{"id":773,"date":"2012-09-10T20:03:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad1213\/sps\/programs\/master-of-science-in-nursing\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T19:52:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T23:52:33","slug":"master-of-science-in-nursing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/sps\/programs\/master-of-science-in-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Master of Science in Nursing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 712.51px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1330px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Linda Warren, Graduate Coordinator, WH 139<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 665.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Phone:\u00a0 (203) 837-3907<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1330px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 665.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">warrenl@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1330px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Terri-Ann Tilquist, Department Secretary, WH 107<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 665.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Phone: (203) 837-8556<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1330px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 665.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">tilquistt@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1330px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 665.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fax: (203) 837-8550<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1330px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Website<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 665.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/\">MS in Nursing<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 670.63px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Faculty:\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 627.63px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">E. Abate; D. Bennett; K. Bridges; D. Brown; S. Burger; E. Campbell; P. Cumella;\u00a0 L. Dalessio; M. Doherty; D. Graham; J. Lupinacci; M. Nielson; J. Ort; B. Padykula; B. Piscopo; T. Puckhaber; C. Rice; M. Sousa; L. Warren.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Program Overview and Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">The Master of Science (M.S.) in Nursing program prepares nurses for leadership positions in the nursing practice. The program requires completion of\u00a041 to 47 credits of specialized professional course work, with courses organized into three components:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">a foundational core (theory, issues, research, foundations of practice)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">a role component specific to the selected role<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">a role support component that provides a concentrated practicum experience in the selected role<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Students may prepare for either the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner,\u00a0 Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role. All students complete a sequence of clinical and role component courses, including a minimum of 500 hours of clinical practicum experiences under the guidance of a preceptor, and an evidenced-based research project. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the certification examination for their chosen role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">The program is designed for part-time study, with courses offered On-line\/Hybrid and on ground in the evening. Part-time study requires approximately four years for completion of the degree, although students are granted up to six years to complete all degree requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">The program is accredited by the Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education (CCNE), One Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036 (phone: (202) 887-6791; fax: (202) 887-8476)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Program Learning Goals and Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Conceptual Framework and Organizational Structure<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">The program of study leading to the M.S. in Nursing degree prepares nurses for roles as advanced practice nurses, with an option to prepare for certification as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Each role requires completion of a foundational core, representing content common to the advanced study of nursing practice; a role component, representing content specific to the selected role; and a role support component, providing practicum experiences for transition into the selected role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">The curricular design assumes that education for the advanced practice of nursing requires substantial clinical experiences in aspects of the selected role supervised by professional health care providers who have education and experience in the role, and occurring in a variety of settings. Clinical practicum experiences in the program enable students to develop clinical experiences that meet course objectives as well as their own specific learning needs and interests. The approach to clinical practicum allows for flexibility in the time and places in which clinical experiences occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Foundational Core<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\">Preparation for the advanced practice of nursing rests on a foundation of generalized knowledge and practice common to all roles. The M.S. in Nursing program addresses the following content areas as foundational to the advanced study of nursing: the theoretical bases of nursing practice; the contemporary issues encountered by the master&#8217;s-prepared practitioner within the nursing profession and the broad health-care field; critical thinking in the application of knowledge and skills to the identification and analysis of patient problems and their resolution through the development of clinical expertise and diagnostic-reasoning ability; and the utilization of research and the appropriate application of the research process to the identification, analysis, and resolution of practice problems. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\">The approach to these areas of study is eclectic, offering students alternative conceptualizations of the field as a basis for the analysis and critique of extant practice, theory, and research; the generation of creative alternatives to present approaches to practice; and the formulation of personal conceptual interpretations of nursing as a guide to practice, all within the context of a rapidly changing health care environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Advanced Practice Roles<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">The advanced practice of nursing may proceed through direct care or blended roles. Direct-care roles involve management of the health care of a caseload of clients, for example, as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.\u00a0 Blended roles combine elements of the direct care and a mediated-role approach, as with the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Role Support<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">As students move toward completing the M.S. in Nursing program, they are helped to synthesize and apply curricular content to fulfilling their selected role. All students complete a substantial clinical practicum in which they enact all aspects of the selected role under the guidance of a qualified clinical preceptor. Seminar sessions address common places in each of the roles and promote sharing the experience and perspective of students engaged in these different roles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Program Outcome<\/em>s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Working with individuals and groups, the graduate of the master&#8217;s in nursing program will<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Use evidence-based nursing interventions to generate research for the purpose of expanding nursing science.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Demonstrate expertise in the provision of care to individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds across the health spectrum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Function in a variety of roles collaborating with other disciplines in the attainment of improved patient care and outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Continuously evaluate their nursing practice in relation to professional standards and assume accountability for practice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of policy formulation and how it impacts nursing practice and health care delivery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Analyze ethical issues as they affect communities, society, the health professions, and their own practice. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Use technologies to integrate and support safe nursing practice, promote health information communication, teach patients and families, mange knowledge and mitigate errors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Applications for admission to the M.S. in Nursing program are made through the Office of Graduate Admissions. