Curriculum Overview
A minimum of 96 quarter credits over 12 quarters (or 36 months, per AACN Essentials) in length of full-time study is required for Post-Baccalaureate DNP study in APCHSN.
Below are the course components and their relations to the UW DNP Tripartite Roles (AP = Advanced Practice, PI = Practice Inquiry, L = Leadership)
APCHSN Specialty Area Requirement:
APCHSN Core Courses (15 cr.) |
AP |
Sub-specialty requirement (Choose one of the following sub-specialties, 3 cr.) Communities for Youth assures the health of youth through a responsive community health system Cross Cultural and Global Health promotes the health of multicultural communities and populations. NURS 562 Clinical Applied Anthropology and NURS 579 Transcultural Nursing Practices are required courses for students who choose Cross Cultural and Global Health sub-specialty. Healthy Aging emphasizes the well being during aging regardless of residence and health status Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing (OEHN) promotes the health and prevention of injury among workers, their families, and community members. Rural Health promotes programs and policies for the health of people in rural communities |
AP |
Health Policy (3 cr.) |
AP |
AP |
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Management and Budget Course (3 cr.) |
L |
Informatics (3 cr.) |
L |
HSERV 511 Introduction to Health Services (3 cr., Distance Accessible as HSERV 516) |
L |
EPI 511 Introduction to Epidemiology (4 cr.) |
PI |
BIOST 511 Medical Biometry (4 cr.) |
PI |
Clinical Internship (17 cr.) |
AP |
DNP Core Courses Requirement for All Specialty Areas:
NSG 530 Professional Identity and Leadership Processes in Nursing (3 cr.) |
L |
Social Justice (3 cr., Choose from the DNPCC approved menu posted on the SON website) |
L |
NCLIN 798 Tripartite Immersion Practice (5 cr.) |
AP |
NSG 597 Synthesis of Advanced Practice Nursing (3 cr.) |
AP |
NMETH 520 Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing (4 cr.) |
PI |
NMETH 533 Appraising Evidence for Clinical Practice (4 cr.) |
PI |
NMETH 534 Translate Evidence to Clinical Practice (4 cr.) |
PI |
NMETH 799 Capstone Clinical Investigation Project (12 cr.) |
PI |
To Complete Your UW SON DNP Curriculum Requirement Form, see Courses by AACN Essentials and UW SON DNP Program Objectives for some information you need (FILE IN REVISION)
To Plan Your Study, see the APCHSN Post-BSN DNP Full Time Curriculum Plan
To Plan Your Course Schedule, go to the UW Time Schedule
