At the completion of the DNP program, a graduate of the St. David’s School of Nursing at Texas State University will be able to:

  1. Translate and Integrate theory and evidence from nursing and other disciplines to lead the delivery of advanced nursing practice.
  2. Lead advances and innovations in safe, compassionate, holistic, individualized and effective person- and family- centered care within advanced nursing.
  3. Develop data‑driven, collaborative, population health initiatives that address social determinants of health and influence policy for the improvement of equitable outcomes.
  4. Translate, apply, and disseminate interdisciplinary scholarship to improve health care outcomes and transform healthcare.
  5. Design, lead, and evaluate quality improvement initiatives that enhance system efficiency, ensure consistent safety standards in the care environment, and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
  6. Lead, and evaluate interprofessional teams and their functioning, to foster collaboration, mutual respect, and shared decision making that optimizes care, enhances the healthcare experience, and improves outcomes.
  7. Analyze healthcare organizations and systems to ensure safe, high-quality, and cost-effective care across populations.
  8. Evaluate informatics and healthcare technologies to support data‑driven decision‑making, improve system performance, and ensure safe, equitable, high‑quality care across populations
  9. In accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards in advanced nursing practice. DNP Student Educational Outcomes
  10. Model professionalism by developing initiatives that promote characteristics of accountability, integrity, civility, respect for the inherent dignity of individuals, and ethical behaviors within healthcare systems.
  11. Implement and evaluate evidence-informed strategies to foster self-reflection, personal health, resilience, and well-being, support lifelong learning, and facilitate the continuous acquisition of nursing expertise and assertion of leadership abilities in self and others.