DNP Adult-Gerontology Program of Study

Full-Time (3-Year) Study Option: 

Year Courses & Semester

Year 1

Summer:

NRS 601 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 cr.)

NRS 602 Leadership in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)

NRS 617 Advanced Health Assessment I (1 cr.)

NRS 651 Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention in Population Health (3 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 604 Nursing Science and Ethics for Advanced Practice (3 cr.)

NRS 611 Advanced Pathophysiology I (2 cr.)

NRS 615 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics I (2 cr.)

NRS 618 Advanced Health Assessment II (2 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 605 Analytical Methods for Practice Improvement (3 cr.)

NRS 612 Advanced Pathophysiology II (2 cr.)

NRS 614 Health Organization Systems & Resource Management (3 cr.) 

NRS 616 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics II (2 cr.)

28 Credit Hours

Year 2

Summer:

NRS 606 Quality Improvement Processes for Practice Improvement (3 cr.)

NRS 619 Foundations of Clinical Management for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (2 cr.)

NRS 649 Policy and Politics for the Nurse Leader (2 cr.)

NRS 650 Informatics in a Complex Health Care Environment (2 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 625 AGPCNP Clinical I (3 cr.) 180 Clinical Hours

NRS 652 Translation Science (2 cr.)

NRS 655 Primary Care Management: Wellness and Health Promotion (3 cr.)

NRS 665* DNP Scholarly Project (1 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 626 AGPCNP Clinical II (3 cr.) 180 Clinical Hours

NRS 656 Management of Common Mental Health Conditions in Primary Care (3 cr.) 

NRS 665* DNP Scholarly Project (1 cr.) 

NRS 687 Management of Geriatric Patients in Primary Care (3 cr.)  

28 Credit Hours

Year 3

Summer:

NRS 628 AGPCNP Clinical III (2 cr.) 120 Clinical Hours

NRS 658 Management of Common Gender Specific & Adolescent Health Conditions (2 cr.)

NRS 665* DNP Scholarly Project (1 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 629 AGPCNP Clinical IV (3 cr.) 180 Clinical Hours

NRS 659 Management of Complex Conditions in Primary Care (3 cr.) 

NRS 682 Primary & Specialty Palliative Care (3 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 675** Directed DNP Clinical (6 cr.) 360 Clinical Hours

20 Credit Hours   

Total Credit Hours: 76
Total Clinical Hours: 1,020

*NRS 665 - Students are required to take this course a minimum of 3 times but continue to register for it every semester until successful completion and dissemination of the final project. 

**NRS 675 - Full-time students begin this course in Year 3-Spring and may continue it through Year 4-Summer.

If students enrolled in the AGPCNP track plan to sit for the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse exam upon graduation, 500 total hours in palliative care must be completed 12 months prior.   

Optional Elective: NRS 676 - Integrative Health: Adult Health Promotion & Acute Health Problems (3 cr.)

Part-Time (4-Year) Study Option: 

Year Courses & Semester

Year 1

Summer:

NRS 601 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 cr.)

NRS 602 Leadership in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)

NRS 617 Advanced Health Assessment I (1 cr.)

NRS 651 Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention in Population Health (3 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 604 Nursing Science and Ethics for Advanced Practice (3 cr.)

NRS 618 Advanced Health Assessment II (2 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 605 Analytical Methods for Practice Improvement (3 cr.)

NRS 614 Health Organization Systems & Resource Management (3 cr.) 

20 Credit Hours

Year 2

Summer:

NRS 606 Quality Improvement Processes for Practice Improvement (3 cr.)

NRS 649 Policy and Politics for the Nurse Leader (2 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 611 Advanced Pathophysiology I (2 cr.)

NRS 615 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics I (2 cr.)

NRS 652 Translation Science (2 cr.)

NRS 665* DNP Scholarly Project (1 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 612 Advanced Pathophysiology II (2 cr.)

NRS 616 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics II (2 cr.)

NRS 665 DNP Scholarly Project* (1 cr.)

17 Credit Hours

Year 3

Summer:

NRS 619 Foundations of Clinical Management for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (2 cr.)

NRS 650 Informatics in a Complex Healthcare Environment (2 cr.)

NRS 665* DNP Scholarly Project (1 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 625 AGPCNP Clinical I (3 cr.) 180 Clinical Hours

NRS 655 Primary Care Management: Wellness and Health Promotion (3 cr.) 

Spring:

NRS 626 AGPCNP Clinical II (3 cr.) 180 Clinical Hours

NRS 656 Management of Common Mental Health Conditions in Primary Care (3 cr.)

NRS 687 Management of Geriatric Patients in Primary Care (3 cr.) 

20 Credit Hours   

Year 4

Summer:

NRS 628 AGPCNP Clinical III (2 cr.) 120 Clinical Hours

NRS 658 Management of Common Gender Specific & Adolescent Health Conditions (2 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 629 AGPCNP Clinical IV (3 cr.) 180 Clinical Hours

NRS 659 Management of Complex Conditions in Primary Care (3 cr.)

NRS 682 Primary & Specialty Palliative Care (3 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 675** Directed DNP Clinical (6 cr.) 360 Clinical Hours

19 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 76
Total Clinical Hours: 1,020

*NRS 665 - Students are required to take this course a minimum of 3 times but continue to register for it every semester until successful completion and dissemination of the final project. 

**NRS 675 - Part-time students begin this course in Year 4-Spring and may continue it through Year 5-Summer.

If students enrolled in the AGPCNP track plan to sit for the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse exam upon graduation, 500 total hours in palliative care must be completed 12 months prior.   

Optional Elective: NRS 676 - Integrative Health: Adult Health Promotion & Acute Health Problems (3 cr.)