Adult Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner or CNS-Case Manager
The curriculum leading to the Master of Nursing Science Degree can be completed through a full-time or part-time plan of study. Full-time study requires a minimum of 10 semester hours per semester. The number of semester hours for the Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or CNS - Case Manager specialty is 42. Under the Graduate School policy, a maximum of six (6) consecutive calendar years from date of first enrollment is allowed for completion of all degree requirements.
General Core Courses (11 semester hours)
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NUSC 5003: Theory in Nursing
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NUSC 5013: Research Methodology
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NUSC 5023: Research in Advanced Nursing Practice
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NUSC 5121: Advanced Professional Practice Management
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NUSC 5111: Introduction to Professional Practice Management
Adult Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner or
CNS - Case Manager
(31 semester hours)
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NUSC 5201: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum
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NUSC 5222: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Theory
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NUSC 5804: Adult Acute Care Nursing I
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NUSC 5852: Adult Acute Care Nursing Practicum I
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NUSC 5863: Adult Acute Care Nursing II
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NUSC 5872: Adult Acute Care Nursing Practicum II
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NUSC 5882: Adult Acute Care Nursing III
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NUSC 5893: ** Integrated Practicum for Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
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NUSC 5043: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics in Advanced Nursing Practice
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NUSC 5033: Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology
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NUSC 5052: Community Concepts in Advanced Practice Nursing
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NUSC 5991*: Research Project
Elective, 3 semester hours.
** Students in the CNS - Case Manager option will substitute a 3 semester hour elective for the NUSC 5893 Integrated Practicum.
* NOTE: All students will take 1 semester hour of research project the semester of graduation to complete the Comprehensive Examination required by the Graduate School.
Adult
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Suggested
Three Year (Part-time) Program of Study
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/CNS Case Manager Specialty
|
Semester I (Fall) |
Credit Hours |
| NUSC 5033: Applied Physiological Concepts | 3 |
| NUSC 5052: Community Concepts of Advanced Practice Nursing | 2 |
| Total Credits | 5 |
|
Semester II (Spring) |
|
| NUSC 5003: Theory in Nursing | 3 |
| NUSC 5013: Research Methodology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
|
Semester III (Fall) |
|
| NUSC 5043: Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| NUSC
5222: Advanced Health Assessment &
Diagnostic Reasoning Theory |
2 |
| NUSC
5201: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum |
1 |
| NUSC 5111: Introduction to Professional Practice Management | 1 |
| Total Credits | 7 |
|
Semester IV (Spring) |
|
| NUSC 5804: Adult Acute Care I Theory | 4 |
| NUSC 5852: Adult Acute Care I Practicum | 2 |
| NUSC 5023: Research in Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
|
Semester V (Fall) |
|
| NUSC 5863: Adult Acute Care II Theory | 3 |
| NUSC 5872: Adult Acute Care II Practicum | 2 |
| Specialty Theory* or Elective** | 3 |
| NUSC 5121: Advanced Professional Practice Management | 1 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
|
Semester VI (Spring) |
|
| NUSC 5882: Adult Acute Care III Theory | 2 |
| NUSC
5893: Integrated Practicum for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or CNS/CM Elective |
3 |
| NUSC 5991: Comprehensive Examination | 1 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
| Total Program Credits | 42 |
*Specialty
Theory – NUSC 5903: Oncology Nursing
**
Suggested Electives:
NUSC
5153: Group & Family Theory
NUSC 5063: Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Education
BIOM 5173: Epidemiology
Contact
Specialty Coordinator, Dr. Carmen Paniagua,
if you have
questions about the
above:
Office Phone - (501) 686-8708 or (501) 686-5374
E-mail:
PaniaguaCarmen@uams.edu