Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
This dual option provides students the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate simultaneously. The Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate combined option provides a solid academic and practical foundation for master’s prepared nurses interested in a career as a legal nurse consultant.
Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
The Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate is designed for nurses interested in assessing healthcare practices and standards from a legal perspective.
For more information regarding the Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate program please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/nursing-leadership-certificate.aspx
Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is designed for nurses who hold a master’s degree in nursing or a related field and offers an educational pathway to earn the highest clinically focused doctoral degree in nursing. Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, students will possess forward-thinking clinical and systems leadership skills to promote the application of evidence-based practice to address the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare needs.
For more information regarding the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/dnp.aspx
Program Information
Admission, progression, and graduation requirements are a coordinated effort within the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences graduate and doctoral programs. The combined Doctor of Nursing Practice program and Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate program is 48 credits and 500 practice experience hours for students enrolled in the Advanced Practice DNP concentration. Students enrolled in the Leadership DNP concentration will complete 60 credits and 1,000 practice experience hours. Students will be dually advised by the MSN Leadership Program Chair and DNP Program Chair.
Admission Requirements
Students must meet admission requirements for both the Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
In addition, this program requires two applications, one to the Post-Masters Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate program and one to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
Advanced Practice DNP Concentration (48 Credits, 17 Courses)
DNP Core Classes
Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate Courses
| MSN 7310 | Legal Issues in Nursing Practice | 3 |
| MSN 7320 | Practices in the Realm of Nursing and the Law | 3 |
| MSN 7350 | Forensic Nursing: Clinical and Legal Implications | 3 |
| MSN 8705 | Nurse Leadership Capstone I | 3 |
| MSN 8706 | Nurse Leadership Capstone II | 3 |
DNP Project Courses
| GRN 9001 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I | 3 |
| GRN 9002 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II | 3 |
| GRN 9003 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III | 3 |
Leadership Concentration (60 Credits, 21 Courses)
DNP Core Courses
Legal Nurse Consultant Courses
| MSN 7310 | Legal Issues in Nursing Practice | 3 |
| MSN 7320 | Practices in the Realm of Nursing and the Law | 3 |
| MSN 7350 | Forensic Nursing: Clinical and Legal Implications | 3 |
| MSN 8705 | Nurse Leadership Capstone I | 3 |
| MSN 8706 | Nurse Leadership Capstone II | 3 |
DNP Project Courses
| GRN 9001 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I | 3 |
| GRN 9002 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II | 3 |
| GRN 9003 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III | 3 |
Practice Expereince Courses
| GRN 8121 | DNP Experiential Engagement I (125 Practice Experience Hours) | 3 |
| GRN 8122 | DNP Experiential Engagement II (125 Practice Experience Hours) | 3 |
| GRN 8123 | DNP Experiential Engagement III (125 Practice Experience Hours) | 3 |
| GRN 8124 | DNP Experiential Engagement IV (125 Practice Experience Hours) | 3 |