Oct 15, 2024  
Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DNP Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP-FNP Track)

Location(s): Online Hybrid


75 Credit Hours

Certification

Students are eligible to sit for the ANCC and/or AANP FNP National Certification Examination upon completion of the NP program.

Program Learning Outcomes


“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, humanities, Christian faith to support ethical decision making for optimal health outcomes.

2. Advocate healthcare policy at all levels to improve patient and community health outcomes.

3. Collaborate with leaders in nursing and other disciplines to improve the quality of professional nursing practice, outcomes, and the healthcare system.

4. Synthesize evidence-based practice, organizational leadership, and technology to support quality improvement in clinical prevention and population health.

5. Practice advanced nursing for complex populations.

Degree Requirements


Palm Beach Atlantic University undergraduate BSN students may be approved to take selected graduate courses as electives for their undergraduate degree.  Credit hours from these courses count both toward their undergraduate and graduate degrees.