DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Paula Herberg

DEPARTMENT OFFICE
Education Classroom Building 199

DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
http://my.fullerton.edu/nursing

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Accelerated Associate Degree to Master's Degree Program (ADN to MSN)
Master of Science in Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration
Women's Health Care

FACULTY
Jo-Anne Andre, Arlene Blix, Cheryl Canary, Maryanne Garon, Cindy Greenberg, Barbara Haddard, Paula Herberg, MaryAnn Kelly, Christine Latham, Bennie McConnell, Marsha Orr, Karen Ringl, Elaine Rutkowski, Dana Rutledge, B. J. Snell, Marilyn Smith-Stoner, Dawn Stone, Penny Weismuller

Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Adjunct Faculty:
Michael Boytim, Sass Elisha, John Nagelhout, Rochelle Lethiot, Edward Waters

U.C.I. College of Medicine F.N.P. Adjunct Faculty:
Camille Fitzpatrick, Merry Grasska, Mary Knudtson, Diana Lithgow, Susan McNaney, Suzanne Phillips

INTRODUCTION
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is designed to provide registered nurses with knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the performance of the professional nursing role and characteristics of the generally educated person. The program prepares a nursing generalist who can provide care within a framework of scientific and professional accountability, and can function independently in a variety of health settings. The program provides students with the necessary foundation for graduate education and specialization and promotes and fosters commitment to lifelong learning for personal and professional growth.

The Master of Science in Nursing provides nurses with the foundation and capability to function independently in a variety of health settings and provide care within a framework of scientific and professional accountability. Both advanced practice nursing and functional options are offered, and students must choose one of these specialty areas. The advanced practice nursing options include client-oriented Nurse Anesthetist, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Women's Health Care concentrations. Within the Women's Health Care concentration, students will choose an emphasis as either a nurse midwife or women's health care nurse practitioner. The functional option includes a Nursing Administration Concentration.

Certified registered nurse anesthetists administer approximately 65 percent of the 26 million cases of anesthetic delivery each year. Family nurse practitioners provide primary health care to family members across the life span, and are sought in a wide variety of settings. Women's health nurse practitioners provide primary ambulatory health care to women across the life span, primarily working in out-patient offices, but also in hospitals, community clinics, and other settings. Nurse Midwives focus on the care of women during pregnancy and on well-woman gynecologic health care across the life span. They work in a variety of outpatient, hospital and community clinic settings. Nurse-midwives provided care to 9.4% of US women giving birth vaginally in 1999. There are many career possibilities for Master of Science in Nursing degree graduates in the community, in medical centers, corporate health care, group practice and other independently owned health care services.

The BSN Program is offered at 13 locations throughout the state of California, in partnership with numerous health care organizations. This innovative approach allows students who would be unable to come to campus access to obtain a BSN degree in a "lock step" cohort model program. For current locations see the Department of Nursing's website.

Student clinical placements in JCAHO or other accredited agencies may require cleared status on background checks. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the nursing department office at 714 278-3336.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
The baccalaureate curriculum offers the registered nurse with an associate degree in nursing (or its equivalent) an upper-division program leading to a bachelor of science degree with a major in nursing. Graduates are eligible for certification as public health nurses in the State of California.
The baccalaureate program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC), 61 Broadway - Floor 33, New York, New York 10006. (212) 363-5555.

Admission Requirements

1. Meet requirements for admission to the university as a transfer student for the BSN completion program.
2. Completion of an associate degree in nursing or its equivalent.
3. Current licensure as a registered nurse in California.
4. Completion of one college level course in each of the following: anatomy (with laboratory), physiology (with laboratory), chemistry (with laboratory), microbiology (with laboratory), psychology, and sociology or anthropology. A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) must be attained in each course.
5. Completion of one year of satisfactory work experience as a registered nurse is recommended.

Admission Procedures
Students are accepted into the nursing program twice each year, in the fall and spring semesters. The University sets deadlines for new applications. For current deadlines, see the Admissions website at http://www.fullerton.edu/admissions.htm.

1. Submit a university application and an official transcript of all previous college work to the Office of Admissions and Records.
2. Submit a nursing application form to the Nursing Program Office (EC 199) with a transcript copy of all previous college work and two letters of reference from current or previous employers or instructors.

Program Regulations

1. All required nursing and support courses must be taken in sequence. Check each nursing course for prerequisites and co- requisites. Students may enroll in only one clinical course (Nursing 305L, 355L, 402L, or 452L) per semester.
2. Students must apply for the clinical nursing courses (Nursing 355L, 402L, and 452L) each semester prior to enrollment in the class. (November 1 deadline for spring semester and April 1 for fall semester.) Enrollment in the seminar and clinical sections is limited.
3. Students must maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade-point average in all units attempted and attain a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in all nursing and support courses.
4. Plus/minus designations are not used for final course grades.
5. The student who earns less than a grade of "C" (2.0) in nursing or support courses must repeat that course satisfactorily prior to being admitted into the next nursing course in sequence. A nursing or support course may be repeated only one time and requires
   departmental consent. No more than three nursing courses may
   be repeated; of these only one may be a clinical course.
6. For admission into clinical courses, students must have current California R.N. licensure, professional liability insurance, current CPR certificate, documentation of immune status for MMR and varicella, and Hepatitis B, verification of TB testing and annual chest x-ray if PPD is positive, and access to transportation. For senior clinical courses, proof of current driver's license and automobile insurance are required.
7. Students are required to meet with an adviser at least once each semester to discuss their study plan.
8. Professional standards are to be maintained. A student who demonstrates unprofessional behavior or behavior that indicates unsafe practice may be denied progression or may be dismissed from the program. Refer to BSN Handbook for complete progression and retention policy.
9. Any student with a lapse of five years between clinical nursing courses (Nursing 305, 305L, 355, 355L, 402, 402L, 452, 452L) must take a placement test and remediate, if necessary, before admission to the subsequent clinical nursing courses. This also applies to the Corequisite theory course (e.g., Nursing 305).

Scholarships, Awards, Financial Aid
Financial aid and community scholarships are available. Maria Dolores Hernandez Scholarship information for nursing students can be requested from the Nursing Department Office.

Outstanding Senior Student, W. J. Traber Humanism Award, and Vera Robinson Humor Award are given to graduating seniors.

Requirements for the Degree
The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing is 124. This consists of a specific combination of prerequisites, general education, nursing, and elective courses. Nursing 302 is required as the first course.

The following courses are required for the nursing major: Nursing 300, 302, 305, 305L, 307, 320, 353, 355, 355L, 357, 400, 400L, 402, 402L, 450, 450L, 452, and 452L Total: 45 units. Nine additional units of CSUF upper-division general electives are required to complete upper-division, in-residence units. A three-unit statistics course, with multivariate, inferential, parametric content, is included as a required course and meets upper-division GE requirements for the BSN degree.

All students must complete the university upper-division baccalaureate writing requirement, which includes the Examination in Writing Proficiency. Nursing 305 and Nursing 305L are approved as meeting the upper-division writing course requirement.

ACCELERATED ASSOCIATE DEGREE TO MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM (ADN TO MSN)
Nursing Administration Concentration
The Department of Nursing at California State University, Fullerton, attracts motivated and capable nurses committed to improving professional nursing and health care through clinical practice, health education, leadership, and management. At this time, the Department offers the Accelerated Bachelor of Science to Master of Science in Nursing (ADN to MSN) Program for students wishing to pursue a master's in administration. Although students may decide to apply to other concentrations towards the end of their BSN studies, that is an open competitive process and there are no guarantees of admission. Additionally, the added course work in the other concentrations extends the course of study.

The ADN to MSN Program is specifically for registered nurses wishing to advance their careers through an accelerated program of study combining undergraduate (BSN) and graduate (MSN) level courses leading ultimately to a Master of Science in Nursing degree, and including eligibility for certification in public health nursing in the State of California. Five of the undergraduate nursing courses (9 units total), Nursing 300, 400/400L, and 450/450L, are waived and replaced by their graduate-level counterparts, Nursing 501, 505A, and 507, 507L, as part of the accelerated program. Accelerated students will complete modified assignments in other nursing courses to ensure they possess the prerequisite knowledge and skills from the waived courses to progress through the program as well as be prepared to take the graduate courses. The baccalaureate program is fully accredited by the National League for Nursing and the graduate program is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of Nursing Education. Course offerings allow for full-time or part-time study.

CSUF University Admission Requirements

1. Meet requirements for admission to the university as a transfer student for the BSN completion program.
2. GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
3. Completion of an associate degree in nursing or its equivalent.
4. Current licensure as a registered nurse in California.
5. Completion of one college level course in each of the following: anatomy (with laboratory), physiology (with laboratory), chemistry (with laboratory), microbiology (with laboratory), psychology, and sociology or anthropology. A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) must be attained in each course.
6. Completion of one year of satisfactory work experience as a registered nurse is recommended.
7. Personal written statement of purpose (goals and objectives).
8. Completion of writing assessment.
9. Interview with Graduate Program Adviser.

Admission Procedures
Applications for admission to the ADN to MSN Program are accepted
only for the fall semester. Admission to the program is contingent upon Nursing Department approval. The University sets deadlines for new application. For current deadlines, see the Admissions website at
http://www.fullerton.edu/admissions.htm.

1. Submit a university application and an official transcript of all previous college work to the Office of Admissions and Records.
2. Submit a nursing application form to the Nursing Program Office (EC-199) with a transcript copy of all previous college work and two letters of reference from current or previous employers or instructors.

Requirements for Progression to the Master's program

1. BSN completion program regulations are applicable (see previous page).
2. Completion of all accelerated baccalaureate level course requirements: Nursing 302, 305, 305L, 307, 320, 353, 355, 355L, 357, Sociology 303, Nursing 402, 402L, 452, 452L, six additional units of upper-division General Education with a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher and Nursing 501, 505A, 507, 507L, with a grade of "B"
   (3.0) or higher.
3. Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
4. Upon completion of the above-listed BSN degree requirements, students apply to the University to enter the Master of Science in Nursing program and begin the University graduate courses beyond those taken as an undergraduate student. The application fee is $55. Students who enroll in the MSN through this accelerated program pay the same graduate level fees as all other master's students.

Requirements for Completion of the Master's Degree
The following courses are required to complete the program in nursing administration:

Management 524, Nursing 505B, 508L, 511, 513, 514, 515A&B, 595A&B, and 597A&B or 598A&B and three elective units approved by the graduate adviser.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
The Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) prepares students for a specialty focus to expand their career options. The MSN program is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaborative skills and independent functioning within a focused specialty area, called an MSN concentration. Currently there are four MSN concentrations: Nursing Administration, Nurse Anesthetist, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Women's Health Care. Within the Women's Health Care concentration, students will choose an emphasis as either a nurse midwife or women's health care nurse practitioner. The Nursing Administration, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Women's Health Care concentrations are flexible, allowing for either full-time or part-time study. The Nurse Anesthetist concentration follows a set full-time schedule. High quality resources, both on and off campus, are available for the MSN concentrations. Web-based and videoconferencing capabilities will be added in the near future.

Scholarships, Awards, Financial Aid
Financial aid and community scholarships are available. Scholarship information is available on the Department's website and can be requested from the Department office. The Outstanding Graduate, W. J. Traber Humanism Award, and Vera Robinson Humor Award are given out annually to MSN graduates.

Application Deadlines
Family Nurse Practitioner and Women's Health Care: Applications are accepted for fall and spring semester with a deadline of March 1st for fall and October 1st for spring.

Nurse Anesthetist: Applications are accepted for fall semester only with a deadline of November 30th to begin the following fall.

Nursing Administration: Applications need to be postmarked no later than March 1st for the fall semester and October 1st for the spring semester.

NOTE: Deadlines may be changed based upon enrollment projections. For current information, check the Department of Nursing's website or the University Graduate Studies website http://www.fullerton.edu/graduate.

Admission Requirements
Applicants seeking admission to the Master of Science in Nursing program must have:

1. A baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited institution (including National League of Nursing accreditation).
2. A minimum grade-point average of 2.5 in the last 60 units taken is required by the University.
3. A grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in overall undergraduate course work is required by the Department of Nursing. In some concentrations, for GPA deficiencies, students may be allowed to complete other nursing adviser-approved, academic courses that relate to their future concentration option to raise the GPA.
4. Undergraduate upper-division courses in statistics and research with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better are required for admission. Statistics courses with multivariate, inferential, parametric content will be accepted.
5. Current California RN license, malpractice insurance, CPR card (BCLS), medical clearance (PPD or chest X-ray), positive titers for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, and Varicella. Valid auto-mobile licensure and insurance are also required.
6. Three letters of reference and a personal written statement of purpose

For those interested in the Nurse Anesthetist concentration, additional requirements include:

1. Minimum of one year of nursing experience in critical care, emergency, or post-anesthesia care.
2. Completion of BCLS, ACLS, and PALS
3. Completion of interviews as requested.

For those interested in the Women's Health Care concentration, additional requirements include:

• Nurse-midwifery specialty - Minimum of 6 months recent clinical nursing experience within labor and delivery or equivalent experience the past 5 years; 1 year experience preferred.
• Nurse Practitioner specialty - Minimum of 1 year recent clinical nursing experience preferably in OB/Gyn nursing.
• Completion of interviews as requested.

Applications for the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) concentration have additional requirements as follows:

1. Minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience within the past five years
2. Completion of interviews as requested

Admission Procedures
Each of the MSN concentrations has an information packet describing admissions procedures in detail. These can be accessed via the Nursing website at http://nursing.fullerton.edu. Additional questions may be forwarded to the graduate student advisor at (714) 278-7610 or via nursingadvising@fullerton.edu.

Supplemental information relating to the nurse anesthetist concentration may be accessed at http://www.kpsan.org.

Program Regulations
For graduate-level courses, a grade of "B" (3.0) or better is required to progress in the program. This applies to ALL courses in the graduate curriculum, core, specialty and sub-specialty.

Students will be placed on academic probation if they receive a grade less than a "B" (3.0) for graduate courses. Graduate courses are defined as either a semester-long course or as a 'module' within a semester-long course that has stand alone criteria and evaluation processes. The module courses are represented throughout the nurse anesthesia curriculum. Once a student is placed on academic probation there are two possibilities within the Department of Nursing graduate concentrations:

1. In the nurse anesthesia concentration, students are full time and the curriculum is 'lock-step.' Students are advised when they are accepted into the program that they must complete courses on the time line with their cohort. There is no opportunity for repeating a course within the curriculum. Consequently, if a student who is on academic probation earns a grade that is less than a "B" (3.0), then the student would be dismissed from the concentration and the CSUF nursing program.
2. In the concentrations that are not 'lock-step,' e.g., administration, family and women's health, students have the option of remediation. A course with a grade of "B-minus" (2.7) or less may be repeated once. Students will be advised that their progression of study may be interrupted if the course where the unacceptable grade is received is prerequisite to others that follow. In other words, if 505A is not passed with an acceptable grade, then the student would not be able to proceed to 505B until the 505A course is remediated. Students will need to remediate the next time the course is taught, which may cause a delay, as courses are only taught once each year. This option can only be used once. A student who receives a second unacceptable grade in another course while in the program will be dismissed from the concentration and the CSUF nursing program.

NURSE ANESTHETIST CONCENTRATION
In the Nurse Anesthetist concentration, Cal State Fullerton's Department of Nursing has a strong partnership with the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia. All nurse anesthetist specialty
seminars, lectures and lab courses are held at Kaiser Permanente and affiliated clinical sites utilizing state-of-the-art facilities.

The Nurse Anesthetist concentration requires 71 units of full-time study including a project or thesis. Students who may have completed prior equivalent graduate coursework may complete the degree with a minimum of 52 units. Clinical hours are based on competency
guidelines from the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia.

Core Requirements (15 units)
Nursing 501 Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Practice (3)
Nursing 505A Nursing Research & Evaluation for Practice (3)
Nursing 505B Seminar in Nursing Research (3)
Nursing 507 Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Seminar (3)
Nursing 507L Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Lab (3)

Concentration Requirements (52 units)
Nursing 580 Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (3)
Nursing 581 Clinical Studies in Nurse Anesthesia (3)
Nursing 582 Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II (4)
Nursing 584 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I (3)
Nursing 585L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum I (2)
Nursing 586 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II (3)
Nursing 587L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum II (5)
Nursing 588 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia III (4)
Nursing 589L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum III (7)
Nursing 590 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice IV (4)
Nursing 591L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum IV (7)
Nursing 593L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum V (7)

Thesis/Project Option (4 units)
Nursing 595A,B Thesis/Project Seminar (1,1)
Nursing 597A,B Project (1,1)
OR Nursing 598A,B Thesis (1,1)

Students approved to complete the degree with less than 71 units may, with adviser approval, use the Kaiser Competency Exam in lieu of the Thesis/Project Option.

NURSING ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION
The Nursing Administration concentration is held on campus, with community-based mentors contracted to work with students in practicums. In consultation with an advisor, mentors and practicum sites are matched to students' individual interests and goals.

The Nursing Administration concentration requires 42 units including a project or thesis. This concentration is offered on a part-time or full-time schedule basis. Students who may have completed prior equivalent graduate course work may complete the degree with a minimum of 30 units.

Core Requirements (13 units)
Nursing 501 Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Practice (3)
Nursing 505A Nursing Research & Evaluation for Practice (3)
Nursing 505B Seminar in Nursing Research (3)
Nursing 507 Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Seminar (3)
Nursing 507L Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Lab (1)

Concentration Requirements (22 units)
Nursing 508 Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations (3)
Nursing 508L Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations Lab (1)
Nursing 511 Management of Nursing Services (3)
Nursing 513 Nursing Service Economics (3)
Nursing 514 Nursing Service Administration Practicum I (3)
Nursing 515A,B Nursing Service Administration Practicum II A,B (3,3)
Management 524 Seminar in Organizational Behavior and Administration (3)

Elective (3 units)
One course in an area supportive of the student's area of study is chosen in consultation with the graduate program adviser.

Thesis/Project Option (4 units)
Nursing 595A,B Thesis/Project Seminar (1,1)
Nursing 597A,B Project (1,1)
OR Nursing 598A,B Thesis (1,1)

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATION
This 64-unit concentration offers an advanced degree in nursing to baccalaureate nurse graduates interested in a career as a family nurse practitioner (FNP). The program is offered in partnership with University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Office of Nursing and Allied Health. Specialty courses are held at UCI and clinical affiliations throughout the region, allowing students to benefit from the knowledge and practical experience of nurse practitioner/educators, nurse midwives, and clinicians. Students who may have completed prior equivalent graduate course work may complete the degree with a minimum of 46 units.

Core Requirements (14 units)
Nursing 501 Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Practice (3)
Nursing 505A Nursing Research & Evaluation for Practice (3)
Nursing 505B Seminar in Nursing Research (3)
Nursing 507 Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Seminar (3)
Nursing 507L Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Lab (2)

Concentration Requirements (46 units)
Nursing 508 Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations (3)
Nursing 508L Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations Lab (2)
Nursing 540 Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Implications for Nurses (2)
Nursing 542 Advanced Health Assessment (2)
Nursing 542L Advanced Health Assessment Lab (1)
Nursing 544 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (2)
Nursing 545L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum I (2)
Nursing 546 Primary Care of Women I: Family Planning/
Gynecology (2)
Nursing 548A Primary Care: Acute Problems I (2)
Nursing 548B Primary Care: Acute Problems II (2)
Nursing 548L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum II (3)
Nursing 552 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)
Nursing 554 Primary Care of Women II: Obstetric Health (2)
Nursing 554L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum III (3)
Nursing 558 Primary Care of Pediatric Patients (2)
Nursing 558L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum IV (2)
Nursing 560 Primary Care of Adult, Geriatric and Chronic Health Problems (3)
Nursing 560L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum V (3)
Nursing 564 Common Procedures in Primary Care (2)
Nursing 568L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum VI (3)

Thesis/Project Option (4 units)
Nursing 595A,B Thesis/Project Seminar (1,1)
Nursing 597A,B Project (1,1)
OR Nursing 598A,B Thesis (1,1)

WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE CONCENTRATION
The Women's Health Care concentration has two emphases: Nurse Midwifery and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. Both emphases require 54 units including a project or thesis. Students who may have completed prior equivalent course work may complete the degree with a minimum of 30 units. The Women's Health Care and the Family Nurse Practitioner concentration share some common advanced practice specialty core courses. In addition, WHC concentration courses are held at CSU, Fullerton and at clinical sites, with nurse midwives and nurse practitioners, throughout the region.

Nurse Midwifery Emphasis
Core Requirements (14 units)
Nursing 501 Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Practice (3)
Nursing 505A Nursing Research and Evaluation for Practice (3)
Nursing 505B Seminar in Nursing Research (3)
Nursing 507 Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Seminar (3)
Nursing 507L Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Lab (2)

Concentration Requirements (36 units)
Nursing 508 Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations (3)
Nursing 508L Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations Lab (2)
Nursing 540 Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Implications for Nurses (2)
Nursing 542 Advanced Health Assessment (2)
Nursing 542L Advance Health Assessment Lab (1)
Nursing 544 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (2)
Nursing 546 Primary Care of Women I: Family Planning/Gynecology (2)
Nursing 548A Primary Care: Acute Problems I (2)
Nursing 548L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum II (3)
Nursing 552 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)
Nursing 570 Basic Women's Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Nursing 572 Basic Women's Health Assessment and Management II (2)
Nursing 573A Internship in Basic Midwifery Practice (2)
Nursing 574 Intermediate Women's Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Nursing 576 Intermediate Women's Health Assessment and Management II (2)
Nursing 577A Internship in Intermediate Nurse Midwifery Practice (2)
Nursing 579A Advanced Women's Midwifery Internship (4)

Thesis/Project Option (4 units)
Nursing 595A,B Thesis/Project Seminar (1,1)
Nursing 597A,B Project (1,1)
OR Nursing 598A,B Thesis (1,1)

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Emphasis
Core Requirements (14 units)
Nursing 501 Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Practice (3)
Nursing 505A Nursing Research and Evaluation for Practice (3)
Nursing 505B Seminar in Nursing Research (3)
Nursing 507 Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Seminar (3)
Nursing 507L Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Lab (2)

Concentration Requirements (36 units)
Nursing 508 Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations (3)
Nursing 508L Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations Lab (2)
Nursing 540 Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Implications for Nurses (2)
Nursing 542 Advanced Health Assessment (2)
Nursing 542L Advance Health Assessment Lab (1)
Nursing 544 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (2)
Nursing 546 Primary Care of Women I: Family Planning/ Gynecology (2)
Nursing 548A Primary Care: Acute Problems I (2)
Nursing 548L Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum II (3)
Nursing 552 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)
Nursing 570 Basic Women's Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Nursing 573B Basic Women's Health Care Practicum (4)
Nursing 574 Intermediate Women's Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Nursing 577B Intermediate Women's Health Care Practicum (3)
Nursing 579B Advanced Women's Health Care Practicum (3)

Thesis/Project Option (4 units)
Nursing 595A,B Thesis/Project Seminar (1,1)
Nursing 597A,B Project (1,1)
OR Nursing 598A,B Thesis (1,1)

NURSING COURSES
Courses are designated as NURS in the class schedule. Note: All clinical nursing courses for the B.S. in Nursing require (1) admission to the university as a nursing major, (2) current California R.N. licensure, (3) junior or senior standing and (4) consent of instructor. The Department of Nursing application, health care information listed under the "Bachelor of Science in Nursing" text above, and references are also required. Nursing 302 must be taken the first semester of enrollment as a nursing major.