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Post-graduate/A.P.R.N. Certificate

Next Start: August 31, 2020
App Due: July 31, 2020

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Forever Growing and Changing

For more than 80 years, Wilkes has been dedicated to the success of our students through academic excellence, educational access and return on investment.

Nurse practitioner concentrations:

At Wilkes, we are constantly changing, evolving and growing to meet the needs of our students. We look ahead to the degrees, experiences and opportunities our students will need to succeed, and that includes clinical placement.

Quality Education Within Reach

We award a post-graduate/APRN certificate of program completion, not a degree, which you can complete in three to five semesters in the same nurse practitioner tracks offered as part of our M.S.N. program. Wilkes University prides itself on providing a quality education to all who are willing, irrespective of their socioeconomic, ethnic or religious background. You’ll find our competitively priced tuition and caliber of faculty hard to beat. Your return on investment is looking good!

Admission Requirements

Master/Doctoral in Nursing or Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a 3.0 GPA
Unencumbered R.N. license
One year of clinical experience (by the start of the nurse practitioner clinical courses)
Resume and cover letter

Program Features

Nurse practitioner concentrations available: Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care and Family
$728 per credit hour
Three opportunities per year to start classes
12-week courses

NSG 530 — Advanced Pathophysiology

This course provides an overview of the normal physiologic and pathologic mechanisms of disease and serves as one primary component of the foundation for clinical assessment, decision-making and management. The course will prepare the advanced practice nurse for interpreting changes in normal function that results in symptoms indicative of illness in patients across the lifespan (Credits: 3).

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NSG 533 — Advanced Pharmacology

This course provides the basic principles of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics for broad categories of drugs. Purpose of action, common interactions and contraindications of major drug categories are highlighted. Case studies are integrated to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate application of pharmacological theory in advancing nursing practice (Credits: 3).

NSG 550 — Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners

The nurse practitioner will develop processes for formulating differential diagnoses of acute and chronic physical and mental illnesses in the primary care setting across the lifespan. A case-study approach is integrated to prepare students for management of health status of patients through the implementation of strategies specific to the synthesis of data from multiple sources that promote quality of care outcomes for patients (Prerequisites: NSG 530, NSG 533; Credits: 2).

Next Start: August 31, 2020
App Due: July 31, 2020

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NSG 556 — Health Perspectives of Culturally Diverse, Rural and Underserved Populations

This course is designed to introduce the advanced practice nursing student to the issues facing culturally diverse, rural and underserved populations. The theory can be integrated into clinical practice for patients and families in primary care settings to promote an understanding of differences and issues that impact the comprehensive planning of healthcare services (Credits: 2).

NSG-500 — Advanced Health Assessment

This course presents an overview of the full and comprehensive health assessment of patients across the life span. Emphasis on multiple aspects of assessment including physical, functional, and mental health assessment along with transcultural variations, will prepare the student for advanced nursing practice. (Nurse Practitioner students are required to complete an onsite residency; Credits: 3)

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Out-of-State Students

The online NURSING programs prepare graduates to take the national board certification exam appropriate to their chosen NP concentration. If you are a resident of another state, please see our full list of state authorizations to determine whether our program fulfills requirements for licensure in your home state.

Requirements Not Met

To proceed with the Associate Degree in Nursing (R.N.) to M.S.N. program, you are required to have an associate’s degree in nursing and hold a current unencumbered R.N. license.

If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like further information, please contact us.

To proceed with the M.S.N. program, you are required to have a bachelor’s degree in nursing and hold a current unencumbered R.N. license.

If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like further information, please contact us.

To proceed with either the D.N.P. or the Post Graduate A.P.R.N. Certification programs, you are required to have a master’s degree in nursing and hold a current unencumbered R.N. license.

If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like further information, please contact us.

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