The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is accredited by the:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
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The DNP Executive Track option is a post-master’s to DNP program that is designed for students to remain in practice while gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities to lead cross-professional teams in the improvement and provision of informed quality health care. The 40-credit DNP Executive Track is offered online with required on-site course immersions. The program can be completed in six semesters of study. The DNP is designed for nurses involved in an advanced nursing practice role including but not limited to: clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, public health practitioner, nurse executive, nurse informatician, and health policy analyst. Clinical hours obtained as part of the master’s degree can be applied to the DNP program. The student obtains 448 practice hours in association with the conduct of the DNP Project, and additional DNP practicum hours to obtain a minimum of 1000 practice hours required for the DNP degree. Students are expected to complete degree requirements within six years of enrollment. The current DNP Program Director is Kimberly McIltrot, DNP, CPNP, CWOCN, CNE, FAANP, and FAAN.
Program Requirements
DNP Executive Track Curriculum
The 40-credit DNP Executive Track includes 19 credits of required DNP core, 12 credits for the required DNP Project, and 9 credits of elective/cognate courses related to the student’s focus specialty area. Students who require additional practice hours to fulfill the 1000 practice hours may take additional DNP Practicum course(s) for 1 (56 practice hours) to 2 (112 practice hours) credits to close that gap. Students who are concurrently completing the Nurse Educator Certificate Option (NECO )may utilize all of their NECO credits towards fulfillment of their (9) required electives. Students must complete the program within 6 years.
Code | Title | Credits |
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NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
NR.210.803 | Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.210.804 | Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care | 2 |
NR.210.805 | Translating Evidence into Practice | 3 |
NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
NR.210.817 | Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data | 3 |
NR.210.818 | Clinical Data Management and Analyses | 2 |
NR.210.822 | Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technologies | 2 |
NR.210.886 | Problem Discovery | 3 |
NR.210.887 | Project Advancement | 3 |
NR.210.888 | Project Application | 3 |
NR.210.889 | Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
Electives | 9 | |
Total Credits | 40 |
Program Totals 40cr/Minimum 448CH
Program of Study
DNP Executive Track
First Semester | Credits | |
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NR.210.886 | Problem Discovery | 3 |
NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
Credits | 5 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.210.803 | Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
NR.210.804 | Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care | 2 |
Credits | 7 | |
Third Semester | ||
NR.210.805 | Translating Evidence into Practice | 3 |
NR.210.887 | Project Advancement | 3 |
NR.XXX.XXX | Elective (student’s choice) 1 | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
NR.210.817 | Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data | 3 |
NR.210.822 | Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technologies | 2 |
NR.XXX.XXX | Elective (student’s choice) 1 | 3 |
Credits | 8 | |
Fifth Semester | ||
NR.210.888 | Project Application | 3 |
NR.XXX.XXX | Elective (student’s choice) 1 | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Sixth Semester | ||
NR.210.889 | Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
NR.210.818 | Clinical Data Management and Analyses | 2 |
Credits | 5 | |
Total Credits | 40 |
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DNP Executive Track students are not permitted to take Electives in the first 2 semesters. A total of 9 elective credits are required. Course credits can range from 1 to 3 and are dispersed across semesters 3 through 6.
Program Total: 40 Credits [cr]/1000 Clinical Hours [CL]
(Prior MSN - up to 552 clinical hours plus 448 DNP practicum hours).
Doctor of Nursing Practice Executive Track Scholarly Project Progression
DNP students are required to successfully complete a Project Plan Proposal and DNP Project.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program outcomes are based upon:
- The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)
- The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006)
A graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program:
- Integrates the art and science of nursing, with ethics and the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, organizational, and public health sciences to improve patient and population health outcomes
- Demonstrates organizational and systems leadership for quality and safety in health care systems
- Critically appraises clinical scholarship and analytical methods for evidence-based practice
- Applies information systems and technology for the provision and/or transformation of health care
- Leverages inter-professional collaboration for the improvement of individual and population health outcomes
- Utilizes population health strategies of risk reduction/illness prevention, health promotion, and health maintenance to reduce healthcare disparities and improve outcomes for diverse individuals and populations
- Develops leadership for health care policy and advocacy that shapes health care financing, regulation, access, and delivery
- Demonstrates mastery of the advanced nursing practice/advanced practice nursing role and population competencies