Doctorate in Nursing Practice

Z2020-2021 Graduate New Program Request

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Program Information
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  • Program Name*
    Doctorate in Nursing Practice
    Doctorate in Nursing Practice
  • Degree Type*
  • Program Description*
    The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree prepares graduates to provide the most advanced level of nursing care for individuals, families, groups, and communities. This includes the direct care of individual patients, management of care for individuals and populations, administration of nursing systems, and the development and implementation of health policy.
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Curriculum Information
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  • Type of Program*

  • PROGRAM CURRICULUM

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    Follow these steps to propose courses to the new program curriculum. 

    Step 1 - Adding Courses to the Program

    In order to build or edit a program, you must first add all courses to be included in the program of study through the view curriculum courses tab

    • If this new program proposal includes the UWG Undergraduate General Education Curriculum, scroll to the top of this form and click on the  icon to import the "University of West Georgia General Education Requirements."
    • For courses already in the catalog, click on "Import Course" and find the courses needed. You can select multiple courses at one time. 
    •  For new courses going through a Curriculog Approval Process click on "Add Course"-- a box will open asking you for the Prefix, Course Number, and Course Title.

    NOTE: A New Course Request proposal must also be submitted along with the New Program Proposal if the course is new. 

    Step 2 - Adding Courses to the Curriculum Schema

    Next, to add cores (sections of the program of study, e.g., Requirements, Additional Information, etc.) click on  "View Curriculum Schema." Click add core and title it appropriately. When you click on "Add Courses" it will bring up the list of courses available from Step 1. Select the courses you wish to add.


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Justification and Assessment
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  • Rationale*
    The proposed DNP program will prepare graduates for the next step in several ways. First, a program for students after entry into nurse practitioner practice, such as the UWG proposed MSN to DNP program, builds on students clinical knowledge and practice in the attainment of doctoral-level competencies and skills. The proposed program, with a planned admission of a small cohort in 2020, is the first step to building the UWG DNP program because it will assist nurses who are currently MSN prepared nurse practitioners to develop high-level competencies needed for practice in todays health care environment as well as those skills needed as a nurse educator. Secondly, a major barrier to DNP education is the lack of doctorally prepared faculty (AACN, 2019, Enrollment/Graduations; Buerhaus, & et.al, 2017; Gorski & Polansky, 2018). Doctorally prepared faculty who are actively engaged in teaching and practice, as well as translational science are ideal for DNP programs. To provide the qualified faculty, the UWG DNP proposed program begins with the MSN to DNP track and also offers an optional focus in nursing education. The AACN 2019 Vision for Nursing Education Position Paper clearly states that optional course work in DNP programs should be offered for those interested in pursuing an academic career. Because of our tradition of educating nurse educators, we are uniquely qualified to prepare advanced practice NPs to transition to an educator role. The curriculum offers two didactics and one practicum course with a focus on nursing education. Finally, the second phase of the DNP proposal is for BSN prepared nurses wishing to obtain a doctoral degree. The direct route from BSN to DNP facilitates seamless academic progression. MSN-DNP Degree Option: Students who enter the MSN-DNP degree option will have a previous masters degree for advanced practice that has been built on the AACNs Masters Essentials. The graduates of such advanced practice MSN programs would already have attained many of the competencies defined in the DNP Essentials. Therefore, our MSN-DNP degree is designed to provide those DNP competencies not previously attained for advanced practice nurses such as the strengthened scientific foundation for practice, created and sustained changes at the organizational and policy level, and the translation of research into practice with the dissemination and integration of new knowledge. The MSN-DNP degree will consist of 34-38 program hours over approximately five semesters full-time or eight semesters part-time to complete. The total number of program hours and practicum hours completed will depend upon the total practicum hours acquired in the previous advanced practice MSN degree. Therefore, a variable credit course exists in the DNP Specialty Practicum courses (NURS 8022 to NURS 8026) to provide flexibility with an overall total of 300 to 540 possible practicum hours. BSN-DNP Degree Option: The BSN-DNP degree option will offer a population-focused area of practice (family nurse practitioner) and will prepare graduates to meet the educational eligibility requirements for national certification. This curriculum will contain the DNP Essentials, which are deemed paramount for all graduates of a DNP program. The curriculum will also include the competencies, content, and practical experiences needed for a Family Nurse Practitioner focus as delineated by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). The total number of program hours will consist of 70 program hours and 1080 practicum hours over approximately eight semesters full-time or eleven semesters part-time to complete. Within the 1080 practicum hours, approximately 540 hours will include supervised direct patient care, and 540 hours will consist of precepted immersion experiences. The precepted immersion experiences will provide an opportunity for further synthesis and expansion of learning, within which the final DNP project will be completed.
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  • Program Learning Outcomes - Please provide PLOs in a numbered list format.*

    Upon completion of the DNP program, the graduate will be able to:

    1) Synthesize scientific, theoretical and ethical principles to design, deliver, manage and evaluate evidence-based care for individuals, families, and populations.

    2) Integrate knowledge from diverse sources to contribute to the generation, translation, and dissemination of evidence-based health care practices that promote safety and quality.

    3) Demonstrate intra- and inter-professional communication and collaboration in providing safe, effective patient and population-centered care.

    4) Utilize communication technologies and healthcare informatics to improve care for the individual as well as healthcare delivery in organizational systems.

    5) Analyze the social determinants of health and public policy components impacting population health outcomes.

    6) Design and implement population-based interventions to address health disparities and to improve healthcare for diverse populations and cultures.

    7) Assume organization and systems leadership to improve the health outcomes of individuals and populations across the care continuum.

    8)  Display a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adhering to ethical/legal principles and advocating for social justice.

  • REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

    ATTACH the the following required documentsl by navigating to the Proposal Toolbox and clicking  in the top right corner.

    1.) USGBOR One Step Proposal

    2.) Program Map and/or Program Sheet

    For advising purposes, all new programs must include program map. Please download the program map template from here, and upload.

    3.) Assessment Plan

    All new major programs must include an assessment plan. Stand-alone minors must have an assessment plan as well.  A stand-alone minor is a minor that can be earned in a program that does not offer an undergraduates degree with a major in that discipline (for example, a student can earn a minor in Africana Studies but cannot complete a bachelor's degree with a major in Africana Studies). Minors in a discipline where a corresponding major is offered, are not required to include an assessment plan.

    Please download the assessment template from here complete, and upload.

    4.) Curriculum Map Assessment

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