Residence and Licensure
Special note for prospective students with residence and licensure outside of Tennessee: Graduate students may only complete professional practice or project immersion hours in the state of their official residence and licensure. Students wishing to complete professional practice or project immersion hours in a state other than Tennessee are responsible for ensuring the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Nursing has a state authorization with the Board of Nursing in their state of residence.
Students who reside outside of Tennessee and plan to complete professional practice or project immersion in clinical settings in a state other than Tennessee, will need to take additional steps to comply with the requirements of that state.
Curriculum
The program of study for this concentration requires 500 hours of direct and indirect patient care hours. These hours encompass developing and implementing an evidence-based practice improvement project and professional practice immersion experiences. Professional practice immersion hours are individualized to meet each student’s interests and needs in conjunction with program faculty. The post-master’s concentration is intended to enhance the student’s advanced nursing practice within their defined scope, population, and certification. Students seeking to add an additional population or practice role should apply to the appropriate BSN to DNP specialty concentration.
Post-master’s DNP Program of Study (effective Fall 2025)
Year One
Fall Semester
- N604: Principles of Population Health (3)
- N622: Evidence-based Practice Improvement I (3)
- N628: Evidence Acquisition, Appraisal and Synthesis (3)
Total of 9 hours
Spring Semester
- N557: Introduction to Health Care Informatics (3)
- N624: Evidence-Based Practice Improvement II (3)
- N632: Enhanced Professional Practice Immersion for APRNs (2)
Total of 8 hours
Summer Semester
Full Summer
- N630: DNP Scholarly Project Proposal (3)
- N632: Enhanced Professional Practice Immersion for APRNs (1)
- N633: DNP Scholarly Project Immersion (2)
Summer I
- N631: Evaluation Methods for Evidence- based Practice Improvement (2)
Total of 7 hours in the summer
Year Two
Fall Semester
- N612: Health and Healthcare Policy (3)
- N613: Nursing Leadership in Complex Systems (3)
- N633: DNP Scholarly Project Immersion (2)
Total of 8 hours
Spring Semester
- N633: DNP Scholarly Project Immersion (1)
- N634: DNP Scholarly Project Dissemination (1)
- N632: Enhanced Professional Practice Immersion for APRNs (2)
Total of 4 hours
1 credit hour = 60 Project or Professional Immersion Hours
Total of 36 hours
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