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Graduate Catalog: Section 14.1http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/25700.htmlTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOGTable of Contents > Capstone College of Nursing14. CAPSTONE COLLEGE OF NURSINGProfessor Marietta P. Stanton, Director, Graduate Program14.1 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAMNURSING CASE MANAGEMENT The Capstone College of Nursing offers the distance-based master of science innursing (M.S.N.) with most courses offered online. This program prepares advanced practice nurses to provide casemanagement for rural populations. Case management has been defined as a "collaborative process which assesses,plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individual's health needsthrough communication and available resources to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes." * Specifically, theprogram offers courses leading to preparation for the role of nurse case manager. Graduates of this program will beable to practice in a variety of settings assuming positions as nurse case managers. *Case Management Society ofAmerica (CMSA), Standards of Practice for Case Management (Little Rock, Arkansas: CMSA, 2002), p. 5.Admission Requirements Admission requirements are consistent with those of the Graduate School. Applicants forthe M.S.N. degree program will be considered on a competitive basis. The following are requirements for admissioninto all graduate level nursing programs.For admission to the master's program, an applicant must possess a functional level of capability to perform theduties required of an advanced practice nurse. These abilities include but are not limited to (a) adequate vision suchas that required to observe changes in physical conditions, to read small print on labels and laboratory reports, andto discern subtle changes in color; (b) adequate hearing such as that required to distinguish muted sounds through astethoscope; (c) fine motor skills and manual dexterity such as that required to turn and assist with lifting adults andto lift and carry children; (d) the mobility to respond quickly to emergency situations; (e) the ability to engage intwo-way conversation and interact effectively with others orally and in writing; (f) the ability to detect odors; (g) theability to implement the advanced practice role in delivering health care service in one or more delivery systems,including acute, ambulatory, managed, and integrated systems; and (h) the ability to consistently and dependablyengage in critical thinking to make safe and ethical clinical judgments.The graduate faculty of the Capstone College of Nursing has identified the skills and professional behaviors that areessential to pursue a course of study and to practice in an advanced practice role in nursing. These skills include butare not limited to the skills presented in The Essentials of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, apublication of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. If these skills and professional behaviors cannot bedeveloped by the individual, either unassisted or with the dependable use of assistive devices, the faculty reservesthe right to not admit the individual or to disenroll the student from clinical courses. A copy of The Essentials ofMaster's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing is available upon request from the College's Office of NursingStudent Services.Admission Requirements for Nursing Case Management• For regular admission, a grade point average of at least 3.0 overall (based on a 4.0 system) or 3.0 for thelast 60 semester hours of undergraduate work• For conditional admission, a grade point average of at least 2.5 overall (based on a 4.0 system) forundergraduate work, and a score of at least 900 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test or atleast the 40th percentile on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)• baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing• current unencumbered RN licensure in the United States and eligibility for an Alabama licenseDegree Requirements The degree of master of science in nursing will be awarded to the student who has met thefollowing requirements:• successful completion of the required coursework• GPA of 3.0 or higher• good standing at the time of graduationTo fulfill the research requirements of the program, students may choose from two options described below: thesisoption or nonthesis option.Thesis option. A thesis is original research conducted by one student and directed by a graduate committee. The
Graduate Catalog: Section 14.1http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/25700.htmlstudent is awarded three semester hours of thesis research credit for a successfully completed thesis. An oral publicdefense of the thesis is required. The thesis must conform to the guidelines of the Graduate School.Nonthesis option. Students who choose the nonthesis option participate in courses, seminars, or other facultydirectedexperiences that will give them an acquaintance with the methods of research and an appreciation of theplace and function of original investigation in the field.Curriculum. The master of science in nursing program can be completed in one year of full-time study or two ormore years of part-time study. Students in the nursing program at The University of Alabama who take specified corecourses at UAB or UAH—institutions cooperating in UA's M.S.N. (nurse case management) program—may transfer thecourses to UA even if the overall GPA at the cooperating institution is below 3.0. Students must still have overallGPAs of 3.0 at UA in order to graduate. The GPA must be at least 3.0 at institutions other than UAB or UAH totransfer courses to UA.SAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY (FULL-TIME)Fall (first semester)CourseNUR 501 Theoretical Models for Advanced Nursing Practicewith Rural Populations 3NUR 505 Advanced Health Assessment 3NUR 5__* Pathophysiology 3NUR 502 Issues in Community-Based Care for Rural Populations 2_____Total semester hours 11Spring (second semester)CourseCHS 520 Basic Epidemiology 3NHM 580* Research and Statistics for Health Professionals 3NUR 520 Evidence Based Practice: Roles and Processes 4NUR 522 Human Relations Management 3_____Total semester hours 13Summer (third semester)CourseNUR 530 Practicum 6NUR 580 Fiscal Resource Management 3NUR 595 Issues in Pharmacotherapeutics 3_____Total semester hours 12Thesis (optional)CourseNUR 599 Thesis Option 3*These courses may be taken at UAB or UAH, if available. Talk to the faculty advisor for other options.Total semester hours: 35-38SAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY (PART-TIME)Fall (first semester)CourseNUR 501 Theoretical Models for Advanced Practice 3NUR 5__* Pathophysiology 3_____Total semester hours 6Spring (second semester)
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