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MSN: Clinical Nurse Specialist Option

The Master of Science Program in Nursing prepares students to become a Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist with a selected clinical specialty. The core graduate nursing curriculum develops empirical, esthetic, ethical, sociopolitical and personal knowing in relation to client management within the community based and acute health care delivery system.

Students selecting the Clinical Nurse Specialist Option may choose a clinical specialty in Community Health or Adult Health.

CURRICULUM
(Approved 5/2/05)

MSN Core Courses
N610 Philosophical Foundations in Nursing Practice	3
N611 Advanced Practice Nursing and Health Care Policy	3
N612 Adv Nursing Research	4
N702 Applied Clinical Research (3) AND Comprehensive Exam OR N700 Thesis	5

APN Core Courses
N615 Clinical Nurse Specialist Seminar	3
N673 Advanced Health Assessment	3-4
N674 Advanced Pathophysiology	3
N628 Advanced Pharmacology	4
N627 Family Theory	3

Specialty Focus

Adult Health CNS		Community Health CNS
N658 CNS Acute Care Mgmt	3	N663 Community & Rural Health	3
N659 CNS Chronic Care Mgmt	3	N666 Health Promo & Disease Mgmt	3
N782 CNS Practicum	5	N782 CNS Practicum	5

Sub-Specialty Minors and Certificates (Optional)

Forensic Nursing	Nursing Education	Nursing Administration	Holistic Nursing	Geriatric Nursing
N631 Forensic Science and Correctional Nursing	N619 Educational Measurement and Evaluation	N629 Resource Mgmt: Budget and Finance	N642 Dynamics of Unity	N622 Collaborative Health Care Mgmt of the Elderly
N630 Sexual Assault	N620 Curriculum Development in Nursing	N704 Health Care Administration I	N643 Psychophysiology Of Holistic Health	N623 Physiological Problems of Aging
N634 Psychosocial and Legal Aspects of Forensic	N621 Transformational Teaching Strategies	N705 Health Care Ethics and Law	N647 Holistic-Praxix: Therapies of Imagination OR N648 Holistic Praxis: Therapies Human Energy Fields	N660 Palliative Care in Advanced Practice Nursing
N637 Violence and Human Rights	N771 Clinical Practicum in Education OR N772 Classroom Practicum in Edu	N706 Health Care Administration II

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Non-Degree Certificate

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