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The UMKC School of Nursing is offering an on-line post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program for nationally certified advanced practice nurses. Students will take on-line courses  and attend a four day Summer Institute in Kansas City  each summer.

If you are interested in a clinical terminal degree this may be the program for you. If you want more specific information about the DNP, please visit the AACN’s web site and review The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP.”

Mission of DNP Program

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program will prepare nurses with the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for fully accountable practice with patients across sites and over time.

Justification: With the increasing scope of clinical scholarship in nursing and the growth of scientific knowledge in the discipline, doctoral level education is necessary for independent practice. The curriculum includes content that will enable the graduate to conduct complex diagnostic and treatment modalities, impact the complex health care system, assume a leadership role, assess and apply scientific evidence to clinical practice and assimilate in-depth knowledge of biophysical, psychosocial, behavioral and clinical sciences.

Program Purposes

1. To prepare professional nurses to function at the most advanced level of nursing
    practice in the dynamic health care and legislative arenas.
2. Facilitate acquisition of skills necessary for the enactment of specific nursing roles.
3. Promote attainment of inquiry skills.
4. Build a solid foundation for continued professional growth.

Program Objectives

Graduates of the DNP program will be prepared to:
1. Serve as leaders in nursing and health care
2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge, values, and skills in a selected area of nursing
3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge, values, and skills in a selected functional role
4. Synthesize theory, research knowledge and methods to create, implement, and evaluate
        a. practice interventions,
        b. health delivery systems,
        c. clinical teaching.

If you are interested in applying, all application materials are due each year on September 15 for a Summer Semester start-up. Please read the following materials for more specific information. Frequently Asked Questions DNP Post-Master’s Program of Study DNP Post-Master’s Application Instructions and Check-Off