Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
Program Overview
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at NYU Meyers prepares students at the highest academic level for advanced clinical practice. The DNP enables clinical scholars to function as organizational systems thinkers and leaders in practice innovation, quality, and safety. As experts in translating evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice, graduates lead interprofessional teams in the transformation of healthcare by improving population health outcomes utilizing skills and essential competencies in ethical decision-making, healthcare policy, informatics, business, finance, and economics.
Program Description
Students who complete the DNP Program at NYU Meyers are prepared to lead the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of improvement projects using an evidence-based practice/practice improvement framework to promote health equity, address health disparities, and further excellence in practice.
Admissions
The application for the DNP programs is now available. All applicants to the DNP programs are required to submit the following documents at the time of application:
- One (1) transcript from each post-secondary school attended.
- Resume.
- A two- to three-page personal statement.
- At least two (2) letters of recommendation.
- RN (and NP, where applicable) license and registration certificate.
Eligibility
There are three points of entry to the DNP:
Post-BS to DNP
- RNs with a BS in nursing or associate’s in nursing with BA in other field
- GPA of 3.5
- NYS RN license and registration
- Undergraduate coursework in statistics and research
- One year of full-time RN work experience preferred
Advanced Standing DNP: For NPs and CNMs
- MS in nursing
- GPA of 3.5
- NYS NP license in adult acute care, adult primary care, mental health, pediatrics, family or nurse-midwifery
- Graduate coursework in statistics and research
- One year of full-time NP or CNM work experience
Advanced Certificate to DNP: For nurses who have an MS, but are not NPs or CNMs
- MS in nursing
- GPA of 3.5
- NYS RN license and registration
- Graduate coursework in statistics and research
- One year of full-time RN work experience
Application Fee
The application fee is $85 dollars. Applications will not be processed until the application fee has been paid. Application fees are non-refundable and must be received by the stated application deadlines.
Fee Waivers
NYU Meyers waives fees for applications based on financial hardship or US military service/US veteran status.
Program Requirements
Post-BS to DNP
The program requires the completion of 84 credits and 1049 clinical hours.
Advanced Standing DNP
This program requires the completion of 36 credits and 400 clinical hours completed with the DNP Project.
Advanced Certificate to DNP
The Advanced Certificate to DNP mimics the Post-BS to DNP program requirements and plan of study. Transfer credit from a previous Master's degree will be evaluated and applied toward the Advanced Certificate via gap analysis at the time of admission.
Sample Plan of Study
Post-BS to DNP
The plan of study includes 15 semesters with specific courses and credits each semester.
Advanced Standing DNP
The plan of study includes 7 semesters with specific courses and credits each semester.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Lead the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of improvement projects using an evidence-based practice/practice improvement framework to promote health equity, address health disparities, and further excellence in practice.
- Synthesize the best available evidence, coupled with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and consideration of resources to improve clinical practice and health care delivery systems.
- Lead interprofessional teams on initiatives that promote patient-centered quality health care to improve patient outcomes.
- Explain strategies for engaging in health policy at the organizational, local, state, or national level.
- Integrate the use of information technology to support clinical decision-making for quality patient outcomes.
- Evaluate health disparities among individuals or populations based on the determinants of health.
- Demonstrate practice management competencies.
- Demonstrate role competencies defined by national organizations for nurse practitioners or nurse midwives.
- Disseminate relevant practice outcomes orally and in writing.
- Integrate ethical principles into advanced nursing practice, health care delivery systems, and health policy discussions.
- Foster the application of cultural humility principles, attitudes, and behaviors into nursing practice, health care delivery system, and health policy.
Policies
Program Policies
Policy for Registration of Designated Curriculum Progression
All NYU Meyers students should follow the appropriate nursing course progression outlined on their respective program curriculum sheets.
Appointment of DNP Project Committee
The DNP Project Committees consists of a student or group of students, a faculty chair, faculty reviewer, and a clinical mentor.
DNP Project Proposal Review
A DNP Project Committee must be officially appointed and on file with NYU Meyers DNP Program Office prior to submission of the DNP Project proposal.
Final DNP Project Defense
The final Project defense for the DNP degree will be conducted by the DNP committee.
Termination of Candidacy
A member of the DNP faculty or of the DNP Project team may at any time recommend to the DNP program director the termination of a student’s candidacy for a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, based on lack of sufficient academic progress or lapsed matriculation.
Degree Requirements
DNP students are required to complete the degree within 7 years from the date of matriculation.
Attendance
DNP Students are expected to actively participate in and contribute to learning in peer-to-peer and teacher-to-student exchanges in in-person and in on-line discussions.
Process for Filing Formal Complaints
Due process for student appeals is part of the organizational structure of NYU Meyers.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
College of Nursing Policies
Additional academic policies can be found on the College of Nursing academic policies page.