Doctor of Nursing Practice
Commonwealth University's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares nurse leaders to apply advanced practice skills at the highest level of clinical practice.
- Degrees & Offerings
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- Nursing (D.N.P.)
- Location
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- Bloomsburg
- Department
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Assistant Professor of Nursing
Lead the Future of Healthcare
The focus of the program is practice-oriented investigation in the clinical setting emphasizing health education, leadership, research application, and analysis of healthcare outcomes. The program will prepare advanced practice nurses as clinical scholars skilled in patient-centered care, intra-professional collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, policy advocacy, and improved use of informatics and technology. Students will be prepared to assume a higher level of responsibility and leadership in nursing and health care, with the ultimate goal of improving the healthcare delivery system of the nation.
DNP Program Options
Commonwealth University offers four graduate level options for earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
- Nursing (DNP): Advanced Practice – This online, post-MSN program is for advanced practice nurses and consists of 33 credits over two years.
- Nursing (DNP): Nurse Anesthesia – This option is designed to prepare nurses as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
- Nursing (DNP): Nurse Executive - Prepares registered nurses in influential leadership to lead systems in organizational change with the goal of improving the healthcare delivery.
Courses and Curriculum
Note: Degree requirements effective for enrolled students beginning Fall 2023. All enrolled students, including matriculating students prior to Fall 2023, can review their degree program requirements and track progress to degree completion with our degree audit and advisement tool, Degree Works.
Onward and Upward
Connect with our Graduate Nursing Faculty
Lori Parke
- Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Bloomsburg
Jennifer Sheaffer
- Chair of Graduate Nursing, Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs
- Bloomsburg
Lori Metzger
- Associate Professor, Director, MSN/MBA Program Director, MSN Informatics Program
- Bloomsburg
Debra Minzola
- Program Director of Geisinger/Bloomsburg Nurse Anesthesia Program, Associate Professor of Nursing
- Bloomsburg
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