School of Nursing

Adult Nurse Practitioner

The Adult Nurse Practitioner Program prepares advance practice nurses as primary care providers to manage the health of individuals from adolescence through old age. Emphasis is on health promoting, illness prevention and management of acute and chronic illnesses.

This program meets the nursing practitioner guidelines of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Advanced Nursing Practice: Curriculum Guidelines and Program Standard for Nurse Practitioner Edication and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Upon completion of course requirements, graduate of the master's and post-master's programs are eligible to sit for American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Nurse Practitioner and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Adult NP Certification Exam.

Core MSN Curriculum (14-17 credits)

Required Second Tier Courses: (12 credits)

• PHIL 505 Moral Ussues in Health Care (3 credits)
• NURS 610 Pharamacology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NURS 698 Pathophysiology (3 credits)
• NURS 766 Family and Culture (3 credits)

Required Third Tier Courses: (9 credits)

• NURS 782 Management of Health Problems I (3 credits)
• NURS 783 Management of Health Problems II  (3 credits)
• NURS 784 Nurse Practitioner Practicum I (1 credit)
• NURS 785 Nurse Practitioner Practicum II (1 credit)
• NURS 786 Nurse Practitioner Practicum III (1 credit)

For more information on this program, please contact Dr. Cindy Grandjean at grandjean@cua.edu.