Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs
Innovate and Transform Healthcare
Become a change-maker in healthcare systems, policy, and practice.
Antioch University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares experienced nurses to lead with purpose, integrity, and innovation. Designed for both advanced practice nurses and nurse executives, this flexible, online doctorate equips you with the tools to transform care delivery, improve health outcomes, and shape the future of healthcare policy and leadership. Whether your path is clinical or executive, you'll develop the knowledge, skills, and systems-thinking mindset to drive change that matters.
A Practice-Focused Doctorate for Today’s Healthcare Leaders
The DNP is a practice-focused terminal degree that develops experts in clinical leadership, organizational strategy, and systems-based care improvement. Grounded in Antioch’s mission of health and social justice, the program empowers nurses to deliver care and lead teams with compassion, evidence, and equity.
Program Format:
- Fully online delivery designed for working professionals
- Six semesters of study, typically completed in 2 years (part-time 3-year option available)
- Courses taken two at a time for manageable pacing
- The program culminates in a practice-based capstone project aligned with your clinical or organizational area of interest
Designed for both Advanced Practice Nurses seeking to deepen clinical expertise and Nurse Executives seeking leadership in systems, strategy, and healthcare policy.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Antioch University is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
Licensure
This program is NOT designed to lead to state licensure.
Available Programs
Elevating Your Nursing Career with a Proven Legacy
As Proud Co-Founder of the Coalition for the Common Good, Antioch University offers a program with a rich tradition of excellence, honed over 45 years by dedicated nursing professionals. Formerly anchored at Otterbein University, this initiative now thrives at Antioch, continuing a legacy of quality and practical expertise. Benefit from our flexible, student-centered graduate model, designed to empower you with clinical confidence and personalized support, ensuring you're prepared to excel in your nursing practice.
Rooted in Justice. Committed to Community. Built for Impact.
Antioch’s Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions is meeting healthcare challenges with bold, justice-focused solutions. We believe advanced nursing education must go beyond clinical excellence, it must foster leadership, advocacy, and systemic change.
Our programs reflect:
- Antioch University’s mission to advance social, racial, and health equity
- A vision of inclusive care for all individuals and families
- A commitment to transforming systems from within, one nurse leader at a time
Program Outcomes
Graduate Nursing Student Outcomes
- Integrate nursing science with knowledge from the natural and social sciences as a basis for the[PR1] highest level of nursing practice for diverse populations.
- Provide organizational and systems leadership in advanced nursing practice roles to improve marginalized patient and healthcare outcomes, through advocacy and implementation of management and quality improvement strategies.
- Provide leadership for evidence-based practice, through translation of research for practice, dissemination of research findings, application of research findings for all populations, implementation of quality improvement methodologies, evaluation of practice outcomes, and participation in collaborative research.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the utilization and evaluation of information systems/technology resources for knowledge application, management of individual and aggregate data, and quality improvement for all marginalized populations.
- Provide leadership in the analysis, development, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare policies, congruent with advocacy for social justice, equity, and ethics in global healthcare.
- Employ effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with individuals, groups, and teams to facilitate problem solving and team functioning for equitable healthcare and healthcare delivery to marginalized populations.
- Analyze epidemiological, bio-statistical, environmental, and other appropriate diverse data for developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical prevention and population health interventions.
- Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment in designing, implementing, and evaluating equitable therapeutic interventions to improve patient and/or healthcare outcomes.
- Implement meaningful change in the areas of legal, ethical, economic, and professional functions of the APN while advocating for all humanity.
- Integrate caring behaviors and patterns, including cultural competence and attention to underserved regional and global individuals and groups, into APN roles.
Faculty Spotlights
Regina Prusinski, DNP, CPNP-AC, FNP-BC
Chair
Kelly Drifmeyer, MLS, MM
Research and Instruction Librarian
Diane White, PhD, RN
Dean
Deana Batross, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Director
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