Contact Name: Joyce Zurmehly, Ph.D, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing

Contact Name: Marjorie Vogt, PhD, DNP, CNP, CNE, FAANP Associate Director, DNP Program

Contact Name: Cene\' L. Livingston, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-C, FNP-C, CNE, Interim Chair of Advanced Practice Programs - Associate Professor of Nursing

DNP Completion Tracks:
Community Based Public Health
Clinical 
Executive Leadership (Educational Leadership focus or Organizational Leadership focus)

Contact Name: Rosanina Ketchum DNP, RN, NC-BC, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs

OKWU’s Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership program is designed to equip nurses to serve at the highest level of nursing practice. The DNP program develops nurse leaders who improve patient outcomes and health systems by translating research into practice, all from a Christian worldview.
This program offers two doctoral learning pathways: A BSN to DNP and a Post masters DNP and the BSN to DNP. 
The BSN to DNP pathway allows bachelor's prepared nurses to earn their doctorate of nursing practice. Within the pathway to the DNP in Executive Leadership these students may take elective courses with a foci in Nursing Administration, Nursing Education or Nursing Informatics.

Contact Name: Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC, Director DNP Program APN

Contact Name: Brenna Bohatec, DNP, AAPRN, FNP-BC DNP Director, Associate Professor, FNP Clinical Coordinator & MSN to DNP Coordinator

Contact Name: Margaret Rhoads Scharf, DNP, Program Director for PMHNP

Contact Name: Kelly Cornett, Graduate Nursing Admission Counselor / Recruiter

• New student-friendly, flexible plans of study available.
• Support provided in finding clinical placements.
• Graduate nursing faculty maintains an active clinical practice.
• Clinical skills practiced in clinical settings and in safe simulated learning environments.
• Family Nurse Practitioner major comprises a combination of online, hybrid, and in-classroom learning.
• Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner major comprises online courses and clinical experiences in your local area.
• Nurse Anesthesia major is a full-time in-residence program.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice core courses and project courses are online.
• In 2019 pass rates were > 95% for first-time test-takers in both the FNP and NA majors.
• All graduate nursing degrees are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Contact Name: Jason Slyer DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNL, FNAP, Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, Doctor of Nursing Program

Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares graduates to assume leadership roles in primary health care delivery with the necessary expertise to manage the complexity of new models of care.

• Executive format—Allows you to maintain your career trajectory while completing your degree in three years with five on-campus meetings per semester.
• Opportunities—You’ll have the opportunity to be published internationally before graduation.
• Innovative curriculum—Meets the eight essential areas identified by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for the DNP.
• Highly interactive and technologically advanced—Hybrid model of online and in-person coursework creates a regular feedback loop throughout the learning process and educates graduates whose practice incorporates the meaningful use of health information technology.

DNP Bridge Program

Although the Pace FNP-DNP Program is designed for family nurse practitioners (FNPs), Pace now has an option for primary care, adult, pediatric, geriatric, and women’s health nurse practitioners with master’s degrees who wish to obtain FNP certification as an FNP-DNP. If you are interested in this option, you will need to meet with the FNP-DNP program director who will conduct a Gap Analysis to determine what additional clinical courses and precepted clinical hours will be required.

Contact Name: Kathleen Richardson, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C, ENP-BC, CEN, FAEN, LTC USA(ret) Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

PLU is known for its high quality nursing education.
Cohort sizes are small to ensure a high quality, personable PLU experience.
All clinical placements are arranged by the PLU faculty.
There are full-time and part-time options for nurses with either a BSN or master’s in nursing for the FNP and the PMHNP program.
We also offer a DNP program for MSN prepared Advanced Practices nurses seeking a DNP.
Graduates are able to develop and evaluate quality within a health system, collaborate with inter-professional teams to improve health outcomes, and be leaders in the nursing profession.