NURS 629 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Prescribing Clinical

(1-3 S.H.)

This course is specifically designed for the post graduate certificate CNS student and is seeking a supervised clinical experience to become eligible for prescriptive authority. The course requirements are specifically designed to meet requirements established by the revised MN Nurse Practice Act in 1999; however, the course requirements also meet criteria in other state nurse practice acts (students are assessed on an individual basis). The course focuses on assessment, measurement, diagnosis and management of disease-based and non diseased-based etiologies of acute and chronic illnesses among adults. Emphasis is placed on accurate and safe selection of specific pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions under the supervision of a provider who is licensed to prescribe pharmacologic agents. Prerequisites: Earned Master’s Degree in nursing with a CNS focus, NURS 617 - Advanced Clinical Pharmacology; NURS 619 - Advanced Health Assessment (or equivalent courses approved by the CNS focus faculty). Grade only.

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