Nursing (NUR)
NUR 010 LPN Assessment Module (0 credits)
The LPN Assessment Module is designed to prepare the licensed practical nurse to make the transition to professional nursing. During the module, the LPN will be assisted in defining the difference between the roles of the licensed practical nurse and the roles of the professional nurse. Holistic assessment skills are practiced and applied to case studies addressing health and wellness across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: BIO 175 and BIO 176 and PSY 100 and (ENG 101 or ENG 100) and (MAT 115 or MAT 150)
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 010C LPN Assessment Clinical (0 credits)
Students who register for NUR 010 must also register for a NUR 010 clinical. For example, if you register for NUR 010 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 0101C
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 115 Intro Concepts Health &Illness (4 credits)
This course provides opportunities for the student to explore, practice, and apply fundamental nursing principles, concepts and skills necessary for providing client centered care through classroom and clinical experiences.
Prerequisites: (ENG 101 or ENG 100) and CSS 101 and BIO 175
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 115C Intro Cncpts Hlth &Illnss Clnc (0 credits)
Students who register for NUR 115 must also register for NUR 115C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 135 Found Concepts Health& Illness (6 credits)
This course provides the student the opportunity to explore professional nursing identity and concepts related to protection, homeostasis, and oxygenation. The student will apply theoretical knowledge to organize and prioritize safe, holistic client centered care.
Prerequisites: (NUR 265 and (NUR 115 or NUR 110 and NUR 120) or NUR 010) and PSY 100 and BIO 176
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 135C Fnd Cncpts Hlth& Illnss Clncl (0 credits)
All students in NUR 135 must register for NUR 135C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 160 Hist & Theory of Nursing Prac (3 credits)
The evolution of professional nursing as it relates to history, theories, laws, policies and ethics is explored with emphasis on professional responsibility, clinical decision making and implementation of caring, holistic nursing practice.
NUR 170 Foundational Nursing I (3 credits)
This course provides opportunities for students to develop foundational nursing principles, concepts, and skills. Classroom and clinical learning experiences provide a framework for students to provide safe, client-centered care.
Prerequisites: (MAT 115 (may be taken concurrently) or MAT 150 (may be taken concurrently)) and BIO 175 (may be taken concurrently) and NUR 265 (may be taken concurrently)
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 170C Foundational Nursing I Clinicl (0 credits)
All students in NUR 170 will also need to register for NUR 170C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 210 Concepts of Health & Illness V (4 credits)
This course provides opportunities for the student to explore concepts of adaptation and psychological alteration. Concepts of community and mental health nursing are introduced in this course.
Prerequisites: PSY 100 and BIO 185 and NUR 280 and (MAT 115 or MAT 150) and (NUR 135 or (NUR 130 and NUR 140))
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 210C Cncpts Health & Illness V Clnc (0 credits)
All students registered for NUR 210 must also register for NUR 210C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 220 Concepts of Hlth & Illness VI (4 credits)
This course expands on the student's knowledge of health promotion and illness prevention with a focus on human development. Classroom and clinical experiences focus on client centered care of child-bearing families, pediatric clients, and specialized populations.
Prerequisites: PSY 100 and BIO 185 and (MAT 115 or MAT 150) and NUR 280 and (NUR 135 or (NUR 130 and NUR 140))
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 220C Cncpts Hlth & Illness VI Clncl (0 credits)
All students registered for NUR 220 must also register for NUR 220C.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 230 Concepts of Hlth & Illness VII (5 credits)
This course provides the student the opportunity to expand their knowledge of oxygenation, homeostasis, and adaptation while providing client centered care focusing on acute and chronic health processes.
Prerequisites: NUR 130 and NUR 140 and PSY 100 and BIO 185 and (MAT 115 or MAT 150) and NUR 280
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 230C Cncpts Hlth & Illnss VII Clncl (0 credits)
All student registered for NUR 230 must also register for NUR 230C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 240 Concept of Hlth & Illness VIII (5 credits)
This course provides the student with the opportunity to explore concepts of health and illness with specific focus on diversity and psychological alterations.
