DNP Palliative Care

CON Palliative Care Education

Curriculum

This program focuses on the care of individuals with life-threatening, progressive illness, emphasizing respect for patients’ and families’ beliefs, values, and choices. Additionally, students will identify a problem in palliative care and address it with evidence-based practice and quality improvement principles. 

MUSC Post-Master’s DNP in Palliative Care prepares students to:

  • Become a leader among advanced practice nurses. Meet all requirements to sit for the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) exam including both didactic and clinical hours.
  • Demonstrate expertise in advanced nursing practice roles based on mastery of a specialized area of knowledge relative to palliative care that is derived from a strong scientific foundation.
  • Evaluate local community and national palliative and hospice care resources for their relevance as an adjunct to care in the management of chronic and advanced pediatric illnesses.
  • Integrate professional, legal, moral, and ethical standards into practice and care of patients on a palliative care trajectory
Year 1 | Fall Semester      
NRDNP 860 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Health Care 4 sh
NRDNP 873 Scientific Underpinnings IV 3 sh
NRDNP 850 Organizational Theory and Health Care Systems 3 sh
Year 1 | Spring Semester      
NRDNP 846 Frameworks for Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration 3 sh
NRDNP 858 Evidence-Based Practice, Quality and Safety 3 sh
NRDNP 874 Palliative Care Management I 3 sh
Year 1 | Summer Semester      
NRDNP 830 Applied Health Care Economics and Finance 3 sh
NRDNP 875 Palliative Care II 3 sh
NRDNP 862 Practice Inquiry and IRB 3 sh
Year 2 | Fall Semester      
NRDNP 836 Informatics in Health Care Delivery 3 sh
NRDNP 890 Residency 5 sh
Year 2 | Spring Semester      
NRDNP 890 Residency 5 sh
NRPHD 708 Advanced Health Policy and Advocacy 3 sh
Year 1 | Spring Semester      
NRDNP 708 Advanced Health Policy and Advocacy 3 sh
NRDNP 846 Frameworks for Leadership 3 sh
NRDNP 874 Palliative Care I 3 sh
Year 1 | Summer Semester      
NRDNP 860 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics 4 sh
NRDNP 875 Palliative Care II 3 sh
Year 1 | Fall Semester      
NRDNP 873 Scientific Underpinnings IV 3 sh
NRDNP 836 Informatics in Health Care Delivery 3 sh
Year 2 | Spring Semester      
NRDNP 858 Evidenced Based Practice, Quality and Safety 3 sh
NRDNP 890 Residency (data gathering) 2 sh
Year 2 | Summer Semester      
NRDNP 862 Practice Inquiry and IRB 3 sh
NRDNP 830 Applied Health Care Economics and Finance 3 sh
Year 2 | Fall Semester      
NRDNP 890 Residency 3 sh
NRDNP 850 Organizational Theory and Health Care Systems 3 sh
Year 3 | Spring Semester      
NRDNP 890 Residency 3 sh