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BSN-DNP Curriculum

Clinical Practice Hours and Course Schedules for the BSN-DNP program at DeSales.

Clinical Practice Hours

All DeSales BSN-DNP students will complete 675 clinical hours in their third year, and 525 residency hours in their fourth year.

For more details about courses, view the Graduate Catalog

Family/Individual Across the Lifespan NP Track

Year 1 (23 credits)

Fall

  • MA 545: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 cr.)
  • NU 536: Clinical Prevention in Population Health (3 cr.)

Winter

  • NU 522: Health Policy, Organization, and Financing (3 cr.)
  • NU 626: Pathophysiology (3 cr.)

Spring

  • NU 534: Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
  • NU 628: Advanced Pharmacology (4 cr.)

Summer

  • NU 560: Professional Writing (1 cr.)
  • NU 812:  Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)

Year 2 (25 credits)

Fall

  • NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
  • NU 802: Evidence Based Practice I (3 cr.)

Winter

  • NU 622: Advanced Physical Assessment (4 cr.)
  • NU 804: Health Outcomes (3 cr.)
  • NU 811: BSN/DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development (1 cr.)

Spring

  • NU 745: Clinical and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 cr.)
  • NU 810: Translation Research (4 cr.)

Summer

  • NU 746: Professional Role Development (3 cr.)
  • NU 815: BSN/DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development II (1 cr.)

Year 3 (18 credits / 675 clinical hours)

Fall

  • FNP NU 750: Family Health I (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Winter

  • FNP NU 751: Family Health II (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Spring

  • FNP NU 752: Family Health III (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Year 4 (10 credits / 525 residency hours)

Fall

  • NU 816: Scholarship Residency (3 cr. / 225 Residency hours)

Winter

  • NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. / 225 Residency hours)

Spring

  • NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project (3 cr. / 75 Residency hours)

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Track

Year 1 (23 credits)

Fall

  • MA 545: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 cr.)
  • NU 536: Clinical Prevention in Population Health (3 cr.)

Winter

  • NU 522: Health Policy, Organization, and Financing (3 cr.)
  • NU 626: Pathophysiology (3 cr.)

Spring

  • NU 534: Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
  • NU 628: Advanced Pharmacology (4 cr.)

Summer

  • NU 560: Professional Writing (1 cr.)
  • NU 812:  Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)

Year 2 (25 credits)

Fall

  • NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
  • NU 802: Evidence Based Practice I (3 cr.)

Winter

  • NU 622: Advanced Physical Assessment (4 cr.)
  • NU 804: Health Outcomes (3 cr.)
  • NU 811: BSN/DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development (1 cr.)

Spring

  • NU 745: Clinical and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 cr.)
  • NU 810: Translation Research (4 cr.)

Summer

  • NU 746: Professional Role Development (3 cr.)
  • NU 815: BSN/DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development II (1 cr.)

Year 3 (18 credits / 675 clinical hours)

Fall

  • NU 753: Adult Acute Care Specialty I (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Winter

  • NU 754: Adult Acute Care Specialty II (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Spring

  • NU 755: Adult Acute Care Specialty III (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Year 4 (10 credits / 525 residency hours)

Fall

  • NU 816: Scholarship Residency (3 cr. / 225 Residency hours)

Winter

  • NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. / 225 Residency hours)

Spring

  • NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project (3 cr. / 75 Residency hours)

Psychiatric/Mental Health NP Track

Year 1 (23 credits)

Fall

  • MA 545: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 cr.)
  • NU 536: Clinical Prevention in Population Health (3 cr.)

Winter

  • NU 522: Health Policy, Organization, and Financing (3 cr.)
  • NU 626: Pathophysiology (3 cr.)

Spring

  • NU 534: Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
  • NU 628: Advanced Pharmacology (4 cr.)

Summer

  • NU 560: Professional Writing (1 cr.)
  • NU 812:  Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)

Year 2 (33 credits)

Fall

  • NU 633: Behavioral Neuroscience (3 cr.)
  • NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
  • NU 802: Evidence Based Practice I (3 cr.)

Winter

  • NU 622: Advanced Physical Assessment (4 cr.)
  • NU 740: Foundations in Psychopathology (2 cr.)
  • NU 804: Health Outcomes (3 cr.)
  • NU 811: BSN/DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development (1 cr.)

Spring

  • NU 741: Psychotherapy with Individuals and Groups (4 cr.)
  • NU 810: Translation Research (4 cr.)

Summer

  • NU 634: Foundations of Assessment and Diagnosis in Psychiatry (3 cr.)
  • NU 746: Professional Role Development (3 cr.)
  • NU 815: BSN/DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development II (1 cr.)

Year 3 (18 credits / 675 clinical hours)

Fall

  • NU 738: Applied Psychopharmacology (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Winter

  • NU 757: Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Spring

  • NU 758: Special Populations in Psychiatry (6 cr. — 3 cr. Didactic, 3 cr. Clinical / 225 hours)

Year 4 (10 credits / 525 residency hours)

Fall

  • NU 816: Scholarship Residency (3 cr. / 225 Residency hours)

Winter

  • NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. / 225 Residency hours)

Spring

  • NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project (3 cr. / 75 Residency hours)

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