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Adult Medical Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Curriculum

Doctor of Nursing Practice

MSN to DNP | CNS Medical Surgical

Fall Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2011 Applied Statistics for Evidence Based Practice 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2061 Organizational Theory/Management 3 cr.
                   Cognate 2 cr.

Spring Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2680 Introduction to Genetics 3 cr.
  • NUR 2007 Research for Evidence Based Practice 2 2 cr.
  •                Cognate 3 cr.

Summer Term (Year 1)

  • NURSP 2075 Informatics 3 cr.
  • NUR 3050 Grant Writing 1 cr.
  •                Cognate 3 cr.

Fall Term (Year 2)

  • NUR 2900 Translating Knowledge into Action: The Basic Science of Care 2 cr.
  • NUR 3036 Capstone Project 2 cr.
  • NUR 3008 Ethics, Public Policy, Finance and Healthcare Organization 3 cr.

Spring Term (Year 2)

  • NUR 3052 Manuscript Writing 1 cr.
  • NUR 3037 Capstone Clinical 1 cr.
  • NURCNS 3039 DNP CNS Role Practicum 1-5 cr.
  •                Cognate 3 cr.