All doctoral degree applicants must answer 1-4. Your personal statement should be 500 words, 2 to 4 pages in length total, double spaced with one-inch margins, in 12-point font. We want to know more about you – your life and goals, your challenges and strengths, and the clinical path that you have chosen that has lead you to this point in your career.

1. Why have you decided to apply to this program?
2. How has advanced practice nursing impacted health care delivery in the USA?
3. What are your personal goals as a Doctor of Nursing Practice?
4. Describe an example from your nursing career where your clinical leadership fostered a successful outcome for one or more patient.