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UMSL COLLEGE OF NURSINGPhD and DNP Handbook

Contents Overviewo Introductiono History The University The Collegeo Missiono Core Valueso Vision 2012o College of Nursing Philosophyo College Governanceo College Committeeso Student Participationo Missouri Nurse Practice Act Missouri Revised Statutes Section 335.346 Missouri Revised Statutes Section 335.066Student Policieso Non-discriminationo Center for Student Successo Academic Dishonestyo College of Nursing Statement on Academic Integrityo Grading and Grading Scaleo Grade Appealo Grievance Concerning Discriminationo Grievance Concerning Other Issueso Students with Special NeedsGeneral Student Informationo Change of Name, Address or Telephoneo Communicationso Computer Technology/Student Laboratorieso E-Mail/Internet Access/Passwordo Faculty Offices and Mailboxeso Identification Cardo Libraryo Parkingo Transportation

Student Organizationso UMSL Alumni Associationo Sigma Theta TauScholarships and Awardso Student Financial Aido Graduation Awardso HRSA Traineeshipso Nurse Faculty Loan Programo Missouri Nurse Loan Programo National Health Services CorpsUMSL Graduate School Doctoral Degrees in Nursing Graduate Nursing Faculty Admission to Candidacy Candidacy to 'Hood' Senior Student Advisoro Graduate School Policieso Doctoral Student Formso Graduate Assistantshipso Residency Requiremento Continuous EnrollmentDoctor of Nursing Practiceo DNP Program Objectiveso DNP Aggregate Student Outcomeso DNP Curriculum Sample Plan of Study Course Descriptionso DNP Student Academic Committees Comprehensive Examination Committee Clinical Scholarship Project Committee DNP Clinical Scholarship Policy Clinical Scholarship Project Outlineo DNP Comprehensive Exam Guidelineso DNP Clinical Scholarship Project Guidelines

PhD in Nursingo PhD in Nursing Program Objectiveso PhD in Nursing Aggregate Student Outcomeso PhD in Nursing Curriculum Sample Plan of Study Course Descriptionso PhD Student Academic Committees Comprehensive Examination Committee Dissertation Committeeo PhD Comprehensive Examo Dissertation GuidelinesUMSL Institutional Research Board (IRB)o College of Nursing IRB PoliciesNational Guidelines in Nursing

OverviewIntroductionYour doctoral education is guided by policies of the UMSL Graduate School. Graduate Schoolpolicies must be followed because the UMSL Graduate School awards your doctoral degree.Many of these policies and procedures are tailored to meet the need of doctoral students inCollege of Nursing. This Doctoral Student Handbook provides links to these policies andincludes additional college-related guidelines. All doctoral students in nursing first completetheir program-specific coursework. This is followed by a comprehensive examination that isdesigned to assess your readiness to complete your doctoral research project. You will prepare awritten proposal and present it to your peers and faculty. Your proposal, after IRB approval, isimplemented and your findings are also presented to your peers and faculty. Your doctoralstudies are completed after the dissertation is approved and published. For PhD students, thisculminating project is referred to as the student's dissertation and for DNP students it is referredto as the clinical scholarship project. The focus of these degree-specific documents is specifiedunder the headings for each of our doctoral programs.HistoryThe University of Missouri SystemThe University of Missouri is a public university system (System) consisting of four campuses :the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC),Missouri University of Science and Technology at Rolla, and the University of Missouri-St.Louis (University). The System was established in 1839 and today enrolls more than 64,000students on the four campuses. It is considered a public, land grant, Research University whosemission focuses on education, research, service, and economic development to serve peoplethroughout the state and beyond.The University of Missouri St. LouisThe University, established in 1963, is the newest of the four campuses. In addition to its missionto advance knowledge as part of a comprehensive research university, this University has aspecial mission determined by its urban location and shared land-grant tradition. The Universityworks in partnership with other community institutions to help the St. Louis region progress andprosper. Through its eight schools and colleges, the campus provides opportunities for people ofthe metropolitan area, including the economically disadvantaged, to receive high quality andaccessible liberal arts, career, professional, and graduate education. More than 15,500 studentsare enrolled at the University, and over 1,400 full- and part- time faculty members are employed.The campus includes over 70 buildings on 350 acres. Bifurcated by Natural Bridge Road, northcampus includes the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Fine Arts and Communications, Business,the Graduate School, and the Division of Continuing Education. South campus includes theColleges of Nursing, Education, Optometry, and the School of Social Work. It is important tonote that the University is the only public doctoral degree granting research four-year institution

