The 护理实践博士 (DNP) program at 澳门合法赌场官网 prepares nurses to be innovative leaders and environmental change agents to transform our healthcare delivery system. The DNP represents the highest level of preparation in nursing practice, broadening the graduate’s ability to process and translate new evidence into nursing practice.  This ability is essential to maximizing the safety and efficacy of nursing practice to improve patient outcomes.

• The DNP program is a 37-credit-hour post-master’s program requiring a total of 350 hours of supervised clinical preceptorship**
• Consistent with other DNP programs, there is no dissertation requirement. 
• Students complete a DNP scholarly project based on their individual expertise and interests.
• The essential concepts of the DNP (The DNP Essentials) curriculum, as approved by the 美国护理学院协会, 构成了我们项目的基础, 哪一个是完全认可的 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc.(ACEN)
• The program offers curriculum compatible with students' individual interests and goals and is designed to meet the needs of the working healthcare professional. DNP项目始于2010年秋季.

Distance Education Students Residing outside of Indiana:
Each of the states has its own approval processes for out-of-state institutions offering distance education.  While 澳门合法赌场官网 endeavors to offer all of its programs to as wide an audience as possible, all 澳门合法赌场官网 distance education programs may not be available in all states. The DNP (Post-Master's) program at 澳门合法赌场官网 is not available to residents of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming, U.S.领土，或国际学生. 

Map of states in which the DNP (Post-Master's) program is available.

Circumstances such as moving to an unapproved state or deployment of U.S. military or their family members outside the continental United States must be communicated to the School of Nursing and will impact progression and/or completion of the degree.

**Students must complete 1,000 post-baccalaureate clinical/practicum hours as mandated by the 美国护理学院协会. Clinical hours may be credited for students with evidence of national certification in an area of advanced nursing practice:         

• 硕士预备APRN (CNM), CRNA, CNS, NP):  Up to 650 clinical hours with documentation from the master’s degree granting institution and proof of national certification  DNP:当前问题和澄清建议 [White Paper]. 
• Master’s prepared Advanced Practice Nurses with Advanced Certification, e.g. Advanced Public Health, Advanced Nurse Executive, etc.: Up to 650 clinical hours with evidence of documented academically supervised clinical hours with a 1:1 ratio being observed and proof of certification. 美国护理学院协会. (2015). DNP:当前问题和澄清建议 [White Paper]. 
• Per AACN MSN Nurse Educators - will not have previous practicum hours waived. A longer program of study will be required to fulfill clinical practice hours. Variable credit, independent study courses facilitate degree completion for nurse educators. 

 DNP Program Outcomes

所有项目的学生成绩结果数据

Applications for the 护理实践博士(硕士后) are accepted on an ongoing basis.

​​Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Hour Verification Form  
How to Apply

DNP(邮政硕士)常见问题

​Current Students

• 学生导师包 
• Clinical Guidelines 
• 学术项目指南