Doctor of Nursing Practice: Executive Track

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program outcomes are based upon:

1. The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)
2. The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006)

A graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program:

1. Integrates the art and science of nursing, with ethics and the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, organizational, and public health sciences to improve patient and population health outcomes
2. Demonstrates organizational and systems leadership for quality and safety in health care systems
3. Critically appraises clinical scholarship and analytical methods for evidence-based practice
4. Applies information systems and technology for the provision and/or transformation of health care
5. Leverages interprofessional collaboration for the improvement of individual and population health outcomes
6. Utilizes population health strategies of risk reduction/illness prevention, health promotion, and health maintenance to reduce healthcare disparities and improve outcomes for diverse individuals and populations
7. Develops leadership for health care policy and advocacy that shapes health care financing, regulation, access, and delivery
8. Demonstrates mastery of the advanced nursing practice/advanced practice nursing role and population competencies

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Class of 2027 Supplemental Essay Prompt

Founded on a spirit of exploration and discovery, Johns Hopkins University encourages students to share their perspectives, develop their interests and pursue new experiences. Use this space to share something you’d like the admissions committee to know about you (your interests, your background, your identity, or your community) and how it has shaped what you want to get out of your college experience at Hopkins. (300-400 words)

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