Doctor of Nursing Practice

As an advanced practice nurse, you have devoted your career to making a difference in your patients’ lives through the field of nursing. Now you can build on your knowledge and expertise to strengthen your advanced nursing practice, augment healthcare delivery, and improve patient outcomes through Walden’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. The DNP program’s coursework covers a range of topics, including healthcare policy and advocacy, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, information systems/technology, advanced nursing practice, and organizational and systems leadership.
 
With the American Association of Colleges of Nursing calling for advanced practice nurses to hold doctoral degrees by 2015,* earning your DNP online at Walden can position you for advancement in your specialty. Assume greater practice and leadership roles in healthcare organizations, evaluate and apply research that contributes to better patient outcomes, and promote a more effective and efficient healthcare system.

As a student in Walden’s online DNP program, you can benefit from Walden’s engaging online learning format and from our experience creating new online education technology, like MobileLearn^SM.  

*Source: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/talking-points

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