Program Overview

Nursing DNP, Primary Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Emphasis

Overview

The UMSL College of Nursing is committed to admitting a diverse group of students who will become nurse leaders responsive to the specific needs of the communities and populations we serve. We value diversity, intellectual discourse and rigor, caring, professionalism, mutual respect and support, innovation, collaboration, and transparency.

Admission Criteria

General BSN to DNP Option

• A completed University of Missouri-St. Louis Nursing CAS application
• BSN from a nationally accredited nursing program
• BSN 3.0 GPA (calculated on the last 60 hours of BSN coursework)
• Current professional licensure
• Completion of an undergraduate or graduate general statistics course
• Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) track requires at least one (1) year of inpatient pediatric nursing experience
• Dual Acute Care/Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC/PC) track requires at least one (1) year of inpatient pediatric nursing experience
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) track requires at least one (1) year of inpatient or outpatient psychiatric nursing or emergency room nursing experience

Direct Admit BSN to DNP Option

• A completed University of Missouri-St. Louis Nursing CAS application
• BSN from UMSL OR completed the UMSL CON Externship in Nursing Summer Program and earned a BSN degree from a nationally accredited nursing program
• 3.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of BSN coursework
• Essay which meets expectations and attributes listed in the essay portion of the application
• Current professional licensure
• Completion of an undergraduate or graduate general statistics course

Degree Requirements

Core Content for BSN to DNP program

• Completion of the BSN to DNP program has seven Nurse Practitioner emphasis areas.
• All programs include coursework in Foundational Concepts, Clinical Expertise, and Integration of Practice.

Foundational Concepts

• NURSE 6111: Healthcare Systems (3 hours)
• NURSE 6130: Research, Interventions and Evidence-Based Practice (3 hours)
• NURSE 6424: Social Determinants of Health for Underserved Populations (3 hours)
• NURSE 7211: Biostatistics I (3 hours)
• NURSE 7215: Evidence-Based Practice for the DNP (3 hours)
• NURSE 7220: Leadership in Practice (3 hours)
• NURSE 7230: Epidemiology (3 hours)
• NURSE 7240: Health Informatics (3 hours)
• NURSE 7260: Program Evaluation and Quality Management in Healthcare (3 hours)
• NURSE 7443: Healthcare Policy and Economics (3 hours) Total Hours: 30

Clinical Expertise

• NURSE 6518: Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hours)
• NURSE 6520: Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hours)
• NURSE 6524: Health Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hours)
• NURSE 6530: Introduction to Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hours) Total Hours: 12

Integration of Practice

• NURSE 6954: Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicum I (1-4 hours)
• NURSE 6955: Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicum II (1-4 hours)
• NURSE 7954: Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicum III (1-4 hours)
• NURSE 7291: DNP Clinical Scholarship Project I (2 hours)
• NURSE 7292: DNP Clinical Scholarship Project II (2 hours)
• NURSE 7293: DNP Clinical Scholarship Project III (2 hours) Total Hours: 9-18

Specific Requirements for the Emphasis Area

• Diagnosis and Management Foundations: NURSE 6723: Foundations of Pediatric Health (3 hours)
• Diagnosis and Management I: NURSE 6743: Pediatric Health I: Acute and Chronic Care (4 hours)
• Diagnosis and Management II: NURSE 6744: Pediatric Health II: Comprehensive Primary Care (4 hours) Total Hours: 11

Total number of hours in degree program: 70

Learning Outcomes

A successful graduate should, upon completion, be able to:

• Integrate evidence-based concepts from advanced practice nursing, the arts, sciences, and humanities to provide comprehensive, competent, holistic, and patient-centered care promoting healthy outcomes and health equity for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations.
• Demonstrate clinical decision-making and actions based on ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, economics, health equity, and nursing values.
• Apply knowledge of health care policies in their regulatory environment and their influence on health care access and quality.
• Generate, synthesize, translate, apply, and disseminate research to improve health outcomes, quality of care, and minimize risk of harm.
• Evaluate approaches to practice utilizing information and communication technologies to promote safe, high-quality care, and efficient health delivery services according to best practice, professional, and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for decisions and actions based on professional intrapersonal values, ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, social justice, and economics.
• Demonstrate mastery of specialized nurse practitioner competencies, as outlined by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies.