The Clinical Research Management specialization is designed to prepare the clinical research professional with competencies and skills related to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards and research related to conducting clinical trials, institutional Review Boards and Regulations, and Ethical issues. Additionally the clinical research professional will develop skills related to research on organizational behavior, quality measurement and risk management, fiscal operations, systemic change and project program case management.
Specialized skills in communication and organizational politics and program development, implementation, and impact analysis will be acquired. Graduates will be prepared for entry to mid-level clinical management positions, with potential for promotion to executive level positions in a variety of research settings. This specialization requires 74 semester credit hours. All required courses are offered online.
Summary of Course Requirements
| Common Core | Course |
Credit Hrs. |
NRSG 748 |
Theories for Practice and Research: Individual, Family, Community |
3 |
NRSG 754 |
Health Care Research |
3 |
NRSG 755 |
Health Care Professionalism: Issues and Roles |
3 |
Advanced Practice Core |
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NRSG 731 |
Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics |
1 |
NRSG 806 |
Advanced Physiology |
4 |
NRSG 812 |
Advanced Pathophysiology |
3 |
NRSG 813 |
Applied Drug Therapy |
3 |
Leadership Core |
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NRSG 808 |
Social Context for Health Care Policy |
2 |
NRSG 820 |
Organizational Communication and Program Planning |
2 |
NRSG 826 |
Global Perspectives and Diversity in Health Care |
2 |
NRSG 880 |
Organizational Foundations for Leading Change |
3 |
NRSG 885 |
Evaluation and Analysis for Health Care Effectiveness |
2 |
Clinical Research Management Specialty Core |
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NRSG 823 |
Research Clinical Trial Management: Pre-study Activities |
3 |
NRSG 824 |
Research Clinical Trial Management: During-study Activities |
3 |
NRSG 825 |
Research Clinical Trial Mangement: Post-study Activities |
3 |
| NRSG 833 | Managing Clinical Research Projects | 3 |
DNP Core |
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PRVM 800 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
NRSG 804 |
Interpreting Research for Applied Science |
3 |
NRSG 941 |
Preparing the Doctoral Leader |
3 |
Capstone |
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NRSG 980 |
Capstone Project for DNP |
6 |
DNP Specialty Area: Clinical Research Management |
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| NRSG 857 | Transforming Healthcare: Information Systems and Technology | 3 |
NRSG 919 |
Theoretical Foundations for Leading and Communicating in Organizations |
3 |
NRSG 920 |
Microsystems in Healthcare Operations |
3 |
Student selects 15 credits of DNP specialty courses, in nursing or other related disciplines |
15 total |
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Total Credits Required for DNP degree |
74 |
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Sample Plans of Study: Full time ------ Or ------ Part time
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