DNP Residency

Catalog description

NUR 902 , a role immersion course, is the final practicum course for students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program in which they continue the development of their role specialty. As fully as possible, students engage in their role specialty consistent with role specialty essential competencies and the essential competencies of doctoral education. This residency course requires 375 clinical hours: 175 are direct clinical hours/200 are indirect clinical hours. Students complete the process of implementing, evaluating, and disseminating a scholarly project and specify implications for practice, research, policy and education. Students will register for one of the following specialty sections: Section A: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care track; Section B: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care track; Section C: Family track; Section D: Neonatal track; Section E: Psychiatric Mental health track; Section F: Pediatric Dual track. P: Successful completion of all required Research/Theory Core, Leadership/Policy Core, Role Support and Role Specialty courses. Instructor permission required.