The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is designed to prepare nurses who demonstrate advanced practice nursing skills, professional leadership, and foster a research climate in the practice of nursing. The BSN to DNP degree offers the Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, acute (AGNP- Acute), Adult Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (AG-CNS), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) options.
The University of Southern Indiana Graduate Nursing Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 2001, (202) 887-6791.
The following faculty are responsible for the advanced practice nursing clinical courses. Each faculty is academically prepared and credentialed in the area they teach and meet requirements needed for graduate nursing programs to be nationally accredited. Further information about faculty or the program can be found on the Graduate Nursing website or by calling 812-492-7819.
Clinical Faculty Information
Bailey Rankin, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Adult Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
bprankin@usi.edu
812-492-7804
Katherine Riedford, RN PhD, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
kmriedford@usi.edu
812-492-7801
M. Jane Swartz, RN, DNP, CNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
mswartz3@usi.edu
812-465-1162
Michelle Wakefield, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner Programs
mjwakefiel@usi.edu
812-492-7809