Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Function as an advanced practice nurse in a specialty area of practice
- Analyze and monitor the quality and cost-effectiveness of clinical decisions
- Provide culturally competent care within multidisciplinary healthcare systems
- Apply ethical and legal principles to complex healthcare environments
- Utilize research to provide quality health care to initiate change and improve nursing practice
- Assume the role of advocate, educator and change agent for consumers within healthcare systems
Course Curriculum
All plans of study are individualized to the student. Additional courses may be required based on your previous graduate coursework.
The following are prerequisite graduate-level coursework (or equivalent) to be completed prior to, or as part of, the program. Courses may be from an APRN graduate program from another institution or completed at Rush University.
- Advanced pathophysiology
- Advanced pharmacology/applied pharmacology
- Advanced health assessment across the life span
- Diagnostics for the APRN
- Transition to the APRN role
- Health promotion
Specialty curriculum content
- NSG - 570A Pharmacotherapeutics Acute Care (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 571A Management: Adult/Gerontology I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 571C Management: Adult/Gerontology Acute and Critical Illness I (Credits: 4)
- NSG - 571D Management: Adult/Gerontology Acute and Critical Illness II (Credits: 2)
- NSG - 572 Quality & Safety for the Aging Adult (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 15
Specialty practica
- NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 1-12)
- Credit hours: 1, clock hours: 84
- NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 1-14)
- Credit hours: 5, clock hours: 420
Subtotal: 6
Additional practicum hours may be required by the area of concentration and/or individual student needs.
Total: 21
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