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Adult Medical Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Curriculum

Doctor of Nursing Practice

BSN to DNP | CNS Medical Surgical

Fall Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2004 Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan 4 cr.
  • NUR 2011 Applied Statistics for Evidence Based Practice 3 cr.
  • NUR 2010 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Culturally Diverse
    Populations 3 cr.

Spring Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2034 Advanced Pharmacology 3 cr.
  • NUR 2000 Research for Evidence-Based Practice 1 2 cr.
  • NURSP 2091 Financial Management for Healthcare Leaders 3 cr.
  • NUR 2680 Introduction to Genetics 3 cr.

Summer Term (Year 1)

  • NURSP 2075 Introduction to Health Informatics 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2031 Diagnostic Physical Exam Across the Lifespan 3 cr.
  • NUR 2007 Research for Evidence-Based Practice 2 2 cr.

Fall Term (Year 2)

  • NUR 2032 Differential Diagnosis  Clinical 2 cr.
  • NUR 2033 Differential Diagnosis Theory Across the Lifespan 2 cr.
  • NURSP 2061 Organizational Theory/Management 3 cr.
  • NUR 2900 Translating Knowledge into Action: The Basic Science of Care 2 cr.

Spring Term (Year 2)

Summer Term (Year 2)

Fall Term (Year 3)

  • NUR 3008 Ethics, Public Policy, Finance, and Health Care Organization 3 cr.
  • NURCNS 2852 CNS Practicum 2 4 cr.
    *One of the Following:
  • NURSP 2190 Cardiopulmonary Clinical Emphasis* 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2191 Critical Care Clinical Emphasis* 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2192 Oncology Clinical Emphasis* 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2193 Directed Clinical Emphasis* 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2195 Trauma Emergency Preparedness* 3 cr.

Spring Term (Year 3)

  • NUR 3036 Capstone Project 2 cr.
  •                Cognate 2 cr.
  • NUR 3052 Manuscript Writing 1 cr.
  • NURCNS 3039 CNS DNP Role Practicum 3 cr.

Summer Term (Year 3)

  • NUR 3037 Capstone Clinical 1 cr.
  •                 Cognate 5 cr.
  • Comprehensive Exam