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Curriculum
A curriculum designed to develop leaders.
You’re not just after a degree — you want the expertise, knowledge, and experience that can put you in a position to make real change in your life and in the industry. Misericordia University’s online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is a practice-focused doctoral degree that equips advanced practice clinicians with the skills and knowledge to become leaders in organizational change and health policy.
As a catalyst for improved healthcare delivery in an inter-professional environment, the program is designed to combine theory, practice and inquiry to help foster the highest level of mastery to help you meet the nation’s and world’s increasingly complex healthcare needs.
“We give students the individualized attention they need to be successful — even in the online setting.”
— Laura Lunger, MSN, CRNP, NP-c, Assistant Professor
Our online DNP program is designed to accommodate the needs of busy healthcare professionals and in response to growing national demand for advanced practice nurses prepared at the doctoral level.
The online DNP curriculum features 27 credits* coursework structured around the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. This includes 500 practice hours of experiential learning, which culminates in the completion of an evidence-based practice clinical capstone project.
If you choose to add a specialization in nursing education to your online DNP, you’ll complete a total of 36 credits and 500 practice hours with an additional 50 practicum hours.
* The BSN to DNP program curriculum includes additional credits toward degree completion
The program is available in the following three tracks:
| BSN to DNP | MSN to DNP | MSN to DNP — Nursing Education |
BSN-DNP Program Curriculum – Family Nurse Practitioner
Practice Hours: 500 | Clinical Hours: 630 | Credits: 68
| Year One (3 semesters) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 credits | ||||||
| NSG 527 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 Credits | DNP 803 | Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Diverse Populations | 3 Credits | |
| NSG 528 | Advanced Physical Ex and Dx Reasoning | 3 Credits | NSG 690 | Primary Care OCI I (FNP and AGPCNP tracks) | 1 Credit | |
| DNP 800 | Evidence-Based Practice Theory and Role | 3 Credits | NSG 529 | Introduction to Clinical Management of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention in Advanced Practice Nursing | 4 Credits | |
| NSG 526 | Advanced Pharmacology for Primary Care | 3 Credits | DNP 807 | Transformation of Health Care Through Informatics & Patient Care Technology | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 802 | Advanced Biomedical Ethics & Healthcare Policy | 3 Credits | ||||
| Year Two (3 semesters) | ||||||
| 19 credits | ||||||
| NSG 613 | Acute Episodic Health Needs of Adults and Older Adults | 3 Credits | NSG 691 | Primary Care OCI II (FNP and AGPCNP tracks) | 1 Credit | |
| NSG 614 | Chronic Health Needs of Adults and Older Adults | 3 Credits | NSG 617 | Women's Health | 3 Credits | |
| NSG 615 | Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Health Needs of Adults and Older Adults | 4 Credits | NSG 618 | Clinical Management of Women’s Health | 2 Credits | |
| NSG 616 | Evidenced-Based Research Utilization for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 Credits | ||||
| Year Three - (2 semesters) | ||||||
| 23 Credits | ||||||
| NSG 612A | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Synthesis | 3 Credits | DNP 804 | Financial Management & Grant Writing | 3 Credits | |
| NSG 619 | Health of Children | 3 Credits | DNP 805 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone I | 3 Credits | |
| NSG 620 | Clinical Management of Children’s Health | 2 Credits | DNP 806 | Leadership, System Management & Collab. Practice | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 801 | Analytical Methods & Scholarship of Inquiry | 3 Credits | DNP 808 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone II | 3 Credits | |
BSN-DNP students receive the MSN at the completion of the spring semester at the May graduation ceremony and are then board eligible.
Students then complete the final summer semester and graduates are awarded the DNP at the December graduation ceremony.
