This area of focus will prepare you to provide primary care across the human lifespan. This specialty includes assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of common acute and chronic health problems, health promotion, client and family education, and use of evidence-based research for meeting the needs for primary care and prevention. As a Cedarville graduate, you will be qualified to sit for the national certification AANP exam or ANCC exam and find employment as a family nurse practitioner.
| Nursing Core (14) |
Credit |
Clinical/Lab |
| NSG-5000 |
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice |
3 |
|
| NSG-5040 |
Professional Role Development for Advanced Nursing Practice
|
3 |
|
| NSG-5050 |
Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice |
3 |
|
| NSG-5060 |
Bioethics and Spiritual Care in Nursing |
2 |
|
| NSG-5070 |
Policies and Strategies for Health Care Delivery |
3 |
|
| Total |
14 |
|
| Advanced Practice Core (9) |
Credit |
Clinical/Lab |
| NSG-5010 |
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology |
3 |
|
| NSG-5020 |
Advanced Health/Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning |
3 |
100 hrs. |
| NSG-5030 |
Advanced Pharmacology |
3 |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
| Nursing Capstone (4) |
Credit |
Clinical/Lab |
| NSG-6300 |
Master's Project I |
2 |
|
| NSG-6350 |
Master's Project II |
2 |
|
| Total |
4 |
|
| OR |
| NSG-6400 |
Master's Thesis I |
2 |
|
| NSG-6450 |
Master's Thesis II |
2 |
|
| Total |
4 |
|
Specialty Curricula
| Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) |
Credit |
Clinical/Lab |
| NSG-6010 |
Advanced Concepts in the Care of Older Adults |
3 |
|
| NSG-6015 |
Advanced Practice in the Care of Older Adults |
1 |
150 hrs. |
| NSG-6020 |
Advanced Concepts in the Care of Adults |
3 |
|
| NSG-6025 |
Advanced Practice in the Care of Adults |
1 |
150 hrs. |
| NSG-6030 |
Advanced Concepts in the Care of Women |
3 |
|
| NSG-6035 |
Advanced Practice in the Care of Women |
1 |
150 hrs. |
| NSG-6040 |
Advanced Concepts in the Care of Children |
3 |
|
| NSG-6045 |
Advanced Practice in the Care of Children |
1 |
150 hrs. |
| Total |
16 |
|