in the St. Louis metropolitan area. More specifically, it is the only public four-year institutionoffering baccalaureate, masters and doctoral education in nursing.The University of Missouri St. Louis College of NursingFounded in 1981, the College of Nursing (College) is one of eight academic colleges and schoolsat the University. The administration, faculty, and staff of the College hold themselvesresponsible for promoting the University’s mission of excellence in teaching, research, andservice. The College also has a long history of cooperative relationships with the two otherschools of nursing in the System and with clinical and community health agencies in the St.Louis metropolitan area. The Colleges first degree program was the RN-BSN program. Thisprogram provided registered nurses with diploma or associate degrees an opportunity tocomplete the coursework necessary to earn a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing degree.In 1993, the University received independent degree granting authority for the Masters ofScience in Nursing degree program following several years of participation in a cooperativeMSN program with the UMKC School of Nursing. The current MSN degree program maintainsa cooperative relationship with UMKC and UMC; however, the University awards the MSNdegree to students enrolled in its own program. Currently, MSN students can enroll in the nurseeducator option which includes a focus on advanced nursing practice; or students may choose toenroll in a nurse practitioner option which includes emphases on family, adult, pediatric,neonatal, or women’s health. In spring 2007, the College had undergone an internal five yearreview in which one of the recommendations was to reduce the number of programs offered tobetter utilize faculty time and expertise. Although the College is currently approved for a clinicalnurse specialist emphasis area and a nurse leader (administration) emphasis area, admissionshave been suspended for these two areas in response to this recommendation. Graduate facultymembers plan to reassess these emphasis areas in the near future to determine if demand issufficient.In 1993, a proposal was made for a merger between Barnes College of Nursing and theUniversity. Barnes College (BC), a single purpose degree-granting institution associated withBarnes Hospital, offered a generic baccalaureate nursing degree. The merger was approved bythe Missouri State Board of Nursing and the Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education.Student policies, records, and admission procedures were transferred to University services. BCfaculty members were offered University faculty appointments. Both faculties of the two collegeprograms combined to form cooperative committees to address organizational and proceduralissues related to the merger.In 1994, the merger was completed and the new program was named the Barnes College ofNursing at UM- St. Louis. For the 1994-95 academic year, operations and location of the prelicensure BSN program continued on the BC campus. Students were officially enrolled at UMSLand received access to all services offered by the University. Students took nursing courses at theBC facilities and general education courses on the UMSL campus. In fall 1995, all aspects of thepre-licensure program were relocated to the University’s campus. By that time, the BarnesCollege of Nursing had begun offering a cooperative PhD program with the UMC and UMKCschools of nursing. Each awarded individual degrees but had a common curriculum, making it

easier to share courses. Although the curricula now differ, collaborative efforts have beenmaintained through selected shared courses and faculty member’s participation on doctoralstudent committees across the campuses.In 2005, Barnes-Jewish Hospital exercised the option to withdraw from the Universitypartnership and reclaim the name Barnes. The current nursing education program is nowdesignated as the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri St. Louis. In 2008, theCollege offered a Doctor of Nursing Practice program supported, in part, by an Advanced NurseEducation Training Grant from the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources ServicesAdministration. The program began with six students as a post-master’s program and will beevaluated for initial CCNE accreditation in Fall 2010.In May 2009, the Missouri state legislature, concerned with the continuing shortage of healthprofessionals in the state, approved nearly 40 million dollars for use by public communitycolleges and universities for one time expansions of selected health professions programs. Overthe next two years, the College will receive 1,766,000 to fund an expansion of the pre-licensureBSN option by 16 students, the MSN program by 10 students, and the PhD program by 5students. The initiative is known as Caring for Missourians.The College has been continuously accredited since 1983. The College was first accredited bythe National League for Nursing. In 1998, the College sought accreditation from the Commissionfor Collegiate Nursing Education and received full accreditation in 1999. In 2010, CCNEapproved the College for continuing accreditation of the baccalaureate and master’s degreeprograms through 2020. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program, initiated in 2007, will bereviewed for accreditation in Fall, 2010. The pre-licensure BSN option is fully approved by theMissouri State Board of Nursing through 2014. The pediatric nurse practitioner emphasis area isapproved by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board through 2014. The neonatal nursepractitioner and women’s health nurse practitioner emphasis areas are approved by the NationalCertification Corporation.Retrieved May 1, 2010 from http://www.umsystem.edu/Retrieved May 1, 2010 from http://www.umsl.edu/about/index.html

Missouri Nurse Practice ActThe State of Missouri Nurse Practice Act governs the practice of professional nurses in Missouri.Section 335.066 pertains to refusal to issue or revocation of license. It is important that studentsbecome familiar with this section of the Act. In Missouri, refer to sections 335.066 and .asp