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WellStar Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program Curriculum


Transfer credit
Up to 15 quarter hours or nine semester hours of graduate work from other accredited institutions may be transferred. This work must correspond to the Kennesaw State University MSN curriculum.  Decisions regarding this transfer will be made by the program director. The credit to be considered for transfer will not be more than five years old at the time the student enters.

Grades
Students must earn a grade of  B  or better in every course in order to progress in the program.

Petition to Graduate
MSN candidates must petition to graduate at least one semester prior to the semester in which they complete their degree requirements. Petition to graduate forms are available in the program director's office.

The WellStar Nursing Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program is a 40 semester hour course of study which consists of three components:  A 14 credit core, a 8 credit primary care area of concentration, and a 18 credit residency.

WELLSTAR PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM CURRICULUM

FALL SEMESTER
NURS  7735 - 4 hrs.
NURS  7715 - 2 hrs.
NURS  7755 - 2 hrs.
NURS  7765 - 2 hrs.
CLINICAL - 90 hrs 		SPRING SEMESTER
NURS  7725 - 2 hrs.
NURS  8800 - 3 hrs.
NURS  8850 - 4 hrs.
CLINICAL - 135 hrs.
SUMMER SEMESTER
NURS  7745 - 2 hrs.
NURS  8805 or  8815 - 3 hrs.
NURS  8851 - 4 hrs.
CLINICAL - 135 hrs .

FALL SEMESTER
NURS  8830 - 2 hrs.
NURS  8852 - 4 hrs.
NURS  8853 - 4 hrs.
NURS  8854 - 2 hrs.
CLINICAL - 270 hrs.


Credit Hours

Course Designation Core Courses:  14

NURS 7715 Professional Role Development and Health Care Issues 2
NURS 7725 Advanced Practice Theory 2
NURS 7735

Advanced Health Assessment, Health Maintenance, and Health Promotion

4
NURS 7745 Research Applications in Nursing 2
NURS 7755 Advanced Pharmacology for the Nurse Practitioner 2
NURS 7765 Advanced Pathophysiology for the Nurse Practitioner 2

AREA OF CONCENTRATION:    8
Family

NURS 8800

Clinical Management of Selected Common Health Conditions in Adults

3
NURS 8805

Clinical Management of Selected Common Health Conditions in Children

3
NURS 8830 Clinical Management of Reproductive Health 2

OR Adult

NURS 8800

Clinical Management of Selected Common Health Conditions in Adults

3
NURS 8815

Clinical Management of Selected Chronic Health Conditions in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

3
NURS 8830 Clinical Management of Reproductive Health 2

RESIDENCY:   18

NURS 8850

Primary Care Residency I
Prerequisite: NURS 7730
Corequisite: NURS 8800

4
NURS 8851

Primary Care Residency II
Prerequisite: NURS 8850; 8800
Corequisite: NURS 8805 or NURS 8815

4
NURS 8852

Primary Care Residency III
Prerequisite: NURS 8851; 8805 or 8815;
Corequisite: NURS 8830, 8853

4
NURS 8853

Primary Care Residency IV
Prerequisite: NURS 8851; Corequisite: NURS 8854, 8852, 8830

4
NURS 8854

Primary Care Clinical Project
Prerequisite: NURS 7740
Corequisite: NURS 8852; 8853

2

PROGRAM TOTAL: 40

 

 


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