Nursing Practice Curriculum (BSN to DNP)

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Class and Clinical Days BSN to DNP

* Note DNP Core Courses are held on Monday through Saturday, a minimum of five times during a semester. Students’ practicum experiences may occur on weekdays, weekends, including evening and night shifts.

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Nurse Anesthesia Curriculum (144 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [3 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (19 Credits)
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [2 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESGIN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (18 Credits)
NURS 7410 - PRINCIPLES OF ANESTHESIA [3 Credits]
NURS 7407 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA [2 Credits]
NURS 7401 - ADVANCED ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA I [4 Credits]
NURS 7420 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTIUM I [4 Credits]
BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (16 Credits)
NURS 7411 - ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF ANESTHESIA [3 Credits]
NURS 7421 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM II [10 Credits]
NURS 7408 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA II [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (18 Credits)
NURS 7422 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM III [11 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7402 - ADVANCED ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA II [3 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (17 Credits)
NURS 7423 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM IV [11 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY I: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7403 - ADVANCED ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA III [3 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (17 Credits)
NURS 7424 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM V [12 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY II: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7111 - POPULATION BASED OUTCOMES [2 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (15 Credits)
NURS 7425 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM VI [12 Credits]
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (15 Credits)
NURS 7426 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM VII [12 Credits]
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY III: PROJECT DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetist Certification Examination for Nurse Anesthetists.

Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Curriculum (87 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [3 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 7707 - FAMILY, GENETICS AND HEALTH PROMOTION [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (13 Credits)
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESGIN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (10 Credits)
BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
NURS 7709 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS [2 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7910 - ADULT GERONTOLOGY CNS I: ROLE AND COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS [5 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (12 Credits)
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [2 Credits]
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
NURS 7911 - ADULT GERONTOLOGY CNS II: ACUTE & CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS [7 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY I: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7912 - ADULT GERONTOLOGY CNS III: ACUTE, CHRONIC, & COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS [6 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY II: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (12 Credits)
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
NURS 7913 - ADULT GERONTOLOGY CNS IV: CHRONIC HEALTH AND GERIATRIC SYNDROMES [5 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7111 - POPULATION BASED OUTCOMES [2 Credits]
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY III: PROJECT DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7914 - ADULT GERONTOLOGY CNS V: CARE AND PRACTICE TRANSITIONS [2 Credits]
Graduates of the Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program are eligible to complete the Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist board certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Executive Nurse Leader Curriculum (84 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (13 Credits)
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESGIN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [2 Credits]
NURS 7810 - EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADERS I: HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT [4 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (10 Credits)
BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
NURS 7811 - EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADER II: HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7111 - POPULATION BASED OUTCOMES [2 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7805 - HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [3 Credits]
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (11 Credits)
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7812 - EXECUIVE NURSE LEADER III: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [4 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (12 Credits)
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY I: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7813 - EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADER IV: STRATEGIC PLANING AND MARKETING FOR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [4 Credits]
NURS 7806 - QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY [4 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY II: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (11 Credits)
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
NURS 7807 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETING IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [4 Credits]
NURS 7808 - HEALTHCARE LAW AND RISK MANAGEMENT [4 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY III: PROJECT DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7809 - CORNERSTONE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN THE DISASTER CYCLE [3 Credits]
HPSM 6269 - HEALTCARE ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES [3 Credits]
Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the Nurse Executive- Advanced Certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Exam eligibility requirements also include at least 24 months full-time employment in an administrative position at nurse executive level or a faculty position teaching graduate students, executive level nursing administration for two or more years full-time within the last five years.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Curriculum (85 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [3 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (12 credits)
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESGIN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [2 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (14 Credits)
BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
NURS 7507 - ADVANCED NEONATAL ASSESSMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7508 - NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7707 - FAMILY, GENETICS AND HEALTH PROMOTION [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (13 Credits)
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
NURS 7510 - ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT OF THE CHILDBEARING FAMILY [4 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (14 credits)
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY I: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7511 - ADVANCED NEONATAL NURSING I: MANAGEMENT OF THE CRITICALLY III NEONATE [6 Credits]
NURS 7509 - APPLIED NEONATAL PHARMACOLOGY [2 Credits]
NURS 7111 - POPULATION BASED OUTCOMES [2 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY II: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7512 - ADVANCED NEONATAL NURSING II: MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PROBLEMS OF PREMATURITY [5 Credits]
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7513 - ADVANCED NEONATAL NURSING III: PRACTICUM [5 Credits]
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY III: PROJECT DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the neonatal Nurse Practitioner Board Exam offered by the National Certification Corporation.

Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum (96 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [3 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 7707 - FAMILY, GENETICS AND HEALTH PROMOTION [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (15 Credits)
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESGIN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [2 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (12 Credits)
BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
NURS 7709 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS [2 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
NURS 7111 - POPULATION BASED OUTCOMES [2 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7708 - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PRIMARY CARE PROCEDURES [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (16 Credits)
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7710 - PRIMARY CARE 1: ADULTS [9 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (13 Credits)
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY I: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7711 - PRIMARY CARE II: FAMILY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN [3 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY II: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (12 Credits)
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
NURS 7712 - PRIMARY CARE III: VULNERABLE POPULATIONS [9 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY III: PROJECT DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7713 - PRIMARY CARE IV: ROLE TRANSITIONS [3 Credits]
Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examinations.

Public/Community Health Nursing Curriculum (88 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [3 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (12 Credits)
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESGIN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [2 Credits]
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (9 Credits)
BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
NURS 7607 - HEALTH AND WELLBEING: HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASE [3 Credits]
NURS 7111 - POPULATION BASED OUTCOMES [2 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7608 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NURSING [3 Credits]
NURS 7609 - DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (14 Credits)
NURS 7610 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALH NURSING I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND SANDARDS [3 Credits]
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY I: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7611 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING II: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION [7 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (11 Credits)
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY II: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7612 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING III: PROGRAM EVALUATION, PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND POLICY [8 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7613 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IV: PROGRAM IMPLEMENT [4 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY INQUIRY III: PROJECT DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the PHSCNS-BC Exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). If Advanced Pharmacology is taken, students will take the ANCC Specialist Certification Exam to become and Advanced Public Health Nurse (APHN).