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Bachelor's to Doctor of Nursing Practice

About the Program

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program prepares advanced practice registered nurses to transform clinical practice as expert clinicians and leaders with a special focus on rural and underserved populations. In addition to delivering evidence-based direct patient care at an advanced practice level to individuals across the lifespan in primary care settings, graduates of the DNP program will learn skills needed to produce and implement valuable evidence to guide practice and are prepared to work collaboratively with rural communities in an effort to reduce health disparities.

Specializations

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Family Nurse Practitioner

Graduates will deliver evidence-based direct patient care at an advanced practice level to individuals across the lifespan in primary care settings and will translate evidence-based research and guidelines to transform practice.
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Graduates will effectively care for patients with complex psychiatric and physical health needs.
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Clinical Nurse Leader

The clinical nurse leader program prepares the nurse for practice across the continuum of care within any health care setting.