DNP Advanced Nursing Practice (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The neonatal nurse practitioner concentration of the Doctor in Nursing Practice program is an advanced nursing practice degree. This program prepares you to provide holistic, client-centered care to neonates, infants and children within traditional, nontraditional and culturally diverse families. Core courses focus on theory to advanced practice, application of evidence to advanced practice, advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment.

Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Duration: 84 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

84 credit hours including the required applied project course (DNP 707) Required Core (21 credit hours) DNP 604 Advanced Human Pathophysiology Across Lifespan (4) DNP 605 Advanced Health Assessment Across Lifespan (3) DNP 608 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across Lifespan (3) DNP 609 Advanced Practice Nursing Role (1) DNP 704 Principles of Evidenced-based Care in Advanced Practice (4) DNP 705 Healthcare Outcomes Management (3) DNP 708 Systems Thinking in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3) Concentration (34 credit hours) DNP 653 Advanced Development and Family Health Promotion: Neonatal Theory I (3) DNP 654 Neonatal Practicum I (3) DNP 655 Management of Common Neonatal Problems (3) DNP 656 Neonatal Practicum II (5) DNP 657 Management of Complex Problems in Neonates (3) DNP 658 Neonatal Practicum III: Management of Complex Problems in Neonates (5) DNP 712 Clinical Residency and Management (12) Other Requirement (20 credit hours) DNP 601 Theoretical Foundations for Advance Practice Nursing (3) DNP 602 Evaluating Research for Practice (3) DNP 679 Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3) DNP 703 Innovation in Communication-scholarly and Professional Writing (2) DNP 709 Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice (3) DNP 711 Healthcare Policy and Innovation (3) DNP 715 Dynamics and Principles of Information in Health Care (3) Electives and Research (6 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) DNP 707 Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Health Care and Health Policy (3) Additional Curriculum Information Completion of an evidence-based doctoral applied project focused on a clinical issue relevant to advanced practice nursing is required.

Career pathways

DNP graduates are prepared to practice at the most advanced level of nursing. Graduates of the neonatal nurse practitioner concentration of the DNP in advanced nursing practice have the knowledge and training to provide health care for patients in an acute care setting.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from a nationally recognized, regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts three online recommendations and one self-evaluation satisfactory completion of the analytical writing section of the GRE proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency, per the Graduate College requirement and all requirements for the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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