Doctoral Degree Programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice Leadership Program
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Leadership program offers applicants with a masters degree in nursing to advance their academic scholarship as system-level leaders. Nurses prepared at the doctorate level integrate evidence-based practice, organizational, economic, and leadership skills contributing to the science of improvement. The DNP degree prepares students to apply and evaluate clinical evidence, designing systems of care delivery that are locally acceptable, economically feasible, and have significant impact on determinants of health and outcomes.
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Doctor of Nursing Practice/Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree along with your Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certificate is a hybrid online learning program that delivers the knowledge and skills to prepare you for your FNP role and DNP degree within a flexible schedule. Our campus-based seminar intensives, on the WesternU Pomona campus, and clinical experiences in a designated community will prepare you for clinical and doctoral practice within a variety of healthcare settings.
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Doctor of Nursing Practice/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree along with your Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate is a hybrid online learning program that delivers the knowledge and skills to prepare you for your PMHNP role and DNP degree within a flexible schedule. Our campus-based seminar intensives, on the WesternU Pomona campus, and clinical experiences in a designated community will prepare you for clinical and doctoral practice within a variety of healthcare settings.
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Graduates of the DNP program will have knowledge, skills, and abilities that are important across health care settings including an advanced understanding of nursing and health care science; health care system leadership; clinical scholarship and evidence-based practice; transformational information systems; health care advocacy and policy; interdisciplinary collaboration; care delivery improvement; and population-based care of vulnerable populations. Besides course specific assessment such as discussion forums, practice immersion intensives participation, presentations, and scholarly written work, students will develop an individual portfolio integrating the DNP essentials to serve as a representation of their progression through the program and achievement of program outcome competencies.
