Program Overview
Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is a 75-89 credit hour curriculum offering the following tracks:
- Nurse Practitioner Major
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Concentration
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Concentration
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Concentration
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) - Primary Care Concentration
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) - Acute Care / Primary Care Concentration
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Concentration
- DNP Nurse-Midwifery Major
- DNP Executive Nursing Leadership Major
- DNP Anesthesia Nursing Major (Army-Baylor)
Admission Criteria
Applicants who possess a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, or a Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) without APRN Certification are eligible to apply for the BSN to DNP program. Applicants who have earned an MSN, hold APRN Certification, and are not seeking a new role are eligible to apply for the Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
Program Outcomes
- Synthesize scientific evidence and methods to design, direct, and evaluate strategies to promote effective patient-centered care.
- Incorporate leadership skills and interprofessional team building strategies to improve quality metrics within health care systems, organizations, and diverse practice settings.
- Employ information systems and technology in the delivery of transformative health care.
- Advocate for evidence-based health policy to improve local, national, and/or global patient and health population outcomes.
- Utilize effective interprofessional communication and collaborative skills to facilitate improvement in population health.
- Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment and systems thinking in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care for clinical prevention and population health.
- Integrate scientific knowledge with faith-in-action, incorporating culturally sensitive and diverse approaches to advanced nursing care.
DNP Advanced Practice Nursing Core
Course List Code | Title | Hours
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NUR 5201| Introduction to Statistical Methods| 2
NUR 5209| Theoretical Concepts for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse| 2
NUR 5211| Servant Leadership and Advanced Practice Nursing| 2
NUR 5280| Health Informatics and Innovations in Technology| 2
NUR 5312| The Roles and Business of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)| 3
NUR 5314| Scientific Inquiry| 3
NUR 5332| Advanced Human Pathophysiology| 3
NUR 5349| Global Healthcare and Missions| 3
NUR 5351| Advanced Pharmacology| 3
NUR 5354| Advanced Health Assessment/Promotion/Disease Prevention| 3
NUR 6110| Data Management for the Advanced Practice Nurse| 1
NUR 63C1| DNP Project I| 3
NUR 61C2| DNP Project II| 1
NUR 62C3| DNP Project III| 2
NUR 6272| Applied Ethics for Advanced Practice Nursing| 2
NUR 6316| Transforming Health Care Organizations and Changing Outcomes| 3
NUR 6373| Clinical Epidemiology| 3
NUR 6375| Translational Science| 3
NUR 6377| Policy and Implications for Health| 3
NUR 6V76| Advanced Practice Nursing Residency| 3-6
DNP Nurse Practitioner Programs
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) - Primary Care
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) - Acute Care / Primary Care
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
DNP Nurse-Midwifery
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote health, maintain wellness, and manage common health problems in women experiencing childbirth and in the care of the essentially normal newborn.
DNP Executive Nursing Leadership
This course assists nurse leaders in embracing the factors, attributes, and processes that can strategically influence their constituents' goals and perceptions. The course focuses on nurse executives' applying knowledge-based competencies and using communication traits that reflect the appropriate authority and status required to successfully influence decisions locally, nationally, and globally.
Courses
- NUR 5100: Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management I: Practicum
- NUR 5103: Diagnostic Reasoning
- NUR 5140: Professional Issues and the History of Nurse-Midwifery
- NUR 5153: Advanced Practice FNP I Primary Care Practicum
- NUR 5158: Nurse Midwifery I: Primary Care for Women Practicum
- NUR 5163: Advanced Assessment and Diagnostics of the Newborn/Infant Practicum
- NUR 5200: Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management II: Practicum
- NUR 5201: Introduction to Statistical Methods
- NUR 5202: Genomics in a Pediatric Setting
- NUR 5209: Theoretical Concepts for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- NUR 5211: Servant Leadership and Advanced Practice Nursing
- NUR 5213: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Management I: Practicum
- NUR 5214: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Management II: Practicum
- NUR 5215: AGACNP Residency
- NUR 5242: Nurse-Midwifery II A: Women's Health
- NUR 5243: Nurse-Midwifery II B: Women's Health and gynecologic care
- NUR 5248: Nurse-Midwifery IV: High Risk Family and Abnormal Gyn Practicum
