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| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue | Request free info |
| Full Time | Variable | $ 600 (US$ 600) per credit / unit | Contact provider |
Lincoln Park Campus |
Course summary
This program provides knowledge and skills necessary for entry into Adult Nurse Practitioner roles in primary care practice. Graduates are eligible to take certification exams provided by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC ) for the Adult Nurse Practitioner. The graduate of the program will demonstrate the advanced knowledge and skills that comprise a foundation for nurse practitioner practice with newborns, infants, children, adolescents, adults, pregnant and postpartum women, and older adults; synthesize knowledge from nursing and the basic sciences that support the advanced practice of family nursing; contribute to the specialty of family nursing through participation in systemic inquiry and other scholarly endeavors; develop the ability to work independently, accepting responsibility and accountability for one’s own advanced practice as a family nurse practitioner; assume a leadership role in influencing the direction of health care at the local and national level; incorporate a philosophy of social caring based on respect for the whole person, embodied in professional practice and service activities within a multicultural society; embody a commitment to self-directed life-long learning and continuing personal and professional development; demonstrate responsibility to society by establishing a family nurse practitioner practice that is based upon professional standards as well as ethical and moral principles and use an analytical framework to evaluate information systems and technology in health care.
Program modules
The modules are Required Advanced Practice Core Courses for Nurse Practitioner Role Concentration: NSG 422: Applied Physiology, NSG 424: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology, NSG 432: Family and Health Theories Across the Lifespan, NSG 484: Advanced Pharmacology, Required Courses: Adult Nurse Practitioner: NSG 460: Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (3), NSG 462: Advanced Women's Health Assessment (2), NSG 474: Primary Care of the Adult (2), NSG 478: Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Illness (3), NSG 483: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice I (3), NSG 487: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice II (3), NSG 488: Issues and Research in Population-Based Nursing Practice (2), NSG 490: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice III (4), NSG 492: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing I (2), NSG 493: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing II (2), NSG 494: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing III (2).
Entry requirement for international students
Applicants should have a minimum of BS in nursing degree from a regionally accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 (baccalaureate or graduate cumulative). They should have an organic chemistry completed within the last five years and have a GRE scores of at least 1000 and 4.0 on writing portion (Institution Code: 1165) if undergraduate GPA is below 3.2 (cumulative) on a 4.0 scale. International students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 590 (PBT) or 96 (iBT).
DePaul University accepts IELTS*
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Qualification
Masters
Awarding body
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Department name
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Nursing
About DePaul University
DePaul University is the largest catholic and ninth-largest private, not-for-profit university in the United States. With 25,398 students enrolled, the University life reflects a broad range of ethnic, religious, geographic and economic backgrounds. DePaul awards more than 6,000 degrees annually with bachelors and masters degree programs in over 275 subjects, and 5 Doctoral programs. The University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission read more
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