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Why Hopkins?
Students in the DNP Advanced Practice/PhD Dual Degree program are motivated by clinical practice and research innovations that will produce practice transformations and improve care. This program is the first in the country where students can receive both degrees simultaneously from one school, and graduates will be prepared at the highest level to conduct clinical research, teach, mentor, and implement innovations to enhance patient outcomes.
Curriculum Highlights
The DNP Advanced Practice/PhD Dual Degree requires completion of both teaching and research residencies. Through the experiences, students will learn how to combine the roles of educator with clinician and scholar. Students will work with Hopkins faculty mentors to select courses and identify opportunities that align with their research and/or clinical training program.
The Best of Both Worlds
The DNP Advanced Practice/PhD Dual Degree program creates rigorously prepared clinical scholars that offer the nursing profession a ‘best of both worlds’ approach to creating innovative solutions for clinical curriculum development, faculty practice, and scientific inquiry. By combining the PhD goal of creating leaders in nursing science development with the DNP mission to prepare expert nurse clinicians into an integrated curriculum, students receive both outstanding research and clinical practice experience.
DNP Advanced Practice
Within the DNP, students will select an Advance Practice Track. The options for this dual degree are:
- DNP Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP
- DNP Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP
- DNP Family Primary Care NP
- DNP Pediatric Primary Care NP
- DNP Adult Health CNS
- DNP Adult Critical Care CNS
- DNP Pediatric Critical Care CNS
Students in the DNP Advanced Practice/PhD Dual Degree program are required to be on campus. Some content will be delivered online.
Curriculum
The program is designed to be completed in a five-year, full-time plan of study. The program highlights both a structured teaching and research residency.
The plan below is a sample of the DNP Advanced Practice/PhD curriculum.
Year 1
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Summer (7 credits)
- Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technology (2)
- Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Across the Lifespan (2)
- Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
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Fall (12 credits)
- Quantitative Research Design and Methods (3)
- Statistical Methods in Public Health I (3)
- Statistical Methods in Public Health II (3)
- Philosophical Perspectives of Health (3)
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Spring (12 credits)
- Qualitative Research Designs and Methods (2)
- Mixed Methods Research Designs (2)
- Statistical Methods in Public Health III (3)
- Scientific Perspectives in Nursing (3)
- Measurement in Healthcare Research (2)
Year 2
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Summer (4 credits)
- Health Finance (2)
- Grant Writing (1)
- Clinical Research Residency I (EBP Project) (1)
- COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS (NC)
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Fall (11 credits)
- Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Organization and Systems Leadership (2)
- Elective Credit (4)
- Research Residency (NC)
- Teaching Residency (NC)
- PRELIMINARY ORALS/NRSA Submission (NC)
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Spring (10 credits)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Responsibilities and Activities of Nurse Scientist (2)
- Translating Evidence into Practice (3)
- Advanced Nursing Health Policy (2)
- Research or Teaching Residency (NC)
- PRELIMINARY ORALS/NRSA Submission (NC)
Year 3
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Summer (9 credits)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Clinical Pharmacology (4)
- Research Residency (NC)
- IRB Submission (NC)
- Elective Credits (2)
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Fall (13 credits)
- Advanced Health Assessment and Measurement (3)
- Advanced Pathophysiology/ Physiology (4)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Elective Credit (as needed) (3)
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Spring (10 credits)
- Elective Credit (as needed) (3)
- Diagnostics Skills and Procedures for APN (2)
- Clinical Reasoning I (2)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
Year 4
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Summer (7 credits)
- Clinical Practicum I (2)
- Clinical Reasoning II (2)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Research or Teaching Residency (NC)
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Fall (7 credits)
- Clinical Practicum II (2)
- Clinical Reasoning III (2)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Research or Teaching Residency (NC)
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Spring (8 credits)
- Clinical Practicum III (2)
- Clinical Reasoning IV (2)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Clinical Research Residency II (EBP II) (1)
Year 5
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Summer (7 credits)
- Clinical Practicum IV (2)
- Clinical Reasoning V (2)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
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Fall (7 credits)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Clinical Practicum V (4)
- FINAL ORAL DEFENSE (NC)
- Research or Teaching Residency (NC)
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Spring (3 credits)
- Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation (1 & 2)
- Research or Teaching Residency (NC)
- FINAL ORAL DEFENSE (as needed) (NC)
DNP Advanced Practice/PhD Total Number of Credits and Clinical Hours by Track
- DNP Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP (academic credits = 128, clinical hours = 784)
- DNP Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP (academic credits = 127, clinical hours = 672)
- DNP Family Primary Care NP (academic credits = 132, clinical hours = 784)
- DNP Pediatric Primary Care NP (academic credits = 130, clinical hours = 672)
- DNP Clinical Nurse Specialist (academic credits = 124*, clinical hours = 672)
*125 Credit Hours for Pediatric Critical Care CNS
** Curriculum, credit hours, and sequencing are subject to change.
Note - A minimum of 1000 practice hours is required for the DNP. The Dissertation Seminar & Dissertation courses will provide additional practice hours to meet this requirement.
Course Schedules and Descriptions Academic Catalog
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DNP Advanced Practice/PhD Program Funding
Admitted students will receive 65% of tuition per the academic plan and stipend support for 3 years. Students may be able to receive other scholarships as well.
Loans
Many students will avail themselves of loans to help finance their School of Nursing Education. If necessary, we encourage you to borrow only what is absolutely essential to cover your educational costs.