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Doctor or Nursing Practice (DNP)
Frequently Asked Questions
Doctor of Nursing Practice/Master of Business Administration Option (DNP/MBA)
Students enrolled in the DNP program may be dual enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. The MBA program in the McAfee School of Business at Union University is a 48 credit hour program that is offered in a traditional classroom setting one night per week on the Jackson and Germantown Campuses. Twelve credit hours from the DNP program apply towards the 48 credit hour MBA program.
DNP Program Description
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (DNP) prepares graduates for the specialty areas of executive leadership, nurse anesthesia, and nurse practitioner. The DNP Program provides the student with the opportunity to strengthen one's clinical skills by gaining intensive experiences in one's specialty area of practice, enhance the understanding of the theoretical underpinnings that supports one's specialty area of practice, and broaden one's perspective of healthcare systems and delivery models from a Christian worldview.
The DNP Program is designed as a full-time post-master's program that begins the fall of each year. Students are expected to be on campus for four 1-week sessions per year with an ongoing intensive online educational process through the use of Blackboard. The clinical fellowships are expected to be completed in the area in which you live with clinical agency support from the institution in completing your DNP Project. Additional information may be obtained at http://www.uu.edu/programs/nursing/about/faq.htm#dnp.
DNP Program Goals
The goals of the DNP Program are:
- To provide doctoral nursing education that builds on the foundation of master's nursing education
- To prepare the graduate for enhanced knowledge and skills in a specialized area of practice
- To develop the graduate as a leader of one's specialty area of practice implementing the Christian worldview
DNP Program Outcomes
The graduate of the DNP Program will be able to:
- Demonstrate expertise in an area of specialized advanced nursing practice
- Integrate biosciences, education, research, business, and technology into advanced nursing practice within the Christian worldview
- Formulate organizational and systems components for leadership and quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes
- Promote transformation of health care through interprofessional collaboration, policy development and technology utilization within an area of specialized advanced nursing practice
- Evaluate outcomes of evidence based research and design appropriate interventions for specialized area of advanced nursing practice to improve the health of individuals, aggregates, and populations