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 Core Nursing Courses |
Credits |
| NURS 5326 |
Research for Advanced Nursing Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| NURS 5327 |
Evidence for Advanced Nurse Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| NURS 5325 |
Health Policy Essentials for Advanced Nursing Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| NURS 5324 |
Population Health Essentials for Advanced Nursing Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| NURS 5323 |
Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
| NURS 5322 |
Health Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice (3:3:0 WB) |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
| Pre-requisite Nursing Courses |
Credits |
| NURS 5111 |
The Advanced Practice Nurse Role: Foundations for Advanced Practice Nurse (1:1:0 WE) |
1 |
| NURS 5222 |
Diagnostic Methods and Procedures for Advanced Practice (CL 2:1:3 WE) *Requires on-campus lab |
2 |
| NURS 5342 |
Advanced Health Assessment (CL 3:1:6 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 |
| Specialty Courses |
Credits |
| ♦ NURS 5450 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts & Diagnostic Skills I: Adult (CL 4:2:6 WE) |
4 |
| NURS 5551 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts & Diagnostic Skills II: Adult (CL 5:2:9 WE) |
5 |
| NURS 6650 |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner IV: Role & Practicum. (CL 6:0:36 WE) |
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 N5450.
The ACNP track will transition to the Adult-Gerontologic (Acute Care) NP track September 1, 2012.
