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| Course Number: | 110 |
| Course Title: | Health and Wellness |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | Health promotion and risk reduction; data collection; cultural diversity; values that contribute to health; interpersonal communication in promoting professional relationships. |
| Course Number: | 221 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Nursing 1 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG110 |
| Corequisite: | NSG225, Sophomore standing or consent |
| Description: | Human responses that promote health throughout the life span; individual health assessment. |
| Course Number: | 225 |
| Course Title: | Nursing Interventions 1 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | Sophomore standing or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG221 |
| Description: | Critical thinking in application of the nursing process in individuals with altered mobility, comfort, or potential infection; health protection, promotion and maintenance interventions. |
| Course Number: | 241 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Nursing 2 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG221 and NSG225 |
| Corequisite: | NSG245 |
| Description: | Enhances student understanding of human responses to minor deviations in health throughout the life span; professional role in health restoration; critical thinking; family health assessment. |
| Course Number: | 245 |
| Course Title: | Nursing Interventions 2 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG221 and NSG225 |
| Corequisite: | NSG241 |
| Description: | Critical thinking in the application of the nursing process to individuals with minor deviations in health protection, health restoration and health promotion/maintenance. |
| Course Number: | 251 |
| Course Title: | Basic Concepts of Nursing |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | B.S./B.A./B.S.N. students only |
| Description: | An emphasis on the professional nursing role in health promotion and restoration, which enhances the student's understanding of human responses to health promotion activities and minor health deviations throughout the lifespan. |
| Course Number: | 255 |
| Course Title: | Basic Nursing Interventions |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | B.S./B.A./B.S.N. students only |
| Description: | Clinical practicum with focus on critical thinking in application of the nursing process to individuals and families with minor deviations in health. Emphasis is on health protections, restoration, promotion, and maintenance. |
| Course Number: | 322 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Pediatric Health |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG325 |
| Description: | Focus is on the human response to physiological system dysfunction. The emphasis is on the professional nursing role in complex physiological health restoration for children. |
| Course Number: | 325 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Pediatric |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG322 |
| Description: | Nursing interventions specific to human responses to pediatric problems. Emphasis on advanced independent and collaborative nursing activities. |
| Course Number: | 333W |
| Course Title: | Ethics in Nursing |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | ENGL 102, Junior standing in nursing |
| Description: | This course examines selected ethical and legal issues that arise as the professional nurse manages nursing care for individual, family, and group systems. Ethical decision making is emphasized. |
| Course Number: | 334 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Adult Health |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG335 |
| Description: | The focus is on the human response to physiological system dysfunction. Emphasis is on professional nursing role in complex physiological health restoration for adults. |
| Course Number: | 335 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Medical Surgical |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG334 |
| Description: | Nursing interventions specific to human responses to multiple physiological system dysfunction. Emphasis on advanced independent and collaborative nursing activities. |
| Course Number: | 340 |
| Course Title: | Professional Role Transition |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | RN licensure |
| Description: | The course focuses on concepts and principles of professional nursing inherent in the curriculum of the School of Nursing. Emphasis is placed on how these concepts and principles affect nursing role. |
| Course Number: | 345 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Psychosocial |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG356 |
| Description: | Nursing interventions specific to human response to multiple psychosocial system dysfunctions and family adaptations. Emphasis on advanced independent and collaborative nursing activities. |
| Course Number: | 351 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Maternal Child |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG355 |
| Description: | Human response to adaptations of the childbearing family. Emphasis on professional role in caring for childbearing families. |
| Course Number: | 355 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Maternal Child |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG361 or consent, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG351 |
| Description: | Focus is on nursing interventions specific to human responses related to individuals and families experiencing child-bearing adaptation. Emphasis is on advanced independent and collaborative nursing activities. |
| Course Number: | 356 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Psychosocial |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | PSYC241, Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG345 |
| Description: | Normal psychosocial functions change as a result of altered health; integration of developmental changes and preventive aspects of health. |
| Course Number: | 361 |
