Master of Science in Nursing Program Requirements

Program Requirements

All Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students are required to complete the following coursework:

MSN CORE

NUR 510Nursing Theory and Research I

3

NUR 512Organization Delivery Policy

3

NUR 514Nur Leadership and Adv Roles

3

NUR 516Info Systems and Technology

3

NUR 520Nursing Theory and Research II

3

Total Credit Hours:15

In addition to the MSN Core, all MSN students must complete one (1) of the following cognates:

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Cognate

The MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/APRN program prepares advanced practice nurses for acute care settings.

The AGACNP cognate requires a total of 25 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 563Acute Care Nursing I

3

NUR 564Acute Care Nursing II

3

NUR 565Adv Acute Care Pharmacology

1

NUR 566Adv Acute Care Clinical Skill

1

NUR 567Adv Acute Care Dischrg Health

1

NUR 568Adult Gerontol Acute Care III

3

NUR 553Adv Role Practicum Nur Practi

4

Or

NUR 555Adv Practicum Nur Practinr

1-4

Clinical Nurse Educator Cognate

The MSN Clinical Nurse Educator will be prepared to provide highly qualified direct patient services and discipline-specific educational concepts to nursing practice. This program is geared towards students pursuing a Nurse Educator position or higher.

The Clinical Nurse Educator cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours as follows:
NUR 508Adv Pathophysiology Clinical

3

NUR 521Pharmacology and Phys Assmnt

3

NUR 522Academic Nurse Education

3

NUR 523Clinical Nurse Education

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:15
Family Nurse Practitioner Cognate

The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program prepares advanced practice nurses in family/primary care settings.

The Family Nurse Practitioner cognate requires a total of 22-25 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 503Adult Hlth Promo & Disease Mgt

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 509Pediatric Hlth Promo & Dis Mgt

3

NUR 515Women's Health Promo & Mgt

3

NUR 517Mntl Hlth & Crisis Intervntn

3

NUR 553Adv Role Practicum Nur Practi

4

Or

NUR 555Adv Practicum Nur Practinr

1-4

Total Credit Hours:22-25
Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Sub-specialization Cognate

The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Sub-specialization program prepares advanced practice nurses in primary and emergent/urgent care settings.

The Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Nurse Practitioner Sub-specialization cognate requires a total of 34 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 503Adult Hlth Promo & Disease Mgt

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 507Emergency Nur Practitioner I

3

NUR 509Pediatric Hlth Promo & Dis Mgt

3

NUR 513Emrgncy Nurse Practitioner II

3

NUR 515Women's Health Promo & Mgt

3

NUR 517Mntl Hlth & Crisis Intervntn

3

518Emergency Nurse Practitioner III: Mental Health and Crisis Intervention for Emergency and Urgent Care

1

NUR 553Adv Role Practicum Nur Practi

4

NUR 565Adv Acute Care Pharmacology

1

NUR 566Adv Acute Care Clinical Skill

1

Total Credit Hours:34
Leadership in Healthcare Systems Cognate

The MSN Leadership in Healthcare Systems program prepares nurses for leadership positions in administration in a variety of health care systems.

The Leadership in Healthcare Systems cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours as follows:
NUR 530Financial Mgt Nursing Systems

3

NUR 531Human Resource Mgt Healthcare

3

NUR 532Nur Ldrshp Healthcare System

3

NUR 533Quality and Safety Healthcare

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Nursing Administration Cognate

The MSN Nursing Administration program prepares nurses for leadership positions in administration in a variety of healthcare systems.

The Nursing Administration cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours in business courses as follows:
ACCT 509Essentials of Accounting

3

Or

ACCT 510Fundamentals of Accounting

3

DSIM 509Essentials Quantitative Methd

3

Or

DSIM 510Fundamentals Quantatv Methods

3

ECON 509Essentials of Economics

3

Or

ECON 510Fundamentals of Economics

3

MGT 566Legal &Ethical Environ of Bus

3

MGT 610Strategic Human Resource Mgt

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

ECON 509 and ECON 510: MSN-Nursing Administration students may substitute two (2) semesters of undergraduate Economics to fulfill ECON 509/510.

Nursing Informatics Cognate
The Nursing Informatics cognate requires a total of 15 credit hours courses as follows:
NUR 584Foundations Nurs Informatics

3

NUR 585Advanced Nursing Informatics

3

NUR 586Advanced Nursing Informatics II

3

NUR 587Population Health Informatics, Epidemiology, and Evidenced Based Nursing Informatics in a Global Society

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Cognate

The MSN Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is a dynamic and energetic cognate that prepares Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners to provide mental health care to individuals across the lifespan. Students are prepared to diagnose, provide nursing and medical treatment and follow-up to individuals and families suffering from mental health issues. The program prepares students to continue their education in the DNP degree that prepares nurses for clinical practice at the highest level.

The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner cognate requires a total of 25 credit hours as follows:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 553Adv Role Practicum Nur Practi

4

NUR 571Psychiatric Assessment, Diagnostics and Intro to Psychopharmacology across the Lifespan for Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

4

NUR 573Psychopharmacological Manage

3

NUR 574Neuroanatomy for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

2

NUR 579Psychotherapy Across Lifespan

3

Total Credit Hours:25
Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner(dual cognate)
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 503Adult Hlth Promo & Disease Mgt

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 509Pediatric Hlth Promo & Dis Mgt

3

NUR 515Women's Health Promo & Mgt

3

NUR 553Adv Role Practicum Nur Practi

4

NUR 573Psychopharmacological Manage

3

NUR 575

3

NUR 577

3

Total Credit Hours:34