BSN to DNP, Adult-Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

2012-13 catalog

Adult-Geriatric Acute

Year 1

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	3	NURU 600 Theoretical Foundations of Evidence-based and Advanced Practice Nursing	Immersion #1
Spring 2	3	NURU 601 Transitions in Practice: The Advanced Practice Nurse as DNP
Summer 1	3	NURU 609 Genetics Across the Lifespan
Summer 2	3	NURU 602 Developmental, Cultural and Spiritual Care Across the Lifespan
Fall 1	3	DNPU 704 Evidence-based Thinking for Scholarship and Practice III	Immersion #2
Fall 2	3	DNPU 703 Leading Through Innovation

Year 2

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	3	DNPU 706 Transforming Healthcare through Outcomes Management
Spring 2	3	DNPU 702 Innovations in Technology and Information Access
Summer 1	3	DNPU 701 Biostatistics for Clinical Practice	Immersion #3
Summer 2	3	DNPU 700 Healthcare Policy, Organization and Delivery
Fall 1	3	DNPU 705 Health Communication	Immersion #4
Fall 2	3	NURU 605 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan

Year 3

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	4	NURU 603 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan and Cultures	Immersion #5
	3	NURU 604 Clinical Practicum: Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan and Cultures
Spring 2	3	NURU 606 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan
	3	NURU 631 Palliative Care and Pain Management
Summer 1	3	NURU 632 Management in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care	Immersion #6
	3	NURU 633 Practicum in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care
Summer 2	3	NURU 634 Complex and Chronic Problems in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care	Immersion #7
	3	NURU 635 Practicum for Complex and Chronic Problems in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care
Fall 1	3	NURU 610 Synthesis of Advanced Practice Management, Role and EBP	Immersion #8 Board Review
	3	Elective
Fall 2	3	DNPU 707 Clinical Residency I
	3	DNPU 708 Application of DNP Clinical Dissertation
January Immersion		Dissertation Presentation	Immersion #9

Example of Adult-Geriatric Acute Care adding Pediatric Acute Care Specialty

Year 1

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	3	NURU 600 Theoretical Foundations of Evidence-based and Advanced Practice Nursing	Immersion #1
Spring 2	3	NURU 601 Transitions in Practice: The Advanced Practice Nurse as DNP
Summer 1	3	NURU 609 Genetics Across the Lifespan
Summer 2	3	NURU 602 Developmental, Cultural and Spiritual Care Across the Lifespan
Fall 1	3	DNPU 704 Evidence-based Thinking for Scholarship and Practice III	Immersion #2
Fall 2	3	DNPU 703 Leading Through Innovation

Year 2

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	3	DNPU 706 Transforming Healthcare through Outcomes Management
Spring 2	3	DNPU 702 Innovations in Technology and Information Access
Summer 1	3	DNPU 701 Biostatistics for Clinical Practice	Immersion #3
Summer 2	3	DNPU 700 Healthcare Policy, Organization and Delivery
Fall 1	3	DNPU 705 Health Communication	Immersion #4
Fall 2	3	NURU 605 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan

Year 3

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	4	NURU 603 Advanced Health Assessment Across Lifespan and Cultures	Immersion #5
	3	NURU 604 Clinical Practicum: Advanced Health Assessment Across Lifespan and Cultures
Spring 2	3	NURU 606 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across The  Lifespan
	3	NURU 631 Palliative Care and Pain Management
Summer 1	3	NURU 632 Management in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care	Immersion #6
	3	NURU 633 Practicum for Adult-Geriatric  Acute Care
Summer 2	3	NURU 634 Complex and Chronic Problems in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care	Immersion #7
	3	NURU 635 Practicum for Complex and Chronic Problems in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care
Fall 1	3	NURU 610 Synthesis of Advanced Practice Management, Role and EBP	Immersion #8 Board Review
Fall 2	3	DNPU 708 Application of DNP Clinical Dissertation

Year 4

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1		Dissertation Presentation	Immersion #9
Spring 2	3	NURU 651 Embryology
Summer 1	3	NURU 622 Management in Pediatric Acute Care	Immersion #10
	3	NURU 623 Practicum for Pediatric Acute Care
Summer 2	3	NURU 624 Complex and Chronic Problems in Pediatric Acute Care	Immersion #11
	3	NURU 625 Practicum for Complex and Chronic Problems in Pediatric Acute Care

Example of Adult-Geriatric Acute Care adding Adult-Geriatric Primary Specialty

Year 1

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	3	NURU 600 Theoretical Foundations of Evidence-based and Advanced Practice Nursing	Immersion #1
Spring 2	3	NURU 601 Transitions in Practice: The Advanced Practice Nurse as DNP
Summer 1	3	NURU 609 Genetics Across the Lifespan
Summer 2	3	NURU 602 Developmental, Cultural and Spiritual Care Across the Lifespan
Fall 1	3	DNPU 705 Health Communication	Immersion #2
Fall 2	3	NURU 605 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan

Year 2

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	4	NURU 603 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan and Cultures	Immersion #3
	3	NURU 604 Clinical Practicum: Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan and Cultures
Spring 2	3	NURU 606 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan
	3	NURU 631 Palliative Care and Pain Management
Summer 1	3	NURU 632 Management in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care	Immersion #4
	3	NURU 633 Practicum for Adult-Geriatric  Acute Care
Summer 2	3	NURU 634 Complex and Chronic Problems in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care	Immersion #5
	3	NURU 635 Practicum for Complex and Chronic Problems in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care
Fall 1	3	DNPU 704 Evidence-based Thinking for Scholarship and Practice III	Immersion #6
Fall 2	3	DNPU 703 Leading Through Innovation

Year 3

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1	3	DNPU 706 Transforming Healthcare through Outcomes Management
Spring 2	3	DNPU 702 Innovations in Technology and Information Access
Summer 1	3	DNPU 701 Biostatistics for Clinical Practice	Immersion #7
Summer 2	3	DNPU 700 Healthcare Policy, Organization and Delivery
Fall 1	3	NURU 610 Synthesis of Advanced Practice Management, Role and EBP	Immersion #8 Board Review
Fall 2	3	DNPU 708 Application of DNP Clinical Dissertation

Year 4

Term	Credit Hours	Course Number and Title	Immersion
Spring 1		Dissertation Presentation	Immersion #9
Spring 2
Summer 1	3	NURU 662 Management of Common Problems in the Adult and Aging Adult	Immersion #10
	3	NURU 663 Practicum in Care of Adult and Aging Adult (255 Clinical Hours will focus on the Aging Adult population)
Summer 2	3	NURU 664 Complex and Chronic Problems in the Adult and Aging Adult	Immersion #11