Adult Health Nursing

Masters of Science in Nursing Programs

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Adult Health Nurse Practitioner

Program Benefits

This online graduate program prepares Advanced Practice Nurses for primary ambulatory and population-based care. Graduates of this program are prepared to provide care for adults with common acute and chronic health conditions. Health promotion and disease prevention as well as teaching and counseling of individuals, families and groups are emphasized.

Graduates are eligible to obtain national certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Nurse Practitioners have the opportunity to be employed in a wide variety of settings such as: community health clinics, rural health clinics, physician offices, public health departments, hospitals, home health agencies, urgent care/emergency rooms, specialty areas, Armed Forces and Veterans’ Administration facilities and schools of nursing.

Admission Options
Post BSN
Registered nurses (RN) with a BSN degree are admitted to the Masters Program and graduate with a MSN.

Post MSN
Registered nurses (RN) with a BSN and MSN degree are admitted to the Masters Program and graduate with a second Masters in a new area of specialization (ANP)

Sample Plans of Study

Program	Role Specialty	Semester Entry	Sample Plan
Post BSN (prior to Fall 2009)	ANP	Fall	view plan
Post BSN (starting Fall 2009)	ANP	Fall	view plan
Post BSN - Part Time	ANP	Fall	view plan
Post MSN (starting Fall 2009)	ANP	Fall	view plan
Post MSN - Part Time RN/MSN (prior to Fall 2009 only)	ANP ANP	Fall Fall	view plan view plan

Clinical Experiences

Precepted clinical experiences are individually arranged. Adult Nurse Practitioner students complete a minimum of 540 hours with an assigned clinical preceptor. Students may complete a selected number of hours in a specialty area if desired. Students may complete clinical in approved local sites. If a local preceptor is not available, students may have to travel to a clinical site.