DNP: Neonatal 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 6143 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6230 | Embryology & Pathophysiology of the Neonate | 2 |
| NURS 6430 | Advanced Neonatal Assessment, Diagnostics and Procedures | 2 |
| NURS 6352 | Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 |
| NURS 7030 | Neonatal Management I: Common Neonatal Conditions | 3 |
| NURS 7230 | Neonatal Management II: The High-Risk Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 7430 | Neonatal Management III: Complex Conditions of the Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 7215 | Neonatal Clinical I | 1 |
| NURS 8015 | Neonatal Clinical II | 3 |
| NURS 8215 | Neonatal Clinical III | 3 |
| NURS 8315 | Neonatal Clinical IV | 2 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 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 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 68 | |
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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 6230 | Embryology & Pathophysiology of the Neonate | 2 |
| NURS 6352 | Neonatal Phamacotherapeuticcs | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7030 | Neonatal Management I: Common Neonatal Conditions | 3 |
| NURS 6340 | Advanced Neonatal Assessment, Diagnostics and Procedures | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 7230 | Neonatal Management II: The High-Risk Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| NURS 7430 | Neonatal Management III: Complex Conditions of the Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 7215 | Neonatal Clinical I | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8015 | Neonatal Clinical II | 3 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8215 | Neonatal Clinical III | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| NURS 8315 | Neonatal Clinical IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 68 | |
| 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 |
| NURS 6230 | Embryology and Pathophysiology of the Neonate | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 6223 | Advanced Pharmacology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 6340 | Advanced Neonatal Assessment, Diagnostics and Procedures | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 6160 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 6143 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 6352 | Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 7030 | Neonatal Management I: Common and Acute Conditions of the Neonate | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7230 | Neonatal Management II: The High-Risk Infant | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| NURS 7430 | Neonatal Management III: Complex Conditions of the Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 7215 | Neonatal Clinical I | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| NURS 8015 | Neonatal Clinical II | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8215 | Neonatal Clinical III | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| NURS 8315 | Neonatal Clinical IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 68 | |