College of Health and Human Services

D.N.P. Student Program Outcomes

The D.N.P. expected program outcomes include:

1)         Synthesize knowledge derived from a scientific foundation in order to demonstrate expertise in advanced clinical nursing practice to improve delivery of care.

2)         Demonstrate continuous quality improvement in patient care situations while providing leadership in clinical decision making through use of information systems and technology for the improvement and transformation of healthcare.

3)         Use clinical scholarship and analytical methods to implement safe, quality improvement in administration of patient care.

4)         Encourage inter-professional collaboration and teamwork to enhance and improve population health outcomes.

5)         Engage in influencing the development and implementation of health policy that provides an interface between practice, research and policy development.