Program courses

The DNP core and research/statistics courses are identical across all clinical specialties. The clinical course sequence varies by clinical specialty. Three clinical courses (Advanced Physical Assessment, Advanced Pathophysiology and Advanced Pharmacology) and APRN didactic and clinical courses vary by clinical specialty. If you have questions, please contact the appropriate clinical specialty coordinator.

BSN to DNP: 78 credits* (and prerequisite graduate statistics course)

MSN to DNP: 43 credits

Course

Title

Credits

DNP core courses (theory and domain of knowledge): 24 credits

NUR 8620

Foundations of Nursing as a Discipline

3

NUR 8625

Evidence-based Nursing Practice: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

3

NUR 8210

Health and Health Disparities

3

NUR 8615

Informatics Innovations in Nursing

3

NUR 8650

Advanced Professional Leadership

3

NUR 8630

Health Policy Leadership and Ethics

3

NUR 8635

Benchmarking/Clinical Practice Outcomes

3

NUR 8065

Health Economics and Policy Evaluation of Nursing Care for Vulnerable Populations

3

Research and statistics: 7 credits (*10 credits if NUR 7000 is needed)

NUR 7000* 

Statistics in Nursing

3*

NUR 8895

Population Health for Nursing

3

NUR 8604

Health Analytics and Data Management

4

Clinical course sequence: 35 credits

NUR 7030

Advanced Nursing Assessment

4

NUR 7444

Advanced  Physiology/Pathophysiology across the Lifespan

4

NUR 7555 or  7207, or 7200

Advanced Pharmacology for the APN

3

NUR 8670/8675

Advanced Specialty Didactic and Lab I: Foundations

8

NUR 8680/8685

Advanced Specialty Didactic and Lab II: Intermediate

8

NUR 8690/8695

Advanced Specialty Didactic and Lab III: Advanced

8

DNP project practicum courses: 12 credits

NUR 9500

DNP Project Practicum I

2

NUR 9505

DNP Project Practicum II

2

NUR 9510

DNP Project Practicum III

4

NUR 9520

DNP Project

4

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Contact

Director of Advanced Practice and Graduate Certificate Programs

Leanne Nantais-Smith PhD, RN, NNP-BC
313-577-5934

Director of Graduate Admissions and Continuous Quality Improvement

Chrissy Seaver
313-577-1363
gradnursing@wayne.edu