Curriculum
This section was updated with minor changes on 4/28/11.
Applicants admitted to the Graduate Entry Program are admitted for the MN, MSN and DNP degrees (certain MSN majors have separate experience requirements and/or admission process). On completion of the MN or MSN degrees, students may apply for the PhD or DNP/PhD programs. Upon successful completion of the M.N. curriculum, graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX examination for licensure as a Registered Nurse (see note below).
The MN curriculum (below) includes 72 credit hours of required courses. Students must meet the University requirements for graduation. The ratio of credit hours to clock hours is: didactic and seminar, 1:1; lab, 1:2; and clinical, 1:4.
Graduate Entry Program Master of Nursing (Pre-Licensure) Curriculum
Effective Fall 2011
Semester 1 (Fall) |
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
NUND 401 |
Introduction to the Discipline and Practice of Nursing |
7.5 |
NUND 402 |
Introduction to Pharmacology (didactic 3.0) |
3 |
NUND 403A |
Introduction to Nursing Informatics (didactic 1.0) |
1 |
NUND 404A |
Inquiry for the Graduate Entry DNP A (didactic 2.0) |
2 |
NUND 406 |
Aging in Health and Illness (didactic 2.0) |
2 |
NUND 410 |
Health Assessment (didactic 1.5, lab 1.0) |
2.5 |
TOTAL |
18 |
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Semester 2 (Spring) |
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
NUND 405 |
Altered Human Functioning (didactic 3.0) |
3 |
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 |
NUND 413 |
Issues and Ethics in Healthcare (didactic 2.0) |
2 |
TOTAL |
18 |
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Semester 3 (Fall) |
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
NUND 404B |
Inquiry for the Graduate Entry DNP B (didactic 2.0) (intensive) |
2 |
NUND 404C |
Inquiry for the Graduate Entry DNP C (didactic 2.0) |
2 |
NUND 409B |
Professional Role Seminar: Policy, Advocacy & Delegation (seminar 1.5) |
1.5 |
NUND 411B |
Public Health Nursing B (didactic 1.0, clinical 1.0) |
2 |
NUND 415 or |
Parents & Neonates in Health & Illness or |
4.5 |
NUND 417 |
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (didactic 2.0, clinical 2.0) |
4 |
NUNP 410 |
Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (didactic 1.0) |
2 |
TOTAL |
18 |
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Semester 4 (Spring) |
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
NUND 403B |
Nursing Informatics B (didactic 1.0) |
1 |
NUND 414 |
Concepts in Nursing Management (didactic 2.0) |
2 |
NUND 415 or |
Parents & Neonates in Health & Illness or |
4.5 |
NURS 502 |
Inquiry III Evidence Based Nursing Practice (didactic 2.0) |
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 |
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Progression in the MN (Pre-licensure) phase of the Graduate Entry Program is contingent upon passing grades (C or higher) in all required courses for 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 applicable toward most MSN majors for 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 |
