Program Overview

College of Nursing

The University of Iowa's College of Nursing offers various programs, including:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  • BSN (Prelicensure)
  • RN To BSN (Online)
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • MSN: Entry into Practice
  • Nursing Systems Administration (MSN-NSA)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • Adult / Gerontology (Acute Care)
  • Adult / Gerontology (Primary Care)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Health Systems: Administration/Exec. Leadership
  • Nurse Anesthesia
  • Pediatric (Acute Care)
  • Pediatric (Primary Care)
  • Psych-Mental Health
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Curriculum and Plans of Study
  • Admission
  • People
  • Funding
• Post-Graduate Certificate Programs
• Nursing Education Xchange Program (NEXus)

DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner - Curriculum and Plans of Study

The DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner program offers two plans of study: a 3-year plan and a 4-year plan.

3-yr Plan of Study

The 3-year plan of study includes the following courses:

• Fall I (12 Semester Hours)
  • Applied Epidemiology (3 S.H.)
  • Evaluating Evidence for Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Population Health for Advanced Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Role I: Introduction (3 S.H.)
• Spring I (12 Semester Hours)
  • Advanced Physiology Online (3 S.H.)
  • Leadership and Management Essentials (3 S.H.)
  • Quality and Safety (3 S.H.)
  • Social Determinants of Health and Health Systems Inequities (3 S.H.)
• Summer I (5 Semester Hours)
  • Health Policy, Law, and Advocacy (3 S.H.)
  • Genetics/Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice (2 S.H.)
• Fall II (12 Semester Hours)
  • Clinical Data Management and Evaluation (3 S.H.)
  • Pathophysiology for Advanced Clinical Practice (4 S.H.)
  • Mental Disorders in Advanced Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I (2 S.H.)
• Spring II (12 Semester Hours)
  • Health Promotion and Assessment for Advanced Clinical Practice (4 S.H.)
  • Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Clinical Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Health Systems, Finance, and Economics (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutic Procedures for Primary Care (1 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II (1 S.H.)
• Summer II (3 Semester Hours)
  • Graduate Pharmacology Specialty (3 S.H.)
• Fall III (10 Semester Hours)
  • Primary Care: Infants, Children, and Adolescents I (3 S.H.)
  • Primary Care: Adult and Older Individuals I (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum I (3 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III (1 S.H.)
• Spring III (13 Semester Hours)
  • Primary Care: Infants, Children, and Adolescents II (3 S.H.)
  • Primary Care: Adult and Older Individuals II (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum II (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Role II: Integration (3 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project IV (1 S.H.)
• Summer III (4 Semester Hours)
  • Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum III (4 S.H.)

4-yr Plan of Study

The 4-year plan of study includes the following courses:

• Fall I (9 Semester Hours)
  • Applied Epidemiology (3 S.H.)
  • Evaluating Evidence for Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Role I: Introduction (3 S.H.)
• Spring I (6 Semester Hours)
  • Health Systems, Finance, and Economics (3 S.H.)
  • Leadership and Management Essentials (3 S.H.)
• Summer I (5 Semester Hours)
  • Health Policy, Law, and Advocacy (3 S.H.)
  • Genetics/Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice (2 S.H.)
• Fall II (6 Semester Hours)
  • Clinical Data Management and Evaluation (3 S.H.)
  • Population Health for Advanced Practice (3 S.H.)
• Spring II (9 Semester Hours)
  • Quality and Safety (3 S.H.)
  • Social Determinants of Health and Health Systems Inequities (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Physiology Online (3 S.H.)
• Fall III (9 Semester Hours)
  • Mental Disorders in Advanced Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Pathophysiology for Advanced Clinical Practice (4 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I (2 S.H.)
• Spring III (9 Semester Hours)
  • Health Promotion and Assessment for Advanced Clinical Practice (4 S.H.)
  • Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Clinical Practice (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutic Procedures for Primary Care (1 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II (1 S.H.)
• Summer III (3 Semester Hours)
  • Graduate Pharmacology Specialty (3 S.H.)
• Fall IV (10 Semester Hours)
  • Primary Care: Infants, Children, and Adolescents I (3 S.H.)
  • Primary Care: Adult and Older Individuals I (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum (1 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III (1 S.H.)
• Spring IV (13 Semester Hours)
  • Primary Care: Infants, Children, and Adolescents II (3 S.H.)
  • Primary Care: Adult and Older Individuals II (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum II (3 S.H.)
  • Advanced Practice Role II: Integration (3 S.H.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project IV (1 S.H.)
• Summer IV (4 Semester Hours)
  • Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum III (4 S.H.)