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 (139 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (20 Credits)
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [3 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESIGN & 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 (16 Credits)
NURS 7410 - PRINCIPLES OF ANESTHESIA [3 Credits]
NURS 7407 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA I [2 Credits]
NURS 7401 - ADVANCED ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA I [4 Credits]
NURS 7420 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTIUM I [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 7402 - ADVANCED ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA II [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (18 Credits)
NURS 7422 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM III [13 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7403 - ADVANCED ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA III [3 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (15 Credits)
NURS 7423 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM IV [11 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT I: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (15 Credits)
NURS 7424 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM V [12 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT II: IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (15 Credits)
NURS 7425 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM VI [11 Credits]
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (15 Credits)
NURS 7426 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM VII [11 Credits]
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT III: EVALUATION AND 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 (84 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (16 Credits)
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESIGN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7709 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING PRIMARY CARE PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS [2 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
NURS 7707 - FAMILY, GENETICS AND HEALTH PROMOTION [3 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7706 - ACUTE CARE THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (14 Credits)
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7310 - ADULT/GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER 1: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT [7 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (11 Credits)
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT I: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7312 - ADULT/GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER II: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT [8 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT II: IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
NURS 7314 - ADULT/GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER III: CRITICAL ILLNESS AND TRAUMA MANAGEMENT [9 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT III: EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]

Executive Nurse Leader Curriculum (80 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 (14 Credits)
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESIGN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [3 Credits]
NURS 7810 - EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADERS I: HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT [4 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7811 - EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADER II: HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7806 - QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY [4 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7805 - HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (11 Credits)
NURS 7812 - EXECUIVE NURSE LEADER III: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [4 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7813 - EXECUTIVE NURSE LEADER IV: STRATEGIC PLANING AND MARKETING FOR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS [4 Credits]
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT I: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT II: 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 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT III: EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7809 - CORNERSTONE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN THE DISASTER CYCLE [3 Credits]
HPSM 6269 - HEALTHCARE 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 (81 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (13 credits)
HLSC 6410 - ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESIGN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7709 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING PRIMARY CARE PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS [2 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7507 - ADVANCED NEONATAL ASSESSMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7707 - FAMILY, GENETICS AND HEALTH PROMOTION [3 Credits]
NURS 7508 - NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (3 Credits)
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (14 Credits)
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7310 - ADULT/GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER 1: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT [7 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (11 credits)
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT I: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7312 - ADULT/GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER II: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT [8 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT II: IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
NURS 7314 - ADULT/GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER III: CRITICAL ILLNESS AND TRAUMA MANAGEMENT [9 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (8 Credits)
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT III: EVALUATION AND 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.
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7316 - ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER IV: ROLE TRANSITIONS [3 Credits]

Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum (90 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (15 Credits)
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESIGN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (9 Credits)
NURS 7709 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING PRIMARY CARE PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS [2 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
NURS 7707 - FAMILY, GENETICS AND HEALTH PROMOTION [3 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 - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7710 - PRIMARY CARE I: ADULTS [9 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (13 Credits)
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT I: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
NURS 7021 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM I [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7711 - PRIMARY CARE II: FAMILY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN [9 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (5 Credits)
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT II: IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7022 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM II [1-6 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 PROJECT III: EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7023 - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICUM III [1-6 Credits]
NURS 7713 - PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER IV: ROLE TRANSITION [3 Credits]

Public/Community Health Nursing Curriculum (88 Credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
First Year - Fall Semester (16 Credits)
BIOS 6100 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS I [4 Credits]
NURS 7101 - THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SCIENCE [3 Credits]
NURS 7203 - RESEARCH: DESIGN & METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6409 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
HLSC 6410 - ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [3 Credits]
First Year - Spring Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7607 - HEALTH AND WELLBEING: HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASE [3 Credits]
NURS 6315 - ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT [4 Credits]
Second Year - Summer Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7608 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NURSING [3 Credits]
NURS 6324 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY [3 Credits]
Second Year - Fall Semester (14 Credits)
NURS 7610 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALH NURSING I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND SANDARDS [7 Credits]
NURS 7481 - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [4 Credits]
NURS 7109 - HEALTH OUTCOMES: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & MGMT [3 Credits]
Second Year - Spring Semester (10 Credits)
NURS 7611 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING II: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION [7 Credits]
NURS 7110 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT I: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]
Third Year - Summer Semester (7 Credits)
NURS 7120 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT II: IMPLEMENTATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7612 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING III: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION [4 Credits]
Third Year - Fall Semester (11 Credits)
NURS 7613 - PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IV: PROGRAM EVALUATION, PUBLIC HEALTH LAW & POLICY [8 Credits]
NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
Third Year - Spring Semester (6 Credits)
NURS 7130 - SCHOLARLY PROJECT III: EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION [3 Credits]
NURS 7609 - DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING [3 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 an Advanced Public Health Nurse (APHN).

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (90 credits)

First Year - Summer Semester (7 credits)
NURS 7103 - ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP [4 Credits]
NURS 7105 - FOUNDATION OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE [3 Credits]