Location: Sioux City
Tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner & Nurse Educator
Scheduling: Evening during academic year
Format: Face-to-face with web augmentation between class sessions
Enrollment options: PT/FT
Length of Program: 3 years
Credit Hours: 38-42

Eligibility Requirements

• Undergraduate level Health Assessment, Nursing Research, Ethics and Statistics Courses

• Current RN license

Curricular Plan

Graduate Core: (18-21 hrs)

• NURS 501:  Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice (2 hrs)

• NURS 530 & 540:  Nursing Science (2 research courses; 2 hrs each)

• NURS 510:  Health Care System (3 hrs)

• NURS 520:  Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hrs)

• MATH 535:  Graduate Statistics (3 hrs)

Role Preparation: (17 hrs)
Nurse Educator

• NURS 580:  Theoretical Foundations in Higher Education (3 hrs)

• NURS 590:  Curriculum and Instruction (3 hrs)

• NURS 660:  Teaching and Evaluating Learning in Colleges of Nursing I  (theory-based) (3 hrs)

• NURS 665:  Teaching and Evaluating Learning in Colleges of Nursing II  (clinical-based) (3 hrs)

• NURS 670:  Teaching in Colleges of Nursing Clinical (5 hrs)

• NURS 650:  Master's Thesis (6 hrs)

Family Nurse Practitioner (24 hrs)

• BIOL 550:  Advanced Human Pathophysiology (3 hrs)

• NURS 560:  Advanced Health Assessment (2 hrs)

• NURS 570:  Advanced Pharmacology (3 hrs)

• NURS 610:  Levels of Prevention and the Young Family (3 hrs)

• NURS 615:  Levels of Prevention and the Family (3 hrs)

• NURS 630:  Levels of Prevention and the Older Family (3 hrs)

• NURS 620:  Clinical Research Project (3 hrs)

• NURS 640/641:  Practicum (7 hrs)

Note:

• Clinical refers to the portion of a theory course used to refine and enhance the skills and theory presented in class.  1 credit hour = 40 contact hours (4 contact hours/week)

• Practicum refers to a stand alone course emphasizing the application and refinement of therapies and skills.  1 credit hour = 100 contact hours (10 contact hours/week)

• One contact hour = 60 minutes

• One clock hour of class time (70 minutes) = 1 credit hour

The MSN Program is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association for its approval.

For more information contact:

712.279.1662 or 800.662.3303 ext.1662,   rick.petersen@briarcliff.edu