BSN to DNP
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 77,060
STUDY FORMAT
Distance learning
Introduction
You’ll accelerate your nursing career by progressing from a BS in Nursing (BSN) directly into the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) without first earning the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) needed in most traditional DNP programs. We’ll make it easy to continue your education with multiple in-person locations and online. You can also choose between full- and part-time, and specialize in one of two tracks: the Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN)—Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) track, or the Health Systems Leadership track.
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Network at intensives.
- Complete a minimum of 1,000 clinical residency hours.
- Develop an evidence-based, culminating project.
Program Details
The BSN to DNP pathway allows RNs with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing to enter directly into the DNP program without first earning an MSN degree. This creates a seamless progression from the completion of a baccalaureate degree to advanced nursing practice. The BSN to DNP pathway includes two specialty tracks: the Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN)–Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Adult-Geronotology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) track, and the Health Systems Leadership track.
Admissions
Curriculum
APRN-AGPCNP or FNP Options
APRN Core Courses
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning 1
FNP and AGPCNP Common Core
- Nurse Practitioner Clinical Experience 2
- Primary Healthcare I: Adult and Aging
- Primary Healthcare II: Population-based Health Interventions
- Primary Healthcare III: Restorative and Palliative Interventions
APRN-FNP Specialty Courses 3
- Primary Health Care of the Young Family
- Gerontology
APRN Intensives
- APRN Intensive I
- APRN Intensive II
- APRN Intensive III
- APRN Intensive IV
Additional DNP Courses
- Spirituality and Health
- Social Ethics and Health Policy
- Healthcare Quality Improvement, Program Planning, and Evaluation
- Advanced Statistical Analysis I
- Translation of Research to Practice
- Health Technology and Informatics
- Organizational Leadership and Strategic Planning
- DNP Clinical Residency 4
Intensives
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive I
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive II
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive III
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive IV
Doctoral Seminars
- Doctoral Seminar I: Elements of a Proposal and IRB Application
- DNP Scholarly Project Seminar: Evaluation and Dissemination
DNP Clinical Residency Hours
NFLP Options 5
- Theories of Teaching and Instruction
- Leadership and Role Development in Nursing Education
- Assessment, Curriculum, Development, and Outcomes
- Clinical Practicum in Nursing Education
- Teaching and Learning Strategies for Nursing Education
Health Systems Leadership Option
Leadership Courses
- Graduate Statistics
- EQ I: Self-Leadership
- Developing Management Skills
- Strategic Leadership in Health Care
- Healthcare Finance
GNRS XXX Elective Course
- High-Performance People Management
- Managing Teams and Conflict
- Integrative Theories of Innovation in Health Care
DNP Courses
- Spirituality and Health
- Social Ethics and Health Policy
- Healthcare Quality Improvement, Program Planning, and Evaluation
- Advanced Statistical Analysis I
- Translation of Research to Practice
- Health Technology and Informatics
- Organizational Leadership and Strategic Planning
- Wellness Promotion and Health Maintenance
- Health Disparities and Vulnerable Populations
- Population Health and Epidemiology
- DNP Clinical Residency
Intensive
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive I
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive II
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive III
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Intensive IV
Doctoral Seminars
- Doctoral Seminar I: Elements of a Proposal and IRB Application
- DNP Scholarly Project Seminar: Evaluation and Dissemination
DNP Clinical Residency Hours 4
NFLP Courses
- Theories of Teaching and Instruction
- Leadership and Role Development in Nursing Education
- Assessment, Curriculum, Development, and Outcomes
- Clinical Practicum in Nursing Education
- Teaching and Learning Strategies for Nursing Education
Elective Options
- History of Professional Nursing: From Origins to Nursing in Transition
- History of Professional Nursing: From Colonial Times to Present Day
- Faith Integration and Nursing Scholarship
- Psychosocial Issues of Older Adults
- Research in Nursing and Health
- Comparative Health Care Systems
- Doctoral Seminar II: Developing a Grant Proposal
- Doctoral Seminar III: Writing for Publication
- Doctoral Seminar IV: Developing Professional Presentations
- Special Topics
Program Outcome
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
- Utilize nursing, bioethical, physical, spiritual, psychosocial, and organizational sciences in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of advanced clinical nursing practice.
- Provide transformative and collaborative leadership in the organization and management of healthcare delivery systems for ethnically and culturally diverse populations to improve patient and population outcomes.
- Critically examine, develop, and translate research and other evidence as a basis for developing, implementing, and evaluating advanced clinical nursing practice and health care delivery.
- Employ current technological and informational advances from health care and other disciplines to promote the highest level of health care delivery.
- Actively participate in evaluating, formulating and implementing health care policies that address health disparities and health care from a social justice and ethical framework.
- Integrate faith traditions and Christian values in the development of professional and advanced nursing practice.