College of Nursing - Graduate Nursing Brochure

M.S.N.—A.P.R.N. Curriculum Core Required M.S.N. Courses COURSE# COURSE TITLE CREDITS NSG 5000 Advanced Nurse Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NSG 5101 Theory and Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NSG 5111 Evidence and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NSG 5130 Health Care Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NSG 5270 Information Management and Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Total Core Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 M.S.N. Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) COURSE# COURSE TITLE CREDITS NSG 5501 Suture Workshop* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NSG 5502* Advanced Health Assessment/Differential Diagnosis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (60 practicum hours) NSG 5510 Advanced Pharmacology* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 NSG 5522 Family Nursing: Theory, Research, and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NSG 5531 Advanced Pathophysiology I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 NSG 5542 Primary Care: Adult I* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (120 practicum hours) NSG 5550 Primary Care: Adult II* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (120 practicum hours) NSG 5560 Primary Care of Women* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (60 practicum hours) NSG 5570 Mental Health Across the Life Span* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NSG 5580 Primary Care: Pediatrics/Family* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (60 practicum hours) NSG 5590 Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (120 practicum hours) Total Family Nurse Practitioner Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 M.S.N. Gero-Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (GAACNP) COURSE# COURSE TITLE CREDITS NSG 5531 Advanced Pathophysiology I........................................................................................................ 4 NSG 5510 Advanced Pharmacology*............................................................................................................. 4 .(60 practicum hours) NSG 5502 Advanced Health Assessment/Differential Diagnosis*........................................................ 4 .(120 practicum hours) NSG 5620 Gero-Adult Acute Care I*................................................................................................................ 5 .(120 practicum hours) NSG 5630 Gero-Adult Care II*............................................................................................................................ 5 NSG 5640 Gero-Adult Acute Care Procedural Course*............................................................................ 2 NSG 5570 Mental Health Across the Life Span*.......................................................................................... 2 NSG 5650 Gero-Adult Acute Care III*.............................................................................................................. 5 .(120 practicum hours) NSG 5660 Gero-Adult Acute Care Integration Practicum*...................................................................... 5 .(120 practicum hours) Total GAACNP Education Credits .......................................................................................................................... 36 * This course has prerequisites. Students without a B.S.N. degree are required to take NSG 5000B—Transition to Advanced Nursing Practice prior to entering the core curriculum. 16 | Nova Southeastern University