Health Policy, Advocacy, and Legislation Transformation in Healthcare Practicum

0.5 Credits.

This third innovative DNP practicum course provides and supports 40 hours of experiential learning in collaboration with the corresponding didactic course and the Signature DNP Project Product Collection activities. Students apply policy analysis skills and advocacy strategies and engage with policy leaders through real or modeled experiential learning that emphasizes legislation, policy-influenced care delivery, and social justice in healthcare systems. Students will also utilize current technologies and digital platforms to support policy research, advocacy communication, and dissemination of policy-related initiatives in advanced nursing practice. (AACN Essential/Domain 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)