Online Advanced Practice Com Degree :: Accredited Universities

Program Delivery Method: All courses in the program are delivered 100% online, through asynchronous instruction. New Admissions: The program is designed for part-time students and can be completed in eight semesters. This concentration prepares nurses to assess communities, identify high-risk populations, and work with those populations to develop culturally sensitive, acceptable and realistic community-based nursing services. Graduates are qualified to sit for the exam leading to Board Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as an Advanced Practice Clinical Specialist in Community Health Nursing. The program consists of 38 credit hours of coursework beyond the baccalaureate degree and 500 clock hours of clinical experience. All UNC Charlotte nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and are approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with GPA of 3.0

Requires license in registered nurse.

Recommended one of work experience in Professional Nursing Practice

Requires GRE/MAT score

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The Master of Nursing Practice aims to broaden and deepen your theoretical and practice knowledge and is predicated on the notion that registered nurses should practise in ways that extend beyond the technical and practical concerns of nursing to provide leadership, research-based practice and advanced decision making as part of the multidisciplinary health team. This course, therefore, provides research training as well as leadership and specialty expertise to prepare you for leadership roles, and the requirements to undertake research degrees (such as Masters and PhDs).

The flexible course structure has a strong focus on leadership, quality and risk management, and enables you to choose from several pathway options, thus providing you with the opportunity to tailor your studies to meet your career aspirations. Depending on your desired career direction, you can complete this course via one of the following pathways:

leadership and management

advanced clinical practice

specialty practice (intensive care, cardiac care, emergency care, critical care or perioperative nursing - some areas not available to international students )

If you wish to undertake postgraduate studies in intensive care, cardiac care, emergency care, critical care or perioperative nursing, you will complete the Specialty Practice pathway; and following completion of your specialty practice units, can continue your studies to complete the Master of Nursing Practice if desired. Alternatively, you may wish to exit the Masters program early and only complete a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in your specialty practice area of interest, and either of these options are available to you.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally possess a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and must be nurses registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, with a minimum of 12 months recent clinical experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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The practice-focused Doctor of Nursing Practice is designed to prepare advanced-practice nurses and MSN-degreed nurse leaders to translate existing research into innovative solutions that improve health care outcomes and promote change leadership in organizations.

Elevating nursing practice and leadership
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Through rigorous curriculum and peer discussion, DNP scholars expand current theoretical and scientific foundations of health care practice, including the discipline knowledge base, the design and evaluation of clinical solutions and clinical and organizational change leadership with topics including:

Health care information technology
Emerging areas of human health
Applied science in advanced nursing
Translation of research into practice
Population management
Data analysis
Patient outcomes and sustainable change
Leadership for advanced nursing practice
Throughout the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, scholars are immersed in practice activities that provide greater depth and application to learning. Learners will identify an organizational change leadership topic or health practice that will become the basis of the Direct Practice Improvement (DPI), to be carried out prior to completion of the program.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to university doctoral programs may be accepted for admission by meeting the criteria specified below:

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Have earned a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of 3.4 or higher. Applicants with a GPA less than 3.4 will be accepted with specifications.

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Have earned a master's from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of 3.4 or higher. Applicants with a GPA of 3.0 - 3.39 will be accepted with specifications. Applicants with a GPA below a 3.0 will not be accepted into the University.

Submit a Letter of Intent between 250-400 words demonstrating your ability to prepare for a doctoral journey in a reflective and purposeful way.

All entering Ph.D. learners must have taken a statistics course or research course containing key statistics fundamentals, earning a minimum GPA of 2.0 or a passing grade if the institution does not use the traditional A-F grading systems. This course may be taken at GCU prior to enrolling in doctoral-level courses.

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Choosing a school for advanced nursing education is a difficult job. At Gonzaga, our goal is to help you develop personally and professionally. We expect commitment and hard work. As a result, you will graduate with a quality education from a well-respected institution and emerge practice-ready, rigorously trained, and poised to influence positive change.

Founded in our Jesuit ethos, our mission is to deliver clinical practice leaders who practice and live as people for others. Be ready to serve and change the healthcare industry for the better.

Entry Requirements

Registered nurses who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply to Gonzaga’s post-master’s online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program:

A master’s degree in nursing with a concentration as a Nurse Practitioner, Health Systems Leadership/Nursing Administration, Nurse Anesthetist, or Clinical Nurse Specialist. Programs must be accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or similar national accreditation. Current MSN students who will complete master’s level coursework prior to the start of DNP classes can still apply. *Final official transcript, APN License (if applicable), and verification of practicum hours must be submitted at completion of MSN program.

