DNP: Second Certification - Family NP
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Second Certification
The DNP-Second Certification option provides an educational route for nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing (MSN) as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who seek specialization in an area other than that obtained in their master's and also earn their terminal doctorate degree. Students complete the post-master’s DNP program of study concurrently while fulfilling required coursework in their second NP specialty area.
Degree Requirements
To ensure students meet current practice and licensure requirements, courses and clinical rotations might be substituted to ensure compliance and learning outcomes are met. Students must complete all requirements designated by the NP option coordinator.
Years to Complete the Program
Students are expected to complete the DNP–Second Certification NP Program within five years of initial enrollment and will be allowed to re-sequence only once in the DNP course of study.
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 |
| NURS 6360 | Health Promotion and Population Health in Primary Care: Family | 3 |
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Healthcare Practice and Management | 3 |
| 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 6940 | Primary Care II: FNP Care of Chronic and Complex Health Conditions in Children | 2 |
| NURS 7540 | Primary Care III: FNP Reproductive Health | 2 |
| NURS 8040 | Primary Care IV: FNP Care of Chronic and Complex Conditions in Adults and Elderly | 3 |
| NURS 6545 | Primary Care Clinical I: Family | 1 |
| NURS 7045 | Primary Care Clinical II: Family | 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 Practicum I: Leading QI | 2 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Practicum II: Strategic project planning | 2 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Practicum III: QI implementation and data analysis | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Practicum IV: Sustaining and disseminating QI | 2 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 6360 | Health Promotion and Population Health in Primary Care: Family | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Healthcare Practice and Management | 3 |
| NURS 6540 | Primary Care I: FNP Care of Uncomplicated Acute and Chronic Conditions Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 6940 | Primary Care II: FNP Care of Chronic and Complex Health Conditions in Children | 2 |
| NURS 7540 | Primary Care III: FNP Reproductive Health | 2 |
| NURS 6545 | Primary Care Clinical I: Family | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8040 | Primary Care IV: FNP Care of Chronic and Complex Conditions in Adults and Elderly | 3 |
| NURS 7045 | Primary Care Clinical II: Family | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8515 | DNP Practicum I: Leading QI | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8516 | DNP Practicum II: Strategic project planning | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7445 | Primary Care Clinical III: Family | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Practicum III: QI implementation and data analysis | 2 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8518 | DNP Practicum IV: Sustaining and disseminating QI | 2 |
| NURS 8045 | Primary Care Clinical IV: Family | 2 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |