The College of St. Benedict, in partnership with St. John’s University, Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner program is designed to prepare actively practicing RNs to provide advanced care for patients across their lifespan in a variety of settings including family practice, primary care, urgent care, and hospital settings. The DNP-FNP program at CSB/SJU is rooted in the tradition of Benedictine values and inspires students to become ethical leaders in their field of practice. Our core values of ethical leadership, advocacy, scholarship, global citizenship, and innovation are integrated throughout the curriculum and provide a unique graduate student experience. Students in this program will have guaranteed clinical placements and the opportunity for a specialty care clinical elective in an area of interest for the student. The DNP-Family Nurse Practitioner program is a hybrid online program.
DNP Program Curriculum – Family Nurse Practitioner Track
Curriculum Requirements 2024-2027
Total Credit Hours: 70 credits
Plan of Study Grid
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| NRSG 502 |
Informatics |
3 |
| NRSG 503 |
Methods of Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Spring |
|---|
| NRSG 513 |
Global Perspectives |
3 |
| NRSG 514 |
Ethics, Health Policy and Advocacy |
3 |
| NRSG 515 |
Health Care Systems and Organizational Leadership |
3 |
| | Hours | 9 |
| Summer |
|---|
| NRSG 501 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| NRSG 504 |
Evaluation and Translation of the Evidence |
3 |
| NRSG 520 |
Transition to Advanced Practice |
3 |
| | Hours | 9 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| NRSG 535 |
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 |
| NRSG 536 |
Advanced Pharmacology I |
3 |
| NRSG 551 |
Family Systems |
2 |
| | Hours | 8 |
| Spring |
|---|
| NRSG 537 |
Advanced Pharmacology II |
2 |
| NRSG 539 |
Advanced Health Assessment |
3 |
| NRSG 552 |
Advanced Diagnostics I |
2 |
| NRSG 590 |
Doctorate Project I |
2 |
| | Hours | 9 |
| Summer |
|---|
| NRSG 553 |
Advanced Diagnostics II |
2 |
| NRSG 560 |
Advanced Practice Nursing I |
3 |
| NRSG 584 |
Clinical Practicum I |
2 |
| NRSG 591 |
Doctorate Project II |
1 |
| | Hours | 8 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| NRSG 561 |
Advanced Practice Nursing II |
4 |
| NRSG 585 |
Clinical Practicum II |
2 |
| NRSG 592 |
Doctorate Project III |
1 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Spring |
|---|
| NRSG 562 |
Advanced Practice Nursing III |
4 |
| NRSG 586 |
Clinical Practicum III |
2 |
| NRSG 593 |
Doctorate Project IV |
1 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Summer |
|---|
| NRSG 557 |
Specialty Care Management |
2 |
| NRSG 563 |
Capstone for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Transition to Practice |
2 |
| NRSG 587 |
Clinical Practicum Elective |
2 |
| NRSG 594 |
Doctorate Project V |
1 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| | Total Hours | 70 |
