College of Nursing Post-Master's Certificate

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Post-Master's Certificate

The following coursework is required for the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate:

ALNU-5009	Health Assessment Throughout the Lifespan	3
ALNU 5010	Health Assessment Throughout the Lifespan: Practicum	3 (90 clock hrs)
PMNU-5004	Seminar in Professional Roles	1
FCNU 5950	Internship in Advanced Nursing Practice	4 (210 clock hrs)
		11 credit hrs

AND

*Two or more of the following course combinations based upon evaluations of previous coursework and practice experience:

ALNU 5013/5014	Lifespan Assessment & Clinical Management: Older Adults/Practicum	2/3 (90 clock hrs)
ALNU 5021/5022	Case Management: Older Adults/Practicum	2/3 (90 clock hrs)
ALNU 5031/5032	Care of the Older Adult in Structured Settings/Practicum	2/3 (90 clock hrs)
PMNU 5402	Behavioral Health Concepts for Adults	3
		8-18 credit hrs

Additionally, the following courses are required, if not previously taken:

ALNU 5016	Pathophysiology for Nursing Diagnoses & Interventions	3
ALNU 5018	Advanced Clinical Pharmacology	3
ALNU 5038	Pharmacology & Therapeutics for Older Adults	1
		7 credit hrs
	Total Credit Hours in Curriculum	19-37
	Total Clock Hours in Practica	390-570

Note: The ratio of credit hours to clock hours per week is 1:1 for didactic courses; 1:2 for all practica, and 1:3.5 for the Internship course.

**All non-nurse practitioner post-master's students are required to complete a minimum of 500 clock hours of supervised clinical practica.

*Fifty-one of the 90 clock hours for Health Assessment Practicum are completed in the College of Nursing's learning labs. The other 39 hours are direct client contact hours in a clinical setting.

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