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Master
of Science in Nursing
Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner acquires knowledge and experience
to provide direct health care services to adults across the lifespan for
the purposes of health promotion, health protection, disease prevention,
and management of common acute and chronic illnesses. The acute care nurse
practitioner works in a variety of clinical settings that include, but
are not limited to, acute care hospitals, long term care facilities, physician
offices, urgent care centers, and ambulatory care centers. The population
in acute care nurse practitioner practice consists of adults over the age
of 18 years through the elderly. The acute care nurse practitioner focuses
on adults across the lifespan experiencing acute and episodic chronic health
problems. There are a total of 42 credit hours in the specialty with 705
clinical hours.
The acute care nurse practitioner graduate is prepared to:
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Synthesize knowledge from nursing theories, the humanities, and evidence-based
scientific clinical guidelines to guide assessment of health status of
adults across the lifespan.
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Demonstrate advanced practice clinical decision making, integrating critical
thinking, to interpret patient and diagnostic test data and formulate differential
diagnoses and a plan of care for adults across the lifespan.
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Design and implement a mutually agreed upon management plan and therapeutic
interventions with adult patients and families across the lifespan.
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Evaluate and revise the documented management plan based on patient/family
findings, problems and expected outcomes of treatment.
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Apply adult assessment methodologies and research findings to improve and
evaluate the care of adult patients and families across the adult lifespan.
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Advocate for patients and families to provide cost-effective, culturally
competent, ethical, quality care in and across health care settings.
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Model responsibility for continued professional development, integrity,
accountability, competence, and credentialing as an acute care nurse practitioner.
Internet and Distance Education
All courses for this program will be offered using distance technologies.
Distance education initiatives using Internet web pages, CD-ROMs and streaming
presentations are designed to assist the working or distance student advance
educationally.
Clinical
Learning Requirements
Graduate nursing clinical practice requirements may be completed in
the student's own community. The student is responsible for identifying
preceptors and clinical sites in their own community. Approval of selected
preceptors and clinical sites must be obtained from faculty prior to beginning
clinical hours. Students may be required to visit campus in order to demonstrate
clinical competency. Faculty will also validate clinical competency through
site visits and/or conference calls with preceptors and students. A written
agreement with the agency is required prior to initiating clinical experiences.
MSN - Curriculum
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Core Courses |
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| N612 Advanced Nursing Research |
3 credits |
| N613 Theoretical Basis for Advanced Practice Nursing |
3 credits |
| N614 Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing |
3 credits |
| N615 Advanced Nursing Research II |
3 credits |
| N616 Management of the Client in the Health Care System |
3 credits |
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15 credits |
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| Clinical Core Courses |
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| N617 Advanced Concepts of Pathophysiology |
3 credits |
| N618 Advanced Health Assessment |
3 credits |
| N622 Clinical Pharmacology |
3 credits |
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9 credits |
| Adult Acute Nurse Practitioner Courses |
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| N674 Acute Care Nursing of Adults I |
6 credits |
| N675 Acute Care Nursing of Adults II |
6 credits |
| N676 Acute Care Nursing of Adults III |
6 credits |
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18 credits |
Course Descriptions
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MSN Admission Requirements and Registration
Post Masters Credit
The Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner option is offered for post-masters
credit to students with a Masters Degree in Nursing. The program
of study is individualized and based on transcript evaluation and
clinical practice experience.
Continuing Education for Advanced Practice Nurses
A wide variety of continuing education offerings are provided for the
APN to maintain licensure and to stay current in practice. Pharmacology
CEUs are offered for independent study and in scheduled classes. Internet
offerings are also available. |
