Doctor of Nursing Practice Outcomes

The graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program will:

• Analyze significant practice issues with the theoretical and scientific underpinnings of knowledge-based practice
• Employ advanced clinical judgment to assess, design, deliver and evaluate evidence-based care of individuals in complex health and illness situations
• Apply a broad system perspective to design, implement and evaluate culturally congruent policies and practices to improve care for a diverse population
• Lead health care inter-professional and intraprofessional teams to transform care
• Initiate ethically sound practice changes to address complex interwoven organization, population, fiscal and policy trends
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of information technology to improve health care within systems
• Implement evidence-based clinical prevention and health promotion activities to improve the health of populations