Advanced Public Health Nursing (APHN)
The Advanced Public Health Nursing (APHN) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has a population-based focus, with interventions directed to the community or population as a whole. You will develop skills in assessing, planning and evaluating nursing interventions for individuals, families, communities and clinical populations.
The Advanced Public Health Nursing Program emphasizes:
- Health promotion
- Primary prevention
- Program management
The curriculum builds on traditional clinical master’s programs by providing additional education in the following content areas that will lead to improved population outcomes in complex systems:
- Evidence-based practice
- Quality improvement
- Systems leadership
After graduating the APHN program, you will be prepared to function as a public health nursing specialist who develops policies and interventions to improve the health and health care of communities and populations.
Part-Time
Online
Career Options
APHN graduates are prepared as leaders for a wide variety of specialties, including the following:
- Health care for the homeless
- Home health
- Hospice
- Occupational health
- Public health
- School health
- Population health
Tuition Pricing
As a top ranked college of nursing, Rush programs are competitively priced on a local and national level.