Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program exists to educate advanced practice nurses in the delivery of interprofessional, evidence-based, culturally relevant, and patient-centered care in rural and urban settings throughout Eastern North Carolina and beyond. Our program prepares students for advanced roles in nursing as adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, and , nurse anesthetists,The doctoral program at the East Carolina University College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, 202-887-6791

Program Goals and Outcomes

Graduates of the DNP program are prepared to do the following:

Program Goals

To prepare nurses as leaders in advanced practice roles.
To prepare clinical scholars skilled in the translation of research.
To prepare nurses in the measurement of patient outcomes.
To prepare nurses in the transformation of health care systems to ensure quality and safety.

*All applicable ECU academic programs prepare students to sit for licensure in North Carolina. In order to comply with U.S. Department of Education regulations regarding distance education and professional licensure ECU is required to make the following disclosure with respect to professional licensure outside the state of North Carolina. ECU cannot confirm whether a particular program meets requirements for professional licensure outside of the State of North Carolina. Please contact applicable licensure board(s) in any state you may want to pursue licensure prior to beginning the academic program in order to determine whether the program meets licensure requirements. It is the student's responsibility to confirm program eligibility for licensure in any state outside North Carolina.*

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

BSN to DNP

Post-Master's DNP