Prerequisites: NUR 210 and NUR 220 and NUR 230 and PHL 490
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 240C Cncpt Hlth & Illnss VIII Clncl (0 credits)
All students registered for NUR 240 must also register for NUR 240C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 250 Concepts of Hlth & Illness IX (3 credits)
This course provides the student the opportunity to synthesize previously learned knowledge, skills, and concepts into managing the holistic care of clients with complex health problems.
Prerequisites: NUR 210 and NUR 220 and NUR 230 and PHL 490
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 250C Cncpts Hlth & Illnss IX Clncl (0 credits)
All students registered for NUR 250 must also register for NUR 250C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 260 Pharmacology (3 credits)
This course introduces the learner to the principles of pharmacology with an emphasis on the clinical application of medication administration. Topics include: pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, mode of action, indications, effects, interactions, contraindications, lifespan considerations, and nursing implications.
NUR 265 Health Assessment (3 credits)
In this course, learners develop health history and physical assessment skills. Assessment findings and common variations, cultural differences, life span changes, disease prevention, and health promotion interventions are discussed.
NUR 271 Foundations of Hlth & Illness (4 credits)
Learners apply theoretical knowledge to organize and prioritize safe, holistic client care.
Prerequisites: NUR 265 and BIO 176 and NUR 170
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 271C Found of Hlth & Illness Clincl (0 credits)
All students registered for NUR 271 must also register for NUR 271C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 275 Health and Illness I (5 credits)
This course provides learners the opportunity to explore wellness and illness concepts with a focus on adaptation and regulatory mechanisms.
Prerequisites: NUR 271 and PSY 100 and NUR 265
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 275C Health and Illness I Clinical (0 credits)
All students who register for NUR 275 must register for NUR 275C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 280 Concepts of Pathophysiology (3 credits)
This course focuses on concepts of pathophysiology essential to understanding the disease and disabling conditions that can affect the body systems across the lifespan. Content will enhance the learner's comprehension of the scientific complexity and associations of nursing assessments, clinical manifestations, and holistic interventions for various conditions.
Prerequisites: BIO 176
NUR 290 Transitions to Practice (3 credits)
This course focuses on the role of the nurse as a leader in practice incorporating collaboration as a member of the interprofessional health care team.
Prerequisites: NUR 210 and NUR 220 and NUR 230 and PHL 490
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 295 Health and Illness II (6 credits)
This course provides learners the opportunity to explore wellness and illness concepts with a focus on protection, psychological alterations, and regulatory mechanisms.
Prerequisites: NUR 271 and PSY 100 and NUR 265
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 295C Health and Illness II Clinical (0 credits)
All students who register for NUR 295 must also register for NUR 295C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 301 Conceptual Found Nursing Prac (3 credits)
This course explores the historical and theoretical foundations of nursing. Characteristics of the profession, critical thinking, and the concepts of safety and quality as they apply to nursing practice, are examined and analyzed.
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a concentration in RN to BSN.
NUR 302 Introduction to Capstone (1 credit)
This course prepares the student to explore the meaning, benefits and components of service learning. Students will explore potential ideas for development of a service learning project which will be implemented prior to completion of the curriculum
NUR 312 Diversity and Cultural Care (3 credits)
Students will investigate nursing care to promote health equity for all populations by examining the impact of their beliefs and values on culturally competent care, while understanding factors impacting diverse populations.
Prerequisites: NUR 170 (may be taken concurrently) or NUR 301 (may be taken concurrently)
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 314 Nsg Care Syst Disadv Pop (3 credits)
Students will investigate nursing care to promote health equity and social justice in systematically disadvantaged populations by examining the impact of beliefs, values, and biases for the purpose of developing culturally aware nursing care. The course also exposes students to the meaning, benefits, and components of service-learning.
Prerequisites: NUR 170 or NUR 301 (may be taken concurrently)
Attributes: CCC: Diversity, Undergraduate
NUR 325 Chronic Illness and Healthcare (3 credits)
This course is designed to explore chronic illness as it affects the client, family, community, health care provider and health care system.
Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Sophomore.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 340 Comprehensive Hlth Assessment (3 credits)
This course is designed to assist the learner in building on prior health assessment skills and knowledge with an emphasis on the critical appraisal of health assessment data. Interprofessional collaboration strategies, patient- and family-centered approaches, and evidence-based practice techniques will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: NUR 301 (may be taken concurrently)
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a concentration in RN to BSN.
NUR 349 Nursing Internship (3 credits)
This course is a structured internship that allows learners to be immersed in the clinical environment while they investigate a clinical nursing specialty. Learners have opportunities to gain experience and confidence as they actively engage in the interdisciplinary health care team.
Prerequisites: BIO 185 and NUR 260 and NUR 275 and NUR 280 and NUR 295
NUR 355 Health and Illness III (6 credits)
This course expands on the learners' knowledge of health promotion and illness prevention with a focus on human development across the lifespan. Concepts of community health nursing are introduced.
Prerequisites: NUR 275 and NUR 295 and (SOC 101 or SOC 100)
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 355C Health and Illness III Clinicl (0 credits)
Students registered for NUR 355 must also register for NUR 355C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 371 Health Policy Prof Nurse (3 credits)
This course highlights health policy concepts and frameworks. Exploring health policies through engaging assignments, students will gain knowledge regarding nursing advocacy, medical, legal, and ethical issues to assess healthcare systems.
Prerequisites: NUR 301 or NUR 275 or NUR 295
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 401 Research in Health Care (3 credits)
This course focuses on the role of research as it informs professional health care practice. Students will have an opportunity to analyze, critique and interpret quantitative and qualitative research. It serves as a means to incorporate evidence-based practice in the evaluation and modification of current practice.
Prerequisites: MAT 128 and (ENG 206 or ENG 454)
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 402 EBP & Research in Nursing (4 credits)
The course explores evidence-based practice and research as it informs practice with an emphasis on critiquing and appraising the evidence in the evaluation and modification of current practice.
Prerequisites: ENG 454 and MAT 128
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Health Administration, Health Science or Nursing.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 405 Health and Illness IV (5 credits)
This course provides learners the opportunity to expand their knowledge of regulatory mechanisms and psychological alterations. Learners synthesize previously learned knowledge, skills, and concepts into managing the holistic care of clients with complex health problems.
Prerequisites: NUR 275 and NUR 295
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 405C Health and Illness IV Clncl (0 credits)
Students registered for NUR 405 must register for NUR 405C Clinical.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 406 Clinical Decision Making (1 credit)
This course focuses on the concepts and principles underlying nursing knowledge, theory, and practice to refine critical thinking skills for the provision of nursing care in simulated client case situations. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing the application of nursing process, nursing diagnoses, and interdisciplinary collaboration for clients with complex multidimensional health needs.
NUR 407 Health Promotion in Nursing (1 credit)
This course examines the nurse’s role in promoting and maintaining health in individuals and communities across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: NUR 275 and NUR 295
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 410 Issues and Trends in Nursing (3 credits)
This course analyzes issues, trends and forces that influence the nursing practice. Resolution strategies for current issues will be discussed.
Prerequisites: ENG 206 or ENG 454 or ENG 202 or ENG 300 and (MAT 128 or MAT 260)
NUR 412 Women and Health (3 credits)
This course focuses on the physical and psychosocial health issues of women. Factors that influence women's health will be explored.
Prerequisites: NUR 301 or NUR 271
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 414 Holistic Health Modalities (3 credits)
This course is designed to expand the students’ perspective on health by considering the whole person. Emphasis is placed on physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects. Insight will be gained which fosters a cooperative relationship among allopathic, complimentary, and alternative health care models.
Prerequisites: NUR 271 and NUR 301
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 416 Palliative Care Nursing (3 credits)
The student explores the principles of palliative care nursing with an emphasis on providing care across the life span that is individualized to the patient and family rather than the diagnosis.
Prerequisites: NUR 271 or NUR 301
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 420 Leadership & Management (3 credits)
This course focuses on leadership and management theory and provides practical applications in today's health care settings. Course content focuses on management skills, including problem solving, decision making, team building, communication, facilitating change and conflict resolution. Concepts related to interdisciplinary collaboration and application of management strategies in diverse settings are addressed. Strategies for managing stressors within today's health care environment, as well as strategies for building a professional nursing career, are incorporated.
