University of Texas at El Paso Academic Catalog

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MSN in Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Year 1 

Semester 1
Term A
NURS 5310Nursing Theory3
Term B
NURS 5319Advanced Pathophysiology3
Total Hours6
Semester 2
Term A
NURS 5362Pharmacotherapeutics3
Term B
NURS 5370Rsrch Appraisal & Application3
Total Hours6
Semester 3
Term A
NURS 5338Health Policy and Advocacy3
Term B
NURS 5220Advanced Health Assessment *2
NURS 5121Adv Health Assessm. Practicum (45 Clinical Hours) *1
Total Hours6

Year 2

Semester 4
Term A
NURS 5210Developing Human2
NURS 5254Advanced Practice Nursing Role2
Term B
NURS 5211PNP Acute Care Diagnostics2
Total Hours6
Semester 5
Term A
NURS 5202Pediatrics IA2
NURS 5247Pediatrics Practicum IA (90 clinical hours)2
Term B
NURS 5203Pediatrics IB2
NURS 5248Pediatrics Practicum IB (90 clinical hours)2
Total Hours8
Semester 6
Term A
NURS 5212Pediatric Acute Care IA2
NURS 5216Pediatric Acute Care IA Pract (90 clinical hours)2
Term B
NURS 5213Pediatric Acute Care IB2
NURS 5217Pediatric Acute Care IB Pract (90 clinical hours)2
Total Hours8

Year 3

Semester 7
Term A
NURS 5214Pediatric Acute Care IIA2
NURS 5221Pediatric Acute Care IIA Pract (90 clinical hours)2
Term B
NURS 5215Pediatric Acute Care IIB2
NURS 5222Pediatric Acute Care IIB Prac (90 clinical hours)2
Total Hours8
Semester 8
Term A
NURS 5266Pediatric Acute Care I Advanc2
Term B
NURS 5267Pediatric Acute Care II Advanc2
Total Hours6
Total PNP-AC Program Credit Hours54
Total PNP-AC Program Clinical Hours765
*

 Substitute for NURS 5303

**

  Substitute for NURS 5260 & NURS 5367