Overview

The DNP is a practice-focused doctoral degree earned by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The DNP serves as a clinical leader in transforming care of the individual, the community, and the healthcare system. Full and part-time degree completion options are available and can be completed in five to 14 semesters.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum from University of North Carolina Wilmington, the new graduate will be able to:

Integrate science from nursing and other disciplines to identify, develop, and evaluate practice change initiatives that improve individual and population health

Demonstrate leadership within healthcare systems to adopt strategies to improve quality and safety.

Incorporate knowledge of evidence-based practice into advanced decision-making through the evaluation and translation of evidence into practice.

Analyze, apply and integrate appropriate information and technology that will improve and transform care at the individual and population level.

Critically analyze health policy to develop and implement health care reform that advocates for social justice and equity.

Engage in advanced decision-making within an inter-professional environment that results in culturally aware, ethical, and comprehensive systems of care.

Programme Structure

The faculty in the School of Nursing actively contribute to the production of new knowledge in the nursing and clinical research field through research and professional collaborations with interdisciplinary and inter-professional teams in the College of Health and Human Services, UNC system universities, as well as with other agencies and universities across the country.

Additionally, faculty place emphasis on curriculum and program design, increasing opportunities to better server students in the SON programs.

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Public Health Nursing Health Sciences View 37 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

One official transcript is required from each U.S. post-secondary institution attended. Refer to the Getting Started page for international transcript instructions.

Tuition Fee

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Doctor of Nursing Practice.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

226 countries / Need-based

Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria

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