Sample Plans of Study
Clinical Nurse Leader
The professional entry master’s Clinical Nurse Leader [CNL] program prepares students for initial licensure as registered nurses. It provides the basis for professional practice as a generalist registered nurse and the foundation for advanced practice graduate preparation in nursing. Learning in the professional entry master’s CNL program is directed toward the study of scientific rationale underlying nursing care, the development of critical thinking skills, knowledge of clinical microsystems, and a focus on quality, safety, and error reduction. The Master of Science in Nursing CNL program at UTHSC prepares students for initial licensure as registered nurses.
Clinical Nurse Leader Schema*
*Each term is 20 weeks in length rather than 15 weeks, enabling completion of an additional 5 credit hours
Year 1 |
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| Summer-Fall | NSG 513 | Clinical Anatomy | 3 (2-1) |
| NSG 607 | Genetics | 1 (1-0) | |
| NSG 605 | Informatics | 2 (2-0) | |
| NSG 621 | Pathopyhsiology | 3 (3-0) | |
| NSG 603 | Health Assessment | 3 (2-1) | |
| NSG 523 | Medication Safety in Healthcare | 1 (1-0) | |
| PHAR 699 | Pharmacology | 3 (3-0) | |
| NSG 504 | Intro to Professional Practice | 3 (2-1) | |
| NSG 524 | Nursing Skills Lab I | 1 (0-1) | |
| Total for Summer-Fall Term Year 1 | 20 (16-4) | ||
| Winter-Spring | NSG 506 | Mental Health | 3 (2-1) |
| NSG 527 | Adult Health | 6 (3-3) | |
| NSG 512 | Nursing Skills Lab II | 1 (0-1) | |
| NSG 508 | Pediatric-Adolescent Health | 3 (2-1) | |
| NSG 509 | Reproductive Health | 3 (2-1) | |
| NSG 526 | Gerontology | 3 (2-1) | |
| Total for Winter-Spring Term Year 1 | 19 (11-8) | ||
| Total Year 1 | 39 (27-12) | ||
Year 2 |
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| Summer-Fall | NSG 515 | Health of Populations | 4 (3-1) |
| NSG 516 | Acute Care | 5 (3-2) | |
| NSG 517 | Acute Care Skills III | 1 (0-1) | |
| NSG 510 | Professional Issues | 2 (2-0) | |
| NSG 514 | Intro to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 (3-0) | |
| NSG 518 | Leadership | 3 (3-0) | |
| NSG 519 | Internship | 3 (0-3) | |
| Total for Summer-Fall Term Year 2 | 21 (14-7) | ||
| Total for Pre-Licensure | 60 (41-19) | ||
| Winter-Spring | NSG 615 | CNL Leadership Role | 3 (3-0) |
| NSG 616 | Healthcare Systems Complexity | 3 (3-0) | |
| NSG 617 | Target Population Diagnosis | 4 (3-1) | |
| NSG 618 | Quality Management | 2 (2-0) | |
| NSG 619 | Clinical Leadership Practicum | 7 (0-7) | |
| Total for Winter-Spring Term Year 2 | 19 (11-8) | ||
| Total for Year 2 | 40 (25-15) | ||
| Total for Program | 79 (52-27) | ||
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Note: Hours are reflected as total credit hours for a course with the number of didactic (in class) and clinical (in clinical setting) credit hours noted in parentheses. Therefore, a 3 (2-1) course is a three-credit-hour-course that has two didactic credit hours and one clinical credit hour.One clinical credit hour represents three clock hours/week based on a 15-week norm. Therefore, one clinical credit hour represents 45 clock hours at a clinical site during a term. |
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