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May 15, 2024
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2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing - Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (A/G ACNS) MS
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Description of Program
The Master’s Program is grounded in the belief that all advanced practice nurses share a common core of knowledge. Through the foundational core courses, students further develop their ability to integrate theory, research, and practice. Courses within the selected focus of Nurse Administrator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, Adult Nurse Practitioner, or Family Nurse Practitioner, provide specialized knowledge and practice opportunities in each advanced nursing role. The domains of advanced practice nursing include client health status management; the nurse/client relationship; teaching/coaching; professional roles; managing and negotiating health care delivery systems; and monitoring and ensuring quality of health care practice. Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Students who elect the Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program will develop, test, and practice the role of clinical nurse specialist with the adult/gerontology population. Extension of advanced nursing practice roles of expert clinician, leader/manager, teacher, consultant, and researcher will be demonstrated within the framework of clinical nurse specialist practice in adult health/gerontology nursing. Clinical Nurse specialist students will demonstrate competencies in three spheres of influence; patient/client, nurse/nursing personnel and systems/organizations. Graduates with the M.S. award are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist exam. The Graduate Certificate (GC) is for nurses who have completed a previous graduate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited graduate nursing program and are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Adult Health CNS exam. Nursing Science Core Courses
Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Clinical hours: (1 credit hour equal to 60 clinical/practice hours)
Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist: 540 |
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