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UH Manoa Shidler College of Business, Distance Learning EMBA – Health Care Management Track to Doctor of Nursing Practice

For RNs Applying for the August 2022 Cohort with the UH Manoa Shidler College of Business, Distance Learning EMBA-Health Care Management Track

The UH Manoa Shidler College of Business Distance Learning Executive Master of Business Administration: Health Care Management Track (EMBA-HC) to UH Manoa Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a program of study that allows students to obtain an MBA degree through the UH Manoa Shidler College of Business and a DNP degree from UH Manoa Nursing. The EMBA-HC program is a two-year (5 semester) program, the DNP program is a one year (3 semester) program. For information about the application process, please refer to UH Manoa Shidler Business College’s website at http://shidler.hawaii.edu/distance-emba/healthcare.

Shidler EMBA-HC students who intend to obtain the DNP degree must enroll into the UH Manoa Nursing DNP program during the final fall semester of their EMBA-HC program.

The Shidler EMBA-HC to DNP student must enroll in a minimum of six (6) didactic credits and a varying number of NURS 776 DNP Project credits, depending on the professional experience and practicum hours obtained in the student’s master’s degree program. Each student’s pathway will be tailored accordingly. The post-Master’s pathway requires a minimum of 3 semesters to complete.

The curriculum includes the completion of a minimum of 135 DNP project hours. However, additional DNP project hours may be required to meet the 1,000 project hours of the DNP degree. The DNP graduate meets the outcomes and competencies of the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing (AACN, 2006). Planning is underway to transition the curriculum to address the 2021 AACN The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education.

Experiential Learning Portfolio and Course Credit

The admitted EMBA-HC student may petition to take another course as a substitute for a course previously taken.  (Use the Petition to Substitute or Waive Courses to obtain approval.)  N776 course credits may be waived by submitting an electronic  . The E-Portfolio is a collection of descriptions and material that provide direct evidence of an individual’s learning, mastery, and accomplishments over time. The descriptions and exemplars may be drawn from an individual’s job- and academic-related experiences. The E-Portfolio is comprised of three major components: personal narrative, documentation of the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006), and a compilation of exemplars substantiating achievement of DNP Competencies. Planning is underway to transition the portfolio to address the 2021 AACN The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education.

Timeline

  • August 2022 – Start Shidler EMBA-HC program
  • September 2023 – Apply to UH Manoa Nursing
  • May 2024 – Graduate from Shidler with MBA degree
  • August 2024 – Start UH Manoa Nursing DNP program

Curriculum

The DNP Director will review the student’s professional experience and EMBA-HC coursework and create a curriculum plan customized for each student.

Note: The sequence of courses may change due to the availability of courses. Enrollment in equivalent courses in other UH schools or offered by NEXus may be taken to ensure timely student progression. Students participate in a mandatory orientation during the first week of instruction each semester.

Year 1
12 or more credits
Fall
4 or more credits
NURS 730 Principles of Evidence-based Practice for Advanced Nursing (3 cr)
NURS 776 DNP Project (1 cr min.)
Spring
7 or more credits
NURS 735 Effective Program Evaluation for Quality Improvement (3 cr)
Elective (3 cr)
NURS 776 DNP Project (1 cr min.)
Summer 
1 or more credits
NURS 776 DNP Project (1 cr min.)

Total Number of Credits: 12 or more total credits required

Curriculum effective for DNP cohorts entering: Fall 2024

Current students refer to STAR for their individualized curriculum pathway.

Approved by committee: October 6, 2020

Page updated: September 30, 2022

Contact

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Aeza Hafalia, M.Ed
DNP Program Coordinator & NEXus Campus Staff Coordinator

Contact for applicants and current students in the DNP program and the NEXus Program.

Email: dnpnurs@hawaii.edu

Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-8401
Fax: 808-956-5977

Schedule an Advising Appointment
via Star Balance
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Courtnee Nunokawa, DNP, APRN-Rx, AGPCNP-BC
Interim DNP Program Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Program Coordinator & Instructor

Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 219
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-3445
Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: courtnee@hawaii.edu

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