The Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) concentration is designed to develop expertise in the
nursing care of perinatal patients and their families. The graduates of Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
program are prepared to function as advanced practice nurses whose roles may include the following
areas: teaching, research, consultation and practice. Two perinatal concentrations are available: the
obstetrical focus and the neonatal focus. The Perinatal CNS student examines the role across the three
spheres of CNS influence: the nurse/nursing practice sphere, the patient/client sphere and the
organization/system sphere. The graduates may obtain an Illinois APN license by after completing
certification in obstetrics or neonatal practice offered by the National Certification Corporation (NCC).
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Course #
NUSC 500
NUSC 525
NUSC 526
NUSC 527
NUSC 528
NUSC 529
NUSC 597
NUSC 598
NUSC 531
NUSC 532
NUMC 502
NUMC 504
NUMC 507
NUMC 508
NUMC 515
NUMC 520
NUMC 521
NUMC 522
Course Title
Core and Core Support Courses
Introduction to the Clinical Nurse Specialist Role
Intermediate Statistics
Nursing Inquiry I
Nursing Inquiry II
Health, Environment and Systems
Issues of Advanced Practice in Nursing
Master’s Project
or
Thesis Research: Master’s
Pharmaceutical Intervention in Advanced Nursing Practice
Comprehensive Health Assessment for Advanced Practice
Concentration Core
Concepts for Pediatric /Perinatal Nurse Specialist I
Concepts for Pediatric /Perinatal Nurse Specialist II
Biologic Basis for Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing Practice I
Biologic Basis for Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing Practice II
Advanced Parent and Infant Nursing
Pediatric/Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum I
Pediatric/Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum II
Pediatric/Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum III
Elective
Total Degree Hours
SH
1
3
2
2
2
1
3
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
3
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