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/graduate\/application.asp\">Online Graduate Application<\/a>. Applicants must submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work with the graduate application fee. Admission to the M.S. in Nursing program is selective. Candidates must have earned a bachelor\u2019s of science in nursing degree from a recognized accrediting agency, achieve a satisfactory score on the Miller Analogies Test (required for those applicants with an undergraduate GPA of less than 3.0); and hold a current RN license. Applicants must have at least 1 year of nursing experience before starting the program and a minimum of 2 years nursing experience before starting clinical practice. At the time of application, candidates must provide an application, transcripts, resume, one letter of recommendation and a one page writing sample. Writing sample needs to answer the following: What motivating factors influenced your decision to pursue a degree as an advanced practice nurse. Submission should be one page in length and no more than 500 words.\u00a0All applications must be received by November 1 for Spring admissions and by April 1 for Fall admissions. As part of the admission process, the candidate must meet with the M.S. program coordinator to develop a plan of study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Prior to enrollment in NUR 575, Advanced Health Assessment, students will be required to either present evidence that they have completed a basic physical assessment course within the past five years or demonstrate successful performance on an examination designed to evaluate baseline assessment knowledge and skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Students must have an Advanced Pharmacology Course and an Advanced Health Assessment within five (5) years of graduation. If the Advanced Pharmacology Course time frame extends past five (5) years due to leave of absences, the student will need to retake an Advanced Pharmacology course at the discretion of the Program Coordinator and \/ or the Master of Science in Nursing Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Students who are a post certificate applicant or have taken an Advanced Health Assessment course elsewhere need to achieve an 85% on a health assessment exam administered by the Nursing Department. Students who do not achieve an 85% or better will need to retake the Advanced Health Assessment course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Because of the nature of the clinical experiences and regulations of various clinical agencies utilized in the nursing program, all nursing students are required to adhere to departmental policies in addition to the\u00a0immunizations required of all university students. This information may be obtained directly from the department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">In addition to the above-stated health requirements, students must meet any additional requirements identified by a clinical-affiliating agency, including a criminal background check. Clinical agencies reserve the right to refuse clinical placement to students who do not pass the background check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">All students must be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as a health-care provider prior to entering clinical course and must maintain current certification to be eligible to attend clinical experience. In addition, students are required to carry an advanced practice student malpractice insurance policy while in clinical courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Bridge Option<\/strong>: Registered nurses who have an earned non-nursing baccalaureate degree and are interested in pursuing a Masters of Science in Nursing without completing a second bachelor\u2019s degree may consider \u201cbridging\u201d into the M.S. program. The bridge is designed to fill the gaps in the nursing educational experiences that would ordinarily be addressed in a B.S. in Nursing program. The bridge involves completion of the following undergraduate courses: Physical Assessment, Undergraduate Nursing Research, Undergraduate Statistics, Principles of Community Health, and Transition to Professional Nursing Practice. These courses may be completed in the WCSU RN\/BS Program or elsewhere. Courses transferred must meet University requirements. Interested applicants first must make a formal application to the M.S. program and meet requirements for the M.S. program as detailed above. Upon receipt of a completed application, applicants will be contacted by the graduate coordinator for further evaluation and advice. Admission to the Bridge courses is competitive, by approval of the graduate coordinator, and on a space-available basis only. All applications must be received by November 1 for Spring admissions and by April 1 for Fall admissions. All Bridge courses must be completed prior to starting the MS program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Degree Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Students are required to complete the requisite course work, the clinical component, and an evidence-based research project within six years in order to be eligible for graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Master of Science in Nursing &#8211; Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 1182px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Curriculum Structure Foundational Core Components<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall Course Sequence<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">These courses are required of all M.S. in Nursing students and are intended to serve as prerequisites for remaining program requirements.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 46px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 46px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 501 Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 502 Contemporary Issues in Health Care Delivery<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">2\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Spring 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 504 Evidenced Based Nursing Research (Pre\/coreq: NUR 501)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Spring 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 511 Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advanced Practice: Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner:<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0*<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 515 Advanced Pathophysiology<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 570 Advanced Clinical Pharmacology\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 575 Advanced Health Assessment<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 580\u00a0The Advanced Nursing\u00a0Management of the Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Populations<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">2\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Spring 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23.27px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23.27px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 585 The Advanced Nursing Management of the Chronically Ill Adult-Gerontology Populations<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23.27px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">2 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23.27px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23.27px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clinical Practice: Nurse Practitioner<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0*<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 582 The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care\u00a0Nurse Practitioners Management of the Acutely Ill Adult\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Populations (180 clinical practicum hours)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">5\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 46px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 46px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Spring 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 588 The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care\u00a0Nurse Practitioners Management of the Chronically\u00a0Ill Adult\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Populations (180 clinical practicum hours)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">5\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 46px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 46px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>&#8211; Or &#8211;<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Clinical Practice: Clinical Nurse Specialist<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0*<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 583 The Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialists Management of the Acutely Ill Adult Populations (180 clinical hours)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">5\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 46px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 46px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Spring 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 587 The Adult-Gerontology\u00a0Clinical Nurse Specialist Management of the Chronically\u00a0Ill Adult Populations (180 clinical hours)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 