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					| 2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION] 
 
 Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner: Primary |  
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				24 Credit hours (665 clinical hours) MSN prepared nurses may apply for admission and receive a Post-Master’s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner: Primary.  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:Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (15 hours)
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