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Apr 21, 2021
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Graduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Doctor of Nursing Practice
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The DNP program is designed for students with a master’s degree in nursing seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice. Often student’s desire a second professional advanced practice emphasis to enhance their practice options. The DNP provides an option for addition of a new area of emphasis. All students will choose one primary area of emphasis for their DNP program.
DNP students must meet DNP competencies and have foundational graduate and practice core or equivalent courses. Generally graduate and practice core has been completed at the master’s level and credits from SAU or other accredited institutions may be used to fulfill these requirements if they were completed with a grade of B or better. When these courses have not previously been taken or are not recent enough (generally within five to ten years), they may be taken at SAU as part of the student program and are not pre-requisite to admission. Prerequisite courses are not counted as part of the curriculum for which students have to complete 75% at SAU. These general and practice core classes may be counted as electives in the student’s DNP program.
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Courses for the Doctor of Nursing Practice
Scholarly Project Courses
Required Scholarly Project 9 hours
Emphasis in Acute Care - Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Successful completion of the program satisfies eligibility requirements for certification examination.
Emphasis Subtotal 26 hours
Electives
- Select a minimum of 6 hours of NURS courses
Total 48 hours
* Prerequisite courses required:
Emphasis in Acute Care Specialization
Must hold certification as Acute Care NP to enroll
Emphasis Subtotal 13 hours
Total 40 hours
* Prerequisite courses required:
Emphasis in Lifestyle Medicine
Emphasis Subtotal 23 hours
Electives
- Select a minimum of 5 hours of NURS courses
Total 44 hours
* Prerequisite courses required:
Emphasis in Nurse Educator
Emphasis Subtotal 20 hours
Total 42 hours
* Prerequisite courses required:
Emphasis in Primary Care - Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Successful completion of the program satisfies eligibility requirements for certification examination.
Emphasis Subtotal 25 hours
Total 48 hours
* Prerequisite courses required:
Emphasis in Primary Care - Family Nurse Practitioner
Successful completion of the program satisfies eligibility requirements for certification examination.
Emphasis Subtotal 25 hours
Electives
- Select a minimum of 7 hours of NURS courses
Emphasis in Primary Care - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Successful completion of the program satisfies eligibility requirements for certification examination.
Emphasis Subtotal 31 hours
Total 50 hours
* Prerequisite courses required:
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