Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing offers three ACEN-accredited DNP emphasis options designed to help you advance and achieve your career goals in nursing. With a DNP degree, you can Be Brilliant as a doctoral-prepared nurse leader who improves healthcare outcomes in your community and beyond.
Post-Master's to DNP: Executive Leadership
Designed to elevate master's-prepared nurses and nurse practitioners, the DNP Executive Leadership program prepares you to shape professional practice environments, lead interdisciplinary care teams, and develop evidence-based practice standards and processes for patient care. You’ll gain real-life experience and graduate being able to provide interdisciplinary leadership, develop and implement local and national health care policies, promote patient care and safety, and critically analyze and apply research to improve healthcare outcomes.
Post-BSN to DNP: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
In the DNP Family Nurse Practitioner program, you'll advance from a bachelor's-prepared RN to a clinical FNP and expert nurse leader. The program emphasizes primary care skills like assessment, diagnosis, and interventions, focusing on improvements to the healthcare system and patient wellness. Graduates are eligible for FNP certification, enabling them to provide primary care across the lifespan and lead within healthcare organizations.
Post-BSN to DNP: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
In the DNP Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, you'll become an expert nurse leader at the doctoral level. This program emphasizes mental health assessments, diagnosis, interventions, and system improvements. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible for PMHNP certification to provide specialized mental health care and lead in healthcare settings.
Post-BSN to DNP: Nurse Anesthesia
In the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program, you'll become an expert nurse clinical leader at the doctoral level. This program will emphasize patient assessment, anesthetic planning, and the delivery of safe, evidence-based anesthesia care across the lifespan. Currently undergoing Capability Review by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), interested students are encouraged to monitor the program website for updates, as the NA program cannot enroll students until initial accreditation has been granted. An accreditation decision is anticipated in October 2027.