Post Master's Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

The Post-Masters AGCNS (PM-AGCNS) curriculum provides those already possessing a master’s degree in nursing with additional course and clinical work to fulfill the requirements for Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification. This includes 600 practicum hours with appropriately credentialed preceptors in practice settings. Following a transcript evaluation, it may be determined that AGCNS Certificate applicants must take additional coursework to fulfill the requirements. Essential courses include a course focused on advanced practice nursing role responsibilities and 3 advanced science courses.   If these requirements were met during their previous graduate studies, Post Master’s AGCNS students are required to take a 0-credit orientation, the 3 certificate theory courses (MSN 700, MSN 701, and MSN 730), with the partnering practicum courses.

Note: Readiness for initial advanced practice nurse prescriber application requires a clinical pharmacology course within the five preceding years.

Prerequisites
MSN-615Adv Practice Roles & Nursing Theories3
MSN-621Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology3
MSN-622Advanced Health & Physical Assessment3
MSN-623Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Decision Making3
Requirements
MSN-600AOrientation to Post Masters Program0
MSN-700
700P
Advanced Practice Nursing: Individual an D Population Based Health
and CNS Practicum 1 (Adv Prac Nursing: Ind & Population-Bsd Hlth)
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 System Improvment )
5