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Doctor of Nursing Practice Curriculum

Chatham University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice is a program of 27 credits that can be completed in three to five semesters and 500 clinical hours. Each course required for the DNP program is 14 weeks in length and offered in online format. Students may determine a focus specific to their interests for their capstone project pending faculty approval. They may choose a full time or part time schedule, and only one residency is required. The residency is approximately 2-3 days in length and will take place on the Chatham campus in Pittsburgh, and will consist of networking, project presentation, faculty review, and collaborative learning. Residencies take place before a student’s final semester in the program.

We are not currently accepting new applications for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Applications for the next available term - Spring 2010 - will be opened at a later date - to be determined. You are encourage to inquire regarding the program, and you will be notified when applications will be accepted.

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Program Structure
Total 27 Credits
Core MSN Courses must be completed or validated through portfolio analysis/experiential learning


REQUIRED COURSES \| 27 credits - Click Course for Description
NUR700	Structure & App of Contemporary Nursing Knowledge	3 Credits
	Course Description: This course introduces the advanced practice nurse to the world of contemporary nursing knowledge, as formalized in conceptual models of nursing and nursing theories applied to clinical practice. There is emphasis on the metaparadigm, philosophies, conceptual models, theories, and empirical indicators linking them to clinical practice.
NUR702	Developing Practice Scholarship	3 Credits
	This course prepares students with skills and competencies needed to build and assimilate knowledge for establishing a scholarly trajectory at a high level of complexity. This clinical course is the foundation for the culminating Capstone project focusing on improving practice or nursing education.
NUR703	Ethical Issues	3 Credits
	This course provides a foundation for values, codes, and principles governing decisions in nursing practice, conduct, and relationships. There is specific emphasis on knowledge of ethics and ethical decision making specific to ethical decision-making in advanced practice roles.
NUR704	Quality Improvement in Health Care	3 Credits
	This clinical course focuses on the role of the executive nurse leader in quality improvement initiatives. The emphasis is on skills and competencies needed to provide a scientific knowledge base for leadership in quality healthcare and systems of change focusing on outcomes.
NUR705	Evidence-Based Practice	3 Credits
	This clinical course provides a foundation for evidence-based practice integrating scientific research advancing nursing leadership. This course consists of a clinical component where students engage in an evidence-based practice project with their assigned mentor applying concepts of evidence-based practice.
NUR706	Professional Communication for Nurse Executives	3 Credits
	This course introduces students to strategies to improve professional communication with peers, subordinates, and patients in the health care environment.
NUR707	Grantsmanship	3 Credits
	This course introduces students to strategies, skills, and technical competencies for grantsmanship for nurse leaders and executives.
NUR799	Capstone Experience	6 Credits
	This course provides an opportunity for the student to complete a specific project that demonstrates student synthesis of the student's work and lays the groundwork for future scholarship. This course culminates in a tangible and deliverable academic product derived from the practice immersion experience and is reviewed an evaluated by a designated faculty committee.

Typical Program Schedule
Students can enroll in a full time or part time track.

Part Time DNP Course Track- Beginning SPRING
First Semester	Second Semester	Third Semester	Fourth Semester	Fifth Semester
Spring	Summer	Fall	Spring	Summer
NUR700	NUR704	NUR703	NUR707	NUR799
NUR702		NUR706	NUR705

Full Time DNP Course Track- Beginning SPRING
First Semester	Second Semester	Third Semester
Spring	Summer	Fall
NUR700	NUR704	NUR705
NUR702	NUR707	NUR799
NUR703	NUR706

Part Time DNP Course Track- Beginning FALL
First Semester	Second Semester	Third Semester	Fourth Semester	Fifth Semester
Fall	Spring	Summer	Fall	Spring
NUR700	NUR703	NUR706	NUR705	NUR799
NUR702	NUR704		NUR707

Full Time DNP Course Track- Beginning FALL
First Semester	Second Semester	Third Semester
Fall	Spring	Summer
NUR700	NUR704	NUR705
NUR702	NUR707	NUR799
NUR703	NUR706

Advising
Students will be assigned an advisor who will assist them in making sure they are taking the right courses and proceeding on schedule to complete their degree.

Additionally, students will have access to the Students Support Center - where they will find helpful information about student services through the Chatham College for Continuing and Professional Studies and other Chatham University resources and opportunities. This is where current students find timely reminders for University deadlines, resources for becoming an effective distance student, and updates about CCPS policy. Students also have the opportunity to post questions for the Success Center or fellow students to answer about programs, technology, or other available resources.

Transfer Credits
We will possibly accept doctoral level transfer credit into the DNP program. Please contact the College for Continuing and Professional Studies at ccps@chatham.edu to discuss the transfer credit request process.

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