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Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Wright State University - Miami Valley
College of Nursing and Health
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001
Phone:
(937) 775-3132
Fax: (937) 775-4571
Gail Moddeman,PhD,RN,CS
Program Director - gail.moddeman@wright.edu
Program Description
CNS: Clinical nurse specialists (CNS) are advanced practice nurses who
hold a master's degree in nursing. CNS serve as attending nurse -- that
clinical expert who provides care, guides others, serves as an expert
resource, brings research to the bedside, and makes changes in the system
to better patient care. The focus is nursing - nursing practice, nursing
research, nursing innovation - nursing's ways of knowing and nursing's
ways of doing. Leadership in clinical practice.
Adult Health CNS: Adult Health CNS focus on providing care to adults
experiencing physiologic problems and related social and behavioral
concerns. Expert knowledge and advanced practice concepts are applied to
the care of individuals, families, and groups.
Admission Requirements for CNS Program
Bachelor's degree in nursing from an institution accredited by a
nationally recognized nursing organization Admission to Wright State University School of Graduate Studies Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale -
Completion of a of goals statement(submit on the School of Graduate Studies application.)
Current Ohio RN license
To apply to our program, submit the following to the School of Graduate Studies:
- School of Graduate Studies application (download application from www.wright.edu/SOGS);
- $25 fee to the School of Graduate Studies
- Transcripts from ALL colleges attended (must be sent to the School of Graduate Studies)
- A copy of your Ohio RN License (out-of-state students must apply for an Ohio license)
Please note: You do not need to submit any recommendation letters to Graduate Studies. They only ask you to list the addresses of your references on their application.
Once you have sent all your application materials to the School of Graduate Studies, we will receive a copy of your file from Graduate Studies. If you meet all the criteria listed above for the program, we will then approve your acceptance to the School of Graduate Studies. You will then receive notification of the decision. If you are accepted, you will then need to make an appointment with your Program Director to determine your plan of study.
Curriculum
**Note: All students must have statistics course within 5 years of
taking NUR 707. Recommended: EDL 751
Core Courses:
NUR 707 Research (4 credit hours) NUR 708 Theory (4 credit hours) NUR 750 Health Policy (3 credit hours) NUR 751 Health and Well-Being (2 credit hours) NUR 755 Informatics (2 credit hours) NUR 756 Leadership (3 credit hours) NUR 761 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credit hours) NUR 762 Advanced Assessment (3 credit hours) NUR 763 Epidemiology (2 credit hours) NUR 764 Advanced Pharmacology (4.5 credit hours) NUR 799 Thesis (3 credit hours) OR
NUR 788 Nursing Research Application and Utilization
(3 credit hours) OR
NUR 798 Supervised Experience in Nursing Research
(3 credit hours)
Clinical Courses:
NUR 724 Adult Health I (6) NUR 725 Adult Health II (6) NUR 723 Adult Health III (6)
The Program
The program is based in theory and research, and includes clinical
practice, education, consultation, and systems thinking. Students may
enroll either full-time or part-time. Students are required to complete
the program within five (5) years. Many students are part time. Most
courses are scheduled in the evening. A limited selection of courses are
available in the summer.
Adult Health CNS program includes 52.5 credits, with 500 clinical hours.
The curriculum develops core adult health CNS advanced practice nursing
competencies while building expert knowledge and skill in a student
selected specialty area. Students may decide the focus of clinical
courses, such as oncology, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, gerontology
or others. Faculty advisors help students design clinical experiences.
Students are eligible to take advanced practice
certification exams upon completion of the program.
CNS Patient Care Focus
Students in the Adult Health CNS Program learn how to:
Assess symptoms, functional problems, and risk behaviors Differentiate between disease and non-disease based illness Implement pharmacologic and other interventions Coordinate care transitions among health care settings and providers Collaborate with other professionals to organize and integrate
interventions Design and implement programs of care for specific populations Create innovative educational programs for patients, families,
and groups Identify researchable clinical problems
CNS System Influence Focus
Students in the Adult Health CNS Program learn how to:
Identify care problems associated with existing nursing practice Design and implement programs to meet competency needs of nursing
personnel Use creative problem solving to discover new alternatives to system
problems Work within systems to improve nursing practice Develop innovative, cost-effective patient programs of care Create and advise system-level policies Use aggregate data for evaluation and decision making
We invite you to visit our campus and attend classes. For further
information, call at (937) 775-3577
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