Nursing (NUR)

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Courses taught by tutorials; directed independent readings or research; problem reports, and other activities designed to fill needs of individual students.

Courses taught by tutorials; directed independent readings or research; problem reports, and other activities designed to fill needs of individual students.

Courses taught by tutorials; directed independent readings or research; problem reports, and other activities designed to fill needs of individual students.

Courses taught by tutorials; directed independent readings or research; problem reports, and other activities designed to fill needs of individual students.

Provides students with opportunity to relate a philosophical and theoretical base to concepts and processes inherent in nursing. Emphasis is on analysis of nursing theories and their relationship and application to research and practice.

Explores the theoretical basis for effective leadership in nursing. Emphasis is placed on analysis of leadership, characteristics and behaviors of leaders, and the role of the nurse leader.

Provides the opportunity to develop a research approach to nursing situations. Focus is upon the development of a research proposal. (PR or CR: NUR 602)

Pre-req: NUR 602 with a minimum grade of C.

Explores and evaluates concerns germane to contemporary nursing. Focus is upon the role of nursing in addressing health issues affected by social, economical, political and technological forces.

This course in advanced physiology/pathophysiology, advanced physical assessment, and pharmacology r/t prevalent disease processes across the life span. Course integrates core concepts at advanced level for nursing clinical practice.

Introduces the various components in the curriculum development process. Emphasis is on philosophy, objectives, curriculum designs and program evaluation. Factors influencing curriculum development implementing evaluation and nursing curriculum patterns are examined. (NUR 602)

Investigates the responsibilities of the educator in contemporary nursing. Emphasis is upon the instructional process. Practicum allows student to practice the role of the teacher in a variety of educational experiences. (PR: NUR 616)

Guided experience in didactic teaching of nursing clinical teaching,supervision and evaluation of students. PRE: NUR 618

Pre-req: NUR 618 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 606 with a minimum grade of C.

Advanced knowledge of body systems altered by disease and/or injury. The body systems or diseases studied will include: cell, cardiovascular, pulmonary, digestive, musculoskeletal, neurologic and reproductive across the lifespan.

Advanced knowledge of body systems altered by disease and/or injury including: hematologic, genes, immunity, cancer, endocrine, renal, urologic, and integumentary across the lifespan.

Pre-req: NUR 620 with a minimum grade of C.

Introduction to knowledge and skills essential for comprehensive health assessments, analysis of data, formulation of diagnoses, development of the therapeutic plans and implementation of health promotion and maintenance activities. Practicum included. (PR or CR: NUR 602)

This course provides advanced knowledge of body systems altered by disease and/or injury across the life span. In addition, studying the pathophysiology of body systems will include exploring culture and ethnicity.

Provides advanced knowledge of common and acute self-limiting health problems of individuals and families of various age groups. Includes pathology and therapeutic modalities related to specific health problems. (240 clinical hrs. minimum) Practicum included. (PR: NUR 622 CR: NUR 606)

Pre-req: NUR 622 with a minimum grade of C.

Introduction to knowledge and skills essential for comprehensive health assessments, analysis of data, diagnoses, therapeutic plans, and health promotion and maintenance activities.

Provides advanced knowledge of chronic illness and the long-term management of health care problems. Includes pathology and therapeutic modalities related to management of chronic health problems. (180 clinical hrs. minimum) Practicum included. (PR: NUR 624)

Pre-req: NUR 624.

Provides advanced knowledge and management of common and acute health problems of individuals/families of various ages and cultures. Includes pathology and therapeutic modalities for specific health problems. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 625 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 606 (may be taken concurrently).

Provides advanced knowledge of chronic illness and the long-term nursing management of health care problems. Includes pathology and therapeutic modalities related to management of chronic health problems. Practicum included

Pre-req: NUR 625 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 627 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 630 with a minimum grade of C.

This course will allow students to apply the knowledge and skills in the diagnosing and treatment of patients, they have learned, into supervised clinical practice.

Pre-req: NUR 623 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 625 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 627 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 628 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 630 with a minimum grade of C.

The course will prepare students to apply the clinical science of medications, recognize beneficial and adverse effects, and create an individualized pharmacotherapeutic regimen according to clinical guidelines or clinical trials.

Focus is upon the role of the family nurse practitioner using the case management approach in a supervised contractual work-study arrangement with a health care agency. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 625 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 627 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 628 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 629 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 630 with a minimum grade of C.

Focus is upon the organizational dynamics as they apply to the nurse manager in health care delivery systems.

Pre-req: NUR 604 (may be taken concurrently).

Examines the financial management role of the nurse administrator in relation to economic, political, and societal trends.

Pre-req: NUR 606 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Focuses on the application of theories and principles related to nursing management. Practicum included. (NUR 642, NUR 644).

Pre-req: NUR 606 and NUR 642 and NUR 644.