- NUR 5250: Advanced Family Practice III/Low Resource Clinical
- NUR 5251: Family Nurse Practitioner International Clinical
- NUR 5254: Nurse-Midwifery I: Primary Care of Women
- NUR 5262: Advanced Assessment and Diagnostics of the Newborn/Infant
- NUR 5266: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum I
- NUR 5280: Health Informatics and Innovations in Technology
- NUR 5281: Psychopathological Disorders Across the Lifespan
- NUR 5282: Psychiatric Mental Health NP Management I: Didactic
- NUR 5284: Psychiatric Mental Health NP Management I: Clinical
- NUR 5285: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Clinical Models of Mental Health Care
- NUR 5291: Psychiatric Mental Health Residency
- NUR 5305: Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management I: Primary Care
- NUR 5307: Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management II: Acute & Common Health Care Needs
- NUR 5308: Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management III: Chronic Health Needs
- NUR 5309: Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management III: Practicum
- NUR 5311: Gerontology Considerations for APRN Practice
- NUR 5312: The Roles and Business of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
- NUR 5314: Scientific Inquiry
- NUR 5332: Advanced Human Pathophysiology
- NUR 5333: Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Management I: Common Problems
- NUR 5334: Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Management II: Chronic Problems
- NUR 5335: Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Management III: Acute & Critical Care
- NUR 5336: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Management III: Practicum
- NUR 5344: Nurse-Midwifery III: Care of the Childbearing Family
- NUR 5345: Nurse-Midwifery III: Care of the Childbearing Family Practicum
- NUR 5346: Nurse-Midwifery IV: High Risk Family and Abnormal Gynecologic Conditions
- NUR 5348: FNP I: Primary Care for FNP APRNS
- NUR 5349: Global Healthcare and Missions
- NUR 5351: Advanced Pharmacology
- NUR 5354: Advanced Health Assessment/Promotion/Disease Prevention
- NUR 5356: Family Health Care Management II
- NUR 5357: Family Health Care Management III
- NUR 5359: Advanced Family Practice II
- NUR 5360: Embryology and Developmental Physiology
- NUR 5361: Advanced Newborn/Infant Pharmacotherapeutics
- NUR 5363: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum II
- NUR 5365: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Management I: High-Risk & Critically Ill Newborns/Infants
- NUR 5367: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Management II: Acute & Chronic Problems of Newborns/Infants
- NUR 5369: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum III Residency
- NUR 5370: Practice Residency for Midwifery
- NUR 5383: Advanced Psychopharmacology and Neurobiology
- NUR 5387: Psychiatric Mental Health NP Management III: Practicum
- NUR 5392: Psychiatric Mental Health NP Management II: Complex Psychiatric Management Across the Lifespan
- NUR 5393: Psychiatric Mental Health NP Management II: Practicum
- NUR 5394: Psychiatric Mental Health NP Management III Didactic
- NUR 5400: PNP Primary Care Residency
- NUR 5440: Primary Care Women's Health and Pediatric Management for the Family Nurse Practitioner
- NUR 5450: Family Nurse Practitioner Residency
- NUR 5V08: Special Topics in Advanced Nursing
- NUR 5V43: Nurse-Midwifery II: Women's Health Practicum
- NUR 5V90: APRN International Clinical
- NUR 6102: Doctor of Nursing Practice-Executive Nursing Leadership-Project 2
- NUR 6103: Doctor of Nursing Practice-Executive Nursing Leadership-Project 3
- NUR 6110: Data Management for the Advanced Practice Nurse
- NUR 6175: Scientific Inquiry for Executive Nurse Leaders
- NUR 61C2: DNP Project II
- NUR 6202: The NICU Graduate
- NUR 6203: Doctor of Nursing Practice-Executive Nursing Leadership-Project 1
- NUR 6272: Applied Ethics for Advanced Practice Nursing
- NUR 6275: Translational Science for Executive Nurse Leaders
- NUR 62C3: DNP Project III
- NUR 6301: Developing Executive Nursing Presence, Authority, and Influence
- NUR 6302: Resource Attainment and Allocation
- NUR 6303: Influential Communication & Relationship Building
- NUR 6304: Optimizing Quality and Safety Outcomes
- NUR 6305: Business Intelligence and Advanced Decision-making in Complex Healthcare Organizations
- NUR 6306: Creating Excellence in Professional Practice Environments
- NUR 6307: Strategic Economic and Financial Concepts
- NUR 6308: Transforming Systems and Care Delivery Models for Diverse Populations and Emerging Needs
- NUR 6309: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I
- NUR 6310: Evidence Informed Health Policy for the Executive Nurse Leader
- NUR 6311: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II
- NUR 6316: Transforming Health Care Organizations and Changing Outcomes
- NUR 6369: Clinical Genetics in Practice
- NUR 6373: Clinical Epidemiology
- NUR 6375: Translational Science
- NUR 6377: Policy and Implications for Health
- NUR 63C1: DNP Project I
- NUR 6406: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II: Practicum
- NUR 6407: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practicum I
- NUR 6V09: Doctor in Nursing Practice Executive Nursing Leadership Residency
- NUR 6V76: Advanced Practice Nursing Residency