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Graduates will be able to implement collaborative strategies to provide ethical, high-quality, safe, cost-effective, patient-centered care.
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Graduates will be able to use scholarly inquiry including evidence-based practice and research application to improve decision-making and health outcomes.
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Graduates will be able to integrate advanced competencies, skills, theories, and cultural sensitivity in relationships with patients and professionals.
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Graduates will be able to provide quality care to achieve measurable, effective patient outcomes across transitions and throughout the health-illness continuum.
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Graduates will be able to facilitate the improvement of health care through leadership within health care systems and communities.
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate competence for full practice authority in a specialized area as an advanced practice nurse.
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Graduates will be able to utilize health care informatics and technologies to support and enhance practice.
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Graduates will be able to analyze the social and structural determinants that influence policy development to improve population health and advance health equity
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning, and exhibit integrity and professionalism as an advanced practice nurse in the clinical setting and within the inter-professional team.
Code | Title | Credits |
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NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making | 3 |
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Concentrations | 13-18 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Total Credits | 31-36 |
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5260 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: The Acute Care Setting | 4 |
NURS 5270 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: The Acute Care Setting | 5 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 4 |
Total Credits | 13 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5280 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Adults and Older Adults | 5 |
NURS 5290 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Women and Children | 5 |
NURS 5510 | Mental Health Care Family | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 4 |
Total Credits | 16 |
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5320 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Nursing of Children | 4 |
NURS 5330 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Nursing of Children | 4 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 5 |
Total Credits | 13 |
Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5400 | Ecological Approach to Human Behavior | 3 |
NURS 5340 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
NURS 5350 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 5 |
NURS 5430 | Psychopharmacology | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 4 |
Total Credits | 18 |
Nurse Educator Option
Nurse educator courses provide an opportunity for coursework and practicum experience in nursing education. NURS 5560 Evidence-Based Approaches for the Nurse Educator (2 cr) may be added to earn the Nurse Educator Certificate.
Code | Title | Credits |
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NURS 5570 | Curriculum Development in Nurse Education | 2 |
NURS 5580 | Instructional Strategies and Evaluation in Nurse Education | 2 |
NURS 5590 | Practicum in Nursing Education | 2 |
Total Credits | 6 |
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (75 Clinical Hours) | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5260 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: The Acute Care Setting (75 Clinical Hours) | 4 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5270 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: The Acute Care Setting (150 Clinical Hours) | 5 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 Clinical Hours) | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (225 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Total Credits | 31 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5510 | Mental Health Care Family | 2 |
Credits | 5 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5280 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Adults and Older Adults | 5 |
Credits | 5 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5290 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Women and Children (150 clinical hours) | 5 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 2 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 34 |
Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5430 | Psychopharmacology | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
NURS 5400 | Ecological Approach to Human Behavior | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5340 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (150 clinical hours) | 4 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5350 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (150 clinical hours) | 5 |
NURS 5900 | Residency † | 0 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
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3 day on-site; usually end of April
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5320 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Nursing of Children (75 clinical hours) | 4 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5330 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Nursing of Children (75 clinical hours) | 4 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Credits | 4 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (225 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
Credits | 5 | |
Total Credits | 31 |
For additional admission questions, please contact the School of Nursing's recruitment and enrollment staff:
Undergraduate Inquiries
314-977-8995
slunurse@slu.edu
Graduate Inquiries
314-977-8976
gradnurse@slu.edu