| University of Massachusetts Boston: College of Nursing & Health Sciences | |||||
| Master's Cohort Curriculum Plan effective Fall 2005 | |||||
| Acute Care/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist | |||||
| FULL-TIME Course of Study | |||||
| Course # | Course Name | # Credits | |||
| Year 1 | 1st Semester | NU601 | Advanced Nursing Concepts in Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| NU613 | Human Diversity in Healthcare | 3 | |||
| NU614 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 | |||
| NU615 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 | |||
| 2nd Semester | NU616 | Utilization of Nursing Research for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 | ||
| NU631 | Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 | |||
| NU690 | Acute Care/Critical Care Nursing I | 3 | |||
| NU634 | Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 | |||
| Year 2 | 3rd Semester | NU691 | Acute Care/Critical Care Nursing II | 3 | |
| NU692 | Acute Care/Critical Care Nursing III | 3 | |||
| NU664 | Clinical Practicum I: Focus on the Acutely Ill or Criticall Ill Patient | 3 | |||
| NU665 | Clinical Practicum II: Focus on CNS Role | 3 | |||
| 4th Semester | NU618 | Introduction to Health Policy, Economics & Ethics | 3 | ||
| NU693 | High Acuity Nursing IV | 3 | |||
| NU667 | Clinical Practicum III: Nurse Educators in Clinical Practice Settings | 3 | |||
| NU668 | Clinical Practicum IV: Nurse Educators in Academic Settings | 3 | |||
| OR NU669 | Clinical Practicum V: Advanced CNS Competencies in Quality Improvement | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 48 |
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| PART-TIME Course of Study | |||||
| Course Name | # Credits | ||||
| Year 1 | 1st Semester | NU601 | Advanced Nursing Concepts in Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| NU613 | Human Diversity in Healthcare | 3 | |||
| 2nd Semester | NU616 | Utilization of Nursing Research for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 | ||
| NU631 | Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 | |||
| Year 2 | 3rd Semester | NU634 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 | |
| NU615 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 | |||
| 4th Semester | NU690 | Acute Care/Critical Care Nursing I | 3 | ||
| NU634 | Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 | |||
| Year 3 | 5th Semester | NU691 | Acute Care/Critical Care Nursing II | 3 | |
| NU692 | Acute Care/Critical Care Nursing III | 3 | |||
| 6th Semester | NU693 | High Acuity Nursing IV | 3 | ||
| NU618 | Introduction to Health Policy, Economics & Ethics | 3 | |||
| Year 4 | 7th sem. | NU664 | Clinical Practicum I: Focus on the Acutely Ill or Criticall Ill Patient | 3 | |
| NU665 | Clinical Practicum II: Focus on CNS Role | 3 | |||
| 8th Sem. | NU667 | Clinical Practicum III: Nurse Educators in Clinical Practice Settings | 3 | ||
| NU668 | Clinical Practicum IV: Nurse Educators in Academic Settings | 3 | |||
| OR NU669 | Clinical Practicum V: Advanced CNS Competencies in Quality Improvement | 3 | |||
| Revised: 2/14/06 KC | Total Credits |
48 |
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