The pinnacle of nursing practice

You've Come a Long Way

As a nurse, you’ve gotten a taste of the limitless opportunities your profession can provide you, and you’ve already made an immeasurable impact on a number of lives. Now that you’ve accomplished so much, it’s time to move on to the culmination of your academic and professional career: attaining your doctorate in nursing practice.

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) has established a legacy of nursing education that is recognized around the world. As the first nursing school in the nation to offer a practice doctorate, FPB continues to pioneer the development of the future of nursing in the 21st century with the DNP.

Nurses with a DNP can move to the absolute pinnacle of their field; those with practice doctorates are the most highly educated and qualified practitioners in their profession. These advanced practice nurses apply their education and expertise in leadership roles on the front lines of nursing, in clinical practice, teaching and research, and in health policy design and development.

Highlights of the Post-Master's DNP Program

• As the innovator of the original doctorate in nursing practice, FPB is the foremost leader in DNP education

• Our DNP program is flexible in meeting the needs of distance education students, with an innovative executive format and cohort program that has partnerships with several academic institutions and hospitals around the country

• Intensive course format allows DNP students to work full-time

• DNP students also choose one of two elective sequences that expand the focus of their leadership: practice leadership and educational leadership

• Opportunity to engage in a supportive, innovative and diverse learning community and discuss varying viewpoints and experiences with others from around the world