Overview
Expected Learning Outcomes for Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences to provide the basis for advanced nursing practice.
- Provide, manage and evaluate care of individuals and populations using evidence-based concepts related to physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, as well as community, environmental, cultural and socioeconomic dimensions of health.
- Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment and decision-making, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care at University of Utah
- Develop and evaluate initiatives that will improve the quality of care delivery
- Analyze and communicate critical elements necessary to the selection, use, and evaluation of healthcare information systems and patient care technology.
Programme Structure
Courses include
- Advanced Pharmacology across the Lifespan
- Advanced Pathophysiology for MS Students
- Clinical Genetics
- Foundations of Evidence Based Practice
- Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Foundations of Health Informatics
- Health and Systems
- Principles of Health Care Financing
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Public Health Nursing Health Sciences View 142 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Verification of licensure as an RN or APRN in at least one of the jurisdictions of National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- A current resume or curriculum vitae
- Three (3) professional references
- Professional goal statement
- Upper division physiology/pathophysiology prerequisite
- International applicant requirements
Tuition Fee
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International
23670 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11835 USD per semester during 48 months. -
National
23670 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11835 USD per semester during 48 months. -
In-State
10338 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5169 USD per semester during 48 months.
Living costs for Salt Lake City
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Funding
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