Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing

The Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing, also known as the Nursing Certificate Program (NURCP), offers students who hold a master’s degree in nursing an opportunity to specialize in an area of nursing not covered in their initial master’s program. Refer to the College of Nursing Web site for information about the concentrations currently offered as well as the basic M.S.N. program of studies for each concentration.

Post-master’s students must meet UNM and College of Nursing admission requirements and submit all documents requested for evaluation of previous coursework prior to admission. 

There are three distinct tracks within the post-master’s certificate program (see description below). Tracks A and B prepare nurses in one of the advanced practice specialty concentrations (Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwifery, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner). Track C prepares Nurse Educators. Students enter Track A, B, or C depending on their previous educational preparation and their educational goals. An individualized program of studies is developed by the coordinator of the chosen specialty concentration and is based on consideration of previous coursework in relation to the requirements of the chosen specialty (gap analysis) as well as recent clinical experience. Sequencing of courses is identical to that of the M.S.N. program of studies for each concentration. Students must complete a minimum of 15 graduate credit hours in the specialty concentration, maintain a 3.0 (“B”) GPA, and demonstrate achievement of all concentration expected outcomes. Coursework must be completed within three years.

Track A is for students who have an M.S.N. in an area other than advanced practice (i.e., Clinical Nurse Leader, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education) and who wish to become a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife. 

Track B is for students who have an M.S.N. in an advanced practice concentration, as either a nurse practitioner or a nurse midwife, and who wish to expand their practice by adding an additional population focus (for example, a Nurse Midwife who wishes to become a Family Nurse Practitioner).

Track C is for students who have an M.S.N. in an area other than Nursing Education who wish to add a nurse educator certificate to their credentials.


Courses

NMNC 3110. Introduction to Nursing Concepts. (3)



NMNC 3120. Evidence-Based Practice. (3)



NMNC 3135. Principles of Nursing Practice. (4)



NMNC 3210. Health and Illness Concepts I. (3)



NMNC 3220. Health Care Participant. (3)



NMNC 3230. Nursing Pharmacology. (3)



NMNC 3235. Assessment and Health Promotion. (4)



NMNC 4310. Health and Illness Concepts II. (3)



NMNC 4320. Professional Nursing Concepts I. (3)



NMNC 4335. Care of Patients with Chronic Conditions. (4)



NMNC 4410. Health and Illness Concepts III. (4)



NMNC 4435. Clinical Intensive I. (4)



NMNC 4445. Clinical Intensive II. (4)



NMNC 4510. Concept Synthesis. (3)



NMNC 4520. Professional Nursing Concepts II. (3)



NMNC 4535. Clinical Intensive III. (4)



NMNC 4545. BSN Capstone. (4)



NURS 129. Topics. (1-3)



NURS 224. Application of Growth and Development to Health Care. (3)



NURS 229. Topics. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NURS 239. Pathophysiology I. (3)



NURS 240. Pathophysiology II. (3)



NURS 241. Pathophysiology for Nursing Professionals. (4, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 293. Topics. (1-6)



NURS 297. Independent Study. (1-3, no limit Δ)



NURS 301. Professional Communication for Nurses. (1)



NURS 302. Advancement of Professional Nursing. (2)



NURS 329. Topics. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NURS 404. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 405. Genetic Literacy Across the Lifespan. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 406. Nursing in the Community. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 407. Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 408. Professional Leadership and Management Roles in Nursing. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 409. Health Policy, Economics and Systems. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 410. Foundations of Leading Change and Advancing Health. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 421. Nurse Intern Professional Knowledge Development. (1, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 422. Nurse Intern Professional Role Development. (1, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS *429. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



NURS 432. UNMH Nurse Residency Program. (3)



NURS 433. Introduction to Holistic Nursing. (3)



NURS 434. Introduction to Oncology Nursing. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 469. Special Populations in Obstetrics. (3)



NURS 470. Nursing Wound Care Management. (3, may be repeated two times)



NURS 471. Breastfeeding. (3)



NURS 472. Healthcare Ethics for Nurses. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 473. End of Life Care. (3)



NURS 474. Patient Education. (3)



NURS 478. Care of the Veteran. (3)



NURS 480. Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (3)



NURS 497. Independent Study. (1-3, no limit Δ)



NURS 498. Honors Study in Nursing I. (1 or 2, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 499. Honors Study in Nursing II. (1-3, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 501. Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing. (3)



NURS 503. Research in Nursing. (3)



NURS 505. Health Care Policy, Systems and Financing for Advanced Practice Roles. (3)



NURS 508. Human Resource Management in the Changing Healthcare Environment. (4)



NURS 512. Finance for Nurse Leaders in Contemporary Healthcare. (4)



NURS 513. Quality Management in a Transformative Healthcare Environment. (4)



NURS 514. Transforming Organizations through Healthcare Reform. (4)



NURS 516. Teaching, Assessment, and Evaluation in Nursing Education. (4)



NURS 517. Professional Roles, Curriculum Design, and Program Evaluation. (4)



NURS 518. Population Health Leadership Across the Continuum. (4)



NURS 525. Primary Care Concepts. (3)



NURS 526. Advanced Pathophysiology. (3)



NURS 527. Pathophysiology, Physical Assessment, and Pharmacology in Nursing Education. (4)



NURS 534. Primary Care Geriatrics. (2)



