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

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)


Notes: 

  1. Caution.  The following ACNP curriculum examples are generic and subject to change at any time.
  2. See below for Post-Masters curriculum.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) Program -
First-Year Students Curriculum

FALL QTR. Course
Units
N301.20A Assessment/Skills Lab (1)
N414.20A Clinical Practicum and Conference (1)
N208A Human Pathophysiology & Aging (3)
N221.01 Theories Related to Nursing Care (2)
N257 Assess & Mgt Psych Signs & Symptoms (2)
N270 Advanced Health Assessment (2)
N245.05 Health Promotion in Acute Care (2)
WINTER Course Units
N255C Diag. & Therapeutics Lecture (2)
N288C Issues in Acute & Critical Care (2)
N208B Human Pathophysiology & Aging (3)
N262A Research Methods (2)
N232 Clinical Pharmacology (4)
N414.20B Clinical Practicum & Conference (2)
SPRING Course Units
N414.20C Clinical Practicum and Conference (2)
N288F Exacerbations of Chronic Illness (3)
N414.20B Diag. & Therapeutics Skills Lab (1)
N246 Symptom Assess. & Mgmt. (3)
N262.01 Research Utilization (2)
N225 Cardiac Rhythm and Theory (2)
N301.25B EKG Practicum (1)
N248 Antibiotic Therapeutics (2)

Curriculum example is subject to change without notice.
Revised:  8/20/2009

Notes:  N288C fulfills the school requirement for a 2 unit cultural competency course.

 


Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) Program -
Second-Year Students Curriculum

FALL Course
Units
N255A Dx & Rx of Acutely Ill/Injured Patients I (3)
N415.20A ACNP Residency I and Conference (3)
N241 Dimensions of Advanced Practice Nursing (2)
N294A Introduction to Human Genomics (3)
NUTR 218 Clinical Nutrition (unless already taken) (2)
N301.25A Chest X-Ray Interpretation (2)
WINTER Course Units
N255B Dx & Rx of Acutely Ill/Injured Patients II (3)
N415.20B ACNP Residency II and Conference (3)
S222 Health Care Economics/Policy (unless already taken) (2)
SPRING Course Units
N415.20C ACNP Residency III & Conference (8)
N225 Cardiac Rhythm and Theory (2)
N301.25B EKG Practicum (1)

Curriculum example is subject to change without notice.
Revised:  8/20/2009



Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) -
Post-Master's Curriculum

FALL Course
Units
N407 Assessment/Skills Lab (1)
N407 Clinical Practicum & Conference (1)
N257 Assess. & Mgt. Psych Signs & Symptoms (2)
N255A Dx & Rx of Acutely Ill/Injured Patients - I (2)
N270 Advanced Health Assessment (2)
NUTR 218 Clinical Nutrition (2)
N245.05 Health Promotion in Acute Care (2)
WINTER Course Units
N255C Diagnostic & Therapeutics Lecture (2)
N414.20B Clinical Practicum & Conference (3)
N255B Dx & Rx of Acutely - Ill/Injured Patients II (2)
N232 Clinical Pharmacology (4)
SPRING Course Units
N288F Exacerbations of Chronic Illness (3)
N414.20B Diagnostic & Therapeutics Skills Lab (1)
N246 Assessment & Mgmt. of Signs & Symptoms (3)
N415.20C ACNP Residency III & Conference (3)
N225 Cardiac Rhythm and Theory (2)
N301.25B EKG Practicum (1)
N248 Antibiotic Therapeutics (2)
SUMMER Course Units
N404 ACNP Residency & Conference (8)
N301.25A Chest X-Ray Interpretation (2)

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

Course schedule is subject to change without notice.

Revised:  8/20/2009



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