This course provides the opportunity to synthesize and apply the knowledge from the ten AACN Essentials domains and competencies in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project and in preparation for progression to the Clinical Practicum. The DNP Project is a written scholarly project related to the students role and population/setting of interest. Ultimately, the DNP Project is designed to improve health outcomes for individuals, families, populations, or systems. In this course, the student develops a proposal for the project.

Students complete an individually designed practicum based on their professional development plan and their self-assessment of the AACN Essentials Competencies. This clinical experience is also related to their role, population foci, and area of clinical interest. The practicum takes place within a health care system where students transition to independent advanced nursing practice. Inter-professional collaboration, practice inquiry and clinical judgment, role transition/enhancement, and advanced organizational and systems leadership skills are emphasized. May be repeated for credit.

A clinical practicum experience designed to enhance skill development through simulated experiences and didactic content. An additional emphasis is placed on demonstrating AACN Essentials competencies. May be repeated for credit.

Students complete an individually designed practicum based on fulfilling the AACN Essentials Competencies through elective clinical experience regarding health policy, quality and safety outcomes, informatics, population health, and/or other foci. Planned experience is based on learning needs/goals, previous coursework, and experience.

A practicum experience in the final semester of the program, grounded in a clinical or leadership setting, designed to provide the student an opportunity to refine leadership skills through an intensive experience.

The course focuses on scholarship for nursing practice as the student completes the final stages of the DNP Project, with the emphasis on synthesizing and applying knowledge gained in the Project work, with a goal of translation and dissemination of this knowledge via a formal, scholarly paper and poster presentation. May be repeated for credit.

This course provides the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge from the ten AACN Essentials domains and competencies in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project and in preparation for progression to the Clinical Practicum. The DNP Project is a written scholarly project related to the students role and population/setting of interest. Ultimately, the DNP Project is designed to improve health outcomes for individuals, families, populations, or systems. In this course, the student develops a proposal for the project.

This seminar serves as a clinical conference companion course to the FNP practicum experience. Special topics and assignments focus on issues and learning needs presenting themselves in the clinical area.

This course offers clinical experience related to the family nurse practitioner role and focuses on expanding and refining clinical decision-making skills in the management of health problems and needs of individuals and families across the lifespan, including the maternal newborn experience and well child care. Health promotion and disease prevention strategies are incorporated; culturally sensitive care is emphasized. (Up to 240 clinical hours) May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: 610, 612.

This course offers continuing clinical experience related to the family nurse practitioner role and focuses on increasing independence in clinical decision-making skills in the management of health problems and needs of individuals and families across the lifespan, including the maternal newborn experience and well child care. Health promotion and disease prevention strategies are incorporated; culturally sensitive care is emphasized. (Up to 240 clinical hours) Prerequisite: 692. May be repeated for credit.