Graduate Programs

Charting the Future for a Strong and Healthy Community

The DNP-FNP program at the University of Portland School of Nursing & Health Innovations prepares advanced practice nurses to lead in providing holistic, evidence-based, and person-centered care across the lifespan.

Program Outcomes

Informed by ethical, evidence-based practice, social justice, and equitable, compassionate care to diverse individuals and populations, the DNP program graduate will demonstrate innovative and advanced nursing practice competencies in…  

1. Appraising and integrating nursing and interdisciplinary sciences, and generating, applying, and disseminating nursing knowledge and scholarship. 
2. Applying and utilizing a holistic person-centered and population level care perspective across the spectrum of healthcare environments.  
3. Utilizing a systems-based orientation, emerging informatics, and healthcare technologies to analyze, utilize, and assess the principles of quality and safety in the delivery of health care.  
4. Cultivating and advancing a nurse-oriented professional identity to enhance healthcare experiences and outcomes through interprofessional partnerships and collaboration with patients, families, and communities.
5. Advancing their own and others’ leadership practices, developing a habit of lifelong learning, and fostering personal well-being across their professional career. 

Hybrid Format

Combines online coursework with limited in-person weekend immersions featuring dynamic hands-on simulation and experiential learning.

DNP | Family Nurse Practitioner

A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is a health care professional who is prepared to work independently and collaboratively with other health care professionals, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic health conditions, and promote health and wellness to families and individuals of all ages. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national FNP certification examination through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board or the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The DNP-FNP program of study is 72 credits completed over 3 years of full-time course work. 

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EdD | Nursing Education and Leadership Concentration

The Doctor of Education with Nursing Concentration degree cultivates highly versatile professionals who function at the intersection of practice, policy, and pedagogy. Graduates are prepared to integrate, translate, and apply evolving nursing knowledge while fostering these capacities in others; they lead by focusing on people-based care with respect for diversity, and they advocate for policies that impact global and local population health. The EdD program of study is 51 credits, of which 15 are concentration focused.

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Jennifer Cortes-Klein

"I chose the DNP program at the University of Portland because the rigorous curriculum placed emphasis on preparing family nurse practitioners as clinical experts and innovative leaders. As a first-generation Latina, I look forward to being able to serve vulnerable communities by providing an integrative approach to health care and addressing social injustice through systems-level change."

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at University of Portland are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org)