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Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (AH/CNS) concentration prepares an advanced practice nurse with skills in medical-surgical and home-care intervention with individuals, families, and groups. The AH/CNS concentration is four academic semesters in length for students taking an average of twelve (12) credits per semester. Both full-time and part-time studies are available. A total of 50 credit hours are required for completion of the adult health clinical nurse specialist concentration.

The number of required clinical hours (contact hours) is based on national certification examination requirements, not on a credit hour to contact hour basis. The adult health clinical nurse specialist concentration has a total of 616 clinical hours: 168 hours in clinical semester one, 224 hours in clinical semester two, and 224 hours in clinical semester three.

Graduates who complete this concentration are eligible to sit for national certification as an adult health clinical nurse specialist.

For more information on this concentration and courses, go to the CONHP area of graduate catalog .

Sample: Full-Time Program Sequence

FALL I

COURSE CREDITS
BIO 545  Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NUR 601 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics or 3
NUR 680 Advanced Psychopharmacology  
NUR 602 Advanced Health Assessment 4
NUR 606 Leadership, Health Policy, and Role 3
Total Credits
13

SPRING I

COURSE CREDITS
NUR 604 Nursing Research 3
NUR 608 Applied Theories for Advanced Interpersonal Skills 3
NUR 644 Advanced Practice Adult Health Nursing I * 3
NUR 646 Clinical Practicum and Seminar I * 3
Total Credits
12

FALL II

COURSE CREDITS
HPM 6XX One course from the following:
HPM 670 The American Health Care System, HPM 673 Fundamentals of Health Care Management, HPM 636 Health Information Management, HPM 681 Quality and Outcomes of Health Care
3
NUR 603 Nursing Theory and Knowledge 3
NUR 645 Advanced Practice Adult Health Nursing II * 3
NUR 648 Clinical Practicum and Seminar II * 3
Total Credits
12

SPPRING II

COURSE CREDITS
NUR 647 Advanced Practice Adult Health Nursing III * 3
NUR 649 Clinical Practicum and Seminar III * 3
NUR 658 Graduate Clinical Project 3
NUR 690 Role Seminar 1
NUR 6XX Elective
3
Total Credits

13

Total Graduate Program credits: 50 Adult Health CNS

* The Graduate Nursing Program reserves the right to delay offering the 18 credit theory/clinical sequence for this concentration until a sufficient cohort is enrolled: minimum of 10 students.

 

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Last updated - 06-5-2008

 

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