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 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 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 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)
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist 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 (23 credits/75 practicum hours)
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 550 Theories of Teaching and Learning (4 cr./ 75 practicum hours)
- 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 (14 credits / 450 clinical hours)
Fall
- NU 631: Adult Gerontology CNS I (4 cr. / 7 practicum hours)
Winter
- NU 722: Adult Gerontology CNS II (5 cr. / 150 practicum hours)
Spring
- NU 723: Adult Gerontology CNS III (5 cr. / 225 practicum 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)
