NEW ACADEMIC YEAR

welcome to the third cohort of DNP students!

Doctor of Nursing Practice Orientation
Monday, August 17, 2009
9am – noon
Claude Moore Nursing Education Building, Room 1110

9:00am – noon Welcome and orientation

9:00am Convene, Doris Glick, PhD, RN, DNP Program Director
Welcome from the Dean - Dorrie Fontaine, PhD, RN, FAAN
Welcome from Associate Dean for Academic Programs - Sarah Farrell, PhD, RN

9:15am Introduction of DNP Program faculty Doris Glick PhD, RN
Program Overview of the DNP at UVa, Kathleen Cox, PhD, RN

9:45am Introduction of new students

10:15am Break

10:30am Overview of Practica (GNUR 9610 and 9620) and Capstone (GNUR 9991) Requirements
Dr. Catherine Kane and Dr. Doris Glick


11:15-1:00 Lunch on your own and you will need to go to the University ID Card Office to have your photo taken and set up your PassPhrase. The University ID Card Office is located in the lower level of Observatory Hill Dining Hall, on the corner of Alderman and McCormick Roads. It is a 10 minute walk or you may drive over. There is meter parking is available in front of the building, on McCormick Road. Take an official, governmental ID (driver’s license, passport).
1:00-5:30 Computer Workshop (bring your laptop)
Patricia Vaughn, Health Sciences Library

Meet at Carter Classroom in Health Sciences Library (lower level)

1:00pm Wireless Clinic (configuring your laptop for Cavalier)
Installation of RefWorks write-n-cite on your laptops
Tour of the Health Sciences Library
2:00pm Research in the Library
Intro to the Clinical Data Repository
3:00pm Managing Literature citations with RefWorks
4:00pm Using UVa Collab
Saving your research results



New DNP students should make an appointment to meet individuals with their faculty advisors this week (August 18-21).

DNP Core Class Meetings


Tuesday, August 18

11am-noon Evidence Based Practice at the University of Virginia, Suzi Burns, CMNE 3020

1pm-3pm Managing Information Technology (GNUR 8650), CMNE 1120

1pm-5pm DNP Practicum (GNUR 9610 / 9620), CMNE 1110

3:15-4:30pm Sharing Lessons Learned, presented by panel of current DNP students. CMNE 3020

4:45pm Meet Clay Hysell in the CMNEB Lobby for walk to the Rotunda

5:00pm Reception in the Rotunda, Lower Dome Room


Wednesday, August 19

9am – 4pm Evidence Based Practice (GNUR 8660), McLeod Hall 5044


Thursday, August 20
9 am - noon Health Promotion & Health Behavior Research GNUR 8610
1am – 5pm Evidence Based Practice (GNUR 8660), McLeod Hall 5044


Friday, August 21

9am – 4pm Health Promotion & Health Behavior Research (GNUR 8610), McLeod Hall 1003




GNUR 8610, 8650 and 8660 will also meet on the following days. Some classes will be scheduled for a 2.5 hour session.
Friday, Sept 18
Friday, October 16
Friday, November 13

End of Term Sessions all day:
Wednesday, December 16 Health Promotion & Health Behavior Research (GNUR 8610),
McLeod Hall 1003
Thursday, December 17 Managing Information Technology (GNUR 8650), CMNE 1120
DNP Practicum (GNUR 9610 / 9620), CMNE 1110
Friday, December 18 Evidence Based Practice (GNUR 8660), McLeod Hall 5044