Click here to view course descriptions in the University catalog
BSN-DNP Program Curriculum – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Practice Hours: 500 | Clinical Hours: 540 | Credits: 45
| Year One (3 semesters) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 credits | ||||||
| NSG 527 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 Credits | DNP 802 | Advanced Biomedical Ethics & Healthcare Policy | 3 Credits | |
| NSG 528 | Advanced Physical Ex and Dx Reasoning | 3 Credits | NSG 690 | Primary Care OCI I (FNP and AGPCNP tracks) | 1 Credit | |
| DNP 800 | Evidence-Based Practice Theory and Role | 3 Credits | NSG 529 | Introduction to Clinical Management of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention in Advanced Practice Nursing | 4 Credits | |
| NSG 526 | Advanced Pharmacology for Primary Care | 3 Credits | ||||
| Year Two (3 semesters) | ||||||
| 19 credits | ||||||
| NSG 613 | Acute Episodic Health Needs of Adults and Older Adults | 3 Credits | NSG 691 | Primary Care OCI II (FNP and AGPCNP tracks) | 1 Credit | |
| NSG 614 | Chronic Health Needs of Adults and Older Adults | 3 Credits | NSG 617 | Women's Health | 3 Credits | |
| NSG 615 | Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Health Needs of Adults and Older Adults | 4 Credits | NSG 618 | Clinical Management of Women’s Health | 2 Credits | |
| NSG 616 | Evidenced-Based Research Utilization for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 Credits | ||||
| Year Three - (1 semesters) | ||||||
| 6 Credits | ||||||
| NSG 612A | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Synthesis | 3 Credits | NSG 622 | Evidence-Based Practice Synthesis 3 for APRN (Capstone) | 3 Credits | |
BSN-DNP students receive the MSN at the completion of the spring semester at the May graduation ceremony and are then board eligible.
Students then complete the final summer semester and graduates are awarded the DNP at the December graduation ceremony.
Click here to view course descriptions in the University catalog
MSN-DNP Program Curriculum
Practice Hours: 1,000* | Credits: 27
*By choosing our MSN to DNP track, you will be awarded 500 practice hours upon verification of national APRN Board Certification. You will also have 1,000 total practice hours upon graduation
| Year One (3 semesters) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 credits | ||||||
| DNP 800 | Evidence-Based Practice Theory and Role | 3 Credits | DNP 804 | Financial Management & Grant Writing | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 801 | Analytical Methods & Scholarship of Inquiry | 3 Credits | DNP 806 | Leadership, System Management & Collab. Practice | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 803 | Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Diverse Populations | 3 Credits | DNP 807 | Transformation of Health Care Through Informatics & Patient Care Technology | 3 Credits | |
| Year Two (2 semesters) | ||||||
| 9 credits | ||||||
| DNP 802 | Advanced Biomedical Ethics & Healthcare Policy | 3 Credits | DNP 808 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone II | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 805 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone I | 3 Credits | ||||
Click here to view course descriptions in the University catalog
MSN-DNP Program Curriculum - Nursing Education
Practice Hours: 1,000* | Credits: 36
*By choosing our MSN to DNP track, you will be awarded 500 practice hours upon verification of national APRN Board Certification. You will also have 1,000 total practice hours upon graduation
| Year One (3 semesters) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 credits | ||||||
| DNP 800 | Evidence-Based Practice Theory and Role | 3 Credits | DNP 804 | Financial Management & Grant Writing | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 801 | Analytical Methods & Scholarship of Inquiry | 3 Credits | DNP 806 | Leadership, System Management & Collab. Practice | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 803 | Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Diverse Populations | 3 Credits | DNP 807 | Transformation of Health Care Through Informatics & Patient Care Technology | 3 Credits | |
| Year Two (3 semesters) | ||||||
| 18 credits | ||||||
| DNP 802 | Advanced Biomedical Ethics & Healthcare Policy | 3 Credits | DNP 808 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone II | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 805 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone I | 3 Credits | DNP 815 | Nursing Education Practicum | 3 Credits | |
| DNP 810 | Teaching-Learning Strategies | 3 Credits | DNP 820 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone II | 3 Credits | |
DNP 810 Teaching-Learning Strategies may be taken concurrently with DNP 803 Advanced Bio Medical Ethics and Healthcare Policy.
DNP 815 Curriculum Design and DNP 820 Nursing Education Practicum may be taken concurrently with DNP 805 Capstone Project I.
DNP 820 Nursing Education Practicum hours do not count toward DNP degree practice hour requirement.
Click here to view course descriptions in the University catalog
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