Curriculum
Are you interested becoming a clinical scholar skilled in the translation of research and other evidence into clinical practice, measurement of patient outcomes, and transformation of health care systems to ensure quality and safety?
The College of Nursing at East Carolina University offers a doctorate in nursing practice. The curriculum includes advanced study in the scientific underpinnings for practice, health-care finance, policy, and leadership, as well as patient safety and risk management. In this program, students gain greater depth of knowledge regarding policy issues, interdisciplinary models of health care delivery, techniques and models for influencing the health care system, particular problems of rural health populations, clinical scholarship to improve quality and safety, and translational research. This program is online. Our faculty is composed of highly experienced teachers and practitioners.
The DNP Project
The DNP program is designed to include project practicum courses placed sequentially across the last four semesters of study. The project may require more than four semesters if clinical hours are needed for the required minimum of 1,000 hours post-baccalaureate practice hours as part of an academic program. The coursework guides the project through each phase. Faculty members are experts in the DNP process and will guide each student through:
- Defining the project concept
- Developing the conceptual and theoretical frameworks
- Institutional review board processes
- Implementation and evaluation of the project
- Completion of the DNP project paper
- Dissemination of the project findings.
For more information and examples, please visit our DNP Scholarship Blog.