Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Preparation

(SIMS Code: 554630)

All graduates meet requirements for nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist certification in California and are eligible to sit for the national Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practitioner Certification and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification.

Required courses for the Master of Science degree with a concentration in advanced practice nursing of adults and the elderly and a specialization in acute/critical care nursing are as follows:

Core Courses

Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults and the Elderly Concentration Courses

NURS 501 - Advanced Health Assessment Units: 3
NURS 501L - Advanced Health Assessment Laboratory Units: 1-2
NURS 610 - Advanced Pathophysiology in Adult and Geriatric Populations Units: 3
NURS 654 - Advanced Practice Nursing for Adult and Geriatric Populations: Nurse Practitioner Primary Care I Units: 3
NURS 655A - Advanced Practice Nursing for Adult and Geriatric Populations: Primary Care Practicum I Units: 3-6
NURS 656 - Advanced Practice Nursing for Adult and Geriatric Populations: Nurse Practitioner Primary Care II Units: 3
NURS 657 - Advanced Practice Nursing for Adult and Geriatric Populations: Primary Care Practicum II Units: 6
NURS 658 - Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing Units: 3
NURS 799A - Thesis Units: 3 (Plan A)
or
NURS 798 - Special Study Units: 1-3 (Plan B)

Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Preparation

Core Courses

Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults and the Elderly Concentration Courses

Specialization Courses

Total Units: 50-52