39 semester hours

Focus:  Acute Care Nursing

• This concentration builds on medical surgical knowledge with preparation for advanced practice roles specializing in acute care nursing. 
• Emphasis:
  • Providing the students with the advanced theoretical knowledge and practice skills needed to function in increasingly complex care settings 
  • Evidence-based practice, outcomes management, clinical research, and advanced clinical decision-making
• Graduates are prepared to assume the roles of advanced nurse leader in acute care, critical care or trauma case managers, trauma coordinators, clinical educators or clinical researchers. 

Objectives

1. Manage care for ill persons in a variety of care settings
2. Provide leadership in the health care delivery system

Practicum

500 minimum clinical practicum hours

Note:  These clinical experiences are accomplished under the guidance of a faculty member and a preceptor in field study and internship courses. All preceptors MUST hold a minimum preparation at the master’s level.