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Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Sample Plan of Study

Post-BSN
(part-time study options are available)
Applies to all students entering Fall 2007

Semester I (Fall)
NURSM646Applied Physiology and Embryology5 sh(5,0,0)
NURSM751Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing3 sh(3,0,0)
NURSM605Assessment of the High Risk Neonate, Infant, Family¹3 sh(2,0,1)
NURSM804Statistics for Health Care Research3 sh(3,0,0)
Semester II (Spring)
NURSM739Primary care of the High Risk Neonate¹8 sh(5,0,3)
NURSM 802Health Policy, Research, and Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses2 sh(2,0,0)
NURSM781Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses3 sh(3,0,0)
Semester III (Summer)
NURSM768Research and Evidence-Based Nursing3 sh(3,0,0)
NURSM 637Intensive Care of the High Risk Neonate¹7 sh(3,0,4)
NURSM777Advanced Practice Nursing: Role and Scope1 sh(1,0,0)
NURSM805Controlled Substance Prescribing for the APRN1 sh(1,0,0)
Semester IV (Fall)
NURSM769Health Care Finance2 sh(2,0,0)
NURSM607Community Care of the High Risk Neonate/Infant¹2 sh(1,0,1)
NURSM764Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Residency¹8 sh(0,0,8)
Thesis or Scholarly Project(0-6 sh)
Minimum MSN course work51 sh



¹Clinical component

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





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