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MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN)

 

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

Medical-surgical nursing focuses on the care of patients recovering from illness and living with chronic illness. You can choose a specialty in critical care, oncology, or other specialty adult medical-surgical areas.

Fall Semester I Hours
NURS 405 Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations
3
NURS 453 Physiologic Foundations of Advanced Practice
4
NURS 459 Assessment for Advanced
Practice
4
NURS 438 Theoretical Foundations of Acute Care Nursing
3
 
Total
14

 

Spring Semester I Hours
NURS 424 Theoretical Basis for Medical Surgical Nursing
5
NURS 425 Inquiry II: The Research Process
3
NURS 430 Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced Practice Nurse
3
NURS 443A Collaboration and Consultation
1
     
 
Total
12

 

Fall Semester II Hours
NURS 446 Collaboration and Administration
in the Health Care Delivery System
3
NURS 502 Inquiry III: Evidenced Based Nursing Practice
2
NURS 503 Inquiry Practicum
1
NURS 443B Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development
1
NURS 443C Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning
1
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
     
 
Total
11
     
 
Accumulated Total
37


The Advanced Practice Core courses are co-requisites or pre-requisites for the clinical nursing courses. Clinical nursing courses must be taken in the semester and sequence listed above. Clinical course availability is based upon enrollment.

 
 
 

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