DNP: Family Nurse Practitioner
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program is a full-time doctoral program for registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing who desire to become nurse practitioners. Consistent with the mission statements of the School of Nursing and the Graduate College at St. Catherine University, the DNP-NP Program educates nurse practitioners to lead and influence as doctoral-prepared experts in advanced nursing practice.
The DNP-NP Program begins with core graduate nursing courses and courses that lay the foundation for nurse practitioner clinical practice. Students will continue with track-specific course work, followed by clinical hours and their DNP project. Courses are grounded in a commitment to critical inquiry, innovation, ethical leadership, social justice, with a holistic view of the person, designed to prepare scholar-practitioners who lead and influence, advocate for justice, honor diverse and global perspectives, and demonstrate expertise in their area of study.
Why the DNP?
The Nurse Practitioner program at St. Catherine University was one of the first NP programs in Minnesota. Our graduates have a long and successful history of providing excellent patient care, especially for the most vulnerable populations in Minnesota and throughout the country. Dynamic changes in the role of the nurse practitioner and the need for nurses to earn higher degrees supported the need to transform the M.S. Nurse Practitioner program into a DNP-NP program.
Years to Complete the Program
This is a 3- or 4-year program of study to complete the DNP-NP program. Students are expected to complete the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program within seven years of initial enrollment.
Important Technical Standards
For successful admission and continuance in St. Catherine University’s pre-licensure nursing programs, a specific set of essential cognitive, sensory, communication, psychomotor, and behavioral/ emotional/spiritual health abilities are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| IPE 7000 | Evidence Based Practice: Interprofessional Perspectives and Competencies 1 | 3 |
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 6223 | Advanced Pharmacology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6160 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6360 | Health Promotion and Population Health in Primary Care: Family | 3 |
| NURS 6540 | Primary Care I: FNP Care of Uncomplicated Acute and Chronic Conditions Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6143 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6260 | Clinical Reasoning, Diagnostics, and Procedures | 3 |
| NURS 6545 | Primary Care Clinical I: Family | 1 |
| NURS 6940 | Primary Care II: FNP Care of Children with Chronic and Complex Health Conditions | 2 |
| NURS 7540 | Primary Care III: FNP Reproductive Care | 2 |
| NURS 7045 | Primary Care Clinical II: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8040 | Primary Care IV: FNP Care of Adults and Elderly with Chronic and Complex Conditions | 3 |
| NURS 7445 | Primary Care Clinical III: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8045 | Primary Care Clinical IV: Family | 2 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 69 | |
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May also be fulfilled by NURS 7060: Evidence-Based Practice
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 6223 | Advanced Pharmacology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| IPE 7000 | Evidence Based Practice: Interprofessional Perspectives and Competencies | 3 |
| NURS 6160 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 6143 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6260 | Clinical Reasoning, Diagnostics, and Procedures | 3 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 6360 | Health Promotion and Population Health in Primary Care: Family | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 6540 | Primary Care I: FNP Care of Uncomplicated Acute and Chronic Conditions Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 6940 | Primary Care II: FNP Care of Children with Chronic and Complex Health Conditions | 2 |
| NURS 7540 | Primary Care III: FNP Reproductive Care | 2 |
| NURS 6545 | Primary Care Clinical I: Family | 1 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8040 | Primary Care IV: FNP Care of Adults and Elderly with Chronic and Complex Health Conditions | 3 |
| NURS 7045 | Primary Care Clinical II: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7445 | Primary Care Clinical III: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8040 | Primary Care Clinical IV: Family | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 69 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| IPE 7000 | Evidence Based Practice: Interprofessional Perspectives and Competencies | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 6223 | Advanced Pharmacology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 6160 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 6143 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6260 | Clinical Reasoning, Diagnostics, and Procedures | 3 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 6360 | Health Promotion and Population Health in Primary Care: Family | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 6540 | Primary Care I: FNP Care of Uncomplicated Acute and Chronic Conditions Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 6940 | Primary Care II: FNP Care of Children with Chronic and Complex Health Conditions | 2 |
| NURS 7540 | Primary Care III: FNP Reproductive Care | 2 |
| NURS 6545 | Primary Care Clinical I: Family | 1 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8040 | Primary Care IV: FNP Care of Adults and Elderly with Chronic Complex Health Conditions | 3 |
| NURS 7045 | Primary Care Clinical II: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7445 | Primary Care Clinical III: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8045 | Primary Care Clinical IV: Family | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 69 | |