Are you looking to become an advanced practitioner or transformative leader in healthcare? You can with Troy University's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP degree). The DNP is a doctoral-level clinical degree in nursing and provides you with the knowledge and expertise to deliver high-quality patient care and meet certification requirements. Tailored to your career interests, our DNP program prepares you to excel as a practitioner, researcher or nurse leader. Whether you want to serve as a primary provider, help shape policy or lead within healthcare, a DNP degree from TROY empowers you to achieve your goals.
Learn in a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), an independent organization that ensures educational programs meet rigorous quality standards. Choose from two specializations according to your career goals: the Family Nurse Practitioner DNP or Nursing Leadership DNP. Prepare to become a primary care provider or advanced practice nurse with the Family Nurse Practitioner DNP or to climb the ranks of your healthcare organization with the Nursing Leadership DNP.
Take online DNP courses on your schedule and put your knowledge to work in synthesis projects, clinicals and preceptorships — all while receiving support and mentorship from expert faculty. The Doctor of Nursing Practice faculty are effective mentors who bring a wide variety of specializations, interests and experiences to their courses. They regularly hold virtual office hours and class meetings to foster meaningful, one-on-one relationships with you and your classmates.
Balance academic, family and work commitments by taking online DNP courses.
If you want to teach after completing the DNP, you may be eligible for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program. The Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) provides loans to students enrolled in the DNP program interested in becoming nursing faculty at higher education institutions. If you work full time as a nursing faculty member after graduation, the program cancels up to 85% of your loan.
The NFLP helps fill a critical need for nursing faculty and makes graduate school more affordable and accessible for nursing students. It is made possible through the TROY School of Nursing and funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
DNP jobs can encompass primary care, family practice and nurse leadership roles in a wide variety of organizations, including rural health clinics, urgent care centers, hospitals, hospital systems and outpatient care centers.
Enhance your knowledge and skills of direct patient care and prepare to work with any age group or demographic. The Family Nurse Practitioner DNP covers women's health, pediatrics, pharmacology, pathophysiology, adult primary care and many other areas. You'll also work hands-on with a wide variety of patients during your clinical practice hours and synthesis projects.
A DNP degree is a Doctor of Nursing Practice, which is a doctoral-level clinical degree in nursing. It prepares nurses with a bachelor's or master's degree for the highest level of nursing practice. It can also prepare nurses for leadership, administrative and faculty positions.
What a DNP does varies depending on the focus of the degree a student earns, their position and the context in which they work. A DNP may work in family practice, lead a healthcare organization or nursing team, work with patient data and nursing technologies, teach future nurses, work to reduce healthcare disparities and more.
To enroll in a clinical nursing course, you must have current, written documentation of the following:
All evidence documents must be valid from the time of registration through the end of the semester.
In the constantly evolving nursing field, specialized knowledge and skills are more critical than ever. With a complex healthcare system, public health issues and new technologies on the horizon, nurses face more significant challenges than ever.