Rutgers School of Nursing offers both a post-B.S.N. D.N.P. program, which
requires 63-70 credits for completion, and a post-master's D.N.P. program
requiring 36-39 credits for completion along with a prerequisite graduate-level course in nursing informatics.
Due to the increased
complexity of health care, strong doctoral-prepared nurses with a focus
on the practice setting are needed. A primary goal of the D.N.P. graduate
will be to translate evidence into practice in ways that improve the
quality and safety of patient care and enhance positive patient
outcomes.
Two program options are available in the D.N.P.:
- Clinical Practice Focus
- Leadership Practice Focus
Whether
practicing as a clinician, in a nursing leadership role, or in the
community, the Rutgers D.N.P. graduate will be prepared to affect practice,
design and implement programs that improve health and health care
delivery, apply data management and informatics skills to evaluate
outcomes, and influence policy.
The doctor of nursing practice (D.N.P.) programs position Rutgers to be at the
forefront of nursing education programs in the country. The American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommended that by 2015,
the standard for Advanced Practice Nursing Education be the D.N.P. Consequently, effective fall 2012, Rutgers School of Nursing no longer
admits new nurse practitioner students into a master's program but has
incorporated nurse practitioner education into the post-B.S.N. doctor of nursing practice curriculum.
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