Overview

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Advanced Practice Community Health Systems Nursing (APCHSN) prepares students for advanced community/public health practice roles in areas such as Policy Analyst, Program Analyst, and Nurse Executive. With the many changes in the health care system and the increasing central role of nurse leaders, we expect many of our graduates will create their own roles in the future.

Our DNP curriculum is organized around the principle that population health can be improved by working with communities, collaborating with policy makers, and improving systems to promote community health. The curriculum focuses on collaboration, leadership, prevention science, and multicultural community based participatory approaches.

The course work is designed to fulfill the overall DNP curricular domains of the University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle: Advanced Nursing Practice, Practice Inquiry and Leadership. In addition, the coursework for the Post-Baccalaureate DNP in APCHSN prepares graduates in the Public Health Competencies (Council of Linkages), and the DNP Essentials (American Academy of Colleges of Nursing).