Clinical Nurse Leader Curriculum

Course Information	Class	Credits
Graduate Core Courses (9 credits)
Advanced Nursing Practice Grounded in Caring	NGR6110	3
Philosophical & Theoretical Foundations of Nursing	NGR6811	3
Nursing Research & Evidence Based Practice	NGR6812	3
Direct Care Core Courses
Advanced Nursing Situations: Health Assessment	NGR6002	2
Advanced Nursing Situations in Practice: Health Assessment*	NGR6002L	1
Advanced Pathophysiology	NGR6141	3
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	NGR6172	3
Electives (3 credits)
Introduction to Health Care Systems*	HSA6103	3
Concentration Courses (12 credits)
Clinical Informatics	NGR6871	3
Advanced Nursing Situations in Practice: Introduction to the CNL Role	NGR6770;	3
Advanced Nursing Situations: Perspectives in CNL	NGR6771	3
Advanced Nursing Situations in Practice: CNL Practicum Seminar**	NGR6773	3

*This course is offered in the College of Business.
**This course includes a 400 hour practicum at a clinical partner site.

The CNL Concentration Courses are offered on a rotating basis. Planned course offerings:

Fall 2013	NGR 6771: Advanced Nursing Situations: Perspectives in Clinical Nurse Leadership	Spring 2015
Fall 2014	NGR 6770: Advanced Nursing Situations: Introduction to the Clinical Nurse Leadership Role	Spring 2016
Fall 2014	NGR 6773: Advanced Nursing Situations: CNL Practicum (no practicum offered in the Summer)	Spring 2015

Core Courses Typically Completed in Concentrations at FAU*

*(Courses may vary by graduation year)

MSN CORE COURSES		CREDITS
NGR 6110	Advanced Nursing Practice: Grounded in Caring	3
NGR 6811	Philosophy & Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice Roles	3
NGR 6812	Nursing Research Evidence Based Practice	3
NGR 6891	Leadership , Policy and Finance: Advanced Nursing Practice	3
MSN DIRECT CARE CORE COURSES		CREDITS
NGR 6002	Advanced Health Assessment	2
NGR 6002L	Advanced Health Assessment Lab	1
NGR 6141	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NGR 6172	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	3