Student Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the DNP program the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment informed by an integrated knowledge of the basic sciences, nursing science, ethics, law, and other relevant scientific sources of knowledge;

2. Develop leadership and management skills that contribute to systems change associated with improved health care outcomes;

3. Engage in evidence-based scholarship that contributes to improved health care outcomes;

4. Utilize information and patient care technology to improve quality outcomes at the individual and systems level;

5. Apply knowledge of local, national, and global health policy in support of effective care as well as advocacy for the needs of patients and populations;

6. Collaborate with professionals within and across disciplines to improve health care outcomes;

7. Apply evidence-based health promotion and health protection strategies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations; and

8. Synthesize knowledge of the DNP essentials in a manner that informs the development of excellence in highly autonomous clinical practice and applies knowledge and skills in order to achieve improved health outcomes for patients and health care systems.