This track is no longer accepting applications.
This track prepares the student to ensure high-quality, safe, and cost-effective nursing care and patient outcomes for children across the health-illness continuum. Graduates of the CNS track use their depth of expertise, developed through professional practice and graduate education, to provide, manage, support, and improve the nursing and health care provided to patients with chronic, acute, and critical illnesses. CNSs advance the care of patients, families, groups, and the nursing profession through collaboration, consultation, and teaching. CNSs conduct research, evaluate and apply evidence, and use ethical decision-making to solve problems. CNSs operate within three spheres of influence
- patient/nurse
- nursing practice
- organization/system
The development of the curriculum is based on:
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Statement on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice and Education, 3rd Edition [NACNS, 2019]
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Scope and Standards for Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice [AACN 2014]
Certification
Graduates are eligible to apply for:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications/ or
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) certification https://www.aacn.org/certification/get-certified.
Clinical Nurse Specialist Track-Specific Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NR.210.650 | Clinical Judgment I-The Role of the CNS in Clinical Decision Making: Common Health Problems | 3 |
| NR.210.651 | Clinical Judgment II-The Role of the CNS in Clinical Decision Making: Acute & Chronic Health Problems | 3 |
| NR.210.652 | Clinical Judgment III-The Role of the CNS in Clinical Decision Making: Complex Health Problems | 3 |
| NR.210.653 | Clinical Practicum I-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (168CL) | 3 |
| NR.210.654 | Clinical Practicum II-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (224CL) | 4 |
| NR.210.655 | Clinical Practicum III-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (168CL) | 3 |
| NR.210.656 | Clinical Practicum IV-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (224CL) | 4 |
| Total Credits | 23 | |
Track Totals [23cr/784CL]
Program of Study
DNP Advanced Practice Track: Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist: 4-year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| NR.210.606 | Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.600 | Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology | 4 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.210.610 | Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NR.210.602 | Clinical Pharmacology | 4 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.601 | Advanced Health Assessment and Measurement | 3 |
| NR.210.603 | Human Growth and Development: Birth through Adolescence | 1 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| NR.210.804 | Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care | 2 |
| NR.210.822 | Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technologies | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.210.650 | Clinical Judgment I-The Role of the CNS in Clinical Decision Making: Common Health Problems | 3 |
| NR.210.886 | Problem Discovery (56PPR) | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| NR.210.803 | Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.651 | Clinical Judgment II-The Role of the CNS in Clinical Decision Making: Acute & Chronic Health Problems | 3 |
| NR.210.653 | Clinical Practicum I-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (168CL) | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.805 | Translating Evidence into Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.654 | Clinical Practicum II-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (224CL) | 4 |
| NR.210.887 | Project Advancement (56PPR) | 2 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.210.652 | Clinical Judgment III-The Role of the CNS in Clinical Decision Making: Complex Health Problems | 3 |
| NR.210.655 | Clinical Practicum III-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (168CL) | 3 |
| NR.210.817 | Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| NR.210.656 | Clinical Practicum IV-Clinical Nurse Specialist: Advanced Practice Management (224CL) | 4 |
| NR.210.888 | Project Application (56PPR) | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.818 | Clinical Data Management and Analyses | 2 |
| NR.210.889 | Project Evaluation and Dissemination (56PPR) | 2 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 76 | |
Program Total: 76 Credits [cr]/784 Clinical Hours [CL]/224 Project Practicum Hours [PPR]