Overview
Mission
The Mission of the Uniformed Services University FNP & WHNP Program is to educate safe, competent providers prepared to practice independently in response to worldwide mission in the Uniformed Services.
Philosophy
The USUHS FNP & WHNP program prepares advanced practice nurses with a clinical doctorate, preparing them to practice in diverse and increasingly complex health care systems. USUHS graduates are uniquely qualified to provide quality care within Federal health care systems and other diverse and austere settings. Evolving nursing roles, new scientific knowledge, and concerns about the quality and outcomes of patient care necessitated the creation of an enhanced curriculum that includes expanded coursework in healthcare leadership, research translation, and advanced clinical knowledge and skills.
Design
The DNP FNP & WHNP program is a 36-month, full-time program in which didactic, simulation and clinical experiences are tightly and deliberately integrated using a life-span approach that supports the development of critical thinking skills. The program was built to achieve goals of the AACN 2021 Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, and meets the requirements of the 2022 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties’ (NONPF) Nurse Practitioner Role Care Competencies, and the draft 2023 NONPF specialty competencies.
Across the three-year program, each graduate will acquire over 1700 direct practice hours, will create and implement a DNP project addressing a healthcare system problem and will create a personal portfolio demonstrating how they have achieved each of the 10 Essentials for Advanced-level Nursing Education.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements
| OPMS 5000 | Leadership and Teamwork in the Health Professions: A Military Perspective | 3 |
| NURS 5110 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 5111 | Advanced Anatomy | 3 |
| NURS 5112 | Advanced Physiology | 3 |
| NURS 5120 | Global Perspectives Seminar in Complex Healthcare Systems I | 3 |
| NURS 5121 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 |
| NURS 5122 | Advanced Pharmacology | 4 |
| NURS 5130 | Global Perspectives Seminar in Complex Healthcare Systems II | 3 |
| NURS 5131 | Inquiry into Statistical Methods, Evidence Based Practice and Scholarship | 5 |
| NURS 5132 | Integrative Medicine Methodologies | 1 |
| NURS 5133 | Trauma & Combat Casualty Care | 3 |
| NURS 5134 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NURS 5220 | Translation of Evidence for Health Care Practice, Policy, and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 5330 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 47 |
Program Requirements
| NURS 5530 | Family Theory for the APRN | 1 |
| NURS 5630 | Response to (Military) Sexual Assault | 1 |
| NURS 6510 | Advanced Diagnosis and Management in Adult Primary Care | 5 |
| NURS 6511 | Essentials of Gynecologic Health | 1 |
| NURS 6512 | Advanced Diagnosis & Management in Pediatric Primary Care | 5 |
| NURS 6610 | Advanced Diagnosis & Management in Embryology, Gynecology & Obstetrical Care | 5 |
| NURS 6611 | Fundamentals of Advanced Clinical Practice | 4 |
| NURS 6612 | Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis in Management of the Older Adult | 1 |
| NURS 6613 | Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation | 1 |
| NURS 6620 | Operational & Medical Readiness in a Changing Global Environment | 4 |
| NURS 6621 | Application of Advanced Diagnostic & Therapeutic Approaches | 2 |
| NURS 6622 | Military Contingency Medicine/Operation Bushmaster | 6 |
| NURS 6630 | Application & Integration of Advanced Clinical Concepts | 5 |
| NURS 5710 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Practicum & Seminar in NP Practice I | 5 |
| NURS 5720 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Practicum & Seminar in NP Practice II | 5 |
| NURS 5730 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Practicum & Seminar in NP Practice III | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 56 |
Total Required Credits: 103
Electives
| NURS 5400 | Operational Readiness: Dive Medicine and Water Rescue | 1 |
| NURS 5401 | Operational Readiness: Military Mountain Medicine (M3C) | 1 |
| NURS 5402 | Operational Readiness: Military Cold Weather/Avalanche | 1 |
| NURS 5403 | Operational Readiness: Directed Study | 1 |
| NURS 5404 | Operational Readiness: Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) | 1 |
| NURS 5405 | Operational Readiness: Transitions of Care | 1 |
| NURS 5406 | Operational Readiness: Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties (MMCBC) | 1 |
| NURS 5407 | Operational Readiness: Military Humanitarian and Civic Assistance | 1 |
| NURS 5408 | Interdisciplinary Health Policy | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
These courses are electives and may be taken in addition to Core and Program requirements.