Practicum focuses upon the application of the role components of the nurse manager in selected health care settings. (PR: 646).

Pre-req: NUR 646 with a minimum grade of C.

Focus on the science of drugs and the application to patient care across the lifespan. Principles of pharmacology covered are: infectious diseases, fluids and electrolytes, peripheral nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Focus is on the science of drugs and application to patient care across the lifespan. Drugs affecting the blood, respiratory, gastrointestinal, central nervous, endocrine system, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic and immunologic drugs.

Individual research in a selected area of nursing under direction of a faculty member.

Pre-req: NUR 606.

The focus is upon the role of the family nurse practitioner using the case management approach in a supervised contractual work study arrangement with a health care agency. (360 clinical hrs. minimum) (PR: NUR 626)

Pre-req: NUR 626 with a minimum grade of C.

Reinforces writing skills for academic purposes. Examines philosophical, conceptual, theoretical perspectives along with research and EBP methods. Explore the application of knowledge to inform, evaluate, and translate evidence into practice.

Provides theoretical foundation and a framework for examining health promotion, population health, health equity and the implementation of community based interventions. Uses current data to improve outcomes.

Focuses on theories and principles of communication, leadership, interprofessional collaboration, change management and systems thinking to improve outcomes.

Pre-req: NUR 700 with a minimum grade of C.

Provide comprehensive systems thinking approach to include policy, economic, and financial principles to promote high quality health care delivery to individual, populations and communitites.

Pre-req: NUR 700 with a minimum grade of C.

Focuses on nursing informatics knowledge and skills needed to assess, evaluate, and optimize health information systems/technology to support communication, delivery of high-quality care, and improvement of population health.

Pre-req: NUR 700 with a minimum grade of C.

Explores quality improvement methods, tools, and strategies. Focuses on measurement and accountability in health care delivery systems through examination and analysis of data, structure, processes, and outcomes.

Application and interpretation of statistical and epidemiological techniques appropriate to health sciences. Examines principles of statistical inference and their application to the analysis and interpretations for answering practice questions.

Pre-req: NUR 710 with a minimum grade of C.

Philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical perspectives as well as research methods are examined. Explore the application knowledge to inform, evaluate and translate evidence for practice.

Pre-req: NUR 710 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 712 with a minimum grade of C.

Study of general principles of pharmacology, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and biochemisty concepts, as they relate to specific anesthetic and adjunct drugs. It will also emphasize integration of this information into clinical areas regarding anesthetic uses, dosages, and side effects of these classes of drugs.

This course is a continuation of Pharmacology I with an emphasis on drugs acting on the Autonomic Nervous System, local aneshtetic agents, drugs for pain management, and cardiovascular drugs.

Integration of conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge as a basis for evidence-based practice in nurse anesthesia. Examination of the processes required to develop best practice models through the systematic analysis of research.

Pre-req: NUR 741.

The Introduction ot Health Care Clinical Practicum provides the student with a beginning knowledge and proficiency in all phases of anesthetic management (pre-anesthesia, induction, maintenance, post-anesthesia)

The Clinical Practicum prepares the student for the full scope of current practice and requires a minimum of 550 clinical cases including a variety of procedures, techniques, and speciality practice.

Pre-req: NUR 741.

Continuation of MPNA 741-A

Pre-req: NUR 741-B.

The Clinical Practicum prepares the student for the full scope of current practice and requires a minimum of 550 clinical cases including a variety of procedures, techniques and specialty practice.

Pre-req: NUR 741.

Continuation of NUR 741.

Pre-req: NUR 741.

Continuation of NUR 741.

Pre-req: NUR 741.

Continuation and conclusion of materials started in NUR 741.

Pre-req: NUR 741.

This course is designed to provide the scope and structure for clinical activities for those students who need additional clinical hours for the PM-DNP Program requirements.

This course is designed to provide the scope and structure for clinical activities for those students who need additional clinical hours for the PM-DNP Program requirements.

Application of theory, review of literature and population data to frame evidence based practice (EBP) project.

Pre-req: NUR 700 with a minimum grade of C.

This 5-credit hour course encompasses the application of theory, review of literature and population data to frame EBP project. Students will use theories, methods and evidence to develop EBP project implementation plan. [5 credit hours (3 didactic and 2 clinical)]

Use theories, methods, and evidence to develop evidence based practice (EBP) project implementation plan.

Pre-req: NUR 700 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 800 with a minimum grade of C.

Implementation of Evidence based practice (EBP) project in clinical agency and data collection.

Pre-req: NUR 800 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 804 with a minimum grade of C.

Apply theory and evidence-based practice principles to complete, evaluate and disseminate evidence based practice (EBP) project findings.

Pre-req: NUR 800 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 804 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 808 with a minimum grade of C.