The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is accredited by the:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
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The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-focused doctoral program. The mission of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is to prepare expert nurse clinicians, administrators, and executive leaders to improve health and health care outcomes. The focus is on practice that is innovative and evidence-based, reflecting the application of credible research findings. Across the program, the student develops advanced knowledge and skills reflective of the terminal practice doctorate through evidence-based practice in diverse clinical, health care, and academic settings. The goal for this program is to provide educational, clinical, and practicum experiences in a transdisciplinary, collaborative learning environment. Students complete a project that demonstrates clinical scholarship. This DNP Project emphasizes evidence-based approaches for quality and safety improvement in various roles and practice settings.
Learning Outcomes
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program outcomes are based upon:
- The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)
- The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006)
A graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program:
- 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
- Demonstrates organizational and systems leadership for quality and safety in health care systems
- Critically appraises clinical scholarship and analytical methods for evidence-based practice
- Applies information systems and technology for the provision and/or transformation of health care
- Leverages interprofessional collaboration for the improvement of individual and population health outcomes
- 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
- Develops leadership for health care policy and advocacy that shapes health care financing, regulation, access, and delivery
- Demonstrates mastery of the advanced nursing practice/advanced practice nursing role and population competencies