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Doctor of Nursing Practice: Leadership Track (BSN to DNP)

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Nursing, Graduate

General

Requirements

Learning Outcomes

Requirements

Program Requirements

  • Total credits: 61 graduate credit hours in nursing.

  • Residency requirement: Minimum of 24 graduate credits earned in residence at Bellarmine University

  • Academic standing: Maintenance of a 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale) throughout the program

Nursing Core Didactic Courses – 33 Credit Hours

  • NURS 605 Clinical Prevention and Population Health (2 cr)

  • NURS 617 Strategic Problem Solving and Stakeholder Engagement in Healthcare Leadership (2 cr)

  • NURS 621 Informatics and Clinical Decision Making (3 cr)

  • NURS 624 Introduction to Knowledge Translation: Evidence to Practice (3 cr)

  • NURS 801 Nursing Through Time: History, Ethics, and Professional Identity (1 cr)

  • NURS 802 Grant Writing and Ethical Scholarship in Healthcare (1 cr)

  • NURS 804 Advanced Healthcare Informatics Leadership and Regulation (3 cr)

  • NURS 806 Health Policy and Advocacy in a Global Context (3 cr)

  • NURS 808 Advanced Data Analysis for Healthcare Decision Making (3 cr)

  • NURS 810 Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Guidelines Implementation (3 cr)

  • NURS 812 Advancing Quality and Safety in Healthcare Environments (3 cr)

  • NURS 814 Transformative Practice Improvement and Interprofessional Collaboration (3 cr)

  • NURS 816 Epidemiology and Disaster Preparedness for Population Health (3 cr)

DNP Core Clinical Courses – 6 Credit Hours

  • NURS 891 Practice Immersion I (1 cr)

  • NURS 892 Practice Immersion II (2 cr)

  • NURS 893 Practice Immersion III (1 cr)

  • NURS 895 Residency (2 cr)

Leadership (Focus on Systems/Organizations) – 22 Credit Hours

  • NURS 608 Healthcare Administration (3 cr)

  • NURS 625 Financial Aspects of Health Care (3 cr)

  • NURS 639 Health Systems Management (3 cr)

  • One 3-credit Elective by Advisement (3 cr)

  • NURS 839 Leadership in Nursing Practice (2 cr)

  • NURS 861 Leadership in Healthcare: Fostering Excellence and Resilience (3 cr)

  • NURS 863 Financial Management and Economic Analysis in Healthcare Initiatives (3 cr)

  • NURS 865 Advocacy, Equity, and Leadership in Nursing (2 cr)