NUR 902: Clinical Residency I (3 credit hours/180 clinical hours). This is the 1st of a 2 course series that provides the DNP student with mentored opportunities to identify, develop, implement, evaluate and disseminate an independent, analytic scholarly project focusing on problems of practice within specific populations. Each course builds on the knowledge and practice expertise to the DNP student, culminating in the completion of the scholarly project. The range of projects will be varied as they relate to the unique clinical practices of the DNP student and may include quality improvement, analyzing policy designing and using databases, designing and evaluating new models of care, collaboration with researchers to answer clinical questions, program development, implementation, and evaluation. To complete the objectives of this course successfully, the DMP student works with a faculty mentor to refine the design of the scholarly project. Students must successfully complete an oral defense of the project prior to implementation. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS

NUR 903: Health Care Policy (3 credit hours). The purpose of this course is to facilitate the student's exploration of policy formulation, implementation, and modification in the United States. A model of policymaking will be analyzed in core components of the health care policy and planning, including the sociopolitical and economic context of health and health seeking behaviors will be emphasized. Healthcare policy and planning at the local, state, federal, and international levels will be explored. Ethical dimensions of public policy formulation and implementation will be highlighted. The roles of the nursing profession and individual nurses as they relate to the development and implementation of health policy will be investigated. Key concepts that influence policymaking such as politics, advocacy, ethics, federalism, pluralism, polarization, civil rights and civil liberties will be discussed. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS

NUR 905: Clinical Residency II (3 credit hours/180 clinical hours). In this capstone course, the DNP student completes implementation of the evidence-based scholarly project specific to a population of interest within a clinical setting and evaluates its impact on healthcare outcomes. Students will disseminate their findings through an oral presentation and a manuscript suitable for a peer-reviewed publication. Students will apply knowledge and skills obtained in the didactic and integrative courses in order to address the ethical, legal, financial and organizational aspects of the scholarly project. The DNP student will discuss his or her topic of interest, the development of the project and how it addressed the needs of a selected population; and evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the project. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS

NUR 906: DNP Project Focus Course (3 credit hours). The purpose of this course is to assist students in the final stage of their research projects. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS

NUR 907: DNP Project (3 credit hours). During this course, student's emphasis will be placed on data collection, database creation, data entry, analysis, and interpretation of results. They will complete the research project and then defend the project. Presenting research projects to offer suggestions and support the students will learn to disseminate findings from their research through presentations and publications. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS

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