Flexibility, Convenience for Working APNs
UNC’s online Doctor of 护理 Practice (DNP) empowers you to affect the future of nursing 和 health care delivery. Available to practicing MSN / APNs, this 2+ years part-time, online DNP program prepares you to be a clinical expert with a focus on the critical thinking, leadership 和 political policy skills needed to advocate 和 create changes in healthcare practice at the individual, population 和 organizational 系统水平. The DNP curricula provides content in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, 和 systems leadership, among other key areas.
As the terminal degree in nursing practice, the DNP provides an alternative to research-focused doctoral programs 和 brings you to the highest levels of scientific mastery 和 critical 分析. Critical to the DNP degree is the development of the doctorally prepared clinical scholarly project.
细节程度
Credits Required:
44
Location/Delivery:
在线
Time to Completion:
2+ years (year-round, part-time)
度的选择
Doctor of 护理 Practice (Post-Master's)
The post-master’s online DNP program requires 44 credit hours, which includes required practicum scholarship hours 和 12 elective credits that can be chosen to better support your professional interests or to achieve a graduation certificate. 的实习 scholarship hours will combine with the clinical hours logged in your master’s program toward the 1,000-hour requirement for the DNP credential.
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你的未来 in 护理 领导
The aging of the U.S. population, combined with changes in the health care system, has resulted in a critical dem和 for leadership in the nursing profession. 当前的 health care trends have left nurses with more responsibility than ever. The post-master’s DNP degree empowers you to analyze the scientific, technological 和 policy factors that influence the profession. You’ll be equipped with high-level expertise to help you bring about positive change for colleagues, patients 和 the communities you serve.
Consider UNC’s DNP post-master's degree if you want to:
- Exercise professional leadership
- Raise st和ards of nursing practice 和 health care delivery
- Improve communication within the discipline
- Serve as a teacher 和 role model
你将学习:
- Advanced scientific concepts
- Advanced clinical practice
- Translation of evidence 和 epidemiology
- Policy formulation 和 分析
Sample courses:
- Epidemiology in Advanced 护理 Practice
- Population Centered Health Care
- Advanced 护理 Theory
- 领导 in Health Policy
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