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College of Nursing
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP)
Sample Plan of Study

RN-MSN Program 
(part-time study options are available)

Semester I (Fall)
NURSU371Health Assessment and Promotion in Nursing Practice¹4 sh(2,1,1)
NURSU409Population Focused Nursing¹5 sh(3,0,2)
NURSM600Applied Physiology3 sh(2,1,0)
NURSM712Foundations and Issues in Gerontological Health Care3 sh(3,0,0)
Semester II (Spring)
NURSM624Advanced Health Assessment¹4 sh(3,0,1)
NURSM720Psychosocial Issues in Gerontological Health Care¹3 sh(2,0,1)
NURSM639Advanced Practice in Health Promotion and Risk Reduction¹4 sh(0,1,3)
NURSM751Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing3 sh(3,0,0)
Semester III (Summer)
NURSM608Advanced Practice in Episodic and Chronic Conditions: Adult¹4 sh(0,1,3)
NURSM803Spirituality and Palliative Care2 sh(0,2,0)
NURSM804Statistics for Health Care Research3 sh(3,0,0)
Semester IV (Fall)
NURSM647Palliative Care I: Management of Physical and Environmental Domains1 sh

(0,1,0) 

NURSM648Advanced Practice in Palliative Care I: Management of Physical and Environmental Domains¹3 sh(0,0,3)
NURSM768Research and Evidence-Based Nursing3 sh(3,0,0)
NURSM769Health Care Finance2 sh(2,0,0)
NURSM781Pharamcotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses²3 sh(3,0,0)
Semester V (Spring) First Full Semester of MSN Course Work
NURSM764Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Residency¹7 sh(0,1,6)
NURSM777Advanced Practice Role and Scope1 sh(1,0,0)
NURSM802Health Policy, Research, and Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses2 sh(2,0,0)
NURSM805Controlled Substance Prescribing for the APRN1 sh(1,0,0)
Thesis or Scholarly Project(0-6 sh)
BSN Upper Division course work9 sh
Minimum MSN course work52 sh


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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