GRADUATE NURSING

28 | Graduate Nursing BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (B.S.N. TO D.N.P.) CURRICULUM For R.N.s who already have a B.S.N. degree and wish to pursue the highest clinical degree, multiple pathways are available. Once enrolled at NSU, students are eligible to complete components of both the M.S.N. and D.N.P. degrees through one streamlined track. Upon completing the entire curriculum, graduates are awarded both their M.S.N. and D.N.P. degrees. Students who wish to pursue NSU’s B.S.N. to D.N.P. traditional concentrations are able to complete the program totally online. These concentrations are Executive Nurse Leadership, Nursing Education, and Nursing Informatics. B.S.N.–D.N.P. Executive Nurse Leadership Courses COURSE # COURSE TITLE CREDITS NSG 5340 Nurse Leadership Roles in Health Care Systems 3 NSG 7300 D.N.P. Roles 3 NSG 5220 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention 3 NSG 7460 Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice 3 NSG 5230 Nursing Decision Making in Complex Health Systems 3 NSG 5250 Fiscal Management of Complex Health Systems 3 NSG 7460 Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice 3 NSG 5240 Nursing Governance and Resource Management in Complex Health Systems 3 NSG 5460 Quality Initiatives: Transforming Care in Complex Health Systems 3 NSG 7460 Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice 3 NSG 7400 Nursing Science for Clinical Practice 3 NSG 5471 Business and Economics of Health Care 3 HPH 7300 Biostatistics I 3 NSG 5492 Executive Nurse Leadership Practicum 3 NSG 7431 Project I: Mentored Scholarship 3 NSG 7131 Epidemiology and Public Health 3 NSG 7444 Project II: Project Plan 3 NSG 7500 Translating Evidence for Clinical Practice 3 NSG 7135 Health Care Informatics and Outcomes Management 3 NSG 7350 Leading Complex Health Care Systems 3 NSG 7445 Project III: Implementation 3 NSG 7020 D.N.P. Role in Health Care Policy and Advocacy 3 NSG 7451 Project IV: Evaluation 3 TOTAL EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADERSHIP CREDITS 69 CLINICAL HOURS 1,040 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.