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

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  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. 

 
NURS 5000Epidemiology3
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 6960Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management2
NURS 6961Doctor of Nursing Practice Project3
Total Credits28

Continuation Standards

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

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
NURS 6150 Clinical Informatics 2
 Credits2
Spring
NURS 6100 Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
NURS 6160 Evidence-Based Practice I 3
 Credits6
Summer
NURS 6130 Interprofessional Collaboration 3
 Credits3
Year Two
Fall
NURS 6110 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
NURS 6170 Evidence-Based Practice II 3
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 6140 Leadership in Health Care 3
 Credits3
Summer
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project 1
NURS 5000 Epidemiology 3
 Credits5
Year Three
Fall
NURS 6960 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management 1
NURS 6961 Doctor of Nursing Practice Project 2
 Credits3
 Total Credits28

Apply for Admission

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