Program Student Learning Outcomes
The Advanced Public Health Nursing DNP program prepares graduates to be highly developed clinicians and leaders.
You are 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.
All students must complete the degree requirements within five years.
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BSN to DNP Curriculum
Graduate Nursing Core Courses
- NSG - 521 Antiracism in Organizational Leadership (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 522 Applied Epidemiology Biostats Nursing (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 523 Research for Evidence-Based Practice (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 9
DNP Core Courses
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy, Finance (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 608 Program Evaluation (Credits: 3
- NSG - 610 DNP Project Planning and Implementation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 615 DNP Project Proposal Seminar (Credits: 2)
Subtotal: 14
Population/Role Cognate Courses
- NSG - 536 Principles of Case Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 565 Advanced Nursing Roles in Public Health Systems (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 566 Population Assessment and Health Promotion Frameworks (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 567 Population Intervention Planning, Implementation & Evaluation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 568 Environmental Health (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 611 Financial & Business Concepts (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 612 Applied Organizational Analysis and the Management of Human Resources (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 614 The Leader and Policy, Politics, Power and Ethics (Credits: 3)
- Cognates Credit Hour(s): 6
- The following courses are approved to be used to satisfy the Cognates Credit Hours requirement: HSM-688, NSG-534, NSG-572, NSG-578, NSG-675 or NSG-679. All other courses, within or outside Rush University, must be approved to ensure they satisfy requirements. Written approval from the assistant dean of specialty education is required.
Subtotal: 30
DNP Practica and Project
- NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 7, 588 clock hours)
- NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
- NSG - 609A DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
- NSG - 609B DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
- NSG - 609C DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Subtotal: 12
Total: 65
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MSN to DNP Curriculum
All students must take a graduate level epidemiology/biostatics course. If these courses have not been taken prior to starting the program, they will be added to your plan of study.
Graduate Nursing Core Courses
- NSG - 523 Research for Evidence Based Practice (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 3
DNP Core Courses
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Health Care Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 602 Health Care Economics, Policy, Finance (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 608 Program Evaluation (Credits: 3
- NSG - 610 DNP Project Planning and Implementation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 615 DNP Project Proposal Seminar (Credits: 2)
Subtotal: 14
Population/Role Cognate Courses
- NSG - 536 Principles of Case Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 565 Advanced Nursing Roles in Public Health Systems (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 566 Population Assessment and Health Promotion Frameworks (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 567 Population Intervention Planning, Implementation & Evaluation (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 568 Environmental Health (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 611 Financial & Business Concepts (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 612 Applied Organizational Analysis and the Management of Human Resources (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 614 The Leader and Policy, Politics, Power and Ethics (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 24
DNP Practica and Project
- NSG - 606 DNP Specialty Practicum (Credits: 7, 588 clock hours)
- NSG - 607 DNP Immersion Residency (Credits: 2, 168 clock hours)
- NSG - 609A DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
- NSG - 609B DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
- NSG - 609C DNP Project Practicum A (Credits: 1, 84 clock hours)
Subtotal: 12
Total: 53
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Refer to the course catalog for our most up-to-date curriculum information.