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Provides students the opportunity to become acute care nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, adult clinical nurse specialists, clinical nurse leaders, or nursing administrators in a variety of roles, including case managers. The MSN program may be completed in sixteen months, or at an optional slower pace. Upon completing requirements for the MSN with specialization in the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner tracks, graduates will be eligible to take national certification examinations.
Graduates of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track are eligible to sit for national certification as both an ACNP and as Adult Nurse Practitioner. Acute care nurse practitioners focus on the care of adults with acute or chronic illnesses and may practice in the hospital, home, or clinic setting. The ACNP provides expert interventions focused on health promotion, illness prevention, and health care management. They make rounds with and without their collaborative physician, write progress notes and orders, do discharge teaching and follow up with patient referrals and continuing care. Some see patients in the office setting managing the full spectrum of care.
| FALL SEMESTER I | ||
| NUR 605 | Advanced Health Assessment (42 lab hours) |
3 SH |
| NUR 606 | Pathophysiology | 3 SH |
| NUR 610 | Primary Care of Adults (126 Clinical Hours) |
6 SH |
| Total | 12 SH | |
| SPRING SEMESTER | ||
| NUR 602 | Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Practice | 3 SH |
| NUR 607 | Pharmacology | 3 SH |
| NUR 621 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II (168 Clinical Hours) |
6 SH |
| Total | 12 SH | |
| SUMMER SEMESTER | ||
| NUR 698/699 | Plan I (thesis) or Plan II (non-thesis elective) | 3 SH |
| NUR 622 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III (126 Clinical Hours) |
6 SH |
| Total | 9 SH | |
| FALL SEMESTER II | ||
| NUR 698/699 | Plan I (thesis) or Plan II (non-thesis elective) | 3 SH |
| NUR 623 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner IV (168 Clinical Hours) |
6 SH |
| Total | 9 SH | |
Total classroom: 42 semester hours
Total clinical: 588 clinical hours
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