Elevate your nursing career to the highest level of nursing practice and leadership. Keiser University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) offers master’s-prepared registered nurses a comprehensive program to meet the communities’ needs through the highest standards of care and leadership.
Our career-focused DNP program emphasizes advanced curriculum, real-world application, and evidence-based research—empowering you to improve patient outcomes in the communities you serve.
Go beyond the basics:
Quality & Safety Improvement: Enhance patient care quality and safety through innovation, practice scholarship, and implementation science.
Problem-Solving & Innovation: Strengthen your system-based critical thinking and ethical decision-making to address local and global health challenges.
Leadership Development: Prepare for advanced practice nursing roles where you can serve as a transformative leader and influence health care policy.
Real-World Application: You’ll complete a two-day doctoral residency to refine your DNP project, collaborate with industry-experienced faculty, and build connections with fellow nursing peers and professionals.
You’ll apply advanced nursing principles to real-world scenarios, benefiting from a curriculum designed to fulfill the recommendations of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) guidelines as prescribed in The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (October, 2006) and The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current Issues and Clarifying Recommendations (August, 2015).
Career Pathways
Graduates are well-prepared for advanced nursing roles in:
Keiser offers small classes for more personalized learning, one course at a time. This program’s courses are offered online for the flexibility you need to pursue a degree and the freedom to complete your coursework on your terms.
This program is offered at the following locations:
Keiser University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
One Class at a Time
Graduate students have the option of taking one or two classes at a time per 8-week term.
Financial Services
Financial Aid is available to those who qualify. You’re encouraged to make an appointment with the Financial Aid department to explore the funding needed for your educational investment.
