MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist Track
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Clinical Specialist Track Description	The MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist track offers two clinical options: Adult Health Nursing and Maternal-Infant Health Nursing and two role options: educator and administrator.  The MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist track requires completion of 39 semester hours (see MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist Track Program of Studies for more information about required courses). Courses in the Clinical Nurse Specialist track are offered in Montgomery, Troy, and Phenix City.  A learning resource center and computer services are available at all sites.  Various settings and facilities may be utilized for clinical experiences. Students are accepted for admission to the Clinical Nurse Specialist track for part-time study every semester or full-time study in the Fall semester.  (See MSN Program for Admission Process and Requirements.)  Students are required to begin the clinical sequence in the Fall semester.  The Maternal-Infant Health Nursing clinical courses are taught every other year.  The role courses are taught in the final Fall semester of the program sequence. Students may expect: Innovative individualized clinical preceptorships Support courses to help students develop their role as nursing specialists Increased professional leadership skills Completion of the course of study in 3 semesters of full-time (and one additional semester of part-time study) or approximately 5 semesters of part-time study
MSN Clinical Specialist Track Program of Studies A. Nursing Core (6 Hours) SH* . NSG 5504 Theories in Nursing 2 NSG 5505 Health Care Economics 2 NSG 6660 Foundations of Advance Practice 2 . B. Nursing Specialty (20 Hours)   NSG 5512 Advanced Health Assessment 3   NSG 5515 Advanced Health Assessment Practicum 1   NSG 6649 Advanced Pharmacology 3   NSG 6671 Pathophysiology 3 (Select One Series) . Adult Health Nursing . NSG 6620 Advanced Acute Care Nursing of Adults 2 NSG 6621 Preceptorship in Advanced Acute Care Nursing 3 NSG 6622 Advanced Long Term Nursing Care of Adults 2 NSG 6623 Preceptorship in Advanced Long Term Nursing Care of Adults 3 . OR . Maternal Infant Health Nursing . NSG 6640 Advanced Maternal/Infant Health Nursing 2 NSG 6641 Preceptorship in Advanced Maternal Infant Nursing 3 NSG 6642 High Risk Maternal/Infant Health Nursing 2 NSG 6643 Preceptorship in High Risk Maternal/Infant Health Nursing 3 . . . *Semester Hours Refer to Troy University Graduate Bulletin for course descriptions C. Nursing Research (7 Hours) SH* . NSG 6691 Research Methodology 3 NSG 6692 Data Analysis Techniques in Research 2   NSG 6696 Scholarly Inquiry Practicum I 1   NSG 6697 Scholarly Inquiry Practicum II 1   Optional: NSG 6695 Thesis 1-4 . . D. Nursing Role (5 Hours) (Select One Series) . Educator NSG 6614 Role of the Nurse Educator 2 NSG 6615 Nursing Education Internship 3 . OR . Administrator . NSG 6616 Role of the Nurse Administrator 2 NSG 6617 Nursing Administration Internship 3 .. E. Nursing Synthesis and Evaluation  (1 Hour) . NSG 6655 Synthesis and Evaluation of Advanced Nursing Practice 1 . . . CNS Preceptor Information (PDF format -- enter info while on the site, then print) return to top