The clinical nurse specialist: adult-gerontology concentration prepares students for leadership roles as clinical nurse specialists within the health-care system. Clinical and theoretical content focuses on systems thinking, evidence-based practice, and translational research as related to adult and geriatric clients and families. The curriculum offers an opportunity to choose an emphasis in a selected vulnerable population with health-care needs. The graduate is prepared for certification by the American Nurses Certification Corporation as a clinical nurse specialist in adult-gerontology nursing.
| Concentration | 8 | |
| NGRD 621 | Pharmacology in Advanced Practice I | 2 |
| NGRD 622 | Pharmacology in Advanced Practice II | 3 |
| NGRD 624 | Advanced Health Assessment | 4 |
| NGRD 625 | Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology | 4 |
| Clinical | ||
| NGCN 551 | Adult-Gerontology: CNS I | 4 |
| NGCN 552 | Adult-Gerontology: CNS II | 4 |
| NGCN 553 | Adult-Gerontology: CNS III | 4 |
| NGCN 554A | Adult-Gerontology: CNS Clinical Practicum | 5 |
| NGCN 554B | Adult-Gerontology: CNS Clinical Practicum | 5 |
| NGCN 554C | Adult-Gerontology: CNS Clinical Practicum | 6 |
Prior to graduation, students are required to submit an online professional portfolio. Documentation of 510 doctoral leadership practice hours will be included in the portfolio.
Four (4) years (15 academic quarters)—based on less than full-time enrollment.
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