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Nursing Practice, D.N.P. (Post-Bachelor of Science in Nursing)

A nurse uses a tool to remove a cast from a woman's arm.
  1. Graduates will be able to use advanced knowledge of mid-range and translational theories from nursing and other disciplines as a framework for advanced nursing practice.

  2. Graduates will be able to critically examine research and scholarship to support evidence-based clinical practice.

  3. Graduates will be able to exemplify ethical principles in the delivery of comprehensive health care.

  4. Graduates will be able to formulate strategies that consider the social and structural determinants of health to maximize health in populations. 

  5. Graduates will be able to develop clinical competence for advanced practice that provides consumers with primary, secondary, and/or tertiary health care.

  6. Graduates will be able to use technology and information to improve health care. 

  7.  Graduates will be able to apply principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental sciences to recognized populations at risk, patterns of disease, and effectiveness of prevention and intervention. 

  8. Graduates will be able to apply current knowledge of organizations and financing of the health care system to improve the outcomes of care.

  9.  Graduates will be able to design and implement processes to evaluate outcomes and systems for health care delivery. 

  10. Graduates will be able to use business and management strategies for the provision of quality care and efficient use of resources. 

  11. Graduates will be able to use advanced communication and leadership skills with interprofessional health care teams to create and evaluate health care delivery systems. 

  12. Graduates will be able to influence health policy at institutional, local, state, and national levels to advance health equity. 

 
Program Core Requirements
NURS 5000Epidemiology3
NURS 5040Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition1
NURS 5080Advanced Pharmacology3
NURS 5110Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making3
NURS 5140Health Promotion3
NURS 5160Principles of Practice Management2
NURS 5170Advanced Pathophysiology3
NURS 5200Gen Research Methods3
NURS 6100Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse3
NURS 6110Health Care Delivery Systems3
NURS 6130Interprofessional Collaboration3
NURS 6140Leadership in Health Care3
NURS 6150Clinical Informatics2
NURS 6160Evidence-Based Practice I3
NURS 6170Evidence-Based Practice II3
NURS 6805Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research3
NURS 6960Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management2
NURS 6961Doctor of Nursing Practice Project3
Concentrations13-18
Select one of the following:
Total Credits62-67

Continuation Standards

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.

Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Concentration Courses
NURS 5260Advanced Clinical Studies I: The Acute Care Setting4
NURS 5270Advanced Clinical Studies II: The Acute Care Setting5
NURS 5810Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum4
Total Credits13

Family Nurse Practitioner

Concentration Courses
NURS 5280Advanced Clinical Studies I: Adults and Older Adults5
NURS 5290Advanced Clinical Studies II: Women and Children5
NURS 5510Mental Health Care Family2
NURS 5810Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum4
Total Credits16

Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Concentration Courses
NURS 5320Advanced Clinical Studies I: Nursing of Children4
NURS 5330Advanced Clinical Studies II: Nursing of Children4
NURS 5810Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum5
NURS 5900Residency0
Total Credits13

Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Concentration Courses
NURS 5400Ecological Approach to Human Behavior3
NURS 5340Advanced Clinical Studies I: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing4
NURS 5350Advanced Clinical Studies II: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing5
NURS 5430Psychopharmacology2
NURS 5810Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum4
Total Credits18

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
Critical course:  Orientation (onsite in St. Louis, MO)  
NURS 5040 Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition 1
NURS 5170 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 6110 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
 Credits7
Spring
NURS 5140 Health Promotion 3
NURS 5200 Gen Research Methods 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 5000 Epidemiology 3
 Credits3
Year Two
Fall
NURS 5080 Advanced Pharmacology 3
 Credits3
Spring
NURS 5110 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 6100 Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 6805 Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research 3
 Credits3
Year Three
Fall
NURS 5260 Advanced Clinical Studies I: The Acute Care Setting 4
 Credits4
Spring
NURS 5270 Advanced Clinical Studies II: The Acute Care Setting (Critical course:  150 clinical hours) 5
NURS 5900 Residency (onsite in St. Louis, MO) 0
 Credits5
Summer
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 clinical hours) 1
NURS 6130 Interprofessional Collaboration (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
 Credits4
Year Four
Fall
DNP Orientation  
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
NURS 6150 Clinical Informatics 2
 Credits3
Spring
NURS 6160 Evidence-Based Practice I (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 6140 Leadership in Health Care (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits1
Year Five
Fall
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
NURS 6170 Evidence-Based Practice II 3
 Credits4
Spring
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits2
Summer
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits1
Year Six
Fall
NURS 5160 Principles of Practice Management 2
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits4
 Total Credits62

