Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________	Bulletin: 2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin Program: Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Minimum Credits Required:__________________
Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist 24 Credit hours (545 clinical hours) MSN prepared nurses may apply for admission and receive a Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Admission to the post-master’s certificate program requires admission to USI Graduate Studies, which includes a copy of the MSN transcript and admission to the graduate nursing program.
Clinical Core (9 hours) To complete the Post-Master’s Certificate, students must provide documentation of successful completion of the following areas which constitute the Clinical Core, or successfully complete these courses at USI: Pathophysiology (3 credit hours) or NURS 617 - Advanced Concepts of Pathophysiology Advanced Health Assessment (3 credit hours) or NURS 618 - Advanced Health Assessment Graduate level Pharmacology course within the last five years. If the pharmacology course is older than five years, student must complete a 3 credit hours graduate level pharmacology course (3 credit hours/45 clinical hours) or NURS 622 - Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses Additionally, the following specialty courses must be completed successfully at USI:
Clinical Nurse Specialist (15 hours)
Course Name	Credits:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
NURS 645 - Advanced Nursing Assessment and Intervention I Term(s) Offered: Fall	Credits: 5 (3 didactic; 2 clinical)
NURS 646 - Advanced Nursing Assessment and Intervention II Term(s) Offered: Spring	Credits: 5
NURS 647 - Advanced Assessment and Intervention Practicum Term(s) Offered: Summer	Credits: 5
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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________

Bulletin: 2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin Program: Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

24 Credit hours (545 clinical hours)

MSN prepared nurses may apply for admission and receive a Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Admission to the post-master’s certificate program requires admission to USI Graduate Studies, which includes a copy of the MSN transcript and admission to the graduate nursing program.

Clinical Core (9 hours)

To complete the Post-Master’s Certificate, students must provide documentation of successful completion of the following areas which constitute the Clinical Core, or successfully complete these courses at USI:

Pathophysiology (3 credit hours) or NURS 617 - Advanced Concepts of Pathophysiology
Advanced Health Assessment (3 credit hours) or NURS 618 - Advanced Health Assessment
Graduate level Pharmacology course within the last five years. If the pharmacology course is older than five years, student must complete a 3 credit hours graduate level pharmacology course (3 credit hours/45 clinical hours) or NURS 622 - Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses

Additionally, the following specialty courses must be completed successfully at USI:

Clinical Nurse Specialist (15 hours)

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

NURS 645 - Advanced Nursing Assessment and Intervention I
Term(s) Offered: Fall

Credits: 5 (3 didactic; 2 clinical)

NURS 646 - Advanced Nursing Assessment and Intervention II
Term(s) Offered: Spring

Credits: 5

NURS 647 - Advanced Assessment and Intervention Practicum
Term(s) Offered: Summer

Credits: 5

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