Nursing Practice

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is proudly offered as a collaborative program through a consortium of four universities:Metropolitan State University, Minnesota State University Mankato, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and Winona State University. It is intended for nurses with a masters degree who wish to gain the advanced clinical, organizational, economic, and leadership competencies necessary in an increasingly complex healthcare environment. It consists of a curriculum of at least 36 credits of didactic and clinical coursework structured around the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education statement.

This new degree program is for nurses with a master's degree in nursing who wish to gain the advanced clinical, organizational, economic, and leadership competencies necessary in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.

Graduates of Metropolitan State's DNP program will be able to influence health care in many ways by:

• Providing leadership on the front lines of their profession
• Evaluating clinical outcomes more effectively through the use of evidence-based practice tools
• Identifying and managing the health care needs of special populations
• Using technology and information systems to transform health care systems

The D.N.P. program curriculum is structured around the American Association of Colleges and of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education.

Course content builds upon the master's degree and consists of a minimum of 36 credits. Five semesters of doctoral level didactic and clinical coursework culminates in completion of an evidence-based clinical capstone project.

Throughout the course sequence, students will work with clinical experts and graduate faculty with expertise in applied research. A variety of teaching and learning approaches, primarily distance learning, will be used.

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