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Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P. Degree) |
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Profound
changes
in contemporary health care - including pressures to improve
quality of care while reducing costs, improving access, and
eliminating disparities - have increased demands for nurses to
assume major leadership roles in clinical and management arenas.
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The D.N.P. presents a clinical practice-oriented leadership
development opportunity that focuses on evidence-based practice and
on research utilization for the improvement of clinical care
delivery, patient outcomes, and system management. Graduates will be
expert in designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating health
care delivery systems and will be prepared to lead at the highest
clinical and executive ranks. The program offers:
- Clinical Leadership and Executive Management tracks
- Clinical residency
- Cognates in the student's area of interest
- Faculty known nationally and internationally for work in
their specialties
- Close work with clinical mentors
- Classes that mix online work with on-campus work*
* D.N.P. nursing courses are Web-enhanced and require
attendance at class meetings approximately once per month on UK's
campus. These classes meet on a Friday evening (4-8 p.m.) or
Saturday (8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m.) five times each semester.
Priority deadline for fall admission is Feb. 15.
Applications received after Feb. 15 are considered on a
space-available basis. Applications are reviewed as they are
received in complete form.
You could be eligible for free tuition!
If you work full time for University of Kentucky Hospital or
Kentucky Children's Hospital you are eligible for up to 8 credit hours in free
tuition each semester.
More...
Degree
Requirements
Graduate Faculty
Financial
Support
Application Procedure
Immunization
Requirements
Technical Standards
Application
Form (2 pages)*
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Application for
Scholarship/Service Awards (2 pages)*
Reference Forms *
Citizenship and Residency Verification form*
FAQs about applying to our graduate
programs
Student
Travel Guidelines and Forms
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The College's first Doctor of Nursing Practice
graduates, 2005: Barbara Ann Renner Kitchen, Kathleen Valarie Haley,
Tukea L. Talbert, Karen Steffen Mutsch, Victoria Marie Bradley, and
Robin Donohoe Dennison.
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forms.
Print out the forms, complete and mail to the College
of Nursing at the address below. (Adobe Reader is a
free
download.)
Mailing address
University of Kentucky
College of Nursing
Office of Student Services
309 College of Nursing Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40536-0232
Questions? E-mail conss@uky.edu
or call (859) 323-5108.
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