2015-2016 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 33 2015–16 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing Program Prerequisites Students must have completed a minor in Bible or have taken course work adequate to meet the outcomes of BEGS-5110 Bible Survey for Professionals and BEGS-5120 Foundations of Biblical Theology. Students who have not met this requirement, as determined by the Office of the Registrar, must enroll in BEGS- 5110 and/or BEGS-5120 before or concurrent with other classes during the first year and before taking NSG-5060 Spiritual Care in Advanced Nursing Practice Students, who did not provide evidence of completing a nursing research course and a statistics course during the admission process, must satisfy the requirement before taking NSG-5050 Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice. Program prerequisites may be taken at Cedarville University or at another regionally accredited institution. Course Requirements Each student will complete 14 semester hours of nursing core courses, 9 hours of advanced practice core, 4 hours of a nursing capstone experience and speciality courses appropriate to the selected advanced nursing practice area of focus. The graduate students complete all clinical courses as precepted clinical experiences. The Family Nurse Practitioner area of focus has a total of 600 clinical hours; the Global Public Health Nursing area of focus has a total of 400 clinical hours. The Master of Science in Nursing Core involves 27 semester hours plus 50 lab hours including: Nursing Core..............................................................................14 NSG-5000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice........... 3 NSG-5040 Professional Role Development for Advance Practice. ..........................................................…….3 NSG-5050 Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice..... 3 NSG-5060 Spiritual Care in Advanced Nursing Practice........... 2 NSG-5070 Policies and Strategies for Health Care Delivery..... 3 Advanced Practice Core..............................................................9 NSG-5010 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology............. 3 NSG-5020 Advanced Health/Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning. .......................................................... 3 NSG-5030 Advanced Pharmacology........................................ 3 Fifty hours of laboratory practice is required. On-site laboratory practice of 50 hours is required for the Family Nurse Practitioner students. Nursing Capstone........................................................................4 NSG-6380 M.S.N. Capstone I.....................……………..……...2 NSG 6390 M.S.N. Capstone II.................................................. 2 Areas of Focus Course Requirements Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Course Requirements Course requirements involve 43 semester hours plus 600 clinical hours including: Master of Science in Nursing Core...........................................27 FNP Specialty Courses......................................................... 16 NSG-6010 Advanced Concepts in the Care of Older Adults...... 3 *NSG-6015 Advanced Practice in the Care of Older Adults for FNP.............................................................. 1 NSG-6020 Advanced Concepts in the Care of Adults............... 3 *NSG-6025 Advanced Practice for the Care of Adults for FNP........................................................... 1 NSG-6030 Advanced Concepts in the Care of Women............. 3 *NSG-6035 Advanced Practice for the Care of Women for FNP........................................................ 1 NSG-6040 Advanced Concepts in the Care of Children. .......... 3 *NSG-6045 Advanced Practice in the Care of Children for FNP....................................................... 1 *A precepted clinical experience of 150 hours is required. Global Public Health Nursing (GPHN) Course Requirements Course requirements involve 42 semester hours plus 400 clinical/ lab hours including: Master of Science in Nursing Core...........................................27 Global Public Health Nursing Specialty Courses. ..................15 NSG-6200 Philosophy and Theology of Health, Healing and Illness................................................................ 3 NSG-6210 Global Health and Vulnerable Populations.............. 3 NSG-6220 Epidemiology. ......................................................... 3 NSG-6230 Population-Based Health Care Management.......... 3 *NSG-6240 Practicum I............................................................. 2 *NSG-6250 Practicum II............................................................ 1 * A precepted clinical experience of 400 hours is required. Licensure and Certification Graduates of the family nurse practitioner area of focus are qualified to seek national certification and employment as family nurse practitioners. Graduates of the Global Public Health Nursing area of focus are qualified to seek national certification and employment in the areas of public health nursing and health ministry.