Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse
Foundational Course
1 Credit | NURP 402
Course Descriptions
Nursing@Simmons students will complete 48 course credits and a minimum of 672 clinical hours. Full-time students complete the program over a period of six terms. Part-time students complete the program over a period of seven terms. Extended students will complete the program over a period of eight terms.
Foundational Courses
(6 Courses)
Research Courses
(3 Courses)
Clinical Courses
(7 Courses)
Advanced Pathophysiology
Foundational Course
3 Credits | CHSO 404 | Video
Research Methods
Research Course
3 Credits | NURP 410 | Video
Scholarly Inquiry
Research Course
4 Credits | NURP 411
Advanced Pharamacology Across the Life Span
Foundational Course
3 Credits | NURP 424 | Video
The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Foundational Course
3 Credits | NURP 450
Family Theory: Health and Illness
Foundational Course
2 Credits | NURP 505 | Video
Advanced Health Assessment Across the Life Span
Clinical Course
3 Credits | NURP 530
FNP I: Primary Care Nursing of the Childbearing Family
Clinical Course
3 Credits | NURP 531
FNP II: Primary Care Nursing
Clinical Course
3 Credits | NURP 532
FNP III: Primary Care Nursing
Clinical Course
3 Credits | NURP 533
Immersion & Clinical Qualification Course
Clinical Course
1 Credit | NURP 534
FNP Clinical Decision-Making I
Clinical Course
6 Credits | NURP 535
FNP Clinical Decision-Making II
Clinical Course
6 Credits | NURP 536
Health Promotion: A Global Perspective
Foundational Course
2 Credits | NURP 570 | Video
Offered in an asynchronous and live class format
Informatics
Foundational Course
2 Credits | NURP 589 | Video
Offered in an asynchronous format