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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neonatal Plan of Study

Master's Core Courses
Course
Number
Course Name Prereqs Prereqs
or
Coreqs
Credit Hours Semester(s) Regularly Offered
 

NUR 604

Statistical Reasoning for Evidence-Based Practice

UG Statistics Course  

3

Fall

NUR 605

Evaluating Theory and Research for Evidence-Based Practice

NUR 604  

4

Spring

NUR 609

Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practice

  NUR 604

3

Fall
NUR 648 Health Care Policy, Organization, and Financing    

3

Summer

 

     

13

 

 

Role Core and/or Support Courses
 

Course
Number
Course Name Prereqs Coreqs Prereqs
or
Coreqs
Credit Hours Semester(s) Regularly Offered
 
NUR 614 Pharmacotherapeutics for Neonatal Intensive Care NUR 652 or permission    

3

Spring
NUR 615 Neonatal Assessment

2000 hours clinical experience;
NUR 652

NUR 616  

2

Spring
NUR 616 Neonatal Assessment Practicum   NUR 615  

1
(60 hrs)

Spring
NUR 652 Advanced Neonatal Pathophysiology

3

Fall
NUR 622 Family Health Seminar      

1

Fall
NUR 652 Advanced Neonatal Pathophysiology       3 Fall
NUR 681 Clinical Specialization:  Influencing Nursing Practice and Care Management NUR 609     1 Summer
NUR 682 Clinical Specialization: Ensuring Safety and Quality of Nursing Practice NUR 681     1 Fall

 

       

12

 

 

Advanced Nursing Practice Courses

 

Course
Number
Course Name Prereqs Coreqs Prereqs
or
Coreqs
Credit Hours Semester(s) Regularly Offered
 
NUR 633 General Neonatal Management

NUR 614, 615, 616

NUR 680 NUR 648

1

Summer
NUR 680 Practicum I:  Clinical Nurse Specialist   NUR 630, 633 NUR 681 1
(60 hrs)
Summer
NUR 630 Practicum I:  Evidence-Based Nursing Practice NUR 605 NUR 680   1 Summer
NUR 643 Management of High-Risk Neonate I NUR 633 NUR 784   4 Fall
NUR 784 Practicum II:  Clinical Nurse Specialist NUR 680, 681 NUR 643, 730 NUR 682 2
(120 hrs)
Fall
NUR 730 Practicum II:  Evidence-based Nursing Practice NUR 630 NUR 784   1 Fall
NUR 702 Management of the High-Risk Neonate II NUR 643     2 Spring
NUR 785 Practicum III:  Clinical Nurse Specialist NUR 784 NUR 702   2
(120 hrs)
Spring
NUR 786 Residency:  Clinical Nurse Specialist
 
NUR 785     4
(240 hrs)
Summer
          18  

 

Grand Total

     

43

 

Note:  Program of Study includes 600 supervised clinical hours.

 

To best serve our students, we regularly explore specialty courses and populations for special emphasis in the graduate curriculum.  Plans of study are intended to provide you with a typical curriculum.  The curriculum is subject to change.