Doctor of Nursing Practice Objectives

Graduates of the DNP program will be at the forefront in the transformation of health care to better serve the needs of patients, families, groups, and communities in an increasingly complex, challenging, and changing health care environment. Armed with the additional knowledge, skills, and acumen to translate research to practice, they will be leaders in effecting change through evidence-based clinical practice.

The DNP program prepares graduates who are able to:

• Translate evidence-based nursing research into advanced practice nursing to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes.
• Function as a practice specialist member of interdisciplinary research teams with the goal of improving clinical outcomes.
• Employ applied statistics, financial management, and budget planning to transform and strengthen health systems.
• Develop leadership skills at all levels of health systems development- institutional, local, state, federal, and international.
• Demonstrate expertise in information systems technology in evaluating outcomes of care, health systems, and quality improvement.