2025-2026 University Catalog
Graduate Programs in Nursing
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OHSU School of Nursing has a history of academic and clinical excellence and a commitment to the missions of education, practice and research. The School of Nursing offers academically rigorous programs that are taught by faculty members who are leaders in their field. The 2022 US News & World Report ranked the school’s Nurse-Midwifery program second nationally and the Family Nurse Practitioner program 12th. The Nurse Practitioner -Pediatric, Primary Care program is ranked 12th, the Online Graduate programs is ranked 17th, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program was ranked 35th.
Programs leading to a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree include the advanced nursing practice programs, with specialties in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nurse Anesthesia (NA), Nurse-Midwifery (NMW), Pediatric Primary and Acute Nurse Practitioner (PNP), and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Programs leading to a master’s degree include Health Systems and Organizational Leadership (HSOL) as well as Master of Nursing in Education (MNE). The HSOL program has the option for students to apply and transition directly into the Post Master’s DNP. Other programs leading to a doctoral degree include the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Advanced Nursing Practice
The School of Nursing offers graduate programs in advanced nursing practice that are designed to advance nursing education in order to make a difference in the lives of patients, families, and the larger community. Students choose a specialty area that culminates in a doctor of nursing practice degree. The graduate programs in advanced clinical practice include AGACNP, FNP, NA, NMW, PNP and PMHNP. The graduate program in HSOL prepares nurses to lead in health systems and organizations and culminates in a master of nursing degree. All graduate programs focus on developing critical thinking, judgment and specialty expertise; understanding health systems and the context of policy and economics; engaging in interprofessional care and collaboration; and increasing awareness of public health needs in a variety of health care settings. The programs of study reflect a balance of theory, practice and research to ensure students become clinically expert and are able to apply available research evidence within their practice. On completion of the DNP degree specialties, graduates are prepared to meet the competencies and certification requirements of the specialty program.
The general student learning outcomes that must be met for the master of nursing for the HSOL and MNE programs are:
- Apply advanced knowledge in the science of a specialty area of advanced nursing practice.
- Use emerging information and health technologies to access current research and health care data to improve patient care and health equity.
- Make sound, culturally appropriate and ethically grounded judgments based on critical analysis of the best available evidence.
- Demonstrate the leadership skills that are essential for influencing policy and organizational systems for improving patient outcomes and health equity.
The general student learning outcomes that must be met for the DNP are:
- Demonstrate readiness to enter clinical practice via specialty competencies with the appropriate scientific knowledge, and considerations for its application to practice.
- Apply ethical principles along with the standards of professional conduct to clinical care, research, and education.
- Evaluate emerging healthcare systems and policy that influence delivery of cost effective patient care.
- Generate entry level practice scholarship through the completion of a clinical practice improvement project based on the principles of improvement science.
- Model interprofessional communication and collaboration to improve individual and/or population health outcomes.
- Identify and address gaps in professional knowledge through ongoing reflection to support the principle of life-long learning.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
The Doctor of Nursing Practice represents the highest degree in nursing practice. Graduates receive additional preparation designed to expand practice in breadth or depth, as well as coursework and mentorship to facilitate leadership and practice-related scholarship in their professional career. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program was implemented at OHSU School of Nursing in 2007. The DNP program prepares leaders in a culture of innovation and inquiry.
Three pathways exist to the DNP:
- Post Baccalaureate for those who desire to become an advanced practice nurse and earn a DNP.
- Post Master’s for those who already have a Masters degree as an APRN or in healthcare management, leadership or administration.
- Additionally, a student may choose to earn a second APRN specialty by completing the specialty DNP.
Post-baccalaureate
Options include specialties in:
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nurse Midwifery
- Pediatric Primary & Acute Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health nurse Practitioner
Programs- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, D.N.P.
- Family Nurse Practitioner, D.N.P.
- Health Systems & Organizational Leadership, M.N.
- Nurse Anesthesia, D.N.P.
- Nurse-Midwifery, D.N.P.
- Nursing Education, M.N.
- Nursing, D.N.P. (Post-Masters)
- Nursing, Ph.D.
- Pediatric Primary & Acute Nurse Practitioner, D.N.P.
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, D.N.P.
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