| Neonate Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Sample Plan of Study | Post MSN Certificate
Applies to all students as of Fall 2007
(part-time study options are available) | | Semester I (Fall) | | NURSM | 646 | Applied Physiology and Embryology | 5 sh | (5,0,0) | | NURSM | 605 | Assessment of the High Risk Neonate, Infant, Family¹ | 3 sh | (2,0,1) | | Semester II (Spring) | | NURSM | 739 | Primary Care of the High Risk Neonate¹ | 8 sh | (5,0,3) | | NURSM | 781 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses² | 3 sh | (3,0,0) | | Semester III (Summer) | | NURSM | 637 | Intensive Care of the High Risk Neonate¹ | 7 sh | (3,0,4) | | NURSM | 777 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role and Scope | 1 sh | (1,0,0) | | NURSM | 805 | Controlled Substance Prescribing for the APRN² | 1 sh | (1,0,0) | | Semester IV (Fall) | | NURSM | 607 | Community Care of the High Risk Neonate/Infant | 2 sh | (1,0,1) | | NURSM | 764 | Advanced Practice in Nursing: Role Residency¹ | 8 sh | (0,0,8) | | Thesis or Scholarly Project | (0-6 sh) | | | Minimum MSN course work | 38 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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About the College
Effective November 1, Teresa Kelechi will assume the role of Department Chair. Employed at MUSC for 22 years, Teresa joined the College of Nursing faculty in 2001. She is a board certified gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a certified wound care nurse. Teresa takes over the reins of Department Chair from Elizabeth Erkel who will retire at the end of the year.
