Clinical Nurse Specialist Option
In This Section:
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) option
enables the student to acquire advanced knowledge of health care for individuals, families and aggregate populations and to develop the skills needed to engage in a specific advanced practice nursing role. On admission, students select a specific program of study that will prepare the graduate for recognition and/or certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in that designated health care area. The following specialties may be selected within the CNS option: Adult Health; Community Health; Gerontology; Nursing Administration; or Clinical Trials Research. Students may also elect to include courses in their program of study that support sub-specialty practice, e.g. cardiac care, diabetes care or other specialized areas of practice.
Sample Degree Plans
(For full-time Study: meet with advisor to plan part-time study)
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Adult Health Specialty (minimum 34-37* credits)
(Dependent on non-thesis[3] / thesis [6] option) |
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| Fall (Semester I) N502 Phys Assessment (3) N503 Pathophysiology (3) N510 Nursing Theory (3) N518 CNS I (4) Total: 13 credits |
Spring (Semester II) N501 Issues (3) N512 Nurs Research (3) N519 CNS II (4) N594 Scholarly Paper (2) or N600 Thesis (4) Total: 12-14 credits |
Fall (Semester III) N521 CNS Practicum (8) N594 Scholarly Paper (1) or N600 Thesis (2) Total: 9-10 credits |
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Clinical Trials Research (minimum 40* credits)
(Dependent on non-thesis[3] / thesis [6] option) |
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| Fall (Semester I) N503 Pathophysiology (3) N518 CNS I (4) HES 520 Biostatistics I (3) Total: 10 Credits Fall (Semester III) N510 Nursing Theory (3) HES 530 Clinical Trials (3) IBIOS 510 Ethics (1) N594 Scholarly Paper (2) or N600 Thesis (3) Total: 9-10 credits |
Spring (Semester II) N501 Issues (3) N512 Nurs Research (3) N519 CNS II (4) N594 Scholarly Paper (1) or N600 Thesis (2) Total: 11-12 credits Spring (Semester IV) N521 CNS Practicum (8) HES 531 Clinical Trials (2) N600 Thesis (1) [if thesis option selected] Total: 10-11 credits |
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Community Health Specialty (minimum 37-40* credits)
(Dependent on non-thesis[3] / thesis [6] option) |
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| Fall (Semester I) N508 Population-based nursing (3) N510 Nursing Theory (3) N518 CNS I (4) Elective (3) Total: 13 Credits |
Spring (Semester II) N501 Issues (3) N512 Nurs Research (3) N519 CNS II (4) N594 Scholarly Paper (2) or N600 Thesis (4) Total: 12-14 credits |
Fall (Semester III) N521 CNS Practicum (8) N594 Scholarly Paper (1) or N600 Thesis (2) Community Hlth Elective (3) Total: 12-13credits |
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Nursing Administration Specialty (minimum 37-40* credits)
(Dependent on non-thesis[3] / thesis [6] option) |
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| Fall (Semester I) N510 Nursing Theory (3) N518 CNS I (4) Admin. Elective (3) Admin. Elective (3) Total: 13 credits |
Spring (Semester II) N501 Issues (3) N512 Nurs Research (3) N519 CNS II (4) N594 Scholarly Paper (2) or N600 Thesis (4) Total: 12-14 credits |
Fall (Semester III) N521 CNS Practicum (8) N594 Scholarly Paper (1) or N600 Thesis (2) Admin. Elective (3) Total: 12-13 credits |
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Gerontology Specialty (minimum 38-41* credits)
(Dependent on non-thesis[3] / thesis [6] option) |
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| Fall (Semester I) N510 Nursing Theory (3) N518 CNS I (4) BIO 409 Biology of Aging (3) Total: 10 credits |
Spring (Semester II) N501 Issues (3) N512 Nursing Research (3) N519 CNS II (4) Total: 10 credits |
| Fall (Semester III) N521 CNS Practicum (4) N594 Scholarly Paper (1) or N600 Thesis (4) SOC 435 Sociology of Aging (3) HDFS 590 Colloquium (1) Total: 9-10 credits |
Spring (Semester IV) N521 CNS Practicum (4) N594 Scholarly Paper (2) or N600 Thesis (4) HDFS/PSY 445 Devel through Adulthood (3) Total: 9-11 credits |
Note: Boldface type in this example illustrates courses in the minor in Gerontology. Oher minors or intensives (10 credits of concentrated study) may also be developed in other specialities.
*Note: Student electing to complete a thesis instead of a scholarly paper will need to complete N600 (6 credits), adding an additional 3 credits to the program of study.