Curriculum

RN to MSN Bridge Program—Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

In addition to online coursework, the bridge program requires students to attend four residencies, generally 1-3 days in length, in addition to the mandatory orientation, during their respective tenure in the program. These residencies include: new student orientation, MSN orientation, third residency and final residency in May that coincides with graduation.

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS

Bridge Year One

NUR 250 Chemistry of Nutrition 3
NUR 410 Professional Role Development 3
NUR 245 Health Assessment (45 clinical hours) 4
NUR 426 Community Health Nursing (45 clinical hours) 4
NUR 330 Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Technologies 3
NUR 350 Scholarly Inquiry 3
TOTAL BRIDGE S.H. 20

MSN Year Two*

MSN: SEMESTER ONE
NUR 701 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing 3
NUR 706 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
MSN: SEMESTER TWO
NUR 707 Advanced Pharmacology 3
NUR 702 Human Diversity, Social, and Policy Issues 3
MSN: SEMESTER THREE
NUR 703 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (75 clinical hours) 4
NUR 801 Survey of Telemedicine 1
MSN: SEMESTER FOUR
NUR 810 Family Primary Care II (Adult) (225 clinical hours) 6
MSN: SEMESTER FIVE
NUR 809 Family Primary Care I (OBGYN & Pedi) (225 clinical hours) 6
NUR 816 Scholarship for Advanced Nursing: Building an Evidence-Based Practice 3
MSN: SEMESTER SIX
NUR 811 Family Primary Care III (Geri) (225 clinical hours) 6
NUR 823 Translating and Integrating Scholarship Practicum 3

Total Credits for ADN to MSN Bridge Program 62

Residency Requirement In addition to coursework, the FNP MSN program requires students to attend three on-campus residencies, generally which are 1-3 days in length. These residencies include: a new student orientation, a second-year residency that takes place prior to entering the 800 level clinical courses, and a final residency that coincides with the student's graduation.

*Taking two courses per semester (year-round), the ADN to MSN Bridge program can be completed in three years.