Online Executive DNP

The purpose of this course is to explore the scientific and theoretical underpinnings that define health and health care delivery and provide the basis for advanced nursing practice. The course focuses on role transformation, interprofessional collaboration, and the advancement of leadership abilities. The emphasis is placed on the exploration of clinically relevant phenomena of interest that will be examined from the theoretical, ethical, and conceptual context. Development and evaluation of effective strategies for managing ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care and health care organizations are included. Prerequisites and/or corequisites: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor

The purpose of this course is to build a foundation for advanced clinical scholarship and health care improvement and to develop skills in analytical methods for evidence-based practice. The course focuses on the evaluation of existing literature and other evidence to determine the best evidence for practice. The emphasis is placed on critical appraisal of quantitative, qualitative, and quality improvement methodologies to promote safe and effective care within health care systems.

This course examines skills for developing strategic nurse leaders capable of leading innovation and change in health care. The Doctor of Nursing Practice student will explore emerging competencies for nurse leaders. The strategic management of health care delivery will be addressed from a variety of perspectives, ranging from those of large health care networks to small practices of health care providers to public health environments.

This course is the first of a four-course series that provides the Doctor of Nursing Practice student with mentored opportunities to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate an evidence-based scholarly project focusing on practice issues related to the student’s topic of interest. Each course builds on the knowledge and practice expertise of the DNP student, culminating in the DNP project. Throughout DNP project courses, each student will practice specific hours in a clinical area related to their topic of interest and submit individual objectives for the DNP practicum experience. In each DNP project course, the student will be responsible for documenting and submitting a log of the practicum hours completed. This course focuses on the development of a DNP project within the student’s practice setting including approximately 100 practicum hours.