Prerequisites: ENG 454 or ENG 300
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a concentration in RN to BSN.
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 422 Prof Lead Dev & Trans Practice (3 credits)
This course focuses on leadership and management theory, provides practical applications in today's health care settings, and emphasizes the synthesis of nursing process, nursing diagnoses, and interdisciplinary collaboration and care for clients with complex multidimensional health needs. Course content includes leadership skills such as problem solving, decision making, team building, communication, facilitating change critical thinking, and conflict resolution. Strategies for transition into practice in today’s health care environment, continued professional development, and life-long learning are incorporated.
Prerequisites: NUR 355 or NUR 405
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 425 Chrnc Illnss Paltv Care Nsg (4 credits)
The course explores chronic illness and palliative care with an emphasis on care across the lifespan that is individualized to the patient and family, rather than the diagnosis.
Prerequisites: NUR 301
Attributes: Undergraduate
NUR 430 Nursing in a Global Society (3 credits)
This course exposes the student to the major concepts and topics related to the specialty of community/public health nursing. The health of the community as a client is explored using wellness principles, epidemiology, emerging health risks, and health policy. Strategies to promote, protect, and preserve a community’s health are formulated. Current issues surrounding the social, cultural, political, and environmental influences on global health will be examined.
Prerequisites: ENG 206 or ENG 454 or ENG 202 or ENG 300
Attributes: CCC: Mission: Global Citizenship, Undergraduate
NUR 500 NP Role Development (1 credit)
Students are introduced to the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) role and the population-focused nurse practitioner competencies. The historical and theoretical foundations for the evolution of advanced nursing practice are explored.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 501 Health Promo & Disease Prev (3 credits)
This course focuses on social determinants of health for diverse populations and critical analysis of various theories and practices for health promotion and disease prevention. Levels of prevention, population health, environmental health, epidemiology and culture are addressed. Health disparities and vulnerable populations are considered.
NUR 511 Graduate Research (3 credits)
This course provides an overview of quantitative and qualitative research methods commonly used for systematic inquiry in health care. Current research literature is evaluated. Quantitative and qualitative techniques of data analysis are also examined.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 620 Applied Practice Nursing Adm (3 credits)
In this course students apply knowledge and demonstrate competency in nursing administration through research and practice in a nursing setting.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 631 Nurse Educator in Clin Pract (2 credits)
In this course, students will create an individualized plan to integrate previous knowledge as well as increase expertise within a focused area of nursing care.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 632 Nurse Educator in Academic Set (3 credits)
In this course students apply knowledge of best practices in nursing education. Emphasis is placed on professional role development and socialization of becoming a Nurse Educator within the academic setting.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 640 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
Pathophysiologic processes of diseases across the lifespan are explored within the context of health promotion, disease prevention and evidence-based practice.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 641 Advanced Pharmacology (3 credits)
The pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, adverse drug effects, precautions and drug interactions of broad categories of drugs are examined. Safe prescribing of therapeutic agents are addressed within the context of specific populations.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 642 Adv Hlth Assess & Clin Reason (3 credits)
This course focuses on developing advanced health assessment skills needed to formulate differential diagnoses in the care of individuals across the lifespan.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 643 Hlth Promo in Integrated Care (3 credits)
The focus of this course is on the theoretical and scientific basis for health promotion of diverse populations across the lifespan.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 650 Neurosci Mental Hlth Disorders (1 credit)
This course focuses on the neuroscientific concepts underlying common mental health disorders. The relationships between neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurochemistry to neuropsychiatric symptoms and behaviors are emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 700 Epidemiology & Population Hlth (3 credits)
Advanced concepts and methods of epidemiology and related topics as they relate to population-based practice are emphasized. Social determinants of health and illness are examined within the context of care delivery for individuals and aggregates/populations.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 707 Advanced Leadership Practicum (1-6 credits)
Students increase knowledge of clinical leadership in the practice environment. In collaboration with a health care leader and their faculty advisor, students develop personalized learning outcomes that will enhance their professional expertise.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 710 Health Information Technology (3 credits)
Health care technologies used in clinical decision-making, improvement of health information literacy, assessment of population health data, and evaluation of quality of care are investigated. Ethical use of technology in health care and the value of telehealth technologies for improvement of care are emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 715 EBP: Research Translation (3 credits)
This course provides the basis for clinical scholarship development. Students will explore the concept of practice-based knowledge and the process of translation of research into practice.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 720 Family NP Across Lifespan I (4 credits)
This diagnosis and management course introduces the student to strategies for health promotion, disease prevention, assessment and management of selected episodic and chronic health conditions commonly encountered in the primary care setting. Students who register for NUR 720 must also register for NUR 721 Practicum I. For example, if you register for NUR 720 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 721.
