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The PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is in alignment with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (AACN, 2021, April) and prepares registered nurses to become Family Nurse Practitioners or, if an ARNP from another role or population focus, to advance their practice. Successful completion of the BSN or Non-ARNP MSN to DNP FNP program qualifies students to sit for national certifying examinations for Family

The PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is in alignment with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (AACN, 2021, April) and prepares registered nurses to become Family Nurse Practitioners or, if an ARNP from another role or population focus, to advance their practice. Successful completion of the BSN or Non-ARNP MSN to DNP FNP program qualifies students to sit for national certifying examinations for Family

The School of Nursing maintains a nursing skills lab and a simulation lab on each campus. Students are scheduled for specific laboratory times to practice those skills taught in the curriculum. Skill acquisition requires hands-on practice and students are expected to use these times to achieve skill competency. Open laboratory times are available for individual practice and study. Information about courses, events, open labs, and coordinator contact information is available on the PLU SoN

, proctored exams in major areas of study, online review modules, and un-proctored practice tests. The cost of ATI testing and resources is included in the School of Nursing Program fee. The testing resources available from ATI are used as external assessments, providing students an opportunity to practice with NCLEX-style questions and identify areas in which additional academic work is needed. Faculty use the results of the ATI tests to evaluate student progression and curriculum effectiveness. In some

surveys, because it enables researchers to collect data with no identifying information attached, making the survey truly anonymous. PLU has a site license for Qualtrics survey software that includes use for faculty, staff, and students. Information about requesting a Qualtrics account can be found here. Qualtrics instructions for assuring anonymity can be found here. Informed consent For a no-risk or low-risk anonymous online survey, investigators may request a Waiver of Documentation of Informed