MSN PROGRAM
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Medical-surgical nursing focuses on the care of patients recovering from illness and living with chronic illness. You can choose a specialty in critical care, oncology, or other specialty adult medical-surgical areas.
Fall Semester I Hours
| NURS 405 | Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations |
3 |
| NURS 453 | Physiologic Foundations of Advanced Practice | 4 |
| NURS 459 | Assessment for Advanced Practice |
4 |
| NURS 438 | Theoretical Foundations of Acute Care Nursing | 3 |
Total |
14 |
Spring Semester I Hours
| NURS 424 | Theoretical Basis for Medical Surgical Nursing | 5 |
| NURS 425 | Inquiry II: The Research Process | 3 |
| NURS 430 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced Practice
Nurse |
3 |
| NURS 443A | Collaboration and Consultation | 1 |
Total |
12 |
Fall Semester II Hours
| NURS 446 | Collaboration and Administration
in the Health Care Delivery System |
3 |
| NURS 502 | Inquiry III: Evidenced Based Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NURS 503 | Inquiry Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 443B | Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development | 1 |
| NURS 443C | Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning | 1 |
| NURS 444A | Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Ethical Issues | 1 |
| NURS 444B | Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Finance | 1 |
| NURS 444C | Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Policy and Legal | 1 |
Total |
11 |
|
Accumulated Total |
37 |
The Advanced Practice Core courses are co-requisites or pre-requisites for the clinical nursing courses. Clinical nursing courses must be taken in the semester and sequence listed above. Clinical course availability is based upon enrollment.