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

Graduate Programs
expected to complete the coursework and clinical
experiences in five semesters. A minimum of 540
hours of clinical practice are required to prepare
graduates to manage acute health problems for adult
clients. Clinical experiences are provided with
preceptors in a variety of acute care settings, selected
to allow students to work in milieus devoted to
particular patient groups, levels of care, or treatment
modalities in which they have a desire to specialize.
The student will be able to take the Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner certification. The following courses are
required for this emphasis:
Summer
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 551 Health and Well Being ................ 3(2-4)
NSG 550 Health Policy & Finance.............. 3(3-0)
Fall
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 585 Acute/Chronic/Emergent
Health Needs I .......................... 8(4-16)
NSG Non-Thesis Elective ............................3
Spring
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 586 Acute/Chronic/Emergent
Health Needs II ......................... 8(4-16)
NSG Non-Thesis Elective ............................3
AACNP
Core Courses....................... 18 total credits (16.5-6)
Synthesis of Knowledge.....................6 total credits
AACNP Courses ...................22 credit hours (13-36)
Total Credit Hours............................ 46 credit hours
Clinical Contact Hours......... 540 direct patient care
contact hours
Lab Contact Hours .................. 90 lab contact hours
Adult Acute Care/Family Nurse Practitioner
Emphasis
The Adult Acute Care/Family Nurse Practitioner
(AACNP/FNP) emphasis focuses on primary care and
acute care, especially for rural and underserved
populations. Graduates will be eligible for certification
as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and a Family
Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses’
Credentialing Center (ANCC) and/or the American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Students are
responsible for determining any additional requirements
for certification and eligibility to practice in a
state outside of Colorado.
This emphasis combines the theory courses for both
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Adult Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner (AACNP) emphases. In addition, the
student who chooses this emphasis is required to take
an additional 9 credit hours of Synthesis Experience
(see below) to allow additional time for the primary
care theory and application in primary care clinical
settings. A minimum of 1020 hours of clinical practice
will be required. The full-time student is expected to
complete the following coursework and clinical
experience in seven semesters:
Summer
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 551 Health and Well Being.................3(2-4)
NSG 550 Health Policy & Finance ..............3(3-0)
NSG Non-Thesis Elective ........................... 3
Fall
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 585 Acute/Chronic/Emergent
Health Needs I...........................8(4-16)
NSG Non-Thesis Elective ........................... 3
Spring
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 586 Acute/Chronic/Emergent
Health Needs II..........................8(4-16)
NSG 588 Management of Pediatric Clients ....4(2-8)
Summer
Courses Titles Credits (lecture-lab)
NSG 584 Synthesis Experience: Family .....9(3-24)
AACNP/FNP
Core Courses.......................18 total credits (16.5-6)
Synthesis of Knowledge .................... 6 total credits
AACNP/FNP Courses .......... 35 credit hours (18-68)
Total credit hours .............................59 credit hours
Clinical Contact Hours ...............1020 clinical direct
patient care hours
Lab Contact Hours ..................90 lab contact hours
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