The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is the most cutting-edge clinical nursing degree available, designed by experienced nurses to meet the emerging needs of 21st-century health care. The DNP provides you with new cognitive skills, which leads to improved patient outcomes. The DNP degree represents the latest academic nursing evolution. Here’s why the Doctor of Nursing Practice is right for you:

• Practice-focused. Unlike other doctoral-level nursing degrees, the DNP is a clinical degree and focuses on practice, not on research. You will acquire advanced proficiency in areas directly related to practice, such as informatics, the use of technology, data management, finance, politics and policy, allowing you to grow to meet the demands of the evolving health care system.
• Specialized for the 21st-century. The Doctor of Nursing Practice will foster the skills you need to be an advanced practice nurse in the health care arena of today and tomorrow—an arena with multiple complex challenges that continue to grow and change.
• Improved patient outcomes. As a graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, you will be skilled to effectively advance the health care management of individuals, families and populations. You will be prepared to improve the safety and quality of patient care and influence health care outcomes on an unprecedented level for nursing professionals.
• Expanded career opportunities. As a DNP, you will qualify for a wide range of jobs that require a doctoral degree, including complex clinical, faculty and leadership roles.