D.N.P. Nursing Informatics Concentration Sample Plan of Study

Fall term 1

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 744: Foundations in Knowledge & Scholarship for Advanced Nursing Practice	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 745: Holistic & Ethical Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice Roles	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Spring term 2

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 749: Epidemiology & Population Health	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 757: Health Information Technology & Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Summer term 3

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 758: Health Policy & Health Economics for Nurse Leaders	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 762: System-Based Care & Interprofessional Partnerships	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Fall term 4

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 764: Scientific Foundations for Healthcare Safety & Improvement	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 694: Integrating Advanced Physical, Physiologic, and Pharmacologic Health Sciences into Advanced Nursing Specialty Practice	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 733: DNP Knowledge Synthesis & Competency Assessment	1	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 7

Spring term 5

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 686: Nursing Informatics, Theories, Frameworks, & Models	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 687: System Design, Implementation, & Sustainability	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 715: Advanced Nursing Specialty Practice Competency Assessment I	1	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 7

Summer term 6

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 690: Healthcare Database Systems	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 739: Human Factors, Human-Computer Interactions, & Consumer Informatics	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Fall term 7

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 746: Strategic Leadership & Management	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
Elective	3	TBA	TBA

Total term hours: 6

Spring term 8

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 748: Advanced Nursing Specialty Practicum	3 (270)	Practicum	N/A
NURS 793: Planned Change Management for DNP Projects	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Summer term 9

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 794: DNP Project I: Project Planning & Implementation	3 (270)	Practicum	N/A
NURS 716: Advanced Nursing Specialty Practice Competency Assessment II	1	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 4

Fall term 10

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 795: DNP Project II: Project Implementation & Evaluation	3 (270)	Practicum	N/A
NURS 748: Advanced Nursing Specialty Practicum	3 (270)	TBD	TBD

Total term hours: 6

Total hours: 60