Offered through Distance Education with On-Site Requirements
Program Overview
The DNP degree was adopted in 2004 by the Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in response to numerous societal, scientific, and professional advances. These ongoing developments include expansion of scientific knowledge required for safe practice, an increasingly interprofessional work environment, and growing interest in the quality of patient care and outcomes of care. Practice demands associated with an increasingly complex healthcare system create a mandate to educate professional nurses engaged in advanced practice with doctoral level competencies. The DNP degree represents attainment of the highest level of preparation in nursing practice.
The Post-Baccalaureate DNP Program at Stony Brook University School of Nursing prepares diverse students to be clinical leaders, stimulate innovation in practice, and influence policy, thereby impacting patient outcomes and population health. Our DNP graduates have skills and tools that enable them to identify opportunities for improvement in health care delivery, critically appraise evidence to inform change, utilize information technology to analyze complex practice models and organizational issues, improve systems of care to enhance safety and quality of care when needed, and facilitate translation of evidence into practice to advance health outcomes.
The license-qualifying Post-Baccalaureate DNP Program is designed for registered nurses who hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing, and prepares them to sit for a national certification exam in an advanced practice nursing specialty. The program requires 87 credits of coursework, including a minimum of 1,000 scholarly/clinical practice hours. The Post-Baccalaureate DNP Program is offered in the following population foci: Adult-Gerontology-Primary Care, Family, Pediatric-Primary Care, Psychiatric-Mental Health, Women’s Health, Neonatal, and Nurse Midwifery.
Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives who hold a Master’s degree may be eligible to enter our DNP Program with advanced standing (post-masters entry). A gap analysis is conducted to confirm previous coursework taken and validate the number of clinical hours performed at the Master’s level. With advanced standing, the program requires 42 credits of coursework, including a minimum of 500 scholarly practice hours (to meet the 1,000+ post-baccalaureate practice hour requirement).
The DNP program at Stony Brook University School of Nursing is offered through distance education with on-site requirements. DNP students pursue study in various areas of clinical inquiry, and develop a practice-relevant quality improvement or evidence-based practice project. The faculty of the School of Nursing is committed to the spirit of collaboration and mentorship. Major foci of the DNP Program are developing a community of scholars, fostering a commitment to lifelong learning, and cultivating an area of clinical scholarship.
The School of Nursing is currently only accepting applicants with advanced standing to the DNP program. In order to apply, you must hold a Master of Science degree as an advanced Nurse Practitioner or as a certified Nurse Midwife.
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