2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
from nursing, behavioral, social, physiological, and
pharmacological disciplines in the area of
advanced clinical practice.
• Communicate and collaborate with health care
consumers, professionals, managed care,
governments, and other groups to manage care
and enhance the health and wellness needs of
clients.
• Integrate the roles of educator, researcher,
consultant, provider, leader, and manager into
advanced clinical nursing practice.
• Integrate ethical and legal dimensions confronting
the health care environment and the nursing
profession.
• Use scientific methods to assess, analyze, and
diagnose the complex clinical or non-clinical
health care needs of clients, related to their
wellness, health, and illness.
• Use theory and research in understanding clinical
needs and in determining nursing interventions,
therapeutics, and clinical management options.
• Incorporate standards of advanced nursing
practice, including personal values, caring,
integrity, research, and commitment to life-long
learning to ensure quality of care for the client.
• Evaluate and use appropriate educational
technologies and resources for making clinical
decisions and promoting health maintenance and
disease prevention.
Specific student outcomes for each emphasis track are
based on national competency expectations including the:
1) National Organization of Nurse Practitioners
Domains and Core Competencies
2) National League for Nursing Nurse Educator
Competencies
3) National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Core Competencies
Graduate Admissions Policies and Procedures
Students are responsible for following all graduate
admissions policies and procedures as outlined in the
Graduate Program section of this catalog. Admission
status will be categorized as:
Regular Status
The student has:
1) A baccalaureate degree in nursing from an
institution accredited by the regional accreditation
agency (or equivalent).
2) Completed a three credit hour statistics course
with a C (C- will not be accepted).
3) Effective Fall 2008, two years experience as a
registered nurse. For the acute care and/or family
emphasis the experience must be in acute care as
a registered nurse.
Conditional Status
Conditional status will be given to graduate nursing
degree-seeking students per the published Graduate
Program section of this catalog.
Non-Degree-Seeking Status
Non-degree status will be given to students per the
published Graduate Program section of this catalog. In
addition to the published policies, students must have
a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Graduate Work Taken by Senior
Students are responsible for all policies as outlined in
the Graduate Program section of this catalog.
Graduate Nursing Program Application Process
The following must be submitted to the nursing
program prior to completing 9 graduate nursing course
credits:
1) CSU-Pueblo Department of Nursing Master of
Science with a major in Nursing Application.
2) Proof of a current Colorado Registered Nursing
license or eligibility for license.
3) Certification in advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) is required for all emphases. The Pediatric
Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS) is also
required for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Across the Life Span and the Adult Acute Care/
Family Nurse Practitioner.
4) Current physical examination within the last year
and current immunization records. This includes
the hepatitis B series, 2 step PPD, tetanus, and
measles, mumps, and rubella series.
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