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This section was updated with minor changes on 2/8/10.

For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Lindell, Director, Graduate Entry Program at 216-368-3740.


Graduate Entry Program
Master of Nursing (Pre-Licensure) Curriculum
Effective 2009

 

Semester 1 (Fall 2009)
Course Number
Course Title
Hours

NUND 401

Introduction to the Discipline and Practice of Nursing (didactic 3.0, role seminar 1.0, lab 1.0, clinical 2.5)

7.5

NUND 402

Introduction to Pharmacology (didactic 3.0)

3

NUND 403A

Nursing Informatics A (didactic 1.0)

1

NUND 404A

Inquiry for the Graduate Entry DNP A (didactic 2.0)

2

NUND 410

Health Assessment (didactic 1.5, lab 1.0)

2.5

NUND 413

Issues and Ethics in Healthcare (didactic 2.0)

2

 
TOTAL
18

Semester 2 (Spring 2010)
Course Number
Course Title
Hours

NUND 405

Altered Human Functioning (didactic 3.0)

3

NUND 406

Aging in Health and Illness (didactic 2.0)

2

NUND 407

Acute Care Nursing of Adults (didactic 4.0, lab 0.5, clinical 4.0)

8.5

NUND 408

Introduction to Genetic Concepts in Nursing (didactic 1.0)

1

NUND 409A

Professional Role Seminar: Leadership (seminar 1.0)

1

NUND 411A

Public Health Nursing A (didactic 1.5, clinical 1.0)

2.5

 
TOTAL
18

Semester 3 (Fall 2010)
Course Number
Course Title
Hours

NUND 404B

Inquiry for the Graduate Entry DNP B (didactic 2.0) (intensive)

2

NUND 404C

Parents and Neonates in Health and Illness (didactic 2.0, lab 0.5, clinical 2.0)

2

NUND 409B

Professional Role Seminar: Policy, Advocacy & Delegation (seminar 1.5)

1.5

NUND 414 Concepts of Management (didactic 2.0)

2

NUND 415 or
NUND 416

Child/Adolescent in Health & Illness or
Parents & Neonates in Health & Illness (didactic 2.0, clinical 2.0, lab 0.5)

4.5

NUND 417

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing  (didactic 2.0, clinical 2.0)

4

NUNP 410

Health Promotion (didactic 1.0) (web-based)

2

 
TOTAL
18

Semester 4 (Spring 2011)
Course Number
Course Title
Hours

NUND 403B

Nursing Informatics B (didactic 1.0)

1

NUND 411B

Public Health Nursing B (didactic 1.0, clinical 1.0)

2

NUND 415 or
NUND 416

Child/Adolescent in Health & Illness or
Parents & Neonates in Health & Illness (Didactic 2.0, clinical 2.0, lab 0.5)

4.5

NURS 502

Inquiry III Evidence Based Nursing Practice (didactic 2.0) (intensive)

2

NUND 418

Integrated Nursing Practice (didactic 2.0, clinical 3.5)

5.5

NURS 459

Integrated Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice (didactic 2.0, lab 1.0)

3

 
TOTAL
18

Progression from one semester to the next in the Pre-licensure, MSN, and DNP components of the DNP Program is contingent upon passing grades in all courses taken in the preceding semester and an overall GPA of 3.0. (Refer to the FPB School of Nursing Bulletin for full policy on progression.)

NOTE: Successful completion of all pre-licensure courses is necessary to sit for the Professional Nursing Licensing Examination (NCLEX-RN). FPB has the right to determine a student's readiness to sit for this exam and also reserves the right to restrict testing until the student demonstrates a readiness to pass the examination.
 
Credits Toward the MSN Earned in the Master of Nursing Curriculum

Students who successfully complete the Master of Nursing curriculum and are awarded the MN degree have earned the following credits toward the MSN degree.

MSN Course Number
MSN Course Title
MSN Credits
Basis
NURS 405 Inquiry I:  Nursing Theory 3 waiver
NURS 425 Inquiry II: Research Methods 3 waiver
NURS 502 Inquiry III: Evidence Based Practice 2 course completed
NUNP 410 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan 2 course completed
NURS 459 Integrated Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 course completed
NURS 444A Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing (waiver) 1 waiver
NURS 443C Teaching & Learning  in Advanced Practice Nursing 1 waiver
 
Total
15 credits toward the MSN