Courses
NURS-469:
Anatomy for Health Care Professionals
This course provides the student with an overview
of the human body by the exploration of the human dissected cadaver.
The students will examine organ systems by region following a brief
lecture on the topic. The lecture will focus on the relationship
between form and function, while the lab will allow the student to
relate his/her previous clinical knowledge to the 3-dimensional aspects
of anatomy.
NURS-509: Scholarly
Inquiry in Health Care
This course provides the student with an intermediate
proficiency in research skills. Content builds on principles of scientific
thinking and concepts in research. The research literature in health
care is used to illustrate and evaluate research principles.
NURS-514: Analytical Tools
and Biostatistics
This course provides students with an overview of
quantitative and qualitative methods useful for the collation, display,
and analysis of data. An applied statistical focus is integrated,
focusing on evaluation of clinical issues, emphasizing when and how
a statistical procedure should be performed. The course will provide
a broad framework for understanding and applying commonly used data
analysis techniques in health care research. Basic concepts necessary
to the interpretation and application of statistics will be included,
such as types of distributions, concepts of significance testing,
and discussion of basic descriptive statistics. The student is introduced
to common non-parametric and parametric statistical tests of association
and trend analysis, including a practicum which provides experience
with various methods to handle a data set. Students will gain experience
and common data analysis techniques and in reading and interpreting
computer printouts. Qualitative techniques of data analysis based
on ethnography, critical social theory, phenomenology, and grounded
theory are also applied in this course.
NURS-528:
Advanced Health Assessment
This advanced health assessment course covers content
for students in advanced nursing practice specialties with a clinical
component. Content includes theory and clinical practice in health
history, risk appraisal, physical and mental status, psychosocial
assessment, and nutrition assessment with an introduction to disease
prevention. Health assessment skills are presented for all age groups
from the newborn through aged populations. Supervised clinical experience
is provided.
NURS-538: Professional Aspects
of Advanced Practice Nursing
This course focuses on advanced roles for professional
nursing practice. Emphasis is on philosophical inquiry, theory analysis,
and the development of leadership skills for working with individuals
and groups in advanced nursing practice. Major theoretical perspectives
from a variety of disciplines are explored as a foundation for advanced
practice nursing.
NURS-518: Bioethics I
An introductory exploration of: medicine and nursing
as moral endeavors - and of physicians and nurses as moral agents;
of the professional-patient relationship; of the ethical significance
of the concepts of health, disease, and illness; and of the predominant
theoretical frameworks for explaining and justifying solutions to
problems in clinical ethics.
NURS-518: Bioethics
II
Part Two: Methods for analyzing, working up, and
resolving problems in clinical ethics. The history and contemporary
status of thinking and practice with regard to the major problems
in clinical ethics, e.g., truth telling, communication, and confidentiality;
competence, informed consent, and refusal of treatment; withholding
and withdrawing treatment; assisted suicide and euthanasia; genetic
information; reproductive health care; justice and fairness.
NURS-520:
Nurse-Midwifery I*
The nurse-midwifery management process is introduced
as the organizing element of clinical practice. Students integrate
history taking and health assessment with beginning nurse-midwifery
management skills. Clinical experiences focus on the use of the nurse-midwifery
management process as it pertains to the health care of women. The
concept of primary care is introduced.
NURS-522:
Nurse-Midwifery II
The student continues to build on primary care
and management skills acquired in Nurse-Midwifery I, and begins to
care for the family in the perinatal period. Newborn assessment is
added. The nurse-midwifery management process continues to be the
organizing framework for clinical practice.
NURS-528: Advanced Health
Assessment
This advanced health assessment course covers content
for students in advanced nursing practice specialties with a clinical
component. Content includes theory and clinical practice in health
history, risk appraisal, physical and mental status, psychosocial
assessment, and nutrition assessment with an introduction to disease
prevention. Health assessment skills are presented for all age groups
from the newborn through aged populations. Supervised clinical experience
is provided.
NURS-538:
Professional Aspects of Advanced Practice Nursing
This course focuses on advanced roles for professional
nursing practice. Emphasis is on philosophical inquiry, theory analysis,
and the development of leadership skills for working with individuals
and groups in advanced nursing practice. Major theoretical perspectives
from a variety of disciplines are explored as a foundation for advanced
practice nursing.
NURS-544: Advanced Concepts
in Pharmacology
This course will focus on pharmacological concepts
important to advanced practice nurses. These concepts include receptor
theory, receptor-effector coupling, dose-response relationships,
mechanism of action of important classes of drugs, pharmacokinetics
and pharmacodynamics. Course content is geared toward providing the
student with understanding of pharmacology that can be applied to
new drugs which may become available in the future. Students are
taught to review scientific literature and to write on scientific
subjects. An extra hour of credit is offered for students in the
Nurse Anesthesia Specialty. These students will participate in lecture
or interactive sessions with selected faculty to discuss topics of
special importance to their practice.
NURS-546:
Advanced Concepts in Physiology and Pathophysiology
This course presupposes a knowledge of human anatomy
and undergraduate physiology. Subjects are covered from a molecular,
cellular, tissue, organ, and system perspective, and related to issues
of nursing practice. Since an exhaustive treatment of physiology
is not possible in the time allotted, the philosophy of this course
is to impart concepts of pathophysiology which can be used by the
student to study any aspect of pathophysiology they might wish to
acquire in the future. Emphasis is also placed on acquiring skill
in the use of scientific literature and in conceptualizing information
gained from many sources.
