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DNP Family Nurse Practitioner at University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota, United States

Programme overview

Be the primary care provider for your community. Designed for nurses with bachelor's and master's degrees to elevate to a D.N.P., our post-baccalaureate program offers 100% online coursework with one campus visit that will sharpen your ability to assess patients, order and interpret tests, establish diagnoses and manage treatment plans. Then use that knowledge to provide family-focused acute, chronic and preventive care to patients across the lifespan on a long-term basis.

Faculty: College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines  |  Duration: 8 semesters (full-time) or 11 semesters (part-time) (83 credit hours)  |  Study mode: online  |  Intake: Fall (June 1)  |  Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

Students seeking the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the University of North Dakota must satisfy all general requirements set forth by the School of Graduate Studies as well as particular requirements set forth by the Nursing Department. Completion of all course work with GPA of at least 3.0. Required courses include NURS 505 Advanced Pharmacology; NURS 510 Adv Physiology/Pathophysiology I; NURS 515 Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice I; NURS 612 Integrated Leadership DNP Core Concepts; NURS 582 Applied Univariate Statistics for Nursing Professionals; NURS 511 Adv Physiology/Pathophys II.

Career pathways

Patients of all ages require convenient medical care, and they seek someone they can trust who can regularly provide it. As a family nurse practitioner, you could be your community’s main point of contact for all health-related questions and concerns.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Approved admission to the Nurse Anesthesia Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program requires the following of all students: Completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited program of nursing Current U.S. licensure unencumbered and in good standing as a Registered Nurse (upload Nursys verification report in application) Minimum of one year of critical care nursing experience within the U.S., its territories or a U.S. military hospital outside of the U.S. required A minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0. This includes a minimum GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate science coursework Evidence of a completed statistics course (undergraduate or graduate) Evidence of a completed Organic Chemistry I or upper division Biochemistry course Typed personal statement that is no more than two pages in length and addresses the following three areas: Describe why you have chosen the Nurse Anesthesia specialization Describe your professional goals Describe why you feel the University of North Dakota program is best suited to help you meet your professional goals Three…

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/graduate/apply.html

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