A cumulative grade point average (GPA) from master’s-level nursing courses of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. If GPA falls below a 3.3 please include an explanation of GPA statement.

Documentation of an Evidence Based Practice (EBP) course on an official transcript. If the student has not had an EBP course, he or she can still be fully admitted, but will be required to complete an EBP course prior to starting DNP course work. Gonzaga offers this course and it is available online to DNP students.

Must have taken a 3-semester credit graduate-level inferential statistics or biostatistics course within the last 5 years with an earned grade of B or better. If the student has not had a statistics course, or it does not fall within the time constraints, he or she can still be fully admitted, but will be required to complete a statistics course prior to starting DNP course work. Gonzaga offers this course online to DNP students.

MAT Test Score
You must take the MAT (Miller Analogies Test) and provide a copy of test scores to be admitted into this program. If you have taken the MAT within the last five years, you do not need to retake it, only provide a copy of your test scores. Gonzaga will also accept GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) scores. Go to www.milleranalogies.com to find test information and testing centers or visit our Test Preparation page.

Provide a verification form documenting supervised practicum hours earned in a master’s program.

Must possess an unencumbered RN license from the state where practicum/capstone courses will be completed and provide documentation.

An interview via phone or Skype may be requested.

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The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at Indiana State University prepares nurses to be innovative leaders and environmental change agents to transform our healthcare delivery system. The DNP represents the highest level of preparation in nursing practice, broadening the graduate's ability to process and translate new evidence into nursing practice. This ability is essential to maximizing the safety and efficacy of nursing practice to improve patient outcomes.

1. The DNP is a 39-credit-hour post-master's program requiring a total of 1,200 hours of supervised clinical preceptorship. Individuals may apply 700 hours of formal, supervised, clinical hours from their master's degree toward the doctoral degree requirements. Students who have not completed 700 post baccalaureate hours prior to entry are eligible to utilize the portfolio process outlined in the Portfolio Guidelines Document. Consistent with other DNP programs, there is no dissertation requirement. Students complete a DNP scholarly project based on their individual expertise and interests.

2. The DNP Program is in the Department of Advanced Practice Nursing in the College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services. The essential concepts of the DNP (The DNP Essentials) curriculum, as approved by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, forms the basis of our program, which is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN).

3. The program offers full-time and part-time plans of study tailored to meet the needs of the working healthcare professional. The DNP Program began in the Fall of 2010 and has graduated three cohorts.

Graduates of Indiana State University's DNP Program will:

1. Integrate scientific knowledge to influence health policy and decision-making through leadership, collaboration, and interprofessional action at the organizational, local, regional, national, and global levels.

2. Develop and evaluate care delivery approaches that meet current and future needs of patient populations based on scientific findings in nursing and other clinical sciences, as well as organizational, political, and economic sciences.

3. Use analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for clinical practice.

4. Design, select, use, and evaluate programs that evaluate and monitor outcomes of care, care systems, and quality improvement including consumer use of health care information systems.

5. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.

6. Employ effective communication and collaborative skills in the development and implementation of practice models, peer review, practice guidelines, health policy, standards of care, and/or other scholarly products.

7. Synthesize concepts related to clinical prevention and population health in developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address health promotion/disease prevention efforts, in care of individuals, aggregates, or populations.

8. Demonstrate independent advanced practice clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.

Entry Requirements

1. Earned master’s degree in nursing from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program of nursing.

2. Minimum of two (2) years nursing experience

3. GPA 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale in graduate studies

4. Current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse in the state of practice

5. National Certification for all nurse practitioner applicants

6. Successful completion of graduate statistics and nursing research courses

7. Résumé or CV

8. Two professional and one academic reference

9. DNP Essay/Goal Statement

10. Non-Nurse Practitioner applicants will submit a digital portfolio of professional practice that
highlights and provides evidence of educational, professional, and community activities, including
scholarly work(s). See DNP Portfolio Guidelines for details.

11. Telephone, video, or an in-person interview may be required as part of the admission process

12. English as second language students must achieve the following TOEFL scores or greater:
TOEFL – 550 (PBT), 79-80 (IBT), or 213 (CBT). The Department of Advanced Practice Nursing
does not accept alternate English proficiency tests.

13. Meet all health clearances and criminal background checks, as required by ISU and your state of
clinical practice

14. Sample of Scholarly Writing

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