At the conclusion of
the course of study leading to the Doctor of Nursing Practice at Gannon
University, the graduate will:
- be prepared as advanced practice nurses who are
culturally sensitive, competent and safe practitioners and who deliver care and
act as advocates for individuals, aggregates, and communities of varying
diversity and socioeconomic levels;
- effectively use technology, large aggregate databases,
and information systems to identify, use, and create therapeutic nursing
interventions that promote health and prevent disease;
- identify, analyze, and create evidence-based
solutions to individual practice and organizational health care dilemmas;
- synthesize and utilize ethical, legal,
political, and advocacy methodologies to positively impact health care practice
and health care delivery systems;
- promote collaborative and multidisciplinary
delivery of health care as members of teams and organizations across the health
care practice arena;
- provide quality nursing leadership and serve as
mentors to other nurses, from novice nurses to nurses in advanced practice
roles.