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A sub-specialty of our Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, advanced practice nurses graduating from this program will be prepared to manage the care for patients with acute and emergent cardiac complications in Cardiac Care Units, Cardio-thoracic intensive care units and cardiac step-down units.
Fall Semester I Hours
| NURS
405 |
Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations
|
3 |
| NURS 438 |
Theoretical Foundations of
Acute Nursing Care
|
4 |
| NURS 453 |
Physiologic Foundations of Advanced Practice |
4 |
| NURS 459 |
Assessment for Advanced
Practice
|
3 |
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Total |
14 |
Spring Semester I Hours
| *NURS 409 |
Specialty Assessment in Cardiovascular Nursing
|
2 |
| *NURS 410 |
Cardiovascular Nursing Seminar I |
1 |
| NURS 430 |
Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced Practice
Nurse
|
3 |
| NUNP 443 |
Acute Health Problems of the Adult |
6 |
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Total |
12 |
Summer Semester I Hours
| NURS
425 |
Inquiry II: The Research Process |
3 |
| NURS 443A |
Collaboration and Consultation |
1 |
| NURS 443B |
Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development |
1 |
| NURS 443C |
Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning |
1 |
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|
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Total |
6 |
Fall Semester II Hours
| *NURS 411 |
Cardiovascular Nursing Seminar II |
1 |
| NURS 502 |
Inquiry III Evidenced Based Nursing Practice |
2 |
| NURS 503 |
Inquiry Practicum |
1 |
| NUNP
444 |
Advanced Management of Acutely Ill Adults |
3 |
| NURS 444A |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced
Practice: Ethical Issues |
1 |
| NURS 444B |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced
Practice: Finance |
1 |
| NURS 444C |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced
Practice: Policy and Legal |
1 |
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Total |
10 |
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Spring Semester II Hours
| *NURS 522 |
Advanced Internship in Cardiovascular Nursing |
1-5 |
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Accumulated Total |
43-47 |
* indicates Cardiovascular Subspecialty
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