Curriculum Plan - Post BSN to DNP - Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP
For classes entering in prior years:
Please select the catalog year (your year of entry) in the drop-down menu to the right. Then use the navigation to choose your specific curriculum.
If you attended prior to 2007-2008 and require a copy of your curriculum, please contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@mghihp.edu.
Prerequisites: All DNP students must submit evidence of a graduate level course in biostatistics completed within the last 10 years. This is a required prerequisite for matriculation into the post Master’s DNP level courses. This course may be available at MGHIHP (depending upon semester and demand). The course that will fulfill this requirement is HP-850 Intermediate Biostatistics.
Program Code: NU.DNP.RNDNP.AGAC.NP
Year I, Term I, Fall
| NP-715N | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NP-760N | Adv Assess/Diag Reas - Adult | 3 |
| NH-602 | Hlth Care Policy & Politics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Year I, Term II, Spring
| NP-726 | Acute Care Seminar | 3 |
| NP-734 | Adlt Gero Acute Care Theory I | 3 |
| NP-739 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Year I, Summer
Note:
NP-758 can also be taken in Year 2 Spring.
| NH-720 | Research for Clinical Practice | 3 |
| NP-758 | Transitions in Life and Health | 3 |
| NP-874A | Adlt Gero Acute Care Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Year II, Term I, Fall
| NP-834 | Adlt Gero Acute Care II Theory | 3 |
| NP-874B | Adlt Gero Acute Care Practicum | 3 |
| NP-874C | Adlt Gero Acute Care Practicum | 3 |
| NS-891N | Scholarly Project | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Year II, Term II, Spring
| NP-839 | Professional Issues | 2 |
| NP-854 | Adlt Ger Acute Care III Theory | 3 |
| NP-874D | Adlt Gero Acute Care Practicum | 3 |
| NP-874E | Adlt Gero Acute Care Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Year III, Term I, Fall
| DNP-866 | Discovering the Theory and Science of Doctoral Nursing Practice | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Year III, Term II, Spring
| DNP-867 | Analyzing the Context of Health Systems Transformation | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Year III, Summer
| DNP-966C | Translation of Evidence in DNP Practice | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Year IV, Term I, Fall
| DNP-967 | Disseminating Theory and Science into Advancing the Practice of Nursing | 7 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
Total Credit Hours: 82