Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP
Admissions
Curriculum
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP
Admissions
Curriculum

Program Student Learning Outcomes

The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 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

Students entering the program with a bachelor’s degree need to complete a minimum of 62 term hours.

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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