Degree Type
College
Area of Interest
Degree Level
Overview
Viterbo University’s graduate nursing program is specifically designed to be relevant and responsive to the needs of practicing professional nurses who wish to formally advance their knowledge and skills and seek an advanced nursing role. Graduates in this track will be prepared to manage health and illness states of varying complexity in persons across the lifespan and to promote optimum health-related quality of life. The provision of high quality, cost effective primary health care to patients/families/aggregates in a variety of settings is emphasized.
- National Board Certification Pathway (Primary Care)
- 3-4 year plans; 61-64 credits
- For students with a BSN or MSN who want to provide primary care to patients across the lifespan
Requirements
NURS 520, 535, 540, 550, 605, 610, 612, 660, 688, 689, 692 (three credits), 693, 695, 697, 700, 710, 720, 730, 800, 801, 810 (six credits), 825 (four credits), HMGT 690.
- Intensive: Health Care Topics Seminar (HMGT-690)
- Advanced Practice Nursing Role Development (NURS-520)
- Advanced Pathophysiology (NURS-535)
- Advanced Health Assessment (NURS-540)
- Scholarly Writing Intensive (NURS-550)
- Advanced Practice Pharmacotherapeutics (NURS-605)
- Management of Health Problems: Adult-Gero (NURS-610)
- Management of Health Problems II; Adult -Gero (NURS-612)
- Leading Change: Applying Evidence to Practice (NURS-660)
- Clinical Seminar I: FNP (NURS-688)
- Clinical Seminar II: FNP (NURS-689)
- Clinical Practicum I: FNP (NURS-692)
- Clinical Practicum II: FNP (NURS-693)
- Management of Family Health I (NURS-695)
- Management of Family Health II (NURS-697)
- Epidemiology and Population Health (NURS-700)
- Ethical and Theoretical Thinking (NURS-710)
- Outcome Management and Quality Improvement for Advanced Nursing (NURS-720)
- Organizational Leadership and Health Care Policy for Advanced Nursing (NURS-730)
- DNP Essentials Synthesis Seminar (NURS-800)
- DNP Seminar II (NURS-801)
- DNP Clincial Practicum (NURS-810)
- DNP Project/Seminar (NURS-825)