GRADUATE NURSING

Nova Southeastern University | 25 D.N.P. CURRICULUM Students without an M.S.N. degree are required to take NSG 7299 Transition to D.N.P. Core Required D.N.P. Courses COURSE # COURSE TITLE CREDITS HPH 7300 Biostatistics I 3 NSG 7020 Health Care Policy and Advocacy 3 NSG 7131 Epidemiology and Public Health 3 NSG 7135 Health Care Information Systems and Outcomes Management 3 NSG 7300 D.N.P. Roles 3 NSG 7350 Leading in Complex Health Care Systems 3 NSG 7400 Nursing Science for Clinical Practice 3 NSG 7431 Project I: Mentored Scholarship* 3 NSG 7444 Project II: Project Plan* 3 NSG 7445 Project III: Implementation* 3 NSG 7451 Project IV: Evaluation* 3 NSG 7500 Translating Evidence for Clinical Practice 3 TOTAL CREDITS FOR DEGREE 36 *Students are required to have a minimum of 130 hours of practice immersion. If needed, students can take an additional course: NSG 7460 Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice (3 credits). D.N.P. students need 1,000 clinical hours to graduate. M.S.N. clinical hours may be applied, up to 500 hours. Students will work with an adviser to plan their individual program of study. Did You Know? The Summer Institute is held at the end of May or beginning of June on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. Attendance for this two- to four-day institute is mandatory. This is a one-time attendance, the first year of admission.