NURS-548: Health Systems/Policies
in Transition
This course examines the complex political, economic,
and social forces that shape health care systems. It provides an
introduction to general principles of health care organization, financing
and regulation, and then sets forth a dynamic comparison of various
approaches to health care delivery systems in different parts of
the world. Current policy initiatives are analyzed for their impact
on cost, quality, access and the health of populations. Students
develop beginning skills in the epidemiological approach to population-based
health care systems.
NURS-620:
Nurse-Midwifery III*
The focus of this course is on the collaborative
management between the nurse-midwife and other health care providers
in complex clinical situations. The student collaboratively manages
the care of women who have or develop medical, obstetrical, or gynecological
complications. Newborn complications are considered. Primary care
of women and newborns is also addressed. The nurse-midwife as case
manager is the focus of this course.
NURS-640:
Innovative Teaching-Learning Strategies: Theory and Practice
This course focuses on the concepts and methods
of designing and implementing educational programs for a variety
of settings, from the bedside to major conferences. Topics will include
determining learning needs, composing objectives, selecting appropriate
educational methods, utilizing technology to enhance student learning,
and applying to become a continuing education provider.
NURS-642:
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist I
This course focuses on the introduction and beginning
implementation of the Critical Care Nurse Specialist role. Actualization
of the theoretical components of the CCNS role as observed in the
clinical setting will be discussed. Students will have assignments
and projects designed to assist them in gaining expertise in presenting,
consulting, teaching and writing. Additionally, students will learn
to integrate advanced assessment techniques and parameters with critical
thinking to solve problems related to the care of patients with complex
needs in acute and critical care settings.
NURS-644:
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist II
This course focuses on the scientific basis of
interventions for complex, critically and acutely ill individuals.
Integration of nationally accepted clinical practice guidelines and
results of major scientific studies with clinical practice will be
discussed. Methods of translating these practice recommendations
into useful practice tools and documents will be discussed.
NURS-650:
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist III
This final integration course focuses on the student
becoming an active participant in components of the CCNS role in
the clinical setting. Leadership, financial, and organizational strategies
will also be discussed. Student will perform a needs assessment and
design an appropriate intervention in collaboration with his or her
clinical preceptor for a problem observed in the clinical setting.
NURS-672:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I
This is the first level acute care nurse practitioner
clinical course. The focus is on integrating advanced assessment
parameters with clinical decision making for patients with complex
needs in the acute care setting.
NURS-674:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II
This second level acute care nurse practitioner
course focuses on the scientific basis of interventions for complex,
acutely ill patients. The clinical practicum provides opportunity
to practice on a multidisciplinary acute/critical care team deciding
on appropriate interventions, using specific expanded practice skills
with complex patients, and evaluating outcome
NURS-680:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III
This is the final integration course for the Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner to refine skills in assessment, diagnosis,
selecting therapeutic interventions, and evaluating outcomes for
complex patient needs in acute care settings.
NURS-685: Primary Care of
the Family I
The first primary care course focuses on analysis
of family health. Students explore family concepts and theories for
their relevance to nursing practice and research. Emphasis is placed
on utilizing advanced health assessment skills, preventive health
care practices, and health promotion throughout the lifespan. The
concepts of family systems, development, culture, environment, learning,
and the objectives of Healthy People 2010, are integrated into the
principles and practices of primary and secondary prevention. Experiences
are provided in clinical decision-making and the implementation of
scientifically based therapeutic regimens.
NURS-686: Primary Care of
the Family II
The second course in primary care of the family
focuses on the theoretical and clinical basis for the advanced nursing
management of health care problems common to families and family
members of all ages. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis and management
of acute episodic and chronic conditions of families in the context
of the primary care setting and the community. The student's collaborative
role with other health care providers is promoted. Clinical experiences
include a variety of primary care settings under the supervision
of faculty and preceptors.
NURS-712: Primary Care of
the Family III
This nursing practicum provides the opportunity
to integrate knowledge and skill in developing advanced competency
as a family nurse practitioner. Emphasis will be on prevention, diagnosis
and management of psychological/behavioral problems within the family.
Student clinical experiences will be in a variety of settings with
emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. Structured clinical
laboratories and clinical projects will assist students to synthesize
knowledge gained in core, specialty, and elective courses.
NURS-720:
Nurse-Midwifery IV
This course provides the student with the opportunity
to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and skills in advanced practice.
Emphasis is placed on the integration of all previous coursework
into full scope nurse-midwifery practice in appropriate nurse-midwivery
settings. Students will have the opportunity to practice leadership
and participate in the professing role.
NURS-751: Primary Care of
the Family IV
This course is the final integration and synthesis
of advanced practice in primary care of the family. There will be
integration of professional role and practice issues, and updates
on legislation and health policy affecting Nurse Practitioners. All
necessary clinical experiences specified for Family Nurse Practitioner
certification are completed. Individualized and selected family-centered
practice settings are identified according to student needs. Faculty
and preceptors provide guidance for this experience.
NURS-997: Scholarly Project
The scholarly project is based on integration of
core and specialty content within the major area of study in the
graduate program. The integration of content includes research, health
care issues, roles, theory and evidence-based practice. Examples
of scholarly projects include an analysis of the state of the science
on a particular topic, creative approaches to practice, development
of proposals for community-based projects, position paper on selected
key issues, and research projects.
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