The Department of Health and Human Services has funded an $862,730 proposal for a post-baccalaureate Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Doctorate of Nursing Practice program with Palliative Care Specialization.

Graduates of this program will earn a DNP degree and be eligible to sit for the Adult Nurse Practitioner exam and the NBCHPN Hospice and Palliative Advanced Practice Nurse certification exam.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has set a 2015 date for full implementation of the DNP as the entry level for advanced practice.

Requirements for Admission

The requirements for admission to the DNP program are located on the DNP Home Page and in the University of South Alabama Undergraduate/Graduate Bulletin.

While NAGP/DNP classes are taught online, all students enrolled in AHN 589 (first NAGP clinical course) in the fall of 2013, are required to attend a mandatory three (3) day orientation. The orientation will be held August 11-13, 2013. Check-in will begin on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby and attendees will be dismissed at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Attendance is required and will allow for questions and interaction with course faculty. Various clinical skills workshops will be held during the orientation.

Curriculum

BSN-DNP
Fall Entry
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - BSN-DNP Track - 9 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - BSN-DNP Track - 12 Semester Schedule

Spring Entry
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - BSN-DNP Track - 8 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - BSN-DNP Track - 11 Semester Schedule

Post Master's
Fall Entry
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - Post Master's DNP - 9 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - Post Master's DNP - 12 Semester Schedule

Spring Entry
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - Post Master's DNP - 8 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - Post Master's DNP - 11 Semester Schedule

Post Doctoral Certificate
• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care NP - Post Doctoral Certificate - 4 Semester Schedule

Course descriptions are available in the University of South Alabama Undergraduate/Graduate Bulletin.

Faculty

For additional information related to the specialty, please contact:

Dr. Joyce McCullers Varner
Phone: 251-445-9455
Email: JVarner@usouthal.edu

For Additional Information

DNP Essentials

If you have any further questions about the application process, contact the college of nursing at condnp@usouthal.edu or 251-445-9412.

Office of Graduate Studies
USA College of Nursing - HAHN 3086
5721 USA Drive N.
Mobile AL 36688-0002
(251) 445-9400
Email: condnp@usouthal.edu
FAX: (251) 445-9416

The entry level baccalaureate program is approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing
and the BSN and MSN programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520
Washington, D.C. 20036-1120
Telephone 202-887-6791

The DNP program is accredited by the

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 887-6791.