Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
SCHOOL of NURSING

Earn the highest professional clinical credential available through a program at the forefront of advanced nursing practice — and keep working while you build your degree.

Today’s complex health care environment has created an extraordinary demand for nurses educated at a level of increasing responsibilities and capabilities. In response to this need, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has endorsed that advanced practice nurses be prepared with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree by the year 2015.

Our Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ahead of the curve in its comprehensive clinical design and advanced practice approach, delivered through flexible online coursework with our expert faculty. An on-campus orientation is required. Build the cutting-edge skills you need to manage and lead health care systems, evaluate and apply research, and reduce barriers to care as you promote better patient outcomes and spur progress toward a more effective and sustainable health care system.

Program Details

Concentrations:

• Family nurse practitioner (FNP)
• Public health nurse leader (PHNL)

Format: Primarily online coursework with some campus visits.

Curriculum: Advanced coursework in leadership, research translation, and clinical knowledge and skills, preparing graduates who:

• Use advanced knowledge from nursing and related disciplines to improve health outcomes
• Provide leadership and collaborate with leaders in other professions for change in systems of care
• Synthesize and translate evidence from nursing and other disciplines to manage complex health problems
• Provide culturally proficient care to respond to health disparities and societal needs

Application deadline: February 1

Summer 2009 Classes by Program

• NURSING 317
  ST-Writing in Nursing: Ethics | Online Registration Period Ended
• NURSING 603
  Theoretical Components of Nursing Science | Online Registration Period Ended
• NURSING 790G
  Research Translation in Nursing | Online Registration Period Ended
• PUBHLTH 525
  Ethical Issues in Public Health | Online Registration Period Ended
• PUBHLTH 704
  Health Program Planning | Closed

Fall 2009 Classes by Program

• NURSING 690D
  Advanced Pharmacology | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• NURSING 690I
  Health Care Quality | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• NURSING 704
  Health Disparities and Social Justice | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• NURSING 790J
  Informatics for Nursing Practice | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• NURSING 890A
  DNP Capstone | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• PUBHLTH 540
  Introductory Biostatistics | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• PUBHLTH 565
  Environmental Health Practices | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• PUBHLTH 601
  Application of Social Behavioral Theories in Public Health Interventions | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• PUBHLTH 620
  Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System | Enrollment begins July 22nd
• PUBHLTH 630
  Principles of Epidemiology | Enrollment begins July 22nd

• http://www.umass.edu/nursing

Accreditation: The UMass Amherst School of Nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national nursing education accrediting body.

Special requirements for all nursing students:

• Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check: Upon admission, all School of Nursing students must undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check. Many clinical agencies require such a check, and your clinical placements and program progress may be contingent upon a satisfactory investigation.
• “Good Moral Character”: The Board of Registration in Nursing requires that graduates sitting for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam meet standards of “good moral character.” For more information, visit their Web site at www.mass.gov/ and type in “Good Moral Character” in the search box.

For more information:
www.umass.edu/nursing
Karen Ayotte
413-545-1302
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