Doctor of Nursing Practice
The Doctor of Nursing Practice addresses the shortage of nursing faculty throughout the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2012. The shortage of nursing faculty is restricting the number of nursing program enrollments nationwide. This first doctor in nursing practice program in the Greater Boston area builds on the strength and breadth of the Regis Nursing Program. It extends the existing graduate nursing education trajectory and reflects evolving nursing education standards. For additional program information, please contact the graduate program director, Dr. Patricia Dardano, patricia.dardano@regiscollege.edu, or the graduate admission department, graduatedepartment@regiscollege.edu.
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Terminal objectives: Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
1. Evaluate the theoretical bases for nursing as they support organizations in achievement of adaptation and culturally competent care for health care delivery.
2. Synthesize evidence from research and theory to enhance delivery of quality health care.
3. Develop systems supportive of effective communication at the organizational and interdisciplinary level.
4. Generate knowledge through research and/or evidence-based practice to advance the nursing profession.
5. Evaluate ethical, legal, and professional standards of practice.
6. Evaluate the leadership and management roles of the doctorally prepared nurse in creating a quality health care delivery system.
7. Create an environment that maximizes continued learning and development for professional practice.
8. Evaluate the dynamic forces and issues influencing health care delivery in order to initiate interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary change that affects the quality of the health care system.
9. Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership and of educational strategies in influencing health care practitioners toward the design and implementation of effective health care delivery.
Objectives of the program include ensuring the provision of high quality, safe nursing care, and helping address the substantial shortage of nursing faculty.
Prerequisites
| NU 601 Nursing Theory |
3 |
| NU 618 Seminar: Health Policy |
3 |
Post-Master's Core Requirements
| NU 710-01 Informatics in Health Care |
3 |
| NU 713 Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
3 |
| NU 716 Culture and Health: Perspectives |
3 |
| NU 722 Quantitative Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice |
3 |
| NU 725 Qualitative Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice |
3 |
| NU 730 Doctoral Thesis Seminar I |
3 |
| NU 734 Doctoral Thesis Seminar II |
3 |
| NU 738 Application of Nursing Science |
6 |
Three electives (students choose three electives related to their program focus)
Nursing Education Track
| NU 670 Seminar in Teaching and Learning for Nurse Educators |
3 |
| ED 620 Instructional Methods and Curriculum Design in Nursing Education |
3 |
| ED 622 Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education |
3 |
Nursing Leadership Track
| NU 605 Concepts in Nursing Leadership |
3 |
| NU 612 Organization and Structure in Nursing Leadership |
3 |
| NU 623 Regulatory Issues in Nursing Leadership |
3 |
Note: Other select non-nursing graduate leadership/management/communication courses may be taken to fulfill the elective requirement (with faculty approval).
Elective Options
Students may elect a leadership concentration and enroll in additional courses focused on leadership and management in advanced practice with an orientation toward aggregate systems, health policy, and aggregate populations.
Selection of the nursing education electives allows DNP candidates to obtain additional pedagogy in educational theory, curriculum development, and assessment toward the promotion of doctoral-prepared nurse educators.