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.

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Contact Name: Sherri Matter, PhD, MHA, RN, NEA-BC

Offered on-line in collaboration with the Penn State World Campus. Students visit the University Park or Hershey campus for three (3) in person 3-4 day intensives during the program. Full-time and part-time curriculum plans. BSN to DNP and MSN to DNP students welcome.

SHERI MATTER, Ph.D., MHA, RN, NEA-BC

Director of DNP Leadership Option;

Assistant Teaching Professor; Director of Online MSN Programs

Phone: 717-531-0003 ext: 1347

Email: sxm1898@psu.edu

SUSAN B. LEIGHT, EdD, ARPN-BC, NP-C, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Research Professor and Director of CON Research Initiative;

Director of DNP-NP Options

Phone: (814) 863-0245

Email: sxl6189@psu.edu

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Contact Name: Cheryl Giefer, PhD, APRN, Associate Director, School of Nursing

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is an advanced level graduate nursing degree program offering the highest level of preparation for nursing practice. The DNP program offers the major, Advanced Practice Nursing, with preparation in the Family Nurse Practitioner role, through BSN to DNP or MSN to DNP tracks. An emphasis in Nursing Education is an elective option. At completion of the program, graduates will possess the terminal degree for nursing practice and will be prepared to function as expert clinicians, nurse leaders and/or clinical nursing faculty. BSN to DNP graduates will be eligible to sit for national certification in their specialty and will be eligible to make application for licensure as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

Contact Name: Sharisse Hebert, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, DNP Program Director

Tuition and Fees Scholarships are available.
Editorial and Statistics support available.