CURRICULUM INFORMATION - MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM - UCSF SCHOOL OF NURSING

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)

Notes:

Caution. Specialty Curriculum and Core Curriculum Requirements (and Class Meeting Schedules) are subject to change at any time, check with your faculty adviser or specialty coordinator when filing your study lists.
See below for Post-Masters curriculum.

FALL	Course	Time	Units
N407.09	Assessment/Skills Lab	Tue 8-10	(1)
N407.10	Clinical Practicum and Conference	Tues 10-11 and Thurs a.m.	(1)
N208A	Human Pathophysiology & Aging	Tue 1-4	(3)
N221.01	Theories Related to Nursing Care	Wed 8-10	(2)
N257	Assess & Mgt Psych Signs & Symptoms	Wed 10-12	(2)
N270	Advanced Health Assessment	Wed 1-3	(2)
N245.05	Health Promotion in Acute Care	Wed 3-5	(2)
WINTER	Course	Time	Units
N255C	Diag. & Therapeutics Lecture	Tues 8-10	(2)
N288C	Issues in Acute & Critical Care	Tue 10-12	(2)
N208B	Human Pathophysiology & Aging	Tue 1-4	(3)
N262A	Research Methods	Wed 8-10	(2)
N232	Clinical Pharmacology	Wed 1-3 (qowk)	(4)
N407.05	Clinical Practicum & Conference	Wed TBA	(2)
SPRING	Course	Time	Units
N407.08	Clinical Practicum and Conference	Tue 8-9	(2)
N288F	Exacerbations of Chronic Illness	Tue 9-12	(3)
N407.07	Diag. & Therapeutics Skills Lab	Tue 1-6 (qowk + TBD)	(1)
N246	Symptom Assess. & Mgmt.	Wed 8-11	(3)
N262.01	Research Utilization	Wed 12-2	(2)
N225	Cardiac Rhythm and Theory	Wed 2-4	(2)
N407	EKG Practicum	Wed 4-5	(1)
N248	Antibiotic Therapeutics	online & seminars TBA	(2)

Course schedule is subject to change

Notes: qowk = every other week. N288C fulfills the school requirement for a 2 unit cultural competency course.

Revised: 08/23/06

FALL	Course	Time	Units
N255A	Dx & Rx of Acutely Ill/Injured Patients I	Wed 8-11	(3)
N404.05A	ACNP Residency I and Conference	Wed 11-12	(3)
N241	Dimensions of Advanced Practice Nursing	Wed 1-3	(2)
N294A	Introduction to Human Genomics	Wed 4-6	(3)
NU249	Clinical Nutrition (unless already taken)	online	(2)
N407	CXR Interpretation	online (TBA)	(2)
WINTER	Course	Time	Units
N255B	Dx & Rx of Acutely Ill/Injured Patients II	Wed 10-1	(3)
N404.05B	ACNP Residency II and Conference	Wed 2-3	(3)
S222	Health Care Economics/Policy (unless already taken)	Wed 3-5	(2)
SPRING	Course	Time	Units
N404.05C	ACNP Residency III & Conference	Wed 11-2 (qowk)	(8)
N225	Cardiac Rhythm and Theory	Wed 2-4	(2)
N407	EKG Practicum	Wed 4-5	(1)

Course schedule is subject to change

Revised: 08/23/2006

FALL	Course	Time	Units
N407	Assessment/Skills Lab	Tues 8-10	(1)
N407	Clinical Practicum & Conference	Tues 10-11 & Thurs a.m.	(1)
N257	Assess. & Mgt. Psych Signs & Symptoms	Wed 10-12	(2)
N255A	Dx & Rx of Acutely Ill/Injured Patients - I	Wed. 8-10	(2)
N270	Advanced Health Assessment	Wed 1-3	(2)
NU249	Clinical Nutrition	Online	(2)
N245.05	Health Promotion in Acute Care	Wed 3-5	(2)
WINTER	Course	Time	Units
N255C	Diagnostic & Therapeutics Lecture	Tues. 8-10	(2)
N407.05	Clinical Practicum & Conference	Wed. TBA	(3)
N255B	Dx & Rx of Acutely - Ill/Injured Patients II	Wed. 10-1	(2)
N232	Clinical Pharmacology	Wed. 1-3 (qowk)	(4)
SPRING	Course	Time	Units
N288F	Exacerbations of Chronic Illness	Tues. 9-12	(3)
N407.07	Diagnostic & Therapeutics Skills Lab	Tues. 1-6 (qowk)	(1)
N246	Assessment & Mgmt. of Signs & Symptoms	Wed. 8-11	(3)
N404.05C	ACNP Residency III & Conference	Wed. 11-2 (qowk)	(3)
N225	Cardiac Rhythm and Theory	Wed 3-5	(2)
N407	EKG Practicum	Wed 5-6	(1)
N248	Antibiotic Therapeutics	Online & seminars & TBA	(2)
SUMMER	Course	Time	Units
N404	ACNP Residency & Conference	TBD	(8)
N407	Chest X-Ray Interpretation	TBD	(2)

Notes:
All [post-masters] students must have 45 units to complete the program that includes 18 clinical units (400 level courses).

qowk = every other week

Course schedule is subject to change.

Revised: 08/23/06