Family Nurse Practitioner

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
NURS 5040 Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition 1
NURS 5170 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 5200 Gen Research Methods 3
 Credits7
Spring
NURS 6100 Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
 Credits3
Summer
NURS 6805 Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research 3
 Credits3
Year Two
Fall
NURS 5110 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
 Credits3
Spring
NURS 5080 Advanced Pharmacology 3
NURS 5140 Health Promotion 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 5000 Epidemiology 3
 Credits3
Year Three
Fall
NURS 5280 Advanced Clinical Studies I: Adults and Older Adults (Critical course:  150 clinical hours) 5
NURS 6150 Clinical Informatics 2
 Credits7
Spring
NURS 5290 Advanced Clinical Studies II: Women and Children (Critical course:  150 clinical hours) 5
NURS 5510 Mental Health Care Family 2
NURS 5900 Residency 0
 Credits7
Year Four
Fall
NURS 5160 Principles of Practice Management 2
NURS 6110 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
 Credits5
Spring
NURS 6160 Evidence-Based Practice I (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
 Credits3
Summer
DNP Orientation  
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) 2
 Credits2
Year Five
Fall
NURS 6130 Interprofessional Collaboration (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 6170 Evidence-Based Practice II 3
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 6140 Leadership in Health Care (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits5
Summer
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits1
Year Six
Fall
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) 2
 Credits4
 Total Credits65

Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
NURS 5170 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 5040 Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition 1
 Credits4
Spring
NURS 5140 Health Promotion 3
NURS 5080 Advanced Pharmacology 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 6805 Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research 3
 Credits3
Year Two
Fall
NURS 5110 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 5200 Gen Research Methods 3
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 5400 Ecological Approach to Human Behavior 3
 Credits3
Summer
NURS 5430 Psychopharmacology 2
NURS 5000 Epidemiology 3
 Credits5
Year Three
Fall
NURS 5340 Advanced Clinical Studies I: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (150 clinical hours) 4
NURS 6150 Clinical Informatics 2
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 5350 Advanced Clinical Studies II: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (150 clinical hours) 5
NURS 6160 Evidence-Based Practice I (75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 5900 Residency 0
 Credits8
Summer
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
NURS 6130 Interprofessional Collaboration (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
 Credits4
Year Four
Fall
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
NURS 5160 Principles of Practice Management 2
NURS 6170 Evidence-Based Practice II 3
NURS 6110 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
 Credits9
Spring
NURS 6140 Leadership in Health Care (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 3
NURS 6100 Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits7
Summer
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits2
Year Five
Fall
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (150 clinical hours) 2
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 clinical hours) 1
 Credits4
 Total Credits67

3 day on-site; usually end of April

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
MSN Orientation
 
NURS 5170 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 5140 Health Promotion 3
NURS 5040 Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition 1
 Credits7
Spring
NURS 5080 Advanced Pharmacology 3
NURS 5200 Gen Research Methods 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 5000 Epidemiology 3
 Credits3
Year Two
Fall
NURS 6110 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
 Credits3
Spring
NURS 5110 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 3
NURS 6100 Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 6805 Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research 3
 Credits3
Year Three
Fall
NURS 5320 Advanced Clinical Studies I: Nursing of Children (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 4
NURS 6150 Clinical Informatics 2
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 5160 Principles of Practice Management 2
NURS 5330 Advanced Clinical Studies II: Nursing of Children (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 4
NURS 5900 Residency (Two day, onsite in St. Louis, MO) 0
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 6130 Interprofessional Collaboration (75 Clinical Hours) 3
 Credits3
Year Four
Fall
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (225 Clinical Hours) 2
 Credits2
Spring
NURS 6140 Leadership in Health Care (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 3
NURS 6160 Evidence-Based Practice I (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 3
 Credits6
Summer
DNP Orientation
 
 Credits0
Year Five
Fall
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 1
NURS 6170 Evidence-Based Practice II 3
 Credits4
Spring
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 1
 Credits2
Summer
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 1
 Credits1
Year Six
Fall
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 1
NURS 5810 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course:  75 Clinical Hours) 1
 Credits3
 Total Credits61

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For additional admission questions, please contact the School of Nursing's recruitment and enrollment staff:

Undergraduate Inquiries
314-977-8995 
slunurse@slu.edu 

Graduate Inquiries
314-977-8976 
gradnurse@slu.edu