Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate (Post Master's)

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (16 credits)
Prerequisite: Master of Science in Nursing. Graduate of Adult, Women's Health, Family or Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program (Board Certified or Board Eligible). OBN approved pharmacology course completed.
Course		Title	Credits
NURS	60021	Acute Nurse Practitioner	5
	60022	Acute Care Therapeutics	3
	60792	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum	6-10
TOTAL			16

Students must complete 600 hours of supervised clinical practice as a part of this program for National Certification.

Note: Graduate courses are held just one day a week. First year students attend on Tuesdays; second year and thereafter on Wednesdays.

Web-based courses fall into one of the three following categories:

1. Web-Synchronous - Student is required to be online (at home or on campus) at the specified day/time stated for class participation.
2. Web-Asynchronous - Class meets on campus first say at specified day/time for instruction. Thereafter, online coursework may be completed at any time that is convenient for student within specified guidelines set forth by instructor.
3. Web-Enhanced - Class meets on campus first day at specified day/time for instruction. Thereafter, most online coursework is completed at time convenient for student; however, intermittent attendance on campus at specified dates and times may be required.

All other courses, if not noted "web," are traditional, on campus classes.