Post-MSN to DNP Course Descriptions

NSG 702: Population Health Promotion: 3 credits. (Didactic, Summer only). Prerequisite – None. Use population health science for the promotion of health and prevention of disease in individuals, communities, and populations.

NSG 704: Foundations of Leadership for the Advanced Practice Nurse: 3 credits. (Didactic, Fall only). Prerequisite – None. Explore foundations of personal, professional, and leadership development within the role of the advanced practice nurse. e.

NSG 707: Evidenced-Based Practice and Quality Improvement Methods for the DNP: 3 credits. (Didactic, Spring only). This course provides an overview of EBP, QI, and research methodologies with a focus on the translation of research into nursing practice. Methods that inform the design of system-level advanced nursing clinical practice interventions are examined to include: clinical practice problem exploration, evidence search and critical appraisal, and practice change implementation, evaluation, and dissemination.

NSG 710:  Advanced Nursing Practice Issues, Policy, and Ethics: 3 credits. (Didactic, Spring only). Prerequisite – None. An analysis of health policy and advanced nursing practice issues with a focus on advocacy for nursing leadership, ethics, and finance.

NSG 739: Scientific Underpinnings for the DNP-prepared Advanced Practice Nurse Role: 3 credits. (Didactic, Fall only). Prerequisite – None. This course introduces students to competencies necessary to practice at the highest level within the nursing discipline. The role of the Doctor of Nursing practice-prepared advanced practice nurse is examined in the context of historical, ethical, environmental, clinical, technological, and professional perspectives

NSG 745: Clinical Immersion: 1 to 5 credits – Variable and repeatable. (Clinical). Prerequisite – 739. Integration and synthesis of core and specialty components of the DNP role in practice. In this course, students will use the knowledge gained from core and specialty courses at a high level of complexity in clinical practice. This will include integrating doctoral level essentials and competencies.

NSG 754 Advanced Informatics & Healthcare Technologies: 3 credits. (Didactic, Spring only) Prerequisite – None. Evaluation and utilization of information systems and technology to improve quality, safety, and system outcomes to improve health care.

NSG 829: Clinical Data Analysis and Visualization: This required course provides students with the skills to collect, manage, analyze, and interpret clinical data to evaluate quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives. Students will apply data analysis techniques and use data visualization tools to support clinical decision making and dissemination.

NSG 830 DNP Project Development: 2 credits. (Project, Summer only). Prerequisite – NSG 707 NSG 707 and NSG 829 may be taken concurrently. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student will utilize a framework to develop a scholarly DNP Project to address a clinical problem health policy to address the identified problem.

NSG 831 DNP Project Implementation: 1 to 2 credits – Variable and repeatable. (Project). Prerequisite – NSG 830.  The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student will lead an interprofessional team to implement and evaluate a scholarly initiative that addresses a clinical problem.

NSG 832 DNP Project Presentation: 2 credits. (Project). Prerequisite – NSG 830, NSG 831 (minimum 2 credits).  This culminating DNP Project course provides an opportunity for students to disseminate their project outcomes and practice implications, reflect on professional growth cultivated during the project journey, and develop a comprehensive portfolio demonstrating how the project has fostered competency at the highest level of the AACN Essentials.