Prerequisites: NUR 640 and NUR 641 and NUR 642
Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students in the NUMSN or NUPM programs.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 721 Family NP Practicum I (3-4 credits)
Students begin integrating the Family Nurse Practitioner competencies in the clinical setting. Emphasis is on the refinement of skills needed for accurate diagnosis and management of common conditions encountered throughout the lifespan. Students who register for NUR 720 must also register for NUR 721 Practicum I. For example, if you register for NUR 720 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 721.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 722 Family NP Across Lifespan II (4 credits)
This course focuses on increasing competence in analytic skills for clinical decision-making in assessment and management of individuals with acute and chronic health deviations. Students who register for NUR 722 must also register for NUR 723 Practicum II. For example, if you register for NUR 722 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 723.
Prerequisites: NUR 721
Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students in the NUMSN or NUPM programs.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 723 Family NP Practicum II (3-4 credits)
In this second clinical practicum, students demonstrate increased competency in the diagnosis and management of episodic and chronic medical conditions for individuals across the lifespan. Improved accuracy in data collection, depth of knowledge and efficiency of performance are emphasized. Students who register for NUR 722 must also register for NUR 723 Practicum II. For example, if you register for NUR 722 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 723.
Prerequisites: NUR 721
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 724 Family NP Across Lifespan III (4 credits)
This diagnosis and management course focuses on refinement of analytic skills used for clinical decision-making in assessment and management of individuals and families presenting with acute and chronic health deviations encountered in primary care. Students who register for NUR 724 must also register for NUR 725 Practicum III. For example, if you register for NUR 724 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 725.
Prerequisites: NUR 722 and NUR 723
Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students in the NUMSN or NUPM programs.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 725 Family NP Practicum III (3-4 credits)
Students demonstrate proficiency and flexibility of thinking in the analytical skills required for clinical decision making. Emphasis is on skills needed for smooth transition to practice as a nurse practitioner. Students who register for NUR 724 must also register for NUR 725 Practicum III. For example, if you register for NUR 724 you must, at the same time, register for a section of NUR 725.
Prerequisites: NUR 723
Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students in the NUMSN or NUPM programs.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 730 Psych/Mental Health Np I (3 credits)
This diagnosis and management course introduces strategies for health promotion, disease prevention and management of selected mental health conditions commonly encountered in mental health settings. The theoretical basis for the application of individual psychotherapeutic approaches is emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 731 Psych/Mental Health NP Prac I (3-4 credits)
Students begin integrating the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner competencies in the clinical setting. Emphasis is on the performance of the comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and the application of psychotherapeutic modalities needed for accurate diagnosis and management of mental health disorders across the lifespan.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 732 Psych/Mental Health Np II (3 credits)
This second diagnosis and management course in psychiatric/mental health care focuses on increasing competence in the analytic skills used for clinical decision-making in assessment and management of individuals and families presenting with selected mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the theoretical basis for family-centered psychotherapeutic modalities.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 733 Psych/Mental Health Np Prac II (3-4 credits)
In this second clinical practicum, students demonstrate increased competency in the diagnosis and management of mental disorders. Emphasis is on improved accuracy in data collection, depth of knowledge and efficiency of performance.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 734 Psych/Mental Health Np III (3 credits)
This final diagnosis and management course in psychiatric/mental health care focuses on refinement of analytic skills used for clinical decision-making in assessment and management of individuals and families presenting with selected mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the theoretical basis for group psychotherapeutic modalities.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 735 Psych/Mental Health Np Pra III (3-4 credits)
In this final clinical practicum, students demonstrate proficiency in the diagnosis and management of mental disorders. Emphasis is on skills needed for smooth transition to practice as an independent nurse practitioner.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 740 Adult-Geron Acute Care NP I (4 credits)
