NSU HPD Catalog 2024-2025

Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing—Doctor of Nursing Practice Program 539 Attendance at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus for the two–three days of the Summer Institute is required at the end of May/beginning of June. D.N.P. Courses Credit Hours NSG 7020 Healthcare Policy and Advocacy 3 NSG 7131 Epidemiology Advancing Global Health 3 NSG 7135 Healthcare Information Systems and Outcomes Management 3 NSG 7300 D.N.P. Roles, Leadership, and Collaboration 3 NSG 7350 Leading in Complex Healthcare Systems 3 NSG 7400 Nursing Science for Clinical Practice 3 NSG 7431 Project I: Mentored Scholarship 5 (150 practicum hours) NSG 7444 Project II: Project Plan 4 (150 practicum hours) NSG 7445 Project III: Implementation 3 (150 practicum hours) NSG 7451 Project IV: Evaluation 3 (150 practicum hours) NSG 7040 Biostatistics I 3 Minimum Total Credit Hours 36 Students may focus on a direct care role or an aggregate/systems/organizational role such as informatics, nursing administration, or community health. Prior to starting NSG 7451 Project IV: Evaluation, 500 clinical practice hours post Bachelor of Science in Nursing must be completed. These hours may be credited from the M.S.N. program, but must be verified by the university where the student completed the M.S.N. Hours may also be achieved by taking NSG 7460 Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice until the 500 hours are completed. All but 170 of the required clinical hours must be completed prior to starting NSG 7451 Project IV: Evaluation. If an applicant is an R.N. or B.S.N. with a master’s degree in another health-related field, the applicant may enroll in a transitional course, NSG 7299—Transition to D.N.P., to meet M.S.N. essentials prior to the start of D.N.P. coursework. This course is only offered in the fall semester. Students will work with an adviser to plan their individual program of study. B.S.N.–D.N.P.—Nursing Education Credit Hours NSG 5531 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 NSG 5220 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 3 NSG 7460 Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice 3 (170 clinical hours) NSG 7300 D.N.P. Roles, Leadership, and Collaboration 3 NSG 5510 Advanced Pharmacology 3 NSG 5502 Advanced Health Assessment 3 Curriculum Outlines

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