| | Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) Sample Plan of Study | Post-BSN
(part-time study options are available)
Applies to all students entering Fall 2007 | | Semester I (Fall) | | NURSM | 600 | Applied Physiology | 3 sh | (2,1,0) | | NURSM | 624 | Advanced Health Assessment¹ | 4 sh | (3,0,1) | | NURSM | 712 | Foundations and Issues in Gerontological Health Care | 3 sh | (3,0,0) | | Semester II (Spring) | | NURSM | 639 | Advanced Practice in Health Promotion and Risk Reduction¹ | 4 sh | (0,1,3) | | NURSM | 720 | Psychosocial Issues in Gerontological Health Care¹ | 3 sh | (2,0,1) | | NURSM | 751 | Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 sh | (3,0,0) | | NURSM | 781 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses² | 3 sh | (3,0,0) | | Semester III (Summer) | | NURSM | 608 | Advanced Practice in Episodic and Chronic Conditions: Adult¹ | 4 sh | (0,1,3) | | NURSM | 803 | Spirituality and Palliative Care | 2 sh | (0,2,0) | | NURSM | 804 | Statistics for Health Care Research | 3 sh | (3,0,0) | | Semester IV (Fall) | | NURSM | 647 | Palliative Care I: Management of Physical and Environmental Domains | 1 sh | (0,1,0) | | NURSM | 648 | Advanced Practice in Palliative Care I: Management of Physical and Environmental Domains¹ | 3 sh | (0,0,3) | | NURSM | 768 | Research and Evidence-Based Nursing | 3 sh | (3,0,0) | | NURSM | 769 | Health Care Finance | 2 sh | (2,0,0) | | Semester V (Spring) | | NURSM | 764 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Residency¹ | 7 sh | (0,1,6) | | NURSM | 777 | Advanced Practice Role and Scope | 1 sh | (1,0,0) | | NURSM | 802 | Health Policy, Research, and Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses | 2 sh | (2,0,0) | | NURSM | 805 | Controlled Sustance Prescribing for the APRN | 1 sh | (1,0,0) | | Thesis or Scholarly Project | (0-6 sh) | | | Minimum MSN course work | 52 sh |
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¹Clinical component
²May be challenged with prescriptive authority
Semester hour breakdown: 1:1 (Didactic), 2:1 (Seminar), 3:1 (Clinical/lab) |
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