Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist / MSN

Degree Offered:  Master of Science in Nursing

Total Credit Hours Required:  48

All students in the Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program must complete the following courses, including a minimum of 540 hours of clinical experience:

Curriculum

I. Core Courses (18)

30-532Applied Biostatistics for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

30-517Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy

3

30-530Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

2

30-529Scholarly Inquiry Seminar

1

30-534Population Health

3

30-533Scholarly Inquiry

3

30-536Healthcare Informatics

3

II AGCNS Specialty Core (15)

30-620Clinical Nurse Specialist Role Development

3

30-606Epidemiology

3

30-604Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

30-605Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

30-607Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

III AGCNS Specialty Track (15)

30-610Advanced Practice Nursing Management: Adults in Community/Primary Care

3

30-621Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum 1

2

30-612APN Management: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents

3

30-622Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum 2

2

30-614Advanced Practice Nursing Management: Special Populations

3

30-623Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum 3

2