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Adult Nurse Practitioner Program (39 Credits)
An Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) provides primary care either independently or as part of an adult care team. There is an emphasis on health maintenance, disease prevention, counseling and patient education. The courses for the ANP are listed below:
Family Nurse Practitioner (43 Credits)
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track builds on the content from the Adult Nurse Practitioner course work and prepares students to provide primary health care to individuals and families across the life cycle. The FNP student must complete all course work for the Adult Nurse in addition to the following course:
Palliative Care Subspecialty Concentration (24 credits)
Palliative care represents an approach to care that provides a combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support patients and families who are living with life-threatening illness. The nurse learns to emphasize sensitivity to and respect for the religious, cultural and personal beliefs, values and traditions of those patients with critical illness.
Nursing Education (39 Credits)
The Nursing Education subspecialty is offered for students preparing to be an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist. A Post Master’s nurse may also take the education courses to receive a nurse educator certificate. The Courses required for the Nurse Educator subspecialty are listed below:
Post Master's Certification
A post master’s certificate may be obtained as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator or Palliative Care Practitioner. To obtain a post master’s certificate a student must take the associated specialty courses. In addition, a student must document completion of advanced practice Core Courses (Advanced Physiology, Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pharmacology) and the required Health Promotion, Maintenance and Restoration course.
Gainful Employment
Federal regulations require institutions to disclose to prospective and current students certain information about Gainful Employment Programs. A "Gainful Employment" program is a certificate program that leads to gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Ursuline College currently offers some certificate programs that meet the Gainful Employment definition. Information about this certificate program, including related occupations, graduation rate, median loan debt for program completers, on-time completion rate and other pertinent facts is available on the following document:
| Core Courses | Credits |
| NR 532 Advanced Research Concepts I | 3 |
| NR 533 Advanced Research Concepts II | 3 |
| NR 535 Health Care Informatics | 2 |
| NR 540 Advanced Physiology/Pathology | 3 |
| NR 541 Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NR 542 Advanced Pharmacology | 4 |
| NR 620 Health Promotion, Maintenance & Restoration | 3 |
| NR 650a Health Care Policies | 1 |
| NR 650b Health Care Organizations and Finance | 1 |
| NR 650c Advanced Practice Ethical and Legal Responsibilities | 1 |
| NR 650d Advanced Practice Roles and Responsibilities with Social Justice (Diversity) with a culminating project | 2 |
| Sub-Total | 26 |
Adult Nurse Practitioner Program (39 Credits)
An Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) provides primary care either independently or as part of an adult care team. There is an emphasis on health maintenance, disease prevention, counseling and patient education. The courses for the ANP are listed below:
| Courses | Credits |
| NR 615 APN - Adult Health I (Diagnostics) | 3 |
| NR 636 APN - Adult Health Disease Managment | 3 |
| NR 635 APN - Focused Populations: Gender Specific Health Issues, Geriatrics and Adolescents | 3 |
| NR 616, 617, 618, 619 Clinical Management Courses | 4 |
| Total with Core Courses | 39 |
| With Palliative Care Concentration | |
| NR 633 Palliative Care I (+ 150 practice hours) | 4 |
| Total with Core Courses | 43 |
Family Nurse Practitioner (43 Credits)
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track builds on the content from the Adult Nurse Practitioner course work and prepares students to provide primary health care to individuals and families across the life cycle. The FNP student must complete all course work for the Adult Nurse in addition to the following course:
| Courses | Credits |
| NR 638 APN - Pediatric with Clinicals | 4 |
| Total with Core Courses and ANP Required Courses | 43 |
| With Palliative Care Concentration | |
| NR 633 Palliative Care I (+ 150 practice hours) | 4 |
| Total with Core Courses | 46 |
Palliative Care Subspecialty Concentration (24 credits)
Palliative care represents an approach to care that provides a combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support patients and families who are living with life-threatening illness. The nurse learns to emphasize sensitivity to and respect for the religious, cultural and personal beliefs, values and traditions of those patients with critical illness.
| Courses | Credits |
| NR 632 Intro. to Palliative Care | 3 |
| NR 633 Palliative Care I - Hybrid | 4 |
| NR 634 Palliative Care II - Hybrid | 2 |
| Total with APN Courses | 9 |
Nursing Education (39 Credits)
The Nursing Education subspecialty is offered for students preparing to be an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist. A Post Master’s nurse may also take the education courses to receive a nurse educator certificate. The Courses required for the Nurse Educator subspecialty are listed below:
| Courses | Credits |
| NR 639 Curriculum | 3 |
| NR 640 Teaching and Evaluating | 3 |
| NR 641 Student Teaching (minimum of 250 practicum hours) | 3 |
| Total with Core Courses | 9 |
Post Master's Certification
A post master’s certificate may be obtained as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator or Palliative Care Practitioner. To obtain a post master’s certificate a student must take the associated specialty courses. In addition, a student must document completion of advanced practice Core Courses (Advanced Physiology, Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pharmacology) and the required Health Promotion, Maintenance and Restoration course.
Gainful Employment
Federal regulations require institutions to disclose to prospective and current students certain information about Gainful Employment Programs. A "Gainful Employment" program is a certificate program that leads to gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Ursuline College currently offers some certificate programs that meet the Gainful Employment definition. Information about this certificate program, including related occupations, graduation rate, median loan debt for program completers, on-time completion rate and other pertinent facts is available on the following document:
