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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nursing - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Concentration (MSN)


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Program Educational Goals:


Students who complete the Master of Science in nursing program will have developed the ability to practice as nurse practitioners, or nurse administrators in a variety of healthcare settings. They will demonstrate the following behaviors.

  1. Evaluate theories and concepts drawn from nursing, the arts and humanities, and the biological, social, and physical sciences as the basis for practice as nurse practitioners.
  2. Analyze the influence of value systems and ethnicity on healthcare practices, healthcare systems, and the roles of nurse practitioners.
  3. Demonstrate competence as a nurse practitioner, or nurse administrator.
  4. Collaborate in interdisciplinary efforts to provide health care and improve healthcare delivery systems to local, state, and/or national levels.
  5. Assume leadership in interpreting and promoting professional nursing to other members of the profession, other disciplines, consumers, and legislators.
  6. Provide leadership in defining, developing, and implementing current and emerging nursing roles.
  7. Develop proposals for studies or projects that can contribute to the expansion of nursing knowledge and practice.
  8. Demonstrate ethical decision making and professional accountability as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, or nurse administrator.
  9. Advocate for health legislation at local, regional, and/or national levels.

Requirements for the Degree:


For the pediatric nurse practitioner MSN Program, there is a core curriculum that all students must complete, and courses specific to population-focused advanced practice nursing concentrations that lead to eligibility to sit for national certification. 

All students must complete the MSN NP and NP courses. Clinical hours are included in course requirements for both core courses and for population-focused concentration courses. Students are admitted as cohorts into three-year part-time plans of study and are expected to maintain progression with their cohort as outlined upon admission. However, students must complete all course work within a seven-year time frame in order to be eligible to earn the degree.

MSN - Nurse Practitioner Core Courses:


Credits to Total a Minimum of 36


Last Revised for 2022-2023 Academic Year


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