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Susan Dresser, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCRN, FCNS
CNS Program Director
BSN to DNP Clinical Nurse Specialist
A pathway that prepares skilled nurses to function at a higher level of care in a wide range of health care settings where patients with adult/geriatric care needs are served.
OU College of Nursing’s Adult/Gero Clinical Nurse Specialist program prepares skilled nurses to function at the highest level of care in a wide range of health care settings where patients with adult/geriatric care needs are served.
Clinical experts in the diagnoses, interventions and treatments of illnesses, CNSs work with other professionals to advance the nursing practice and improve outcomes in patient care, in addition to providing clinical expertise to influence system-wide changes in care.
Those who earn a doctoral degree as a clinical nurse specialist often:
Graduates of this program can be found working in independent or collaborative practice, hospitals, outpatient, rehabilitation facilities, extended care situations hospice and home health care.
To learn more about career options available to graduates of the Master of Science in Clinical Nurse Specialist: Adult/Gero program, visit Explorehealthcareers.org or the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist curriculum prepares graduates to apply for and sit for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Adult Gerontology certification exam.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org)
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Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will be prepared to: