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Doctor of Nursing Practice

Indiana State University

Doctoral ProfessionalCIP: 51.3818

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Program Details

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Requirements

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Terre Haute, Indiana

    210 N 7th St, Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessWritingService OrientationComplex Problem SolvingActive LearningCoordinationInstructingLearning StrategiesManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime Management

Knowledge

English LanguageMedicine and DentistryPsychologyBiologyCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingTherapy and CounselingAdministrativeAdministration and ManagementPersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Written ComprehensionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityNear Vision

Tasks

  • Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
  • Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice
  • Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease
  • Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated speci
  • Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient car
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or confe
  • Develop and evaluate work processes based on evidence-based standards.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
  • Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and ins
  • Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other metho
  • Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
  • Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
  • Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, trea
  • Mentor nursing students.
  • Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.
  • Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-
  • Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac lif
  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  • Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
  • Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, ma
  • Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as perso
  • Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, includin

Technology

Medical softwareData base user interface and query softwareOffice suite softwareSpreadsheet softwareElectronic mail softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareDocument management softwareCategorization or classification softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareInternet browser softwarePresentation softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareComputer based training softwareWord processing softwareCompliance software

Tools

AngiocathsApnea monitorsArgon lasersArterial blood gas monitoring equipmentArterial line cathetersAutomated external defibrillators AEDBack bracesBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBinocular light compound microscopesBiopsy punchesBlood drawing syringesCarbon dioxide CO2 lasersCardiac monitorsCardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shieldsChest tubesAlligator forcepsArterial blood gas testing equipmentAutomated medicine dispensing equipmentAutotransfusion systemsBackboardsBedpansBlood glucometersBlood pressure monitorsBreast pumpsBed scalesBlood warming equipmentBulb syringesBlood pressure cuffsCathetersElectrocardiogram

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementSupportIndependenceWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Nurse Practitioners29-1171.00
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists29-1141.04
  • Critical Care Nurses29-1141.03
  • Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses29-1141.02
  • Acute Care Nurses29-1141.01
  • Registered Nurses29-1141.00
  • Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072.00
  • Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Doctoral Professional)

  • Organizational clinical practice standards — establish and champion evidence-based protocols, prescribing policies, and care guidelines across a health system or large practice network.
  • NP workforce development — mentor, precept, and design structured training programs that elevate clinical competency and professional practice for emerging and developing practitioners.
  • Strategic treatment frameworks — lead system-wide adoption of advanced practice models that integrate scientific innovation, value-based care principles, and patient safety imperatives.
  • Health promotion and population health initiatives — design and direct community or institutional programs targeting disease prevention, health equity, and measurable risk reduction outcomes.
  • Diagnostic quality improvement — analyze aggregate diagnostic accuracy data and lead interdisciplinary initiatives to reduce error rates and optimize clinical decision-making across the organization.
  • Prescribing governance and formulary leadership — guide organizational medication policies, controlled substance stewardship programs, and pharmacotherapy standards in alignment with regulatory requirements.
  • Chronic disease center of excellence — build and lead multidisciplinary programs that set regional or national benchmarks for outcomes in complex chronic condition management.
  • Executive-level clinical communication — represent the advanced practice nursing perspective in board-level discussions, policy negotiations, and accreditation processes using high-stakes oral and written communication.
  • Health informatics strategy — direct the selection, implementation, and optimization of medical software, EHR platforms, and clinical decision-support systems to advance care delivery goals.
  • Cross-sector collaboration and advocacy — influence legislative, regulatory, and professional bodies to expand NP scope of practice, improve patient access, and shape healthcare workforce policy.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
66%
Placement Rate
77%