Today, the world of health care and advanced practice nursing is changing faster than ever. You have an opportunity to participate as a leader in meeting the demands of today's population and an expanding global culture.
Learn more today. Alverno's Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's program is designed to help you to meet these new demands as you grow in your career.
The Adult Gero Clinical Nurse Specialist (AG-CNS) program prepares students to provide advanced care across the age continuum from illness to wellness and from acute care to primary care. Clinical nurse specialists are leaders and facilitators of change, coordinators of specialized care, and implementers of evidence-based care within and between organizations to facilitate quality improvement, patient safety, and lower health care costs. CNS practice includes the ability to assess, diagnose and treat as well as prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| MSN-600 | Orientation to MSN Program | 0 |
| MSN-602 | Nursing Inquiry, Research & Scholarships | 3 |
| MSN-603 | Health Care Systems: Organization, Economies & Politics | 3 |
| MSN-615 | Adv Practice Roles & Nursing Theories | 3 |
| MSN-616 | Ethics for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 1 |
| MSN-617 | Population-Based Health | 3 |
| MSN-621 | Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MSN-622 | Advanced Health & Physical Assessment | 3 |
| MSN-623 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Decision Making | 3 |
| MSN-700 & 700P | Advanced Practice Nursing: Individual an D Population Based Health and CNS Practicum 1 (Adv Prac Nursing: Ind & Population-Bsd Health ) | 5 |
| MSN-701 & 701P | Advanced Practice Nursing: Program Development & Evaluation and CNS Practicum 2 (Adv Prac Nursing: Prog Dev & Eval) (Adv Prac Nursing: Prog Dev & Eval ) | 5 |
| MSN-730 & 730P | Advanced Practice Nursing: Leadership For System Improvement and CNS Practicum 3 (Adv Prac Nursing: Ldrshp for Systems Improvement ) | 5 |
| MSN-755 | Capstone 1 | 1 |
| MSN-760 | Capstone 2 | 1 |