Graduate Nursing - Student Services

How to Apply to a Nursing Graduate Program

Program Profile

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Post-Graduate Certificate Nurse Practitioner (PGC)

Handbook

DNP Handbook

PhD Handbook

Sample Plans of Study

PhD Program

DNP Program:

• Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
• Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
• Family Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
• Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
• Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
• MSN to DNP Curriculum

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) is a loan forgiveness program that prepares and trains qualified nurse educators to fill faculty vacancies and increase the number of trained nurses entering the workforce. Each year, the UMSL College of Nursing must apply for and receive NFLP funding.

NFLP Information

Graduate Advising

The UMSL College of Nursing utilizes both professional staff academic advisors and faculty advisors to assist students in their academic and professional development. Each student is assigned to an academic advisor and a faculty advisor. The academic advisor helps with program application and admission, degree planning, enrollment and interpretation of policy and procedure. The faculty advisor provides research, capstone, and practice guidance and monitors academic performance and progress. Download Graduation/Conferral Letter Request Form

Alyssa Nelson
Senior Academic Advisor
Office: 113 Nursing Administration Building
Email: an6gt@umsl.edu 
Phone: 314-516-4542

Stacy Pearson
Senior Academic Advisor
Office: 118 Nursing Administration Building
Email: pearsonsr@umsl.edu
Phone: 314-516-7028

Characteristics of DNP versus PhD in Nursing - Terminal Degree Options in Nursing

DNP Immersive Learning Experience 

Advanced Health Assessment (N6524) associated Intensive (15th Week):

• Comprehensive Assessment
  • Script(s) and Rubric(s)  
    1. Simulated Patient Actor Information
    2. NP Faculty Information
    3. NP Student Information

• Complete Genitourinary Teaching Assistant (GTA) and Male Urogenital Teaching Assistant (MUTA) Immersive experience

• Faculty principal discussions for knowledge base enhancement.  
  • Population-specific  
  • Some shared content discussions
• Complete Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) (1) and Oral Diagnostic Readiness Test (DRT) (1)
• Track Coordinators to submit Focused (5) and Comprehensive (5) diagnoses for tests for the Competency Workbook. 
  • Each diagnosis will need an H&P developed by the track lead.  
  • One (1) Focused and One (1) Comprehensive script for each Intensive Experience.

• Students complete a OSCE (Focused) 
  1. Students receive HPI and Demographics  
  2. Students ask appropriate ROS questions based on HPI.  
  3. Student Completes a Focused Assessment
  4. Students organize differentials (5) with rationale. With Faculty Assistance   
  5. Recommends appropriate diagnostics.  
  6. Issues Prescribed Treatment and Management Plan 
• Students complete Oral DRTs (Comprehensive)  
  1. Students receive HPI and Demographics 
  2. Students ask appropriate ROS questions based on HPI.  
  3. Student completes an appropriate Comprehensive Assessment
  4. Students organize differentials (5) with rationale.  
  5. Students recommend appropriate diagnostics with rationale.  
     1. Challenged by Faculty on Utility and Rationale for EACH diagnostic. 
  6. Student issues Prescribed Treatment and Management Plan  
     1. Challenged by Faculty on EACH element of Prescribed treatment plan.  
  7. Faculty issue Final/Actual Diagnosis  
  8. Faculty notes rationale supporting final Dx. 
  9. Student issued opportunity to change or alter Prescribed Treatment Plan  

• Population-Specific Skill Attainment | Directed-Practice Model (from NONPF)  
  1. OSCEs as outlined above.  
  2. Oral DRTs as outlined above.