Angelite Nurses

The doctor of nursing practice degree is a two-year program open only to those who hold a master's degree in advanced-practice nursing. New York's Columbia University School of Nursing, one of the schools offering this degree, has a 40-credit-hour curriculum that includes a year-long residency.

1. Support core courses (19 credit hours):

• Translation and synthesis of evidence for optimal outcomes
• Quantitative research methods
• Legal and ethical issues
• Clinical genomics advanced seminar
• Practice management
• Informatics

2. Clinical core courses (11 credit hours):

• Doctor of nursing practice I and IIv
• Didacting and clinical
• Chronic illness management.
• Doctor of nursing practice I and II
• Didactic and clinical
Chronic illness management

3. Residency/seminar (10 credit hours)

Source: Columbia University School of Nursing