2023–24 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 79 School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing Accreditation The School of Nursing’s programs are authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, and master’s degree program in nursing at Cedarville University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org.) 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 track. The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care tracks have a total of 800 supervised direct patient care clinical hours. The Global Public Health Nursing track has a total of 300 precepted practicum hours. The Nurse Educator track has 300 hours (100 supervised direct clinical hours and 200 education practicum hours). The Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Improvement track has a total of 300 precepted practicum hours. Bible, Graduate Nursing, Direct Care, Applied Scholarship Core Summary..................................................................23–26 Bible Requirement. .................................................................. 0-3 *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 Applied Scholarship Core...........................................................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.
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