| Course Title: | Health Assessment |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | Sophomore standing or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG225 |
| Description: | Comprehensive, in-depth assessment of the client's health status, health patterns, physical examination and health history. Interviewing techniques including taped interactions and accurate recording of data for clients across the life span. |
| Course Number: | 376 |
| Course Title: | Clinical Nursing Pharmacology |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | Junior standing in nursing |
| Corequisite: | NSG334 |
| Description: | Principles of pharmacology emphasizing nursing role in accurate drug administration and patient assessment. Pharmacological management is analyzed in conjunction with Pathophysiology. Particular emphasis is on patient/family teaching of pharmacological goals in order to maximize health potential. |
| Course Number: | 421 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Critical Care |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in NSG or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG425 |
| Description: | Emphasis on professional nursing role in supporting individual/family/group responses to acute life threatening situations involving vulnerable populations; focus is on nursing role in providing care to unstable individuals/families/groups. |
| Course Number: | 423 |
| Course Title: | Leadership in Nursing |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior status or consent |
| Description: | The professional's role in creating and managing the health care milieu. Focus is on the nurse manager role and interventions in support of the client/family experiencing acute or long-term health problems. |
| Course Number: | 425 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Leadership |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in Nursing or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG421, NSG423 |
| Description: | Professional nursing role in supporting human responses to acute, life-threatening situations involving identified vulnerable populations; focus is on therapeutic nursing interventions specific to aid human responses of individuals with physiologic instability and their families. |
| Course Number: | 433 |
| Course Title: | Professional Role Synthesis |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | N340 |
| Description: | Emphasis is on implementation of the professional nursing role within a changing health care system. Focuses on analysis of societal, institutional and economic factors that affect the delivery of health care. |
| Course Number: | 434 |
| Course Title: | Evidence-Based Practice |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | N476 |
| Corequisite: | N433 |
| Description: | Focus is on evidence based practice in nursing, through analysis of clinical questions, appraisal of evidence for clinical decision making strategies to apply evidence, and exploring creation of a culture for evidence-based practice. |
| Course Number: | 441 |
| Course Title: | Concepts: Community |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in nursing or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG445 |
| Description: | Community Health Nursing processes, with emphasis on the professional nursing role in the assessment of community health needs and identification of health action potential. |
| Course Number: | 442 |
| Course Title: | Review Clinical Problems |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in nursing or consent |
| Description: | Professional nursing role in dealing with advanced clinical problems in health promotion and disease prevention in vulnerable population groups. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving in health care. |
| Course Number: | 445 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Community |
| Credits: | 5 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in nursing or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG441 and NSG455 |
| Description: | Emphasis on the collaborative role of the nurse in assisting communities to develop and implement plans for health promotion/risk reduction across the life span. Focus is on vulnerable populations. |
| Course Number: | 455 |
| Course Title: | Interventions: Capstone |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in nursing or consent |
| Corequisite: | NSG441 NSG445, NSG476 |
| Description: | Synthesis of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in undergraduate nursing career. Emphasizes critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and civic responsibility in the design and implementation of a service-learning project addressing a community health need. |
| Course Number: | 476 |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Nursing Research |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Corequisite: | Stat211 or consent. Junior or Senior standing in nursing |
| Description: | Theory, concepts and methods of the research process intended to provide a basic understanding that is necessary for intelligent consumership of research findings. |
| Course Number: | 486 |
| Course Title: | NCLEX Review |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Prerequisite: | Senior standing in Nursing |
| Description: | Focus is on achievement of professional success by preparing for RN licensure. Preparation for NCLEX will be the focus of this course by enhancing NCLEX testing skills. This course is taken during the last semester of the BSN program. |
| Course Number: | 622 |
| Course Title: | Theory & Disciplined Reasoning |
| Prerequisite: | None |
| Description: | Introduction to the theoretical foundations of the discipline of nursing as a basis for applying disciplined reasoning to advanced practice nursing. |
| Course Number: | 623 |
| Course Title: | Concepts of Advanced Nursing |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622 |
| Description: | Exploration, analysis, and evaluation of concepts, theories and research guiding the advanced practice of nursing. Learning activities emphasize advanced practice role. |
| Course Number: | 624 |
| Course Title: | Advanced Pathophysiology |
| Prerequisite: | None |
