 The changing demands of the nation's complex health care environment require that nurses serving in specialty positions have the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise possible. Many factors contributed to the need for change in nursing education at the graduate level including: the rapid expansion of knowledge underlying practice; increased complexity of patient care; national concerns about the quality of care and patient safety; shortages of nursing personnel which demands a higher level of preparation for leaders who can design and assess care; shortages of doctorally prepared nursing faculty, and increasing educational expectations for the preparation of other health professionals.
The University at Buffalo School of Nursing is proud to offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice. The purpose of the DNP degree is to prepare nurses to practice at the highest level. The University at Buffalo DNP program prepares advanced practice nurses in family, adult, mental health, and nurse anesthesia to deliver expert care, provide leadership in developing and implementing new innovations in practice, and translating evidenced-based care to the clinical setting.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice will be the recognized standard for entry into advanced practice nursing in 2015. Separate admission to the program will be offered at the post-baccalaureate and post-master's level. The post-baccalaureate program is designed for completion in three years of full-time study or up to seven years of part-time study, while the post-master's program can be completed in five semesters of part-time study and may be completed through distance learning.
For more information please refer to: http://nursing.buffalo.edu/Academics/DoctorofNursingPractice.aspx
Or contact the faculty member listed in your area of interest:
Family Nurse Practitioner
Tammy Austin-Ketch, PhD, FNP, BC, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
tlak@buffalo.edu
Adult Nurse Practitioner:
Susan A. Bruce, PhD, RN, ANP/CNS
Clinical Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
sbruce@buffalo.edu
Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner:
Patricia Nisbet, MS, PMHNP-BC
Clinical Instructor
panisbet@buffalo.edu
Nurse Anesthetist:
Thomas E. Obst, PhD, CRNA
Clinical Professor & Program Director
tobst@buffalo.edu
Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist:
Yvonne K. Scherer, EdD, RN, CNS
Associate Professor
yscherer@buffalo.edu
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