Doctor of Nursing Practice: Post-Master's
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Post-Master's
St. Kate’s post-master’s DNP program is designed to meet the needs and demands of working adults. Completed within 21 months, this 36 credit program is based on best practices for online learning, combining synchronous and asynchronous learning with high faculty engagement. Students visit campus twice during the program at the beginning and end and follow the same cohort of students throughout the entire program.
Practicum experiences are structured in such a way that applied learning is enhanced and students have an opportunity to expand understanding of ethical leadership, social justice, interprofessional collaboration, knowledge of the discipline of nursing, informatics, evidence-based practice, organizational systems, healthcare economics and health policy. A final quality improvement project is required in order to demonstrate program outcomes and focuses on a specific practice issue identified by the student and supported by a DNP Project Team.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 36 credits. The overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required. To complete your DNP, you will document the completion of 540 practicum/clinical hours.
Years to Complete the Program
Students are expected to complete the DNP Program within four years of initial enrollment and will be allowed to re-sequence only once in the DNP course of study.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 8506 | Post Masters Practicum | 0 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8507 | Post Masters Practicum | 2 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
DNP Practicum Project
Students complete at least 540 DNP practicum hours related to the systems change project. Students identify a site and site mentor for the systems change project, which may be conducted at the student's practice setting. Faculty collaborate with students to facilitate selection of mentors and clinical practicum experiences.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | ||
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8506 | Post Masters Practicum | 0 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| NURS 8507 | Post Masters Practicum | 2 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |