Dual Role (Family NP/Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP) BSN-DNP and Post-Graduate Certificate to DNP
Students who apply to and are accepted into this track must complete all course work for both nurse practitioner specialties prior to being awarded the dual degree; a separate degree is not awarded for each specialty. Students who desire only the FNP specialty must apply to and be accepted into the regular FNP track. Likewise, students who desire only the AGACNP specialty must apply to and be accepted into the regular AGACNP track. Students entering the Dual Role track must have at least one year of EMERGENCY or ICU nursing experience. For applicants without emergency or ICU nursing experience who are accepted, an additional 120 hour clinical course in emergency or ICU nursing will be required prior to entering the NP clinical courses.
Students are required to attend two mandatory on-campus orientations that include basic skills and simulation workshops in the Summer before each component of the Dual Role Program. Prior to enrolling in AHN 549, the first clinical course for the FNP Component, students in this program are required to attend FNP orientation and FNP clinical skills intensives.
In the Summer of 2018, students will attend one of the four FNP orientations and clinical skills intensives. Students have the opportunity to request their preferred group on a first come, first serve basis through the simulation department after the request is sent out during the Spring.
FNP Orientation Dates:
- Group 1- July 29-30, 2019
- Group 2- July 31-Aug 1, 2019
- Group 3- Aug 5-6, 2019
- Group 4- Aug 7-8, 2019
- Group 5- Aug 12-13, 2019
In the following year, prior to enrolling in AHN 553, the first clinical course for the AGACNP Component, students will return to campus for AGACNP orientation and acute care clinical skills intensives.
In the Summer of 2019, students will attend one of the three AGACNP orientation and clinical skills intensives. Students have the opportunity to request their preferred group on a first come, first serve basis through the simulation department after the request is sent out during the Spring.
AGACNP Orientation Dates:
- Group 1- July 15-16, 2019
- Group 2- July 17-18, 2019
- Group 3- July 23-24, 2019
BSN-DNP students complete all support, MSN core, MSN specialty, DNP Core, DNP Project Planning & Development and Residency courses for a total of 81 credit hours. Both MSN and DNP degrees must be completed within seven years. The MSN portion must be completed within the first five years of the program.
MSN-DNP students adding a new specialty must complete the support courses if they have not previously completed the courses in their MSN program. They must complete the specialty courses and support courses, if needed, to complete the Post-Graduate Certificate. The DNP core, DNP Project Planning & Development, and Residency courses are required for completion of the DNP degree. This program is a total of 72 or 81 credit hours, if support courses are needed. The Post-Graduate Certificate must be completed within two calendar years. The student has seven years to complete both the Post-Graduate Certificate and DNP degree for this program.
MSN-DNP for Advanced Practice Roles must only complete the DNP core, DNP Project Planning & Development, and Residency courses to complete the DNP degree. This is a total of 36 credit hours. The student has a total of five years to complete the degree requirements.
Curriculum |
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Support Courses |
NU 518 - Advanced Nursing Assessment 3 credit hours |
NU 545 - Physio-pathological Basis of Advanced Nursing 3 credit hours |
NU 578 - Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses 3 credit hours |
Dual Role (Family NP/Adult-Geron Acute Care NP) Specialty Courses |
AHN 538 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention & Issues 2 credit hours |
AHN 548 - Family Primary Care NP I 4 credit hours |
AHN 549 - Family Primary Care NP Practicum I - 240 Clinical Hours 4 credit hours |
AHN 550 - Family Primary Care NP II 4 credit hours |
AHN 551 - Family Primary Care NP Practicum II- 300 Clinical Hours 5 credit hours |
AHN 552 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP I 4 credit hours |
AHN 553 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP Practicum I - 240 Clinical Hours 4 credit hours |
AHN 554 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP II 4 credit hours |
AHN 555 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP Practicum II - 300 Clinical Hours 5 credit hours |
DNP Core Courses |
NU 607 - Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours |
NU 608 - Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Healthcare 3 credit hours |
NU 610 - Healthcare Policy and Finance 3 credit hours |
NU 613 - Organizational & Systems Leadership 3 credit hours |
NU 611 - Translating Evidence Into Practice Systems 3 credit hours |
NU 612 - Clinical Prevention and Population Health 3 credit hours |
NU 615 - Quality Improvement and Outcomes Assessment 3 credit hours |
NU 616 - Data Management & Decision Making in Complex Healthcare Systems 3 credit hours |
Dual Role (Family NP/Adult-Geron Acute Care NP) DNP Project Planning & Development and Residency |
Adult-Geron Acute Care NP (DR) |
AHN 670 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP (DR) Project Planning & Development (3 credit hours) |
AHN 671 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP (DR) Residency I - 180 specialty clinical hours (3 credit hours) |
AHN 672 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP (DR) Residency II - 180 specialty clinical hours (3 credit hours) |
AHN 673 - Adult-Geron Acute Care NP (DR) Residency III - 180 specialty clinical hours (3 credit hours) |
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Family NP (DR) |
AHN 680 - Family NP (DR) Project Planning & Development (3 credit hours) |
AHN 681 - Family NP (DR) Residency I - 180 specialty clinical hours (3 credit hours) |
AHN 682 - Family NP (DR) Residency II - 180 specialty clinical hours (3 credit hours) |
AHN 683 - Family NP (DR) Residency III - 180 specialty clinical hours (3 credit hours) |
Contacts
Please feel free to contact Dr. Maryanne Bolton for more information about this specialty: mbolton@southalabama.edu