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Plans of Study

Master's-DNP Nurse Executive Leadership Concentration

Below are the suggested plans of study for full-time and part-time students of the Master's-DNP Nurse Executive Leadership concentration.

DNP NEL Concentration Full-Time Plan Of Study

  • NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 675 Population Health and Health Policy (3 hrs)
Total: 9 credit hours
  • NSG 670 Executive Leadership in Complex Healthcare Systems (3 hrs)
  • NGS 674 Quality, Safety and Outcomes for the Nurse Executive (3 hrs)
  • NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology (3 hrs)
Total: 9 credit hours
  • NSG 673 Advanced Finance and Economics of Health Care Systems (3 hrs)
  • NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hrs)
Notes: NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.

Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 672 Legal and Ethical Environment for Executive Leaders (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project II (3 hrs)
Notes: NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the implementation of the DNP project.

Total: 9 credit hours
  • NSG 699 DNP Project III (3 hrs)

Notes: NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the evaluation of findings.

Total: 3 credit hours

TOTAL ACADEMIC CREDITS: 36

DNP NEL Concentration Part-Time Plan Of Study

  • NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 670 Executive Leadership in Complex Healthcare Systems (3 hrs)
  • NGS 674 Quality, Safety and Outcomes for the Nurse Executive (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 673 Advanced Finance and Economics of Health Care Systems (3 hrs)
Total: 3 credit hours
  • NSG 672 Legal and Ethical Environment for Executive Leaders (3 hrs)
  • NSG 675 Population Health and Health Policy (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology (3 hrs)
Total Semester Credits: 3
  • NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hrs)
Notes: NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.

Total: 3 credit hours
  • NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project (3 hrs)
Notes: NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the implementation of the DNP project.

Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 699 DNP Project (3 hrs)

Notes: NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the evaluation of findings.

Total: 3 credit hours

TOTAL ACADEMIC CREDITS: 36

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Contact the DNP Post-ARPN Program

Post-APRN Concentration Lead: Sara L. Hubbell, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C

Phone: (910) 962-3200

hubbells@uncw.edu

dnp@uncw.edu 

Annette Richards
Administrative Assistant
910.962.7851
richardsa@uncw.edu

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