MSN Forensic NursingBe connected to something bigger than yourself. | |
| With a graduate degree in forensic nursing from Duquesne’s renowned online program, you’ll feel connected in so many ways. To your patients. To a dynamic team of law enforcement and other legal professionals. And to a strong university community of inspiring faculty and other students who share your passion for making a real impact in the world. Duquesne University, with its long tradition of academic excellence and community service, is a widely recognized pioneer in online graduate nursing education. Our students and our faculty are passionate about advancing the nursing profession and serious about making a difference in the world. That's why we designed a program that can help you create the future of forensic nursing. |  |
| Our master's in forensic nursing program teaches skills for healing wounds, as well as skills for helping law enforcement and legal professionals do their jobs effectively. In addition, if you are interested in obtaining a doctorate in nursing, our PhD and DNP programs are among the few programs anywhere to offer a forensic focus. Best of all, our graduate nursing programs let you study on your terms. ..on your time…online. Program OverviewDownload Forensic Nursing Brochure Our MSN and post-master's forensic nursing programs prepare you for an advanced practice forensic role. The forensic specialty focuses on addressing violence and its consequences in our communities, creating opportunities for the unique contributions of nurses. This broad-based forensic curriculum allows students to apply advanced practice knowledge, in order to have an impact on care in a wide variety of settings. Our graduates function not only as practitioners in forensic nursing but also as leaders in this emerging specialty area. They are creating hospital-based programs, designing educational curricula and helping to enact new policy initiative at the local, state and national levels. The program is offered in collaboration with the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law in the School of Law at Duquesne University. Degree requirements may be completed on a full-time (six credits per semester) or part-time basis. After being accepted for admission to the MSN program, each student is assigned a faculty advisor who will assist the student in completion of a Program Plan. Students have up to six years to complete the program. The Duquesne faculty is committed to nurturing a flexible and creative scholarly environment that encourages students to participate actively in scientific inquiry and research. Curriculum | |
| MSN Core Courses | 20 credits | |
| GPNG | Introduction to Graduate Studies | 1 credit |
| GPNG 502 | Theory in Nursing | 3 credits |
| GPNG 503 | Population-Based Health Promotion | 3 credits |
| GPNG 504 | Nursing Education & Administrative Processes | 3 credits |
| GPNG 505 | Methods of Nursing Research | 3 credits |
| GPNG 506 | Practicum in Nursing Research | 2 credits |
| GPNG 507 | Bioethical Decision-Making in Nursing and Health Care | 2 credits |
| AND choose ONE of the following courses: | ||
| GPNG 508 | Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 credits |
| OR | ||
| GPNG 509* | Physical Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 credits |
| Specialty Courses | 18 credits | |
| GNFO 500 | Introduction to Forensic Nursing and Health | 3 credits |
| GNFO 501 | Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing | 3 credits |
| GNFO 511 | Theories of Violence | 3 credits |
| GNFO 512 | Forensic Science, the Legal System, and Civil Law | 3 credits |
| GNFO 513 | Trial Preparation and Criminal Law | 3 credits |
| GNFO 514 | Forensic Clinical | 2 credits |
| GNFO 515 | Research and Writing in Forensic Nursing | 1 credit |
| TOTAL = 38 credits | ||
| * Students enrolled in GPNG 509, are required to come to campus in November, usually the week before Thanksgiving, for 40 hours of clinical laboratory course work. Prerequisite for GPNG 509: an undergraduate Physical Assessment course. Revisions to courses and curricula are ongoing. | ||