NURS 535. Primary Care of Adults I. (3-4, may be repeated for a maximum of 4 Δ [4])



NURS 536. Primary Care of Adults II. (3-4, may be repeated for a maximum of 4 Δ)



NURS 537. Primary Care of Adults III. (4)



NURS 538. Case Studies in Diagnostic Reasoning. (1)



NURS 539. Advanced Pediatric Health and Developmental Assessment. (3)



NURS 540. Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning. (3)



NURS 541. Antepartum-Postpartum for FNP. (1)



NURS 542. Primary Care of Pediatrics I. (3 or 4)



NURS 543. Pharmacological Principles of Clinical Therapeutics. (3)



NURS 544. Antepartum and Postpartum Care. (1-7, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 546. Primary Care of Pediatrics II. (4 or 5)



NURS 547. Pediatric Chronic Illness/Special Needs. (4)



NURS 548. Women's Health. (1-4, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 549. Adolescent Health. (3)



NURS 550. Intrapartum Care. (1-9, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 551. Newborn Care. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)



NURS 552. Evidence-Based Care in Nurse Midwifery. (1)



NURS 553. Nurse-Midwifery Professional Practice. (1)



NURS 554. The Evidence Base for APRN Primary Care Practice. (1)



NURS 555. Management of the Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patient. (4)



NURS 557. Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts of Health and Illness. (4)



NURS 561. AG-ACNP Practicum I. (3)



NURS 562. Management of the Complex and Chronically Ill Adult-Gerontology Patient. (4)



NURS 563. AG-ACNP Practicum II. (5)



NURS 564. Health Promotion, Protection, and Disease Prevention for Acute, Critical or Chronically Ill Adults. (3)



NURS 565. Management of the Critically Ill Adult-Gerontology Patient. (4)



NURS 566. Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Skills. (3)



NURS 568. ACNP Clinical Topics I. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



NURS 569. ACNP Clinical Topics II. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



NURS 583. Psychotherapy, Behavior Change, and Health Promotion-Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan. (3)



NURS 584. Integrated Behavioral Health Care and Common Psychiatric Presentations. (3)



NURS 585. Advanced Assessment, Neurobiology, and Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan. (3)



NURS 586. Diagnosis and Management of Adults for the PMHNP. (3)



NURS 587. Diagnosis and Management of Children and Older Adults for the PMHNP. (3)



NURS 588. Advanced Practicum I. (1 or 4, may be repeated once Δ [3, may be repeated once Δ])



NURS 589. Advanced Practicum II. (3)



NURS 591. Graduate Problems. (1-6, no limit Δ)



NURS 592. Clinical Specialty Practicum. (4, may be repeated once Δ)



NURS 593. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



NURS 594. Advanced Practice Seminar. (1)



NURS 595. Advanced Nursing Field Work. (1-7, no limit Δ)



NURS 597. Applied Examination. (1)



NURS 599. Nursing Thesis I. (1-6, no limit Δ)



NURS 600. Philosophy of Science [Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science]. (3)



NURS 601. Theoretical Foundations of Research. (3)



NURS 602. Theory II: Synthesis of Knowledge for Nursing Inquiry. (3)



NURS 605. Symptom Management Science. (3)



NURS 606. Quantitative Methods in Health Research. (3)



NURS 607. Qualitative Methods in Health Research. (3)



NURS 608. Environments of Human Health and Nursing. (3)



NURS 611. Rural and Cultural Health. (3)



NURS 612. Health Outcomes Research. (3)



NURS 613. Mixed Methods Research. (3)



NURS 620. Health Care Statistics I. (3)



NURS 621. Health Care Statistics II. (3)



NURS 623. Advanced Qualitative Methods. (3)



NURS 640. Health Policy, Politics, and Research [Health Policy, Politics, and Evidence]. (3)



NURS 641. Understanding Health Disparities in Policy & Research [Health Disparities and Policy]. (3)



NURS 642. Health Care Economics. (3)



NURS 648. Introduction to Health Policy Field Placement. (1)



NURS 649. Health Policy Field Placement. (3)



NURS 690. Ph.D. Seminar. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)



NURS 691. Independent Study. (1-3, no limit Δ)



NURS 693. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



NURS 694. Research Practicum. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NURS 699. Dissertation. (3-9, no limit Δ)



NURS 702. Applied Epidemiology in Advanced Nursing Practice. (3)



NURS 703. Applied Clinical Research in Advanced Nursing Practice. (3)



NURS 705. The Business and Policy of Practice and Their Influence on the U.S. Health Care System. (3)



NURS 706. Organizational Systems and Quality Management for Advanced Nursing Practice. (3)



NURS 715. Genetics and Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing. (3)



NURS 720. Etiology and Management of Complex Health and Illness in Rural Health. (3)



NURS 724. Professional Concepts and Issues for Advanced Nursing Practice. (3)



NURS 725. Principles of Advanced Nursing Management. (3)



NURS 726. Leading Organizational Change. (3)



NURS 727. Health Care Innovations and Informatics. (3)



NURS 791. Independent Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NURS 793. Topics. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NURS 795. Advanced Nursing Practice Residency. (1-10 to a maximum of 10 Δ)



NURS 796. D.N.P. Scholarly Project Seminar. (1)



NURS 797. D.N.P. Scholarly Project. (1-8 to a maximum of 8 Δ)



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