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In the current health care environment, many patients require care in the community and home settings, as opposed to the acute care setting. Comprehensive follow-up by advanced practice nurses can dramatically improve outcomes and cost-effectiveness. This program focuses on the advanced practice nurse as clinician, as well as educator, researcher, administrator, and change agent. This program prepares students for a CRNP practice license in Pennsylvania.
Classes offered in day and evening sessions with cohorts at all sites. Two to four years depending on number of credits taken per semester.
>>Program is also offered at our Cranberry and Greensburg locations
Required Courses
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| NU 704 |
Epidemiology |
3 |
| NU 707 |
Nursing Case Management/Leadership I |
3 |
| NU 708 |
Nursing Research |
3 |
| NU 721 |
Health Policy/Decision Making |
2 |
| NU 724 |
Conceptual Basis for Community Health Nursing |
3 |
| NU 741 |
Human Pathophysiology |
4 |
| NU 742 |
Advanced Practice Nursing Pharmacology |
4 |
| NU 744 |
Community and Family Health Promotion |
3 |
| NU 745 |
Advanced Physical Assessment and Diagnostics |
4 |
| NU 750 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Healthcare |
3 |
| NU 751 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Pediatrics |
2 |
| NU 752 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Women's Health |
2 |
| NU 753 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Geriatrics |
2 |
| NU 754 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Trauma/Urgent Care |
2 |
| NU 791 |
Integration of Advanced Practice Nursing Role |
2 |
| NU 7901-7906 |
Series of Six Clinical Practice - Students may scheduled up to 3 credits of clinical practice each term |
up to 3 credits/term |
| PRL 713 |
Leadership and Ethics |
3 |
| Total MSN Credits |
56 |
Prerequisite: Graduate-level Statistics
> Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate |
