Table of Contents

College Information

• The vision, mission, goals and values of the college
• The college directory
• The Graduate Studies Committee
• Your faculty advisor’s role
• Diversity and inclusion at the college
• Health and wellness at the College of Nursing

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

• The DNP program
• Characteristics of the graduate
• The DNP Subcommittee
• DNP enrollment requirements
• Clincial Immersion Experience
  • Written immersion plan
  • Selection of preceptors
  • Selection of clinical sites
  • Approval process
  • Typhon
• DNP professional examination
  • Eligibility
  • Professional Examination Committee
  • External committee member
  • Professional Examination Procedures
    • Scheduling
    • Timeline
    • Professional Examination: Written Portion
    • Professional Examination: Oral Portion
  • Grading of examinations and final document
  • Repeating the professional doctoral examination
  • Past DNP Handbooks
• DNP Program Guidelines for Video Conferencing and Attendance Requirements
• DNP final project
  • DNP Final Project Presentations and Defense Procedures
  • Project purpose
  • Identifying a topic
  • Options for the final project
  • DNP project committee
  • Final document
  • Final project evaluation
  • Knowledge Bank submission
  • Final project overview and timeline
  • Final Project (EBP/QI) outline and descriptors
  • Final Project (health policy) outline and descriptors
  • Collaborative (team) Project Guidelines
  • Past DNP Handbooks
• Program exit requirements
• Graduation requirements
• BSN to DNP Requirements
• Past DNP Handbooks

Curriculum

• DNP Coursework
• Post-master’s Clinical Expert sample plans of study
• Post-master’s Nurse Executive sample plans of study
• BSN to DNP Program Content
• BSN to DNP sample plans of study
• Interdisciplinary Specializations and Graduate Minors
• College of Nursing Certificate Programs

Academic Policies

• Academic Standards
• Progression in the program
• Grade changes and grievances
• Other grievances
• Code of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity
• Length of program
• Reactivation
• Transfer credit
• Petitions
• Weather cancellation policy

Professional Standards

• Professional Standards
• Professional misconduct process
• Procedures for alleged misconduct

Program Compliance

• Program Compliance Overview
• Clinical Dress code
• Specialty Clinical Locations and Travel for BSN to DNP Students
• Insurance coverage for clinical experiences
• Policy involving substance abuse

Appendix

• Electronic communications policy
• Policy and guidelines for the prevention and management of infectious disease
• Graduate School policy on the investigation of allegations of research misconduct by a graduate student
• Your Ohio State student email address
• OSUWMC Feasibility Review Committee
• NONPF NP Competencies
• Additional resources