GRADUATE NURSING

Nova Southeastern University | 31 Students who pursue NSU’s A.P.R.N. concentrations complete the clinical courses in a hybrid format and must live within 150 miles of their campus. A.P.R.N. concentrations are Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. B.S.N.–D.N.P. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Courses COURSE # COURSE TITLE CREDITS NSG 5531 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 NSG 5220 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention 3 NSG 7300 D.N.P. Roles 3 NSG 5510 Advanced Pharmacology 3 NSG 5502 Advanced Health Assessment 3 NSG 5571 Behavioral Health 3 NSG 5620 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care I 6 NSG 7400 Nursing Science for Clinical Practice 3 NSG 5630 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care II 6 HPH 7300 Biostatistics I 3 NSG 5650 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care III 6 NSG 7431 Project I: Mentored Scholarship 3 NSG 7131 Epidemiology and Public Health 3 NSG 7444 Project II: Project Plan 3 NSG 7500 Translating Evidence for Clinical Practice 3 NSG 7135 Health Care Informatics and Outcomes Management 3 NSG 7350 Leading Complex Health Care Systems 3 NSG 5560 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Integration Practicum 6 NSG 7445 Project III: Implementation 3 NSG 7020 D.N.P. Role in Health Care Policy and Advocacy 3 NSG 7451 Project IV: Evaluation 3 TOTAL ADULT-GERONTOLOGY ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER CREDITS 75 CLINICAL HOURS 1,040 Did You Know? The Summer Institute is held at the end of May or beginning of June on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. Attendance for this two- to four-day institute is mandatory. This is a one-time attendance, the first year of admission.