Online DNP-Leadership Track Curriculum

Learn the techniques and processes to access, organize, protect and analyze data. Describe data collection, storage and retrieval methods. Explain data integration and interoperability, including data transfer and exchange standards. Understand why it's important to define policies and procedures for data governance, quality, standards, security and privacy. Describe different strategies for data analysis. Topics include data warehousing, database registries, data mining, NoSQL and other data science techniques.

Study the principles and procedures for statistical interpretation of data. Explore measures and control tendency, variability, correlation and introductory predictive and inferential statistics.

The course examines the economic and financial aspects of the health care system. Organizational and institutional structures through which an economy makes choices regarding the production, consumption, and distribution of health care services. Fundamental processes for the management of liquidity, major capital investments, debt, and funding. Examines both for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations.

This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding management in healthcare organizations. It emphasizes the complex roles of healthcare workers and the behavioral processes of leadership, communication, motivation, group dynamics, conflict, change and organizational development. The class also considers diversity, social responsibility and ethics.

Focus on core concepts in health and health promotion for groups, communities and populations. There are two irrelated goals for this course: (1) Provide students with the basic understanding of the principles and determinants of population health with an emphasis on the tools provided by basic epidemiology for understanding health in populations. (2) Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the steps needed to develop, implement and evaluate population-based health promotion and illness prevention programs.

50 Clinical hours

This is a student-initiated endeavor that culminates in a scholarly proposal. The project will provide an opportunity for leadership in healthcare policy resulting in safe and effective nursing and healthcare practices. An emphasis on healthcare financing, regulation and/or delivery is required. Students will choose a clinical setting to assess the needs of healthcare providers, consumers and stakeholders in the development of the proposal. Students will choose and collaborate with a faculty project advisor and a committee of scholars and experts in the field.

Explores health policy development and implementation and its impact on healthcare regulation, delivery, and finance. There is a focus on wellness and promotion of health for local, national, and worldwide health initiatives. Students will define healthcare provider roles in health promotion, healthcare delivery, and quality improvement through activities related to health policy reform and finance.

Complete a theoretical analysis of nursing and the natural and social sciences for application as frameworks for research, practice, education and quality healthcare delivery.

This course introduces the learner to theories related to research utilization (RU) and evidence-based practice (EBP) and provides opportunities to explore issues and refine questions related to quality and cost-effective healthcare delivery for the best client outcomes. Methods to collect evidence, plan changes for the transformation of practice and evaluate quality improvement will be discussed. There is an emphasis on best practices based on evidence and preferences of the client.

100 Clinical Hours

This course provides for a student-initiated endeavor that culminates in the implementation of a scholarly proposal. The project will provide an opportunity for leadership in healthcare policy resulting in safe and effective nursing and healthcare practices. Students will refine their proposals and implement their projects in the chosen clinical setting to meet the needs of healthcare providers, consumers and stakeholders by assuring safe and cost-effective care. Students will demonstrate leadership in the practice setting and serve in the role of educator, consultant and change agent.

This course provides participants with opportunities to critically analyze ethical issues that arise in practice, research, education and administration and their intersection with one's personal values. Discussions will also include the legal obligations that frequently accompany ethical dilemmas. Classic, as well as current literature, will be explored, as will ethical theory and methods for resolution of ethical dilemmas.

This course focuses on organizational and system leadership strategies for the advanced practice nurse with an emphasis on productivity in emerging practice environments. Improvement of health outcomes patient safety and interprofessional collaboration will be included.

Provides for a student-initiated endeavor culminating in implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of a scholarly project. The project will provide opportunities for leadership and advocacy in healthcare policy development. Students will implement, evaluate, and disseminate their project in the chosen clinical setting to meet the needs of healthcare providers, consumers, and stakeholders in assuring safe and cost-effective care. Students will demonstrate leadership in the dissemination of project findings through publication and presentation.

Provides for a student-initiated endeavor culminating in implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of a scholarly project. The project will provide opportunities for leadership and advocacy in healthcare policy development. Students will implement, evaluate, and disseminate their project in the chosen clinical setting to meet the needs of healthcare providers, consumers, and stakeholders in assuring safe and cost-effective care. Students will demonstrate leadership in the dissemination of project findings through publication and presentation.

Designed for the nurse to complete practicum hours required to achieve the practice doctorate. Tailored to meet the needs of a variety of specialty areas depending upon the educational backgrounds of participants. Students enrolled in this course will implement professional and leadership roles of the practice doctorate in their specialty areas. 1-4 credit hours as needed.