46px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">5\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 46px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 46px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Fall 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Capstone course for all students<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0*<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 590 Professional Role Enactment (180 clinical hours)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">7\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Spring 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 886.64px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Total Semester Hours:\u00a0\u00a041 SH<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.36px;height: 23px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56px;height: 23px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 296px;height: 23px;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Master of Science in Nursing &#8211; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 804px;height: 197px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><em><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Curriculum Structure Foundational Core Components<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 501 Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 502 Contemporary Issues in Health Care Delivery<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">2 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 504 Evidenced Based Nursing Research (Pre\/coreq: NUR 501)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 511 Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><em><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Role<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 *\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 515 Advanced Pathophysiology<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 516 Psychopathology<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 570 Advanced Clinical Pharmacology<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 571 Psychopharmacology<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 575 Advanced Health Assessment<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 581 The Advanced Nursing Management of the Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions Across Lifespan Populations &#8211; Therapeutic Modalities I<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">2 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 584 The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Management of the Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions Across Lifespan Populations<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">5 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19.51px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 58X The Advanced Nursing Management of the Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions &#8211; Groups and Families &#8211; Therapeutic Modalities II<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19.51px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">2 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 589 The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Management of the Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions Groups and Families\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">5 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><em><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Role Support<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 590 Professional Role Enactment (180 clinical hours) <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">7 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px\">\n<td style=\"width: 729.56px;height: 19px\"><em><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size: 12pt\">Total Semester Hours: 47 SH<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.44px;height: 19px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Post-Master\u2019s Study: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">The Department of Nursing also offers post-master\u2019s course work that prepares\u00a0nurses with a master&#8217;s degree to be eligible to take the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate Exam. Admission to the program is on a space-available basis and requires the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">M.S. in Nursing with a significant clinical component<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 570, Advanced Clinical Pharmacology, or equivalent; completed within the last five years. (This also may be taken at WCSU within the program.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Basic skills in health assessment, as evidenced by completion of a formal or continuing-education program in the past five years or via paper-and-pencil testing prior to entry into the program<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Students are required to take the following courses:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 814.25px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 719px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 575 Advanced Health Assessment<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.25px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 719px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 580\u00a0The Advanced Nursing\u00a0Management of the Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Populations<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.25px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">2 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 719px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 582 The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care\u00a0Nurse Practitioners Management of the Acutely Ill Adult\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Populations (180 clinical practicum hours)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.25px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">5\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 719px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 585 The Advanced Nursing Management of the Chronically Ill Adult-Gerontology Populations<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.25px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">2 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 719px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 588 The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care\u00a0Nurse Practitioners Management of the Chronically\u00a0Ill Adult Populations (180 clinical practicum hours)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.25px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">5\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 719px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">NUR 590 Professional Role Enactment (180 clinical hours)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.25px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">7\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Grading criteria:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Graduate nursing students must maintain a B average in order to graduate from the program. Should a student achieve a grade below a B- in a course, that course must be repeated and the student must achieve a grade of B or\u00a0better to progress in the program. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">Department of nursing grades are assigned as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 448.69px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 128px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">A\u00a0 =\u00a092 &#8211; 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">B-\u00a0 =\u00a080 &#8211; 82<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 192.69px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">D+\u00a0 =\u00a0 68 &#8211; 70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 128px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">A- =\u00a089 &#8211; 91<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">C+ =\u00a077 &#8211; 79<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 192.69px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0 64 &#8211; 67<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 128px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">B+= 86 &#8211;\u00a088<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">C\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a074 &#8211; 76<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 192.69px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">D-\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 63 &#8211; 60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 128px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">B\u00a0 =\u00a083 &#8211;\u00a085<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">C-\u00a0 =\u00a071 &#8211; 73<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 192.69px\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;font-size: 12pt\">F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 Below 60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Science in Nursing Linda Warren, Graduate Coordinator, WH 139 Phone:\u00a0 (203) 837-3907 warrenl@wcsu.edu Terri-Ann Tilquist, Department Secretary, WH 107 Phone: (203) 837-8556 tilquistt@wcsu.edu Fax: (203) 837-8550 Website MS in Nursing Faculty:\u00a0 E. 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