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Neonate Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Sample Plan of Study

RN-MSN Program 
Applies to all students as of Fall 2007
(part-time study options are available)

Semester I (Fall)
NURSU371Health Assessment and Promotion in Nursing Practice¹4 sh(2,1,1)
NURSM804Statistics for Health Care Research3 sh(3,0,0)
NURSM646Applied Physiology and Embryology5 sh(5,0,0)
NURSM605Assessment of the High Risk Neonate, Infant, Family*3 sh(2,0,1)
Semester II (Spring)
NURSM409Population Focused Nursing¹5 sh(3,0,2)
NURSM739Primary care of the High Risk Neonate¹8 sh(5,0,3)
NURSM805Controlled Substance Prescribing for the APRN1 sh(1,0,0)
NURSM 781Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses²3 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)
NURSM 802Health Policy, Research, and Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses2 sh(2,0,0)
Semester IV (Fall)
NURSM769Health Care Finance2 sh(2,0,0)
NURSM751Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing3 sh(3,0,0)
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 work60 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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