DNP: Second Certification - Neonatal 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 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 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Healthcare Practice and Management | 3 |
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 6230 | Embryology and Pathophysiology of the Neonate | 2 |
| NURS 6340 | 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 8325 | Neonatal Clinical IV | 2 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Practicum I: Leading QI | 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 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 | 56 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 6230 | Embryology and Pathophysiology of the Neonate | 2 |
| NURS 6352 | Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Healthcare Practice and Management | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 7030 | Neonatal Management I: Common Neonatal Conditions | 3 |
| NURS 6340 | Advanced Neonatal Assessment, Diagnostics, and Procedures | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7230 | Neonatal Management II: The High Risk Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 7430 | Neonatal Management III: Complex Conditions of the Neonate | 3 |
| NURS 7215 | Neonatal Clinical I | 1 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Practicum I: Leading QI | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8015 | Neonatal Clinical II | 3 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Practicum II: Strategic project planning | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8215 | Neonatal Clinical III | 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 8325 | Neonatal Clinical IV | 2 |
| Total Credits | 56 | |