Nursing and Health Systems
Advanced Certificates
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
The academic content of the post-master's CAS for gerontological nurse practitioner consists of 35 credits; 11 credits of cognate course work and 24 credits of specialty course work. All program entrants must be baccalaureate prepared Registered Nurses who hold a master's degree in nursing from an accredited institution.
Program of Study |
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| NUR 531 | Family Theory | 2 Credits |
| NUR 555 | Clinical Pharmacology | 3 Credits |
| NUR 566 | Advanced Practice Nursing Lecture |
3 Credits |
| NUR 567 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical | 2 Credits |
| NUR 570 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 3 Credits |
| NUR 576 | Foundations of Gerontological Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 3 Credits |
| NUR 584 | Beginning Level Gerontologic Clinical | 2 Credits |
| NUR 654 | Gerontological Primary Health Care I | 3 Credits |
| NUR 659 | Gynecological Health Care of Elders | 2 Credits |
| NUR 667 | Gerontological Primary Health Care II | 4 Credits |
| NUR 674 | Intermediate Level Gerontological Clinical | 3 Credits |
| NUR 684 | Advanced Level Gerontological Clinical | 3 Credits |
| NUR 692 | Culminating Seminar for Nurse Practitioners |
2 Credits |
| Total | 35 Credits | |