Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum

Program Student Learning Outcomes

The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP program prepares graduates to function as highly developed clinicians and leaders.  

You will learn 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 healthcare 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 healthcare and healthcare 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 healthcare 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 healthcare 
  • 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 
     

Graduation Requirements

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

Students must complete degree requirements within five years.

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