Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Catalog 2010 ... - Mercer University

D.N.P. Program Courses and Curriculum PlanThe Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program provides a curriculum plan involvingcontinuous semesters of online study. Synchronous and asynchronous methods ofonline learning are incorporated into courses within the program of student. A samplefull-time curriculum plan is provided below.Sample Curriculum PlanDoctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) – Full-timeYEAR ONESemester 1 (Fall) Semester 2 (Spring) Semester 3 (Summer)NUR 700 Research and NUR 703 Population NUR 810 Ethics in HealthEvidence Based Practice Health Trends: National Care and Research (2 hrs)(3 hrs) and Global Issues (3 hrs)NUR 811 Philosophical NUR 701 Health Care NUR 706 Clinical PracticumInfluences on Leadership, Evaluation, and Two: Project PlanningNursing Science (2 hrs) Change (3 hrs) (1-9-4 hrs)NUR 800 Pathway to NUR 801 Pathway to NUR 802 Pathway toScholarship (1 hr) Scholarly Writing (1 hr) Grant Writing (1 hr)NUR 702 Doctor ofNursing Practice: RoleDevelopment (2 hrs)NUR 705 Clinical PracticumOne: Project Identification(1-9-4 hrs)Total = 8 hrs. Total = 11 hrs. Total = 7 hrs.Semester 4 (Fall)NUR 814 Health CareSystems Analysis (2 hrs)YEAR TWOSemester 5 (Spring)NUR 708 Pathway to Success as a Clinical Scholar(1 hr)NUR 707 Financial NUR 710 Clinical Practicum Level Four:Management in Health Care Project Dissemination (1-9-4 hrs)(3 hrs)NUR 709 Clinical Practicum NUR 704 Resource Management in Health CareLevel Three: Project (3 hrs)Implementation (1-9-4 hrs)Total = 9 hrs.Total = 8 hrsGraduate ProgramsTotal core courses = 43Total clinical hours = 540D.N.P. students desiring to enhance their curriculum with nursing education coursesmust declare this course of study at the time of acceptance to the program. Threeadditional courses must be taken: NUR 816 Foundations of Nursing Education (3 hrs),NUR 817 Nursing Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation (3 hrs), andNUR 818 Leadership in Higher Education (3 hrs).75