2020-21 Graduate Academic Catalog

2020–21 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 53 School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing Course Requirements Each student will complete 12 graduate nursing core semester hours, 9 direct care core semester hours and specialty courses appropriate to the selected advance nursing practice area of focus. The Family Nurse Practitioner area of focus has a total of 600 supervised direct clinical hours. The Global Public Health Nursing area of focus has a total of 300 precepted practicum hours. The Nurse Educator area of focus has 300 hours (100 supervised direct clinical hours and 200 education practicum hours). The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus has a total of 600 supervised direct clinical hours. The Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Improvement area of focus has a total of 300 precepted practicum hours. Bible, Graduate Nursing, Direct Care Core Summary.......21–24 Bible Requirement *BTGS-6100 Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study................................................................. 0–3 Graduate Nursing Core..............................................................12 NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership............................................................................. 3 NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy........................... 3 NSG-6070 Principles of Evidence Based Nursing Practice. ..... 3 NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice.......... 3 Direct Care Core...........................................................................9 NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice............................. 3 NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice.................................................................... 3 NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice. ........................... 3 Areas of Focus Course Requirements Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Course Requirements FNP Specialty Courses..............................................................20 NSG-6310 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Adults............................................................. 6 NSG-6315 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Older Adults. .................................................. 3 NSG-6320 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Women........................................................... 3 NSG-6325 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Children.......................................................... 6 NSG-6500 Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice. 2 Family Nurse Practitioner Summary Core Requirements................................................................21–24 Specialty Requirements...............................................................20 Total ......................................................................................41–44 Suggested Curriculum for Family Nurse Practitioner (full-time) Semester 1 *BTGS-6100 Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study..........................................................................0–3 NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership.....................................................................................3 NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy....................................3 NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice...................3 Semester 2 NSG-6070 Principles of Evidence Based Nursing Practice...............3 NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice......................................3 Semester 3 NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice.............................................................................3 1 NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice.....................................3 + Semester 4 NSG-6310 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Adults......................................................................6 NSG-6315 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Older Adults............................................................3 and NSG-6320 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Women...................................................................3 NSG-6325 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Children..................................................................6 2 NSG-6500 Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice.............................................................................2 + Semester 5 NSG-6310 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Adults......................................................................6 NSG-6315 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Older Adults............................................................3 and NSG-6320 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Women. ..................................................................3 NSG-6325 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Children..................................................................6 2 NSG-6500 Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice.............................................................................2 + Semester 6 NSG-6310 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Adults......................................................................6 NSG-6315 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Older Adults.............................................................3 and NSG-6320 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Women....................................................................3 NSG-6325 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Children...................................................................6 2 NSG-6500 Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice.............................................................................2 *Students must have completed a minor in Bible or have taken coursework adequate to meet the outcomes of BTGS-6100 Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study. Students who have not met this requirement, as determined by the Office of the Registrar, must enroll in BTGS-6100 Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study before or concurrent with other classes during the first year of the program. + required on-campus enrichment 1 required on-campus enrichment concurent with enrollment in NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice 2 Taken once concurrently with NSG-6310 or NSG-6315 and NSG-6320 or NSG-6325