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The ACNP curriculum includes courses in advanced health assessment, advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, and advanced practice clinical courses in acute care nursing. At least 2 years of postbaccalaureate experience in acute care settings is recommended. A minimum of 500 hours of clinical practice will be required to prepare graduates to manage acute health problems for adult patients.
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General Core Course |
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N501: Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing |
3 |
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N503: Research in Nursing |
3 |
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N504: Evidence Based Practice in Nursing and Health Care |
3 |
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N505: Health Care Policy, Systems and Financing for Advanced Practice Roles |
3 |
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Advanced Practice Clinical Core |
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N526: Pathophysiology in Advanced Practice Nursing |
3 |
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N540: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (ACNP, FNP, NM) |
4 |
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N543: Pharmacological Principles of Clinical Therapeutics |
3 |
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ACNP Concentration |
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N560: Differential Diagnosis for Advanced Practice |
3 |
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N561: ACNP Applications to Practice I |
5 |
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N562: Complex Patient Analysis and Treatment |
3 |
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N563: ACNP Applications to Practice II |
5 |
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N566: Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Skills |
3 |
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N567: Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Ethical Considerations |
1 |
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N568: ACNP Clinical Topics I |
3 |
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N569: ACNP Clinical Topics II |
3 |
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N594: Advanced Practice Seminar |
1 |
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N595: Advanced Nursing Fieldwork |
4 - 7 |
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N596: Professional Paper -or- N597: Applied Examination |
1 |
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Total for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration: |
54 - 57 |
| Total Clinical Hours for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration: | 744 |
