Transition to Doctoral Study

Catalog description

This course is designed for those either in clinical practice or in areas that support those in practice environments, including administration, informatics, organizational leadership/management, and policy. This course exposes the student to the leadership roles expected of DNP practitioners. The importance of evidence-based practice, clinical inquiry, scholarship, and ethics within nursing and related disciplines will be explored. The importance of interprofessional collaboration to promote quality improvement and safe patient outcomes will be investigated. This initial course provides an overview of the DNP program and the university resources available to students. An introductory dialogue about the DNP Quality Improvement Project will be presented.