Core Courses
(12 credit hours)

Credits

N532 The Theoretical Base for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

N535 Strategy for Nursing and Health Care

3

N536 Utilization of Nursing Research in Advanced Practice*

2

N603 Data Management, Analysis and Representation for Advanced Practice in Nursing

2

N699 Nursing Scholarly Project

2

Total Core Credits

(12)

Specialty Courses

N502 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology

4

N503 Advanced Health Assessment

3

N504 APN Role Development

2

N573 Acute Care and Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Theory I

3

N575 Acute Care and Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Theory II

3

N610 Acute Care, Gerontological and Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing Theory III: Managing and Negotiating Health Care Delivery

3

N577 Acute Care and Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum I

3

N579 Acute Care and Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum II

3

N611 Acute Care, Gerontological and Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum III

4

Total Specialty Credits

(28)

Cognates

P659 Pharmacology I

3

P660 Pharmacology II

4

Total Credits

7

TOTAL CREDITS for Gerontological NP and CNS

47

The University reserves the right to make any necessary changes in curriculum.

* Students must have completed an undergraduate research course and an approved basic undergraduate statistics course prior to enrolling in N536 and/or N603 within the preceding five years with a satisfactory grade recorded in the transcript. The School of Nursing STATS and METHODS Modules must be completed before registering for N536 and N603.