Nursing (M.S.) with a FNP concentration
The MSN student completes 48 credits and a minimum of 750 hours of direct, supervised clinical hours across the lifespan. The MSN with a FNP concentration prepares the student to sit for the national Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) examination.
The curriculum prepares the student to achieve the following outcomes:
- With Certification, students will be able to assume the role of the advanced practice nurse to provide independent and collaborative health care based on evidence, scientific knowledge, and science-based theory.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and culturally appropriate decision making throughout the continuum of an advance practice nurse training.
- Incorporate continuous quality improvement within their healthcare practice and organization of employment to achieve safe and effective, quality patient care.
- Demonstrate proficiency within the healthcare technologies to provide quality patient care as an integral part of the healthcare team based on evidence-based care.
All students must complete the curriculum as follows:
Code | Title | Credits |
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NUR-503 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
NUR-505 | Foundations of the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
NUR-511 | Global Influences in the Advanced Management of Care | 3 |
NUR-512 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
NUR-514 | Advanced Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
NUR-520 | Research for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NUR-534 | Advanced Care for the Maternal and Family Unit | 3 |
NUR-535 | Pharmacologic Principles for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
NUR-536 | Advanced Care of the Pediatric Patient | 3 |
NUR-540 | Application of the Advanced Practice Nurse Role I | 3 |
NUR-550 | Advanced Practice Care I | 3 |
NUR-552 | Advanced Practice Care II | 3 |
NUR-555 | Application of the Advanced Practice Nurse Role II | 6 |
NUR-565 | Application of the Advanced Practical Nurse Role III | 6 |
Total Credits | 48 |
The minimum acceptable grade is B- or greater. If a student earns less than a B- within a course, the student will be required to retake the course. A required course may be repeated once. If the student is not successful in earning a B- or greater, the student will be disenrolled from the program.
Degree Plan for M.S. in Nursing
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NUR-503 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
NUR-505 | Foundations of the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NUR-512 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
NUR-520 | Research for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NUR-511 | Global Influences in the Advanced Management of Care | 3 |
NUR-514 | Advanced Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
NUR-535 | Pharmacologic Principles for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
NUR-550 | Advanced Practice Care I | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NUR-540 | Application of the Advanced Practice Nurse Role I | 3 |
NUR-552 | Advanced Practice Care II | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NUR-534 | Advanced Care for the Maternal and Family Unit | 3 |
NUR-536 | Advanced Care of the Pediatric Patient | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
NUR-555 | Application of the Advanced Practice Nurse Role II | 6 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NUR-565 | Application of the Advanced Practical Nurse Role III | 6 |
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 48 |