Whether you’re seeking to become a nurse practitioner or further your nursing career in academics, advanced practice, clinical research or at the executive level, a doctoral degree in nursing from UCF will prepare you to function at the highest level.
Shape Nursing’s Future with a PhD or DNP from UCF
- Ensure a high-quality education for future generations of nurses by aiding in the national shortage of doctorally prepared nursing faculty,
- Improve access to patient care in their communities by practicing at the highest level,
- Solve some of today’s most challenging healthcare problems and improving patient outcomes through clinical research, and
- Make a greater impact on the health of a global community as decision-making leaders.
Why UCF College of Nursing
- High-quality education grounded in evidence-based practice and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Led by nationally recognized faculty who are experts in their field and actively engaged in innovative research
- Flexible and convenient with fully online or hybrid-online programs, and full- or part-time options
- There are also options for RNs with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree and non-degree seeking students
Doctoral Program Objectives
- Model professionalism, role advocacy, and ethical practice to collaborate within interprofessional teams.
- Design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive care models for populations and/or systems and disseminate findings.
- Demonstrate leadership in practice and health policy.
- Utilize technology to evaluate data and its sources to inform practice and/or healthcare system.
- Appraise the use of evidence in respective practice settings to optimize outcomes.
- Conduct research to generate a body of knowledge and test theories that advance nursing science.
- Develop a program of scholarship that integrates research, teaching, leadership, and service to the profession.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary solutions that advance healthcare in a global society.
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What Graduates are Saying
“As a nurse scientist with a passion for technology, UCF provided an opportunity for me to collaborate across disciplines including computer scientists and engineers.”
Martin Schiavenato ’07PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Washington State University (WSU) College of Nursing,
Affiliate Professor, WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Founder of the future startup, “Little Foot Innovation”
“There are many DNP programs, but only UCF has a high caliber of faculty and offers distance learning.”
Cathleen Wheatley ’17DNP, RN, CENP
President of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and System Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Wake Forest Baptist Health
