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Nursing, MS

2022-2023 Edition

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    • General Admission and Transfer Credit
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    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
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    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
      • Academic Policies and Procedures
      • Interdisciplinary
      • School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences
      • School of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
      • School of Nursing
        • Nursing, PhD
        • Nurse Anesthesia, DNP
        • Nursing, DNP—Post-​Masters
        • Adult-​Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS
        • Adult-​Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS
        • Psychiatric-​Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, CAGS
        • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, CAGS
        • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS
        • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, CAGS
        • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS
        • Nursing, MS
        • Nursing—Direct Entry, MS
        • Patient Safety, Graduate Certificate
        • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, Graduate Certificate
      • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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    • Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
    • Additional Programs
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  • Course Descriptions
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  • Program Requirements

Northeastern University’s School of Nursing offers seven nurse practitioner concentrations leading to a Master of Science in Nursing. The program provides a solid foundation in research, epidemiology, health assessment, advanced pharmacology and pathophysiology, and healthcare systems with on-ground or online didactic coursework and on-ground skills and clinical experiences. The program has a strong clinical focus with high-quality clinical rotations as top priority. Students graduate prepared to practice as novice advanced-practice providers and work across a variety of healthcare settings. Graduates become nurse clinicians, educators, scholars, researchers, and lifelong learners. Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for all national certification exams in their specialty area.

Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

The adult-gerontology acute-care concentration seeks to prepare nurses for advanced-practice roles as clinical experts, educators, and consultants. The concentration provides advanced study with a major focus on clinical experience and prepares graduates to care for patients across the continuum of care, including tertiary care, rehabilitation, and home care.  

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

With a focus on health equity, the adult-gerontology primary care concentration prepares nurses to provide high-quality, ethical, and inclusive primary care to individuals 13 years and older. Graduates care for patients in a wide variety of settings.

Family Nurse Primary Care Practitioner Concentration

The primary goal of the FNP concentration is to educate FNPs who are capable of providing evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent, ethical primary healthcare to individuals and families in a variety of healthcare settings. The FNP concentration is offered in a hybrid format with the majority of the classes delivered online, coupled with live presentation sessions. Students are required to be on the Boston campus twice per semester. Upon completion, graduates are eligible to sit for all national certification exams in their area of practice.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Neonatal critical care is a growing field, and Bouvé is at the forefront of providing experienced nurses with the knowledge, competence, and skill to be in demand across the country. We require applicants to have at least two years of level-3 neonatal intensive care unit experience before entering our program, and most applicants have more years of NICU experience. A registered nurse working in the NICU setting already has a significant base of nursing knowledge. The NNP concentration focuses on advanced nursing knowledge and clinical practice. Our graduates are prepared to make independent decisions in level-2 and level-3 NICUs, drawing on their experience and diagnostic abilities to affect lives every day.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Concentrations

These concentrations are designed to prepare nurses with the specialized skills needed to care for at-risk children living in urban settings, across the continuum of care. For nearly two decades, our PNP concentration prepared primary care PNPs to provide community-based, culturally sensitive primary care. More recently, building on the School of Nursing’s foundation in evidence-based, interdisciplinary, urban healthcare, the PNP curriculum was expanded to offer a concentration in acute care. Northeastern offers the only graduate nursing program in New England to prepare acute-care PNPs.

The School of Nursing offers two concentrations for the PNP student. The primary care concentration prepares students for the role of PNP focusing on well-child care and prevention and management of common acute and chronic illnesses. The acute- and primary care dual concentration prepares students for the primary care role, as well as the acute-care role. Pediatric acute-care nurse practitioners are prepared to care for patients with acute, complex, critical, and chronic illness in a variety of settings.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Concentration

The curriculum of the psychiatric-mental health concentration has a life span focus, with core course content covering all ages. The concentration emphasizes a biopsychosocial framework to develop the understanding of human development, etiology of psychiatric disorders, and treatment modalities geared toward working with individuals across the life span and their families. The course of study emphasizes diagnostic decision making; psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group therapies; and psychopharmacology across the life span. 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

A grade of B or higher is required in each course.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional
NRSG 5118Healthcare System and Professional Role Development3
NRSG 5121Epidemiology and Population Health3
Clinical
NRSG 5117Advanced Pharmacology2
NRSG 5126Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice3
NRSG 7105Translating Research Evidence into Practice3
NRSG 7110Evidence-Based Practice Research Application2

Concentrations and Program Credit Requirements

A concentration is required to complete this program.

  • Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care 
  • Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care 
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care 
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care 
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care 
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

Total program hours vary based on the concentration the student chooses
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


Concentration in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care  

Course List
Code Title Hours
Clinical
NRSG 6115Health Assessment3
NRSG 6325Pharmacotherapeutics in Anesthesia and Critical Care Nursing2
or NRSG 6222 Pharmacology of Adults and Older Adults
Theory
NRSG 6220Nursing Management: Acute Episodic Illness3
NRSG 6221Nursing Management: Critical and Chronic Illness3
NRSG 6241Acute-Care Concepts in Nursing Practice3
Practicum
NRSG 6420Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing Practicum 12
NRSG 6421Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing Practicum 24
NRSG 6422Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing Practicum 34

Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 3 semester hours in the following subject area:3
NRSG

Program Credit Requirement

43 total semester hours required, including program core requirements


Concentration in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Course List
Code Title Hours
Clinical
NRSG 6115Health Assessment3
NRSG 6222Pharmacology of Adults and Older Adults2
Required Core
NRSG 6249Health Promotion of Adult/Older Adult3
NRSG 6253Primary Care of Adult/Older Adult Health Problems3
NRSG 6254Primary Care of Adult/Older Adult Complex Patients3
Practicum
NRSG 6449Health Promotion of Adult/Older Adult Practicum1
NRSG 6450Adult/Older Adult Practicum 15
NRSG 6451Adult/Older Adult Practicum 25

Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 2 semester hours in the following subject area:2
NRSG

Program Credit Requirement

43 total semester hours required, including program core requirements


Nursing Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional
NRSG 6115Health Assessment3
Family
NRSG 6390Family Care of the Adult/Older Adult Patient4
NRSG 6392Family Theory2
NRSG 6393Family Care of the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient4
NRSG 6395Healthcare of Women in Family Practice2
Clinical
NRSG 6222Pharmacology of Adults and Older Adults2
NRSG 6262Pediatric Pharmacology2
Practicum
NRSG 6391Practicum for NRSG 63904
NRSG 6394Practicum for NRSG 63934
NRSG 6396Practicum for NRSG 63954

Program Credit Requirement

47 total semester hours required, including program core requirements


Concentration in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Course List
Code Title Hours
Clinical
NRSG 6116Advanced Health Assessment of the Neonate and Infant3
NRSG 6230Nursing Management: Critically Ill Neonatal 13
NRSG 6231Nursing Management: Critically Ill Neonatal 23
NRSG 6232Neonatal Pharmacology2
Practicum
NRSG 6430Neonatal Clinical Practicum 14
NRSG 6431Neonatal Clinical Practicum 24
NRSG 6432Neonatal Clinical Practicum 32

Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 4 semester hours at the graduate level from the following subject area:4
NRSG

Program Credit Requirement

41 total semester hours required, including program core requirements


Concentration in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute & Primary Care

Course List
Code Title Hours
Clinical Core Courses
NRSG 6115Health Assessment3
NRSG 6116Advanced Health Assessment of the Neonate and Infant3
NRSG 6262Pediatric Pharmacology2
Clinical Theory Courses (*NRSG 6275 w/clinical component)
NRSG 6275Health Promotion and Preventative Care in Pediatrics in the Context of Community Health4
NRSG 6264Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health Promotion3
NRSG 6265Care of Child/Adolescent Health Problems3
NRSG 6267Care of the Critically Ill Child3
Clinical Practicum Courses
NRSG 6460Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health Promotion Practicum5
NRSG 6461Child/Adolescent Health Problems Practicum5
NRSG 6463Care of the Critically Ill Child Practicum5

Program Credit Requirement

52 total semester hours required, including program core requirements


Concentration in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Course List
Code Title Hours
Clinical Core Courses
NRSG 6115Health Assessment3
NRSG 6262Pediatric Pharmacology2
Clinical Theory Courses (*NRSG 6275 w/clinical component)
NRSG 6264Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health Promotion3
NRSG 6265Care of Child/Adolescent Health Problems3
NRSG 6275Health Promotion and Preventative Care in Pediatrics in the Context of Community Health4
Clinical Practicum Courses
NRSG 6460Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health Promotion Practicum5
NRSG 6461Child/Adolescent Health Problems Practicum5

Program Credit Requirement

41 total semester hours required, including program core requirements


Concentration in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
NRSG 6281Dimensions of Clinical Practice3
NRSG 6282Clinical Psychopharmacology3
NRSG 6283Psychobiological Bases of Mental Disorders3
NRSG 6286Contemporary Psychotherapies—Theory and Practice3
Clinical
NRSG 6115Health Assessment3
Practicum
NRSG 6480Psychiatric Practicum across the Life Span 15
NRSG 6481Psychiatric Practicum across the Life Span 25

Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 2 semester hours in the following subject area:2
NRSG

Program Credit Requirement

43 total semester hours required, including program core requirements

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