Doctor of Nursing Practice
Explore the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at NMSU Global Campus
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree prepares leaders for the highest level of practice. This nurse practitioner doctorate is the terminal practice degree for nurses. NMSU Global Campus offers two professional specialty tracks:
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
100% Online Courses + On-Site Clinical Hours
Although the coursework for these programs is 100% online, the clinical component consists of over 1,000 contact hours. Anyone interested in pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree should make certain that you can make the intensive time commitment that this program requires.
Program Highlights and Learning Outcomes
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from NMSU Global Campus is ideal for nurse leaders, public health nurses, nurse informaticists and advanced practice registered nurses who wish to remain at the forefront of patient care.
Our expert faculty prepares you for clinical excellence. Together, students and instructors explore a holistic perspective on coaching individuals and families through developmental, health-illness and situational transitions.
NMSU Global Campus empowers our graduates to initiate evidence-based practice strategies that enhance health care and improve patient outcomes:
- Develop in-depth leadership roles in addressing complex health problems of the Southwest U.S. Borderlands region, state, and international health disparities, ethics, policy, access, quality, and financing.
- Research and analyze current and emerging science in the application of advanced practice nursing to the care of individuals, groups, communities, and systems.
- Design and implement evidence-based practices, ethical and standard decision-making in clinical environment
- Learn contemporary cost-effective and culturally competent quality healthcare
- Collaborate and model clinical and ethical accountability for professional advancement.
- Work with interdisciplinary teams to achieve national quality healthcare goals and reduce health disparities.
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