This diagnosis and management course introduces the student to the critical thinking needed for assessing and managing the care of acute and complex chronically ill young adults through older adults with medical illnesses.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 741 Adult-Geron Acute Care NP Pra (3-4 credits)
This second diagnosis and management course focuses on increasing competence in the care of acute and complex chronically ill young adults through older adults with emphasis on selected illnesses related to medical and surgical sub-specialties. System influences on health outcomes are emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 742 Adult-Geron Acute Care NP II (4 credits)
This second diagnosis and management course focuses on increasing competence in the care of acute and complex chronically ill young adults through older adults with emphasis on selected illnesses related to medical and surgical sub-specialties. System influences on health outcomes are emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 743 Adult-Geron Acute Care Prac II (3-4 credits)
In this second clinical practicum, students demonstrate increased competency in the diagnosis and management of acute and/or complex chronic illness in young adults through older adults in medical and surgical sub-specialties. Improved accuracy in data collection, depth of knowledge and efficiency of performance are emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 744 Adult-Geron Acute Care NP III (4 credits)
This final diagnosis and management course in acute care focuses on increasing competence in the analytic skills used for clinical decision-making in assessment and management of the critical and/or unstable, complex chronically ill young adults through older adults.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 745 Adult Geron AC Prac III (3-4 credits)
In this final clinical practicum students demonstrate proficiency in managing complex adult and older adult patients in critical care settings with conditions that may result in rapid physiologic deterioration or life-threatening instability. Emphasis is on skills needed for smooth transition to practice as an independent nurse practitioner.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 801 Intro Doctor of Nursing Pract (2 credits)
This course will provide an overview of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree requirements and the Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 803 Nur Ldrship for Quality & Safe (3 credits)
This doctoral level course will provide an overview of quality and safety concerns in the health care environment. Students will develop leadership strategies to address quality and safety concerns.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 806 Leadership Practicum (2 credits)
Students participate in decision-making, policy-making and organizational change through mentored clinical experiences with a health care leader. Students will apply problem-solving skills to propose innovation changes to improve health care delivery.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 807 Ind Study in Leadership (3 credits)
Students incorporate knowledge of clinical leadership in the practice environment. In collaboration with a health care leader and their faculty advisor, students develop personalized learning outcomes that will enhance their professional expertise.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 809 Health Information Technology (3 credits)
Health care technologies used in clinical decision-making, improvement of health information literacy, assessment of population health data, and evaluation of quality of care are investigated. Ethical use of technology in health care and the value of telehealth technologies for improvement of care are emphasized.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 811 Role Immersion I Clin Leader (3 credits)
Students integrate knowledge of health policy, evidence-based practice, leadership skills, informatics, and population health, as appropriate for the clinical setting.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 813 Role Immersion II Clin Leader (3 credits)
In this culminating clinical immersion, students fully integrate knowledge of health policy, evidence-based practice, leadership, informatics, and population health in a clinical area of interest.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 815 EBP: Research Translation (3 credits)
This course provides the basis for clinical scholarship development. Students will explore the concept of practice-based knowledge and the process of translation of research into practice.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 816 DNP Project I: Planning & Dev (3 credits)
Students plan and develop an evidence-based practice change that improves health outcomes in a practice setting. Knowledge of organizational structures and behaviors, program planning and evaluation and translation methods are applied in leading an implementation team.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 817 DNP Project II Implementation (3 credits)
Students lead a team to translate research to improve practice processes and outcomes.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 818 DNP III Eval & Dissemination (2 credits)
Students analyze outcomes data for the practice change and disseminate results to the academic and professional community.
Attributes: Graduate
NUR 819 Knowledge Dissemination (1 credit)
Enhanced oral and written communication skills are utilized to disseminate outcomes of practice innovations and promote adoption of improved care delivery models.
Attributes: Graduate