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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)

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
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

Semester 2 (Spring)

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

Semester 3 (Fall)

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
NUND 416
Parents & Neonates in Health & Illness or
Children & Adolescents 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 Across the Lifespan (didactic 1.0)
2
 
TOTAL
18

Semester 4 (Spring)

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
NUND 416
Parents & Neonates in Health & Illness or
Children & Adolescents 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)
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 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