Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Track
The CNL option is designed to prepare nurses as generalists with advanced nursing knowledge and skill. The CNL is prepared in clinical leadership for setting-specific practice throughout the health care delivery system. The CNL is competent in clinical outcomes management and care environment management within a specific microsystem. This option builds on the competencies outlined in the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 1998). In addition to the 25-semester-hour core, students complete 11 semester-hours in focused theoretical and clinical courses that provide the foundation for implementation of CNL role functions. Upon completion of the CNL program, the graduate will be eligible to sit for the CNL certification examination developed under the auspices of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Core courses are offered in a condensed 10-week time frame.
Model Program of Study for the Clinical Nurse Leader Track
I. Level I Core Courses | ||
| NURSG 504 | Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | (3) |
| NURSG 508 | Epidemiology | (3) |
| NURSG 509 | Nursing Inquiry | (3) |
| NURSG 517 | Health Care Systems and Financing | (3) |
| NURSG 500 | Population-Based Health Care | (3) |
| NURSG 572 | Family Systems | (2) |
II. Level II Core Courses |
| NURSG 502 | Advanced Health Assessment | (3) |
| NURSG 503 | Advanced Pathophysiology | (3) |
| NURSG 512 | Advanced Pharmacology | (2) |
III. Specialty Courses | ||
| NURSG 501 | CNL Role | (2) |
| NURSG 601 | CNL Practicum I | (3) |
| NURSG 602 | CNL Practicum II | (3) |
| NURSG 603 | CNL Practicum III | (3) |
( ) = credit-hours / / = classroom hours
Saint Xavier University 2008-2009 Catalog
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