Program Goals
Upon successful completion of the DNP, the graduate will be able to:
- Evaluate systems responses to health and illness as a basis for the promotion, restoration and maintenance of health and functional abilities and the prevention of illness
- Integrate advanced knowledge of nursing theories, related sciences and humanities, and methods of inquiry in the care diverse populations
- Design quality, cost effective nursing interventions based on the knowledge of interrelationships among person, environment, health and nursing
- Measure outcomes to evaluate nursing and health systems in diverse settings
- Demonstrate role competence as a Doctor of Nursing Practice in providing care to individuals and families including rural and vulnerable populations
- Translate research to support evidenced-based practice for diverse populations
- Initiate changes in the healthcare system through the implementation and evaluation of health policies that strengthen the healthcare delivery system
- Apply systems concepts to prevent and solve complex healthcare delivery problems