600

For graduate students only.  This course focuses on communication skills and strategies for nursing professionals. Students will develop the ability to construct logical and appropriately referenced papers and presentations in nursing. Students will practice writing position papers, policy issue briefs, nursing theory applications and nursing research proposals, and conducting nursing education presentations.  Must be taken in first academic term.

For graduate students only.  This course focuses on current practice issues related to the emerging role of the nurse practitioner in health care delivery.  Emphases are on critical review and analysis or role implementation strategies, and role performance as a clinician, educator, case manager, leader, consultant and colleague.

For graduate students only. This course builds on the competencies acquired in a baccalaureate nursing assessment course, and expands expertise in completing comprehensive assessment and developing diagnostic reasoning skills. The course includes a laboratory experience.

For graduate students only. Emphasizes knowledge development in nursing science through concurrent inductive analysis of models/methods of theory generation and deductive analysis of models/methods of theory validation through focus on quantitative and qualitative research processes. Provides opportunity for development of a theory linked research proposal that will support evidence-based advanced practice.

This course will review the key concepts of palliative care and end-of-life nursing care. Topics covered utilizing the End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) training modules will include: pain and symptom management, ethical issues, cultural considerations, communication techniques, care during the final hours of life, and loss, grief and bereavement. In addition, the practice of palliative care in special populations and in various settings will be discussed. This course will be highly interactive and will include opportunities to hear from guest speakers that are experts in the field of palliative and end-of-life care.  

For graduate students only. This course emphasizes the clinical application of the major classifications of drugs and the development of knowledge needed by the advanced practice nurse to assure that drug therapy is based on sound therapeutic judgments and decision-making processes. A lifespan approach is utilized to address client needs of drug therapy in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings. Statutory authority for prescription writing protocols is examined.

For graduate students only.   This course provides the opportunity for the advanced practice nurse to understand and integrate health promotion and disease prevention concepts in a patient centered, culturally appropriate way.  This includes principles of planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidenced based care to individuals, families, and communities. 

For graduate students only. This course addresses the concepts that contribute to alterations in health status of clients throughout the life cycle. Concepts of focus include the cellular environment, altered tissue biology, and principles of genetics as they apply to health status, immunity and cellular proliferation.

This practicum course provides the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in caring for adults in primary care settings. This practicum includes a minimum of 224 hours of supervised clinical practice in a variety of settings. Students may enroll in no more than one practicum courses in a single academic term.

This practicum course provides the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in caring for the older adult in primary care settings. This practicum includes a minimum of 224 hours of supervised clinical practice in a variety of settings. Students may enroll in no more than one practicum courses in a single academic term.

This course emphasizes primary care management of common acute and chronic health problems of adult clients.

This course prepares students in the management of normal and common health pattern variations pertaining to older adult health care in the primary care setting. It provides students with a theoretical base to assess, diagnose and manage the care of older adults across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on collaborative management to achieve desired outcomes. Students will focus on promotion, maintenance and restoration of the older adult’s health patterns. Culturally competent, holistic, ethical, age and gender specific and risk stratified care will be discussed. Evidence based practice will be the basis for care management.

This course prepares students in the management of normal and common health pattern variations pertaining to women’s health care in the primary care setting. It provides students with a theoretical base to assess, diagnose and manage the care of women across the lifespan.  Emphasis is placed on collaborative management to achieve desired outcomes. Students will focus on promotion, maintenance and restoration of women’s health patterns. Culturally competent, holistic, ethical, age and gender specific including risk stratified care will be discussed. Evidence based practice will be the basis for care management.

This practicum experience provides the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in caring for infants, children and adolescents in primary care settings. This practicum includes 224 hours of supervised clinical practice in a variety of settings. Students may enroll in no more than one practicum courses in a single academic term.

This practicum course provides the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in caring for women in primary care settings. This practicum includes a minimum of 224 hours of supervised clinical practice in a variety of settings. Students may enroll in no more than one practicum courses in a single academic term.

This course emphasizes primary care management of common acute and chronic health problems of infants, children and adolescents.

An in-depth study of a selected nursing topic of concern to students and faculty. Emphasis is on contemporary issues of global relevance affecting nursing and health care.