Nursing administration and organizational leadership in today's health care system is a complex and challenging undertaking. The Organizational Leadership specialty prepares clinicians with skills in organizational behavior, clinical operations and system design, quality measurement and risk management, fiscal operations and systemic change and project management.
Specialized skills in organizational politics and policy development, implementation and impact analysis will be acquired. Working as an organizational leader, graduates are prepared for entry to mid-level clinical leadership and management positions, with promotion to executive level positions in a variety of settings possible. This DNP specialization requires 74 credit hours. All required courses for the program are offered in an online format.
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 |
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 |
Organizational Leadership Specialty Core |
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HP&M 822 |
Healthcare Economics |
3 |
NRSG 881 |
Applied Budgeting and Finance |
3 |
NRSG 882 |
NRSG 882: Quality Management; NRSG 883: Complexity Science Approaches to Improve Organizational Effectiveness |
3 |
| NRSG 886 | Practicum in Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| NRSG 891 | Human Resources and Workforce Development | 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: Organizational Leadership |
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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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