Advanced Nursing Practice, DNP
Advance to the highest level of clinical nursing with a focus on evidence-based care, leadership and system-level impact. Build on your experience as an advanced practice registered nurse so you'll be well prepared to improve patient outcomes and help shape the future of health care delivery.
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STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
International students (F1), this program is not eligible for the STEM-OPT extension.
Accreditation and professional licensure
The DNP in Advanced Nursing Practice at Arizona State University is ac...
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Advanced Nursing Practice degree description
The Doctor of Nursing Practice in advanced nursing practice prepares you to apply research to and integrate research into clinical practice, using innovative approaches to improve health care outcomes of populations and individuals across multiple settings.
All programs are offered in a flexible format requiring you to travel to an ASU campus for up to one week for orientation at the beginning of the program and two to three times per semester.
Courses are designed for clinical experts and emphasize systems thinking in complex health environments, evidence-based practice, implementation science, and dissemination of outcomes to advance health care practices and policies. The program emphasizes innovation, leadership in professional relationships, and impacting organizational culture. Practicing faculty with systems-based experience teach much of the coursework and residency experiences, enriching your learning.
The DNP program engages you to meet doctoral-level competencies in systems-level thinking, complexity science, quality and safety, evidence-based practice, and the development of a doctoral project within a partner organization to improve outcomes at the patient, provider or health care system level. You are educated as a leader at the highest level of nursing practice to translate research into practice, lead in multidisciplinary teams, and engage in health care policy and advocacy to improve patient outcomes.
Why study advanced nursing practice at ASU?
At ASU's Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, you join a nationally ranked DNP program housed at the nation's most innovative university. That pairing shapes an education built to prepare you to lead the future of health care, not simply practice within it. You will benefit from hybrid learning curriculum, learning from nationally recognized faculty, and participating in diverse clinical experiences across one of the country's largest metropolitan health care systems. Supervised practicums allow you to complete the required hours of hands-on patient care, leadership, advocacy, and systems-based change required to meet the American Association Colleges of Nursing¿s expected competencies of graduates from DNP programs. With a nationally ranked DNP program and a nationally recognized faculty, ASU offers you the academic excellence of elite nursing schools while providing the flexibility, innovation and real-world partnerships that help you make an immediate impact in patient care, leadership, quality improvement and health care transformation.
Curriculum
This graduate degree includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
84 credit hours including the required applied project course (DNP 707)
Required Core (13 credit hours) Other Requirement (23 credit hours) Electives and Research (45 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information Students complete 540 hours of clinical practice residency, in addition to the 500 hours from their awarded master's degree. For electives or research, students should see the academic unit for the approved course list. Other coursework may be used with the approval of the academic unit. When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, up to 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree can be used for this program. Other requirement coursework may be substituted with approval of the academic unit if the student is in an approved concurrent program.
DNP 704 Principles of Evidence-based Care in Advanced Practice (4)
DNP 705 Health Care Outcomes Management (3)
DNP 708 Systems Thinking in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3)
DNP 709 Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice (3)
DNP 679 Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3)
DNP 703 Innovation in Communication-scholarly and Professional Writing (2)
DNP 711 Healthcare Policy and Innovation (3)
DNP 712 Clinical Residency and Management (12)
DNP 715 Dynamics and Principles of Information in Health Care (3)
DNP 707 Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Health Care and Health Policy (3)
Completion of an evidence-based doctoral applied project focused on a clinical issue relevant to advanced nursing is required.
What you'll learn
The following learning outcomes highlight some of the knowledge and skills you'll develop to support your future success.
- Develop strategies to influence organizational culture toward innovative evidence-based practice models.
- Develop nursing practice recommendations using evidence based rationales.
- Evaluate the theoretical underpinnings of advanced nursing practice and leadership that influence the nurse practitioner role in complex healthcare systems.
Develop strategies to influence organizational culture toward innovative evidence-based practice models.
Admission requirements
Here are the admission and application details
All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
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Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing from a nationally recognized, regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: Additional Application Information International students who need an F1 or J1 visa need to apply to and be accepted to a graduate degree program before being considered for the certificate program. International students residing in the United States on other types of visas must adhere to all Graduate College policies and procedures regarding admission to be considered for admission to this certificate program. A current unencumbered RN license in the state in which the student plans to do clinical practicums is required. All students are also required to have an unencumbered Arizona RN license or an unencumbered compact state RN license as mandated by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. The RN license must remain unencumbered throughout enrollment in any nursing program. Applicants must be board certified as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Applicants offered admission must meet health and safety requirements, which include a passing disposition on a background clearance, satisfactory completion of a substance screen, and required health and safety documents. Applicants offered admission must complete health and safety requirements by the provided deadlines, or their admission offer is withdrawn. An interview with program faculty is required. An admission examination is not required. Applicants requesting review of previously completed courses must have a gap analysis. These applicants must submit primary source documents (e.g. syllabi) for faculty review. Applications are reviewed on a space-available basis after the priority deadline.
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
Application deadlines
| Session | Modality | Deadline | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session A/C | In Person | 12/15 | Priority* |
*A priority deadline means that applications submitted and completed before the priority deadline will receive priority consideration. Applications submitted after the priority deadlines will be reviewed in the order in which they were completed and on a space-available basis. An application is complete after all materials are received by Admission Services.
Paying for college
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Careers this advanced nursing practice degree prepares you for
Graduates of the DNP program have the knowledge and training to provide health care for patients across the life span in a wide variety of settings. This broad base of comprehension and clinical expertise enables them to effectively participate and lead within clinical, community and academic arenas.
Career examples:
- business owner
- community advocate
- nurse practitioner
- professor
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
Prospective students should fill out the Request for Information form.
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
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HLTHN 301
nursingandhealth@asu.edu
602-496-0937
Frequently asked questions about degree programs
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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ASU Online offers programs in an entirely online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. See https://asuonline.asu.edu/ for more information.
The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) provides a reduced tuition rate to non-resident graduate students who qualify. Visit the WRGP/WICHE webpage for more information: https://graduate.asu.edu/wiche.
