MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
MSN — Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(Semester Credit Hours Required for Completion — 48)
Key: CL = Clinical; WB = Web Based (on-line course); WE = Web-Enhanced; T = Traditional
| Required Courses |
Credits |
| NURS 5111 |
Advanced Practice Nurse Role (1:1:0 WB) |
1 |
| NURS 5222 |
Diagnostic Methods and Procedures (CL 2:1:3 WB) Requires on campus lab |
2 |
| NURS 5342 |
Advanced Health Assessment (CL 3:1:7 WB (Requires on campus lab) |
3 |
| NURS 5343 |
Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses in Advanced Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| NURS 5345 |
Advanced Practice Nursing: Application of Pathophysiology (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| ♦ NURS 5450 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts & Diagnostic Skills I: Adult (CL 4:2:7 WB) |
4 |
| NURS 5551 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts & Diagnostic Skills II: Adult (CL 5:2:11 WB) |
5 |
| NURS 6650 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner IV: Role & Practicum (CL 6:1:17 WB) |
6 |
♦ All Acute Care Nurse Practitioner students are required to hold ACLS Certification appropriate to their clinical specialty as a prerequisite to NURS 5450.
One year of critical care experience required prior to beginning NURS 5450.
