Doctor of Nursing Practice

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)是一个练习博士学位这为临床学者准备以杰出的领导力和创新的循证循证/人口为中心的护理和医疗保健服务，从而改善了护理系统并影响患者的结果。该计划的重点是跨专业的合作，并在质量改进和安全方面发展能力，从而增强对患者，家庭，提供者和组织重要的结果。

The DNP program is a post-master’s program这承认了护士从业者，临床护士专家，认证的护士麻醉师（CRNA），护士董事和专注于信息学的护士。兼职计划提供了适应工作专业人员的灵活性。请注意，有兴趣成为护士麻醉师的预先准备的护士应审查BSN-DNPin Nurse Anesthesia信息。

The DNP program is the highest ranked in Texas and was the first DNP program created in the state. The campus is located in the Texas Medical Center where student enjoy the resources of a distinguished academic health science center within the world’s largest medical center.

课程

Cizik护理学院为护士提供计划选择：

• 护士从业者/临床护士专家
• 护士主管s
• 护士麻醉师
• 护士信息家

学生每学期在休斯顿校园上课三天，还参加在线学习。CRNA学生可以在5个学者或8个学期课程计划之间进行选择。护士从业人员，临床护士专家，护士高管和护士信息学遵循8个学期的课程计划。所有的主持权和奖学金经验都是个性化的，以支持学生的目标和国家DNP能力的成就。

• NP/CNS
• 护士主管
• Informatics
• 护士麻醉师

临床奖学金组合（CSP）

临床奖学金组合（CSP）is the DNP equivalent to a dissertation. It is a collection of required components that demonstrates a student’s scholarship as a clinical scholar practicing at the highest level of advanced practice. It provides evidence of competency in all domains of DNP practice. The CSP includes a major DNP Project, comprehensive cases studies, and other examples of scholarly work related to the competencies outlined in the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) DNP Essentials.

以学生为中心的支持

在入学DNP计划时，每个DNP学生都将分配顾问/教师导师。根据临床专业知识和与学生感兴趣的领域兼容的兴趣，选择了顾问。该顾问在整个DNP计划中与学生合作。

奖学金和经济援助

护理学院通过提供绩效和需求的奖学金和赠款而为其对博士教育的承诺感到自豪。申请过程具有竞争力，并在申请审查周期内开始。

鼓励对DNP奖学金感兴趣的学生提交Cizik护理学院Scholarship Application后申请入学。

该计划的优势

• 获取世界上最大医疗中心的资源和专家
• 在线课程，集中校园课程
• 能够攻读学位的能力，同时保持全职工作
• The DNP project may be conducted in your work environment or with community partners
• Students have access to clinical partnerships with Magnet and other high level clinical facilities
• Nationally recognized faculty with expertise and broad experience in advanced clinical practice, leadership, informatics, and quality improvement and safety
• 学生在整个DNP计划中都有顾问/导师

Accreditation

CIZIK护理学院的护理学学士学位课程，硕士学位课程，护理医生课程和研究生APRN证书课程得到了大学护理委员会的认可（http://www.ccneaccreditation.org）.