| Description: | Theoretical basis of pathophysiological changes in acute and chronic illness confronted in primary care across the lifespan. This course lays the foundation for subsequent courses in diagnosis, management, and therapeutic interventions. |
| Course Number: | 626 |
| Course Title: | Lifespan Health Promotion |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622, NSG623 |
| Description: | An in-depth study of the theoretical foundations, epidemiological principles, and advanced practice strategies for the promotion of health and prevention of disease across the life-span. |
| Course Number: | 627 |
| Course Title: | Research & Systematic Analysis |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622 |
| Description: | An overview of research methods, evidence and epidemiological and statistical measures used in advanced practice nursing. |
| Course Number: | 628 |
| Course Title: | Health Policy, Finance, Ethics |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622 |
| Description: | Study of how health policy, the organization and financing of health care, and how ethical principles shape professional practice. |
| Course Number: | 629 |
| Course Title: | Advanced Practice/Families |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622, NSG623, NSG626, NSG627 |
| Description: | Exploration and analysis of family theories, assessment and interventions applicable to the advanced practice of nursing. |
| Course Number: | 631 |
| Course Title: | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics |
| Prerequisite: | NSG624 |
| Description: | Examination of the relationship between pharmacologic principles and the selection of pharmacologic agents in altered health states across the lifespan. This course lays the foundation for subsequent courses in diagnosis, management, and therapeutic interventions. |
| Course Number: | 632 |
| Course Title: | Advanced Assessment |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622, NSG623, NSG624 |
| Description: | Preparation for the conduct of advanced health assessment of patients. Diagnostic reasoning is emphasized as the student collects and analyzes data obtained from the patient history, physical examination, and diagnostic procedures. |
| Course Number: | 633 |
| Course Title: | Primary Care Rural Families 1 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622, NSG623, NSG624, NSG626, NSG631, NSG632 |
| Description: | Introduction to the domains and competencies of the advanced practice nursing role that are fundamental to primary health care of the rural family unit. |
| Course Number: | 634 |
| Course Title: | Primary Care Rural Families 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG633 |
| Description: | Further development of the domains and competencies of the advanced practice nursing role introduced in N 633 that are fundamental to primary health care of the rural family unit. |
| Course Number: | 635 |
| Course Title: | Rural Family Practicum 1 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG634 |
| Description: | Supervised practicum designed to apply theory- and evidence-based advanced practice nursing. Students develop the advanced practice role as they manage health care and participate in service learning. Students are required to attend on-site sessions as determined by the course instructor. |
| Course Number: | 636 |
| Course Title: | Rural Family Practicum 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG635 |
| Description: | Supervised practicum that builds upon N 635 and focuses on the application of theory- and evidence-based advanced nursing practice. With supervision, students manage health care and participate on interdisciplinary teams. Students are required to attend on-site sessions as determined by the course instructor. |
| Course Number: | 644 |
| Course Title: | Pediatric Primary Care 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG643 |
| Description: | Further acquisition of knowledge and skills central to the assessment of health status, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of children in the primary care setting. |
| Course Number: | 645 |
| Course Title: | Pediatric Practicum 1 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG644 |
| Description: | Supervised practicum designed to facilitate the student's competency in the delivery of primary health care to children. Students are required to attend on-site sessions as determined by the course instructor. |
| Course Number: | 646 |
| Course Title: | Pediatric Practicum 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG645 |
| Description: | Supervised practicum designed to advance the student's competency in the delivery of primary health care to children. Students are required to attend on-site sessions as determined by the course instructor. |
| Course Number: | 647 |
| Course Title: | Pediatric Assessment/Care 1 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622, NSG623, NSG624, NSG626, NSG631 |
| Description: | Knowledge and skills basic to the assessment of health status, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of children in the primary care setting. |
| Course Number: | 654 |
| Course Title: | Neonatal Pathophysiology |
| Prerequisite: | None |
| Description: | An introduction to the scientific foundations underlying processes contributing to health / illness states in neonates. Principles from genetics, embryology, and developmental physiology lay the foundation for subsequent courses in assessment, diagnosis and management. |
| Course Number: | 655 |
| Course Title: | Neonatal Health Promotion |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622 |
| Description: | Review of practices and services that contribute to healthy outcomes for sick and well neonates with focus on health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of function in the context of critical care and primary care. |
| Course Number: | 663 |
| Course Title: | Neonatal Assessment/Care 1 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG622, NSG623, NSG654, NSG655 |
| Description: | Preparation for conducting advanced assessment of neonates/young infants. Diagnostic reasoning is emphasized through collecting and analyzing data obