DNP 708 | Systems Thinking in a Complex Healthcare Environment | 3 |
| DNP 709 | Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice | 3 |
| Total Required Core | 13 credits | |
Other Requirement
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DNP 679 | Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference | 3 |
| DNP 703 | Innovation in Communication-scholarly and Professional Writing | 2 |
| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy and Innovation | 3 |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency and Management | 12 |
| DNP 715 | Dynamics and Principles of Information in Health Care | 3 |
| Total Other Requirement | 23 credits | |
Electives and Research
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DNP 707 | Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Health Care and Health Policy | 3 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 3 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
Completion of an evidence-based doctoral applied project focused on a clinical issue relevant to advanced nursing is required. Students complete 540 hours of clinical practice residency, in addition to the 500 hours from their awarded master's degree. For electives or research, students should see the academic unit for the approved course list. Other coursework may be used with the approval of the academic unit. When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, up to 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree can be used for this program. Other requirement coursework may be substituted with approval of the academic unit if the student is in an approved concurrent program.
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