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Oncology Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program

Sample Plan of Full-Time Study

First Semester (Fall)
Course Title Credits
NPHY 612 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology 3
NURS 605 Comprehensive Health Assessment 3
NURS 625 Introduction to Gerontological Nursing Issues 3
NURS 629 Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cancer 2
NURS 634 Advanced Assessment of the Older Adult 2
  Total 13
Second Semester (Spring)
Course Title Credits
NPHY 601 Cancer Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology 3
NPHY 614 Physiology of Aging 2
NURS 636 Clinical Diagnosis and Management of the Older Adult 6
NURS 723 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 3
  Total 14
Third Semester (Summer)
Course Title Credits
NURS 701 Science and Research for Advanced Nursing Practice 4
NURS 622 Systems and Populations in Health Care 3
  Total 7
Fourth Semester (Fall)
Course Title Credits
NURS 659 Organizational and Professional Dimensions
of Advanced Nursing Practice
3
NURS 641 Cancer Management 3
NURS 679 Advanced Practice/Clinical Nurse
Specialist Roles in Health Care Delivery Systems
3
NURS 734 Advanced Diagnosis and Management of the Older Adult 7
  Total 16
Total Credits
Total Credits
Total Credits 50

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