Nursing with Two Options: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator — MSN
| First Year | |
|---|---|
| Summer | Hours |
| NURS 7340 Advanced Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (pre-requisite to NURS 7320 Curriculum and Evaluation-applies only to Nurse Educator Program) | 3 |
| NURS 7350 Quality, Safety, and Prevention Using Technology | 3 |
| (30 project hours, 2.5 theory: .5 project) | |
| NURS 7310 Transition to Advanced Practice Nursing1 | 2 |
| NURS 7260 Transition from Clinician to Nurse Educator (title changing to: Transition from Clinician to Nurse Educator* | 2 |
| NURS 7210 Teaching Strategies: Methods, Design, and Technology (Teaching Strategies: Methods, Design and Technology - new course proposal being submitted with this program proposal)* | 2 |
| First Year | |
|---|---|
| Fall | Hours |
| NURS 7230 Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 7250 Healthcare Policy and Ethics for the Nurse Leader | 3 |
| (30 project hours, 2.5 theory: .5 project) | |
| NURS 7430 Evidence Based Nursing Practice2 | 2 |
| NURS 7320 Curriculum Development and Evaluation* | 4 |
| First Year | |
|---|---|
| Spring | Hours |
| NURS 7240 Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 7110 Advanced Health and Physical Assessment | 3 |
| (60 Clinical hours, 2 theory, 1 clinical | |
| NURS 7540 Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 3 | 2 |
| NURS 7810 Nursing Education Practicum* | 3 |
| (180 Practicum Hrs., 3 clinical) | |
| Second Year | |
|---|---|
| Summer | Hours |
| NURS 7220 Roles and Issues of the Primary Care Practitioner** | 3 |
| NURS 7330 Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Management** | 3 |
| (90 clinical hours, 1.5 theory: 1.5 clinical) | |
| Second Year | |
|---|---|
| Fall | Hours |
| NURS 7440 Primary Care I: Women and Children** | 3 |
| (120 clinical hours, 1 theory: 2 clinical) | |
| NURS 7550 Primary Care II: Adults and Elderly** | 3 |
| (120 clinical hours, 1 theory: 2 clinical) | |
| Second Year | |
|---|---|
| Spring | Hours |
| NURS 7920 Primary Care Practicum** | 7 |
| (360 Clinical Hours, 1 theory: 6 clinical) | |
Total Nurse Educator Credits 35; Total Clinical Hours 240
Total Nurse Practitioner Credits 43; Total Clinical Hours 750
- Full-time students are admitted in summer semester only. Students admitted in fall or spring semesters will be part-time.
- NURS 7310 (1), NURS 7430 (2), and NURS 7540 (3) must be taken in sequence.
- Courses listed under each semester are taught during that semester only.
- For Nurse Educator, NURS 7340, NURS 7350, NURS 7310, NURS 7260, NURS 7210, NURS 7230, NURS 7250, and NURS 7430 are pre-requisites to NURS 7810 Nursing Education Practicum. NURS 7240, NURS 7110, and NURS 7540 may be pre-requisites or co-requisites to NURS 7810 Nursing Education Practicum.
- For NP, all core/pre-requisite courses must be successfully completed before advancing to the year two clinical courses. Clinical courses must then be successfully completed before taking NURS 7920 Primary Care Practicum
| 1 | First of three courses that must be taken in sequence |
| 2 | Second of three courses that must be taken in sequence |
| 3 | Third of three courses that must be taken in sequence |
| * | Notates Nurse Educator specific course |
| ** | Notates Nurse Practitioner clinical course |