Nurse Anesthesia DNP Curriculum

Nurse Anesthesia DNP
Admissions
Curriculum
Tuition Support & Service Agreement Program
Nurse Anesthesia DNP
Admissions
Curriculum
Tuition Support & Service Agreement Program

Program Student Learning Outcomes

The Nurse Anesthesia (DNP) program prepares you to be a highly developed clinician and leader in advanced nursing practice or systems of care.  

You will be prepared to practice in a variety of complex clinical, organizational and educational systems with diverse populations. Our program gives you the tools to affect changes in health care outcomes through evidence-based decision-making and system redesign.  

Graduates meet the following outcomes:

  • Integrate science-based theories and data-based concepts to develop, critically appraise and implement practice approaches that improve health care and health care systems 
  • Apply organizational theories and systems thinking to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness and safety outcomes of practice decisions and initiatives 
  • Apply effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care, the health care organization and research 
  • Apply knowledge of informatics to monitor and improve outcomes, programs and systems of care 
  • Provide leadership in influencing policies on the financing, regulation and delivery of health care 
  • Lead interprofessional teams to improve patient and population health outcomes 
  • Function independently in an advanced nursing role to improve health outcomes in a specialty area of practice 

Graduates Meet the Following Standards

The DNP degree requires a minimum of 62 term hours of post-baccalaureate or 30 term hours of post-master’s study.

You may be required to complete additional courses or clinical time after we review your academic portfolio. All students must complete the degree requirements within five years.

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