Course Offering – 48 credits:
Graduate Core – 12 credits
- NURS 501: Nursing Research and Evidenced Based Practice (3)
- NURS 502: Quality, Safety and Effectiveness (3)
- NURS 503: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3) *(Required for cohorts prior to Fall 2023)*
- NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy (3) *(Required for cohorts after Fall 2023)*
- NURS 504: Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles (3)
Direct Care Core: 12 credits
- NURS 520: Advanced Pharmacology (3)
- NURS 521: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 522: Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioner (3)
- NURS 525: Role Transition – APRN (3)
Functional Area Core: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 24 credits
- NURS 574: Procedures & Diagnostics for the AG-ACNP (1)
- NURS 590: Acute/Emergent Care 1 [150 hours clinical (7)
- NURS 591: Acute/Emergent Care 2 [250 hours clinical] (8)
- NURS 592: Acute/Emergent Care 3 [250 hours clinical] (8)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan
5 Semesters — 48 credit hours / 650 clinical hours
Students never take more than two classes at once and finish the program in 18-months.
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 525 Role Transition - APRN |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 501 Research/EBP |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 521 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 522 Advanced Health Assessment |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 520 Advanced Pharmacology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 574 Procedures & Diagnostics for the AG-ACNP |
1 (First 4-weeks) |
|
| NURS 502 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 590 Acute/Emergent Care 1 |
7 (Full semester) |
150 |
| Total |
11 |
150 |
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 591 Acute/Emergent Care 2 |
8 (Full semester) |
250 |
| NURS 504 Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| Total |
11 |
250 |
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 592 Acute/Emergent Care 3 |
8 (Full semester) |
250 |
| Total |
8 |
250 |
| Total Program Hours |
48 |
|
| Total Clinical Hours |
|
650 |
