MSN with School Nurse Services Credential (SNSC)
Learn more about this program. Students must also take a California-approved audiometry course to meet SNSC requirements.
Requirements
Code | Title | Units |
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Academic Core Courses | 10 | |
GNRS 504 | Bioethics and Healthcare Policy | 3 |
GNRS 506 | Spiritual Concept Analysis in Health Care | 3 |
GNRS 508A | Research and Theory in Advanced Practice Nursing | 4 |
Advanced Practice Core Courses | 11 | |
GNRS 510 | Family Theory in Health Care | 2 |
GNRS 511 | Advanced Pediatric Health Assessment and Health Promotion 1 | 4 (3/1) |
or GNRS 612 | Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | |
GNRS 513 | Advanced Nursing Practice Role | 2 |
GNRS 610 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
Advanced Practice Specialty Courses | 17 | |
EDUC 537 | Curriculum Development, Revision, and Evaluation Process | 3 |
GNRS 550A | Theory and Practice in School Nursing | 6 (3/3) |
GNRS 589 | Adolescent Health Care | 2 (2/0) |
GNRS 590C | Primary Health Care of the Young Family for the School Nurse Services Credential | 6 (3/3) |
Students contemplating a nurse practitioner certificate may substitute GNRS 590A if they have completed GNRS 513 and GNRS 611 in addition to GNRS 610 and GNRS 511 or GNRS 612. | ||
Specialization Option Courses: No Requirement | ||
Concluding Courses | 1-3 | |
Select from the following: | ||
GNRS 597 | Comprehensive Examination Directed Study | 1 |
- or - | ||
GNRS 598 & GNRS 514 | Thesis and Research Proposal Writing | 3 |
Total Units for the MSN with SNSC 2 | 39-41 |
- 1
Numbers in parentheses are classroom/clinical units.
- 2
Students must also take a California-approved audiometry course to meet SNSC requirements.
Admission
University graduate admission and program-specific requirements must be met before an application is complete (see Admission to the University). Program-specific application requirements are available online.
International students should contact Graduate and Professional Admissions for application procedures.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:- Articulate a Christian worldview, demonstrating respect for the dignity and uniqueness of others, valuing diversity, and applying spiritual concepts.
- Engage in scholarly inquiry and critical thinking, including evaluation and application of evidence-based research.
- Appraise and apply knowledge to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions that promote health and prevent disease.
- Demonstrate thoughtful analysis of the legal, political, ethical, and/or financial factors impacting health care.
- Use information systems and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, promote quality, mitigate error and support decision-making.
- Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and collaborate with other health care team professionals.
- Engage in clinical reasoning, effective communication, and act as change agents to develop professional identity and practice skill.