Nursing, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty, M.S.N.

Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Specialty Areas: Family, Pediatric Primary Care, Adult-Gerontological Primary Care, Women’s Health, Psychiatric-Mental Health (Across the lifespan), and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care.

Prerequisites

1. A bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred: A bachelor’s degree in a related field will be considered;
2. Current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in California;
3. Admission to graduate standing in nursing at the University;
4. A college level course in statistics;
5. A physical assessment course which includes clinical practice, must have been taken within last five years;
6. An upper division or graduate level course in pathophysiology;
7. An upper division community health nursing course with lab for non-BSN applicants;
8. An overall GPA of 3.0 or better in the undergraduate program.
9. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Analytical Writing Section only at a score 4.0 to be completed prior to the application. Results to be sent to the School of Nursing (SON) at CSULB, and a copy attached with the SON application. The GRE must have been completed within 5 years of the SON application.

Advancement to Candidacy

1. Satisfy the general University requirements for advancement to candidacy;
2. Completion of all undergraduate deficiencies;
3. Approval of the school graduate director and Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.

Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 30-47 units in approved upper division and graduate courses;
2. An overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

For all Nurse Practitioner specialties, take the following courses:

• NRSG 510 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 units)
• NRSG 520 - Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 units)
• NRSG 530 - Advanced Physical Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 units)
• NRSG 530L - Advanced Physical Assessment Laboratory for Advanced Practice Nursing (1 unit)
• NRSG 540 - Health Care Economics, Policy and Information Management for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 units)
• NRSG 550 - Human Diversity and Psychosocial Issues in Health Care for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 units)
• NRSG 560 - Foundations of Theoretical and Professional Roles for Advanced Practice Nurses (2 units)
• NRSG 596 - Research for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 units)

For Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specialty only, take the following courses in lieu of NRSG 530:

• NRSG 535 - Advanced Pediatric Physical Assessment and Health Promotion (2 units)
• NRSG 535L - Advanced Pediatric Physical Assessment Laboratory (1 unit)

For All Nurse Practitioner Specialties:

Take one of the following culminating courses:

• NRSG 692 - Nursing Directed Project (1-3 units)
• NRSG 695 - Professional Literature (3 units)
• NRSG 698 - Thesis (1-3 units)

• (Note: In order to satisfy the culminating activity requirement (thesis, project, or comprehensive examination dependent upon the program), students must earn at least three (3) units and no more than six (6) units related to the completion of the culminating activity.)