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College of Nursing
Nurse Midwifery 
Sample Plan of Study

Accelerated BSN-MSN Program 
Applies to all students as of Fall 2007. Nurse Midwifery is a fall start only track.
(Can be admitted part time only and may take core courses after completion of BSN requirements)

Semester I (Fall)
NURSU315Health Assessment¹     4 sh      (3,0,1) 
NURSU382Principles of Pathophysiology     3 sh      (3,0,0)
NURSU385Professional Nursing and Nursing Practice     3 sh      (3,0,0)
NURSU386Adult Health I & Fundamentals¹

   6 sh

   (3,0,3)

Semester II (Spring)
NURSU341Nursing Pharmacology           3 sh      (3,0,0)
NURSU380Nursing Research in Practice        3 sh      (3,0,0)
NURSU388Adult Health II¹     6 sh      (3,0,3)
NURSU387Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing¹

5 sh

(3,0,2)

Semester III (Summer)
NURSU376Leadership and Management in Nursing     3 sh      (3,0,0)
NURSU405Nursing Care with Children and Their Families¹     5 sh      (3,0,2)
NURSU409Population Focused Nursing¹     5 sh      (3,0,2)
NURSU417Women's Health¹

5 sh

(3,0,2)

Semester IV (Fall)
NURSM372Health Care Systems and Policy     3 sh      (3,0,0)
NURSM481Nurse Knowledge: Synthesis Practicum¹     7 sh     (2,0,5)

BSN Requirements met with successful completion of NURSU 481: Nursing Knowledge: Synthesis Practicum

NURSM600Applied Physiology

3 sh

(2,1,0)

NURSM804Statistics for Health Care Research

3 sh

      (3,0,0)
Semester V (Fall) First Full Semester of MSN Course Work
NURSM624Advanced Health Assessment¹²     4 sh      (3,0,1)
NURSM631Nurse Midwifery Didactice I     2 sh

(0,2,0)

NURSM728Nurse Midwifery Clinical I¹     5 sh

(0,.5,4.5)

Semester VI (Spring)
NURSM632Nurse Midwifery Didactic II     2 sh

(0,2,0)

NURSM731Nurse Midwifery Clinical II¹     5 sh

(0,.5,4.5)

NURSM768Research and Evidence-Based Nursing     3 sh

(3,0,0)

NURSM781Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses²     3 sh

(3,0,0)

Semester VII (Summer)
NURSM633Nurse Midwifery Didactice III     2 sh

(0,2,0)

NURSM625Postpartum and Neonatal¹     5 sh

     (0,1.5,3.5)

NURSM732Nurse Midwifery Clinical III¹

  4 sh

(0,.5,3.5)

NURSM802Health Policy, Research, and Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses

  2 sh

(2,0,0)

NURSM777Advanced Practice Nursing: Role and Scope

  1 sh

(1,0,0)

Semester VIII (Fall)
NURSM630Nurse Midwifery Role Practicum Didactic

1 sh

 (0,1,0)

NURSM634Nurse Midwifery Role Practicum Clinical¹

5 sh

(0,.5,4.5)

NURSM751Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing

3 sh

(3,0,0)

NURSM769Health Care Finance

2 sh

(2,0,0)

NURSM805Controlled Substance Prescribing for the APRN

1 sh

 (1,0,0)

Thesis of Scholarly Project(0-6 sh)
BSN prerequisite course work60 sh
BSN Upper Division course work61 sh
Minimum MSN course work

56 sh   

                                 (Total Clinical Hrs: 922.5, lab hrs: 45)


¹Clinical component
²May be challenged

Semester hour breakdown: 1:1 (Didactic), 2:1 (Seminar), 3:1 (Clinical/lab)


 

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