The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing
MSN Adult - Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AG CNS)
Schedule for Full-Time Study:
Fall I: (12 Credit Hours)
N 392E – Applications of Health Care Research
N 389C – AG CNS: Role Dimensions
N 396J – Advanced Health Assessment*
N 396C – Advanced Pathophysiology
Spring I: (13 Credit Hours)
N 386Q - Quality and Safet y in Healthca re****
N 389D – AG CNS: Heal th Promotion and Illness
Prevention**
N 395C – Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
N 489F – AG CNS: Acute Care***
Summer I: (3 Credit Hours)
N 392P – Policy, Planning, and Evaluation #
Fall II: (11 Cre dit Hours)
N 381D – Leadership Development for Healthcare
Professio nals
N 589E – AG CNS: Chronic Care ##
N 389M – AG CNS: Practicum I ###
Spring II (10 Credi t Hours)
N 489H – Di agnosis and Management of Adult Health
Problem s
N 389N – AG CNS: Practicum II ####
X 3XX – Supporting Course
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*N 396C is a prer equisit e or co-requi site for N 396J.
**N 389C is a pr erequi site for N 389D. N 392E is prer equis ite or co-re quisite for N 389D.
***N 389C and N 396J are prere quisit es for N 489F. N 392E, N 389D, and N 395C are prere quisit es or co-req uisites for N 489F.
****N 386Q is a prereq uisite for N 389M .
# N 392E is a prerequisi te for N 392P.
## N 489F & N 389D are prerequisites for N 589E.
### N 39 2P i s a prer equi site and N 589E is a prerequi site or co-requisit e fo r N 389M.
#### N 386 Q and N 389M are pr e-requisites for N 389N.
The curricul um prepares graduates to take the national certification exam off ered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) f or r ecognition as a Clini cal Nurse
Specialist.
Effective f or all st udents beginning Clinical Nurse Specialist coursework in Fall 2019 and later.
Courses are subject to re vision.
Catalog inform atio n may be vi ewed online at http:/ /www. utexas.ed u/stude nt/registrar/catal ogs.
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