Adult Nurse Practitioner
About
The particular expertise of the ANP emphasizes disease prevention, health promotion, and the management of patients with acute and chronic multi-system health problems. Upon completion of the program, graduates receive a Master’s degree in Nursing and are eligible to take the national ANP certification exam. ANP graduates are usually employed in primary care medical offices, rural health clinics, nursing homes, hospitals, and specialty practice offices.
Curriculum
The curriculum includes a combination of NP core courses and track specific clinical courses that build on the general core.
These courses are the general core courses:
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 605 |
Foundations for Advanced Practice |
3 |
| NURS 606 |
Health Care Systems |
3 |
| NURS 609 |
Research Design and Professional Writing |
3 |
| NURS 651 |
Evidence Based Nursing for Advanced Practice |
3 |
| NURS 652 |
Statistics | 3 |
| NURS 654 |
Informatics in Health Care |
3 |
| NURS 657 |
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Across the Lifespan |
3 |
The NP core curricula consists of the following in the ANP track:
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 600 |
Genetics | 2 |
| NURS 653 |
Advanced Practice Roles |
2 |
| NURS 604 |
Transition to Practice |
2 |
| NURS 655 |
Pathophysiology: Clinical Decision Making |
3 |
| NURS 656 |
Advanced Clinical Assessment |
3 |
| NURS 611 |
Nursing Pharmacology |
3 |
Track specific courses:
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 601 |
Primary Care I |
3 |
| NURS 602 |
Primary Care II |
3 |
| NURS 624 |
Advanced Clinical Practice: Adult NP I |
4 |
| NURS 625 |
Advanced Clinical Practice: Adult NP II |
5 |
Total credit hours required equal 51.
Clinical
The ANP program requirements include 630 clinical hours performing supervised clinical activities. Supervision is provided by clinical preceptors (physicians and/or nurse practitioners) in private medical offices, clinics, acute care settings, hospitals, home health, and nursing homes.
Contact
Please contact the Office of Student Services at (502) 852-1196 for information on admissions and programs of study. Contact the Track Coordinator Dr. Whitney Nash via email or at (502) 852-3945 for career or clinical information.
