MSN Adult/Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Health Assessment (4 credits)

This course has both didactic and laboratory components. The course prepares the student to conduct comprehensive health assessments of patients throughout the life span. Comprehensive health parameters are applied to the assessment process. Students perform detailed health histories, family histories, physical examinations, and selected screening and prevention/wellness skills. Clinical reasoning development and differentiation between normal and abnormal findings are emphasized. Integrated throughout the course are principles of health promotions/wellness, illness prevention, and early detection.

Diagnostics and Procedures in Primary Care (2 credits)

This class is a diagnostic and procedure-based course that has didactic and laboratory components. The course provides evidence-based knowledge in diagnostics and procedures utilized in primary care to develop a comprehensive treatment/management plan. Students will gain knowledge of the use of clinical data, the interpretation of diagnostic information, the limits of using clinical data for diagnosis, appropriate diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, using clinical data to problem solve, and follow-up care for patients with both acute and chronic conditions. This course emphasizes psychomotor skills necessary to provide selected common primary care procedures utilized in the care of children and adults throughout the life span in a variety of clinical settings. Students will demonstrate psychomotor skills (procedures) and knowledge gained in this class in a laboratory setting.

Role Transformation and Scientific Underpinning for Advanced Practice (3 credits)

The purpose of this course is to explore the scientific and theoretical underpinnings that define health and health care delivery and provide the basis for advanced nursing practice. The course focuses on role transformation, interprofessional collaboration, and the advancement of leadership abilities. The emphasis is placed on the exploration of clinically relevant phenomena of interest that will be examined from the theoretical, ethical, and conceptual context. Development and evaluation of effective strategies for managing ethical dilemmas inherent in-patient care and health care organizations are included. Prerequisites and/or corequisites: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.

Health Policy and Advocacy (3 credits)

This course will focus on the development of policy analysis and advocacy skills necessary to influence policy change in organizations and at the local, state, national, and international levels. Students will study the role of laws and regulations within the U.S. health system; and explore economic, financial, and political influences on the policy-making process. Additional areas of study include the importance of interprofessional collaboration in improving health outcomes through the policy process.

Additional estimated costs include:

Fees Each Semester

General Services Fee: $168 (All students)
Nursing Fee: $600 (Graduate nursing clinical students)
Nursing Fee: $168 (Graduate nursing non-clinical students)

Prior to Starting Classes

$66.75 Background Check
$94.99 Drug Test and Document Storage
Cost of any immunizations you may need to complete

Shadow Health

$130 for Shadow Health for NUGR 532 and NUGR 534

Students Taking NUGR 532 and NUGR 603

NUGR 532 and NUGR 603 Kit for physical assessment and diagnostics approximately $300
Travel expenses to Indianapolis + hotel (Only through Fall 2025)
$47 ExamSoft*

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) Students: Clinical Courses

$47 ExamSoft* per semester (January to August and then again August to December) (except Neonatal Nurse Practitioner courses)
$81.75 for renewal of background check & drug test
$75 HESI Admission Exam + Proctor-U (APRN students during their last semester)
Background Check/Fingerprints (IN $35) (See the Indiana Professional Licensing Association website for current pricing)
Certification exams: see websites for those institutions for current pricing
Cap & Gown and nursing pin (optional; see the UIndy bookstore for pricing)

All expenses, including tuition and fees, are subject to change annually.

Technology Requirements

Students will be required to have technology that is compatible with the required computerized testing platform software. Please see the IT Help Page for requirements needed for Windows and MAC OS computers. Chromebooks will not meet the technology requirements for the School of Nursing.

*A computer that meets ExamSoft/Examplify expectations is required.