MSN PROGRAM
COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICAL SPECIALIST
MSN Majors |
Community Health Clinical Specialists assess and intervene in concerns of populations in communities. They may work with populations through federal, state or local governments, schools, or faith-based groups. A community health nurse is concerned with mobilizing and empowering the community to act on its own behalf in matters affecting health and well being.
Semester I (August)
| NURS 491 | Community Health Assessment |
4 |
Total |
4 |
Fall Semester II
| NUNP 410 | Health Promotion Across the Life Span | 2 |
| NURS 495 | Community Health Nursing Leadership | 4 |
| NURS 480 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS 405 | Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations | 3 |
| NURS 446 | Consultation & Administration in the Health Care Delivery System | 3 |
Total |
15 |
Spring Semester III
| NURS 496 | Community Health Nursing Leadership | 4 |
| NUND 483 | Health Care Policy and Planning and Information Management Systems |
3 |
| NURS 471 | Organizational Theories |
3 |
| NURS 425 | Inquiry II: The Research Process | 3 |
| NURS 502 | Inquiry III: Evidence Based Nursing Practice |
2 |
Total |
15 |
Summer Semester IV
| NURS 503 | Inquiry Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 443A | Collaboration, Consultation, & Credentialing in Advanced Practice Nursing | 1 |
| NURS 443B | Role Development in Advanced Practice | 1 |
| NURS 443C | Teaching and Learning in Advanced Practice | 1 |
| NURS 444A | Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice | 1 |
| NURS 444B | Health Care Delivery and Finance in Advanced Practice | 1 |
Total |
6 |
Accumulated Total Hours: 40
Substitutions for NURS 446 and NURS 471 may be chosen; alternative relevant courses may be chosen from Anthropology, Demography, Biostatistics, Public Health, and/or Epidemiology. Please see advisor for guidance.