Doctor of Nursing Practice Post-Master's Program Outcomes

Program Specific Competency Goals

Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, graduates will demonstrate the ability to:

  • Apply evolving evidence-based practice, clinical judgment, and leadership to obtain optimal health promotion and disease management outcomes for individual patients, systems, and populations. (Critical Thinking)*
  • Demonstrate leadership through collaboration to inspire innovative ideas to improve health care outcomes while fostering self-reflection, ethical practice, and lifelong learning. (Professionalism)*
  • Translate research into practice utilizing interprofessional collaboration, clinical judgment, and leadership skills to engage with diverse individuals and interprofessional teams to improve patient and population health outcomes. (Communication)*
  • Utilize and evaluate health care information technology systems and processes for communication, decision-making, management, and interdisciplinary collaboration to improve the quality and safety of health care delivery. (Technology)*
  • Analyze health care delivery models using scientific data to develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention strategies to address gaps in care for population health, advocate for social justice, and ensure equitable and inclusive care for diverse populations. (Diversity)*

*Categories denoted in parentheses represent the relationship to Clarkson College’s student success skills, which are our institutional student learning outcomes, and include Communication, Technology, Critical Thinking, Diversity, and Professionalism.

Performance Outcomes

Post Master’s DNP 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Graduation Rate* 75%
(3/4)		 60%
(3/5)		 100%
(3/3)

* Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 100. This refers to the percentage of a school’s eligible students who complete their degree/certificate program within 100% of the published time for the certificate/degree program (on-time).

 

BSN-DNP FNP (ANCC)* 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
First-Time Certification Pass rate** N/A N/A N/A
Overall Certification Pass rate** N/A N/A N/A
National Average Certification Rate (first time)** N/A N/A N/A
Graduation Rate*** N/A N/A 80%
(8/10)

* The Certification Body for this degree outcome table is the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
** Certification pass rate is measured by the number of graduates that have successfully completed either their professional licensing examination or national certification examination. The FNP degree has two certification exam choices, this specific table shows outcomes from the ANCC exam. Certification pass rates are calculated per year.
*** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 100. This refers to the percentage of a school’s eligible students who complete their degree/certificate program within 100% of the published time for the certificate/degree program (on-time).

 

BSN-DNP FNP (AANPCB)* 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
First-Time Certification Pass rate** N/A 67%
(2/3)		 100%
(5/5)
Overall Certification Pass rate** N/A 100%
(3/3)		 100%
(5/5)
Program Average** N/A NR 637
National Average** N/A 536 566
Graduation Rate*** N/A N/A 80%
(8/10)

* The Certification Body for this degree outcome table is the American Association of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPCB).
** Certification pass rate is measured by the number of graduates that have successfully completed either their professional licensing examination or national certification examination. The FNP degree has two certification exam choices, this specific table shows outcomes from the AANPCB exam. Certification pass rates are calculated per year.
*** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 100. This refers to the percentage of a school’s eligible students who complete their degree/certificate program within 100% of the published time for the certificate/degree program (on-time).

 

BSN-DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP (ANCC)* 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
First-Time Certification Pass rate** N/A N/A N/A
Overall Certification Pass rate** N/A N/A N/A
National Average Certification Rate (first time)** N/A N/A N/A
Graduation Rate*** N/A N/A N/A

This option was new in Fall 2020.
* The Certification Body for this degree outcome table is the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
** Certification pass rate is measured by the number of graduates that have successfully completed either their professional licensing examination or national certification examination. The FNP degree has two certification exam choices, this specific table shows outcomes from the ANCC exam. Certification pass rates are calculated per year.
*** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 100. This refers to the percentage of a school’s eligible students who complete their degree/certificate program within 100% of the published time for the certificate/degree program (on-time).

BSN-DNP PMHNP (ANCC)* 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
First-Time Certification Pass rate** N/A N/A N/A
Overall Certification Pass rate** N/A N/A N/A
National Average Certification Rate (first time)** N/A N/A N/A
Graduation Rate*** N/A N/A N/A

This option was new in Fall 2020.
* The Certification Body for this degree outcome table is the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
** Certification pass rate is measured by the number of graduates that have successfully completed either their professional licensing examination or national certification examination. Certification pass rates are calculated per year.
*** Graduation rates for this program are measured at GR 100. This refers to the percentage of a school’s eligible students who complete their degree/certificate program within 100% of the published time for the certificate/degree program (on-time).

 

DNP Students (All options) 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Job Placement/ Employment Rates* 100%
(7/7)		 100%
(6/6)		 100%
(21/21)

* Employment rates are taken from returned graduate surveys, alumni surveys, employer surveys, and individual graduate’s reports to the program.