BSN to DNP Program
Fort Hays State University Department of Nursing offers a full-time plan of study for those students who have graduated from an accredited school with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. The BSN-DNP degree is a hybrid program. The majority of the BSN to DNP program is available online, with only a few semesters requiring minimal visits to campus. On-campus requirements are dependent upon course requirements. On-campus days are published for students at a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the start of classes. The BSN-DNP requires all preceptored clinicals to be performed in Kansas. Nurses seeking the BSN-DNP degree will take the Family Nurse Practitioner tract for a total of 76 credit hours. A Family Nurse Practitioner provides primary care across the life span.
FHSU Department of Nursing BSN to DNP - 4 Year Plan:
SUMMER 1:
- NURS 952 Foundations for the Doctoral Leader (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 872 Informatics in Health Care Systems (3 Credit Hours)
Total: 6
FALL 1:
- NURS 810 Developing Nursing Theories (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 955 Evaluation and Management in Health Care Systems (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 808 Advanced Statistics (3 Credit Hours)
Total: 9
SPRING 1:
- NURS 814 Healthcare: Policy/Politics/Organization/Cost (2 Credit Hours)
- HHP 620 Epidemiology in Public Health (3 Credit Hours) Must be taken for graduate credit
- NURS 895 Research in Nursing (3 Credit Hours)
Total: 8
SUMMER 2:
- NURS 916 Nurse Practitioner Roles in Primary Care (2 Credit Hours)
- NURS 912 Primary Health and Wellnes Promotion (2 Credit)
Total: 4
FALL 2:
- NURS 906 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 954 Advanced Nursing Leadership (3 Credit Hour)
Total: 6
SPRING 2:
- NURS 905 Advanced Pharmacology (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 903 Advanced Health Assessment (2 Credit Hours)
- NURS 903L Advanced Health Assessment Practicum (1 Credit Hour)
Total: 6
SUMMER 3:
- NURS 935 Primary Care Across the Lifespan (2 Credit Hours)
Total: 2
FALL 3:
- NURS 921 Primary Care I (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 953 Evidence Based Practice and Scholarly Tools (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 936 Primary Care Across the Lifespan Preceptorship (1:5) (2 Credit Hours)
Total: 8
SPRING 3:
- NURS 925 Primary Care Diagnostics & Procedures (1 Credit Hour)
- NURS 926 Diagnostics & Procedures Preceptorship (1:5) (1 Credit Hour)
- NURS 932 Primary Care II (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 956 DNP Research Methods(3 Credit Hours)
Total: 8
SUMMER 4:
- NURS 919 Primary Care of the Family(1:5) (1 Credit Hour)
- NURS 918 Primary Care of Family and Community (2 Credit Hours)
- NURS 957 DNP Project I (3 Credit Hours)
Total: 6
FALL 4:
- NURS 924 Primary Care I: Preceptorship (1:5) (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 960 DNP Residency I (1 Credit Hour)
- NURS 958 DNP Project II (2 Credit Hour)
Total: 6
SPRING 4:
- NURS 959 DNP Project III (2 Credit Hours)
- NURS 961 DNP Residency II (1 Credit Hour)
- NURS 934 Primary Care II: Preceptorship (1:5) (3 Credit Hours)
Total: 6
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Fort Hays State University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 887-6791.