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Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
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In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
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Dr. Sarah DeLong has over 20 years of health care experience. She received her Associate's in Nursing from Miami University in 2001. She went on to receive her Bachelors in Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University and completed her Masters in Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. She obtained her Family Practice Nurse Practitioner certification through AANP in 2014. Her DNP was awarded to her in 2019 from Frontier Nursing University. Her research includes improving preventive medicine using USPSTF guidelines in an urgent care setting. She has practiced family practice for 9 years and has also spent time in several Urgent Care settings. She has served as adjunct faculty teaching a variety of courses for a local brick and mortal university as well as teaching graduate courses for Walden University for the past several years. She enjoys teaching students and helping them improve their assessment and diagnostic skills. She has been published for her work on Code Pink which is a detailed way to run a neonatal resuscitation. She has also presented at several national conferences.
NURS 6541 - Primary Care Adolescent and Child
NURS 6531 - Practice Care of Adults
NUNP 6531 - Practice Care of Adults
MSN, University of Cincinnati
BSN, Chamberlain College of Nursing
New to Butler Tech Award, Butler Technology and Career Center, 2019
, Mercy Hospital , 2013
Ruth Ann Busawld Award, Miami University, 2001
DeLong, S., Jordan, L., Snyder, D. (2013). Got Code Pink?. JOGNN
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