2018-2019 Graduate Academic Catalog

2018–19 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 39 School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing 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 Global Public Health Nursing (GPHN) Course Requirements Global Public Health Nursing Courses....................................17 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-6280 GPHN Practicum I................................................... 2 NSG-6290 GPHN Practicum II.................................................. 1 NSG-6500 Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice. 2 Global Public Health Summary Core Requirements................................................................21–24 Specialty Requirements............................................................... 17 Total.......................................................................................38–41 Nurse Educator (NE) Course Requirements Nurse Educator Courses...........................................................17 NSG-6180 Advanced Clinical Applications................................ 1 NSG-6400 Foundations of Nursing Education.......................... 3 NSG-6410 Teaching and Learning Strategies for Nurse Educators.................................................................... 3 NSG-6420 Curriculum Design and Development for Nurse Educators.................................................................... 3 NSG-6430 Assessment and Evaluation for Nurse Educators.................................................................... 3 NSG-6480 Nursing Education Practicum.................................. 2 NSG-6500 Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice. 2 Nurse Educator Summary Core Requirements................................................................21–24 Specialty Requirements............................................................... 17 Total.......................................................................................38–41 *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. 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 + 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 Family Nurse Practitioner Full-Time Summary Core Requirements................................................................21–24 Specialty Requirements...............................................................20 Total ......................................................................................41–44