Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
PurposeThe Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a Post-Masters 37 credit hour practice-focused professional doctorate. Graduates of the program are prepared to assume leadership positions in nursing and health care, both at system and direct patient care levels. Graduates contribute to quality improvement and patient safety through systems thinking, reflective practice, informatics, translation science, and evidence-based clinical practice. For more information about the application process, please se the IU School of Nursing web site: http://nursing.iupui.edu
Program OutcomesGraduates of the program are expected to:
1. Use relationship-centered nursing leadership to improve health care and the health status and outcomes of people.
2. Engage with communities of practice to frame problems, design and implement evidence-based interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
3. Integrate the needs of diverse societies in the design, delivery, and evaluation of health services in complex systems.
4. Transform clinical practice through reflection, action inquiry, strategic resource management, information technology and/or knowledge-based resources.
5. Translate knowledge for application to the delivery of advanced nursing practice.
6. Implement changes based on evaluation of health systems, health policy, and nursing science in response to social, political, economic, and ethical issues.
7. Evaluate the impact of change on complex health systems including individuals and populations.
DNP CurriculumThirty-seven credit hours (post- masters MSN) are required to complete the curriculum and include the following courses:
| I630 | Introduction to Nursing Informatics | 3 credits |
| D615 | Health Care Outcomes and Decision Making | 3 credits |
| D735 | Clinical Epidemiology and Statistics in Nursing | 3 credits |
| D736 | Inquiry I: Evidence-based Research & Translation Science | 3 credits |
| D737 | Inquiry II: Evidence-based Research & Translation Science | 3 credits |
| D743 | Influencing Public Health Policy | 3 credits |
| D744 | Strategic Resource Management in Nursing & Health Systems | 3 credits |
| D749 | DNP Practicum | 7 credits |
| D751 | Knowledge Complexity | 3 credits |
| D751 | Relationship-Centered Leadership in Complex Systems | 3 credits |
| Elective | 3 credits |
Last updated: January, 2014