The Public Health Nursing specialty is for both novice and experienced nurses in public/community health, or those desiring to move from individual patient care to influencing populations. Graduates develop skills in advanced community-based interventions and outcomes measurement, with emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention strategies for a targeted population. Advanced skills include leading and influencing local to national public health agendas through program development, funding, implementation and evaluation; health policy creation; and management of public health entities.
Graduates will find employment in state and county health departments, national and regional agencies or as leaders in community-based clinical and advocacy agencies. The Public Health Nursing DNP curriculum is 75 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 |
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 |
Public Health Nursing Specialty Core |
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NRSG 809 |
Health Promotion and Complementary Therapies |
3 |
NRSG 827 & 828 |
Advanced Concepts in Public Health Nursing/Practicum |
2 & 3 |
PRVM 830 |
Environmental Health |
3 |
| NRSG 839 | Global Perspectives: Practicum | 2 |
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: Public Health Nursing |
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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 |
75 |
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Sample Plans of Study: Full time ------ Or ------ Part time
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