Online BSN to DNP Curriculum

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BSN to DNP Curriculum

Students in Hawai‘i Pacific University’s online BSN to DNP program are able to tailor their degree by selecting a practice area that appeals to their interests and career goals: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP).

Each concentration takes a holistic approach to creating patient-centered change. Students start the program by completing six core courses before taking a series of specialized electives specific to their chosen concentration.

Note: Upon completion of our BSN to DNP program, the DNP degree will be awarded. This program does not lead to the MSN degree.

FNP: 72 credits

$1,065 per credit hour

$76,680 total tuition

AGACNP: 73 credits

$1,065 per credit hour

$77,745 total tuition

PMHNP: 75 credits

$1,065 per credit hour

$79,875 total tuition

Students may transfer up to 12 eligible credits from another college or university into HPU’s online BSN-DNP program.

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Core Courses

BSN to DNP Core Courses

NUR 6000

Introduction to Advanced Practice Roles

3 Credits

NUR 6015

Health Care Policy and Program Planning

3 Credits

NUR 6025

Advanced Pharmacology

3 Credits

NUR 6010

Advanced Pathophysiology

3 Credits

NUR 6020

Advanced Nursing Research

3 Credits

NUR 6030

Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

3 Credits

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program Curriculum

At the conclusion of the program, FNP students will have completed a total of 504 clinical hours:

  • NUR 6961 Practicum I: Child – 126 clinical hours
  • NUR 6963 Practicum II: Women's – 126 clinical hours
  • NUR 6965 Practicum III: Adult – 126 clinical hours
  • NUR 6967 Practicum IV: Geriatric – 126 clinical hours

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (FNP) PROGRAM CURRICULUM

BSN to DNP FNP

NUR 6960

Advanced Theory: Primary Care of Children

3 Credits

NUR 6961

Practicum I

3 Credits

NUR 6962

Advanced Theory: Primary Care of Women

3 Credits

NUR 6963

Practicum II

3 Credits

NUR 6964

Episodic Conditions in Primary Care

3 Credits

NUR 6965

Practicum III

3 Credits

NUR 6966

Chronic Conditions in Primary Care

3 Credits

NUR 6967

Practicum IV

3 Credits

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program Curriculum

At the conclusion of the program, PMHNP students will have completed a total of 630 clinical hours:

  • NUR 6971 Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing I Practicum - 210 clinical hours
  • NUR 6973 Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II Practicum - 210 clinical hours
  • NUR 6975 Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III Practicum - 210 clinical hours

PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER (PMHNP) PROGRAM CURRICULUM

BSN to DNP PMHNP

NUR 6026

Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan

3 Credits

NUR 6970

Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing I 

3 Credits

NUR 6971

Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing I Practicum

5 Credits

NUR 6972

Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II 

3 Credits

NUR 6973

Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II Practicum

5 Credits

NUR 6974

Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III

3 Credits

NUR 6975

Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III Practicum

5 Credits

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Program Curriculum

At the conclusion of the program, AGACNP students will have completed a total of 630 clinical hours:

  • NUR 6984 AGACNP Practicum I – 126 clinical hours
  • NUR 6986 AGACNP Practicum II – 252 clinical hours
  • NUR 6987 AGACNP Practicum III – 252 clinical hours

ADULT-GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER (AGACNP) PROGRAM CURRICULUM

BSN to DNP AGACNP

NUR 6980

Fundamentals of Acute Care I

3 Credits

NUR 6982

Advanced Clinical Decision Making

3 Credits

NUR 6983

Fundamentals of Acute Care II

3 Credits

NUR 6984

AGACNP Practicum I

3 Credits

NUR 6985

Fundamentals of Acute Care III

1 Credit

NUR 6986

AGACNP Practicum II

6 Credits

NUR 6987

AGACNP Practicum III

6 Credits

DNP COURSES

BSN to DNP DNP

NUR 8000

Evidence Based Practice for Advanced Nursing

3 Credits

NUR 8010

Leadership and Systems Management

3 Credits

NUR 8020

Informatics and Technology for Advanced Practice

3 Credits

NUR 8030

Optimizing Quality in Health Care Systems

3 Credits

NUR 8040

Business and Finance Essentials for the DNP

3 Credits

NUR 8050

Development and Implementation of Health Care Policy

3 Credits

NUR 8070

Clinical Scholarship and Scholarly Writing

3 Credits

NUR 8080

Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

3 Credits

NUR 9010

Doctoral Project I: Development

3 Credits

NUR 9020

Doctoral Project II: Implementation

3 Credits

NUR 9030

Doctoral Project III: Data Analysis and Dissemination

3 Credits