DNP Essentials

The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (2006)

These Essentials define the curricular elements that must be present in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. Required by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for schools seeking accreditation for DNP programs, these Essentials outline the foundational competencies that are core to all advanced nursing practice roles, including the four nationally-recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nursing roles: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives.

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking
Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care
Essential V: Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
Essential VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nations Health
Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

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