DNP: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Degree Requirements (70-71 credits)

GRD 600Orientation to Creighton0
IPE 500Introduction to Collaborative Care0
Elective2-3
Research/Theory Core Courses
MHE 600Scholarly Reading and Writing3
NUR 683Statistics and Data Analysis for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice3
NUR 684Epidemiology3
NUR 685Exploring Evidence for Improving Outcomes3
NUR 686Evaluative Methods for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice3
NUR 899DNP Scholarly Project Seminar (must be repeated for a total of 3 credits)3
Leadership/Policy Core Courses
NUR 687Care Management and Outcomes Improvement3
MHE 607Practical Ethics in Health Care Settings3
NUR 704Health Care Policy and Law2
NCR Course3
Role Support Courses
NUR 607Pharmacology Across the Lifespan for Advanced Nursing Practice3
NUR 650Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan3
NUR 694Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan3
NUR 692Financial Organization of U.S. Healthcare2
NUR 756Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Gerontological Population2
Specialty and Role Courses
NUR 718Advanced Adult - Gerontology Acute Care Nursing I4
NUR 739Practicum I: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner2
NUR 746Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nursing II4
NUR 749Practicum II:Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner2
NUR 747Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care III2
NUR 855DNP Practicum III2
NUR 856DNP Practicum IV2
NUR 857DNP Practicum V3
NUR 902DNP Residency5
Total Credits70-71