nursing@svsu.edu

Undergraduate Programs

(989) 964-2732

Graduate Programs

(989) 964-2185

Office

Health & Human Services Building
2nd Floor

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)


CORE (67 credits required includes 780 practicum hours)

NURS

638

Theory & Knowledge Development for Advanced Nursing Practice

3cr

NURS

642

Healthcare Policy & Funding for Advanced Nursing Practice

3cr

NURS

644

Nursing Leadership & Ethics

3cr

NURS

648

Research in Advanced Nursing Practice

3cr

NURS

760

Nursing Informatics & Quality Improvement

3cr

NURS

766

Health Assessment & Genetics for Advanced Nursing Practice (Includes 60 practicum hours)

3cr

NURS

772

Epidemiology & Population Health in Advanced Nursing Practice

3cr

NURS

800

Scholarship of Advanced Practice Nursing

3cr

NURS

806

Advanced Theory & Knowledge Development for Advanced Practice Nursing

3cr

NURS

812

Translational Scholarship

3cr

NURS

818

Nursing Leadership for Policy & Inter-professional Collaboration

3cr

NURS

824

Analytic Methods of Quality Improvement

3cr

NURS

830

Financial Data for Practice Change

3cr

NURS

845

Advanced Pathophysiology for Primary Care

3cr

NURS

848

Advanced Pharmacology for Primary Care

3cr

NURS

851

Health Assessment for Primary Care (includes 60 practicum hours)

3cr

NURS

857

Primary Health Care I (co-requisite 2-4 credits of NURS 865)

3cr

NURS

860

Primary Health Care II (co-requisite 2-4 credits of NURS 865)

3cr

NURS

863

Primary Health Care III (co-requisite 2-4 credits of NURS 865)

3cr

NURS

865

Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum (10 credits total; 660 total practicum hours, with 3-4 credits taken concurrently with Primary Health Care sequence)

10cr

 


Capstone & Immersion Courses (12 credits including 360 practicum hours)

NURS

836

Clinical Practice Inquiry (includes 60 practicum hours)

3cr

NURS

839

Critical Appraisal for Clinical Practice (includes 60 practicum hours)

3cr

NURS

842

Translation of Clinical Inquiry (includes 60 practicum hours)

3cr

NURS

870

DNP Immersion (includes 180 immersion practicum hours)

3cr

   

TOTAL

79cr

We also invite you to speak with Dr. Karen Brown-Fackler, Graduate Program Coordinator at (989) 964-2185 or kmbrown4@svsu.edu to further explore this professional doctorate. You may also contact Dr. Sally Decker, Department Chairperson and Director of Nursing at (989) 964-4098 or decker@svsu.edu.