Academic Catalog 2019-2020

program, the student must create a plan for completion to be approved by the Dean of the School of Nursing. Grading, grade appeals and grade changes will be consistent with the institution’s existing academic policies. Core Course Requirements Core courses are designed to help students acquire graduate-level academic skills, and begin to explore advanced practice knowledge. Assignments are designed to help students become proficient in abstract, analytical, creative, and critical thinking. These outcomes are achieved through academic writing, seminar participation, and literature research. The remainder of the courses assumes these abilities as a base and focus of integration and ap- plication of advanced content. The core curriculum was developed after careful review of a cross-section of similar programs in other colleges and universities, discussion with area health care leaders, an examination of needs of prospective MSN graduates, and a review of the health care needs in the region. The strategy behind the core curriculum is to provide a sharply focused series of courses supplemented by electives that provide students with maximum flexibility in designing their individual requirements. The core curriculum of 28 credit hours for the Leadership/Education and Family Nurse Practitioner specialty areas in the MSN program is as follows: Course Title Credit Hours NUR 5003 Foundations for Advanced Practice 3 NUR 5022 Advanced Nursing Research Strategies I 2 NUR 5103 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan 3 NUR 5113 Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan 3 NUR 5112 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Didactic 2 NUR 5111 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Practicum 1 NUR 5013 Health Care Informatics 3 NUR 5021 Advanced Nursing Research Strategies II 1 NUR 5043 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse 3 Populations Across the Lifespan NUR 5032 Advanced Nursing Research Analysis 2 NUR 5011 Research Sustaining 1 NUR 5053 Financial, Ethics, Organizational Behavior, & Health 3 Policy Management NUR 5061 Capstone 1 Total: 28 Concentration Requirements Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty The FNP concentration has 18 hours in addition to the 28 credit hours in the core classes (6:1 ratio of clinical to classroom hours). Course Title Credit Hours NUR 5123 Primary Care of Infants, Children, and Adolescents Didactic 3 NUR 5143 Primary Care of Infants, Children, and Adolescents Practicum 3 NUR 5133 Primary Care of Adults in Families Didactic 3 NUR 5153 Primary Care of Adults in Families Practicum 3

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