Doctor of Nursing Practice in Leadership - Organizational Leadership

The Doctor of Nursing Practice with an Organizational Leadership emphasis prepares advanced nursing professionals for leadership roles focused on healthcare delivery, organizational effectiveness, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and patient safety. The program examines organizational, leadership, and nursing theories related to healthcare delivery, advanced nursing practice, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice role, while addressing current and future issues and trends in organizational leadership. Students study health determinants, epidemiology, evidence-based nursing practice, quality and safety improvements, change management, and practice outcomes. The program also develops skills in practice scholarship, including planning and designing practice-focused research projects, developing research proposals, applying analytical techniques, and publishing and presenting research findings. Students complete a DNP Scholarly Project that requires identifying a practice-focused problem, conducting a comprehensive review of the literature, designing an appropriate project or intervention, gathering and analyzing data, evaluating results, and disseminating findings to a targeted audience. The Organizational Leadership emphasis includes Evidence Based Leadership Coaching and allows students to select additional coursework in areas such as Organizational Development and Change, Mentoring Principles for Professionals, Adaptive Leadership, and Needs Assessment. These courses provide knowledge and practical skills in leadership development, organizational change, mentoring, adaptive leadership practices, strategic interventions, systems and organizational effectiveness, needs assessment, data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Students must submit an official transcript from each institution they attended Translated degree certificate or diploma is required that states degree received degree confirmed date and major If applying online students are encouraged to immediately send copies of their coursework (unofficial transcripts) as soon as the application has been submitted or mail them with their other application materials so that initial review of their past study can begin Transcripts are considered both in the native language and translated into English Students who received their undergraduate degree at Pittsburg State University do not need to submit a copy of their PSU undergraduate transcript *Please note that a 2.7/4.0 converted grade point average is required for admission The transcript should clearly indicate 1 all coursework and grades (or marks) 2 the degree awarded 3 the date the degree was awarded 4 the name of the institution where degree was earned