Clinical partnerships are one of the University of Portland School of Nursing & Health Innovations' most valuable resources in preparing the next generation of primary care nurse practitioners educated at the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) level. Our clinical preceptors have an invested interest in and commitment to the quality of education that DNP students receive at the University of Portland and are a big part of the success that our students achieve post-graduation.
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The DNP-FNP program at the University of Portland span 3 years in length. Students complete 1,000 clinical hours spread across the 5 semesters in the last two years in their program.
With clinical preceptors, our students gain the opportunity to learn and practice alongside skilled practitioners who teach them and guide them in best-practice, helping them develop into competent, skilled, and safe advanced practice registered nurses.
Graduates are eligible to sit for the national FNP certification examination.
Primary care nurse practitioner students collaborate with UP faculty to identify clinical practice sites in a variety of settings with qualified preceptors.
Clinical preceptors are, preferably, nurse practitioners within the same role as the student and are able to be on site and available to the learner. The role of the School of Nursing faculty and preceptors is to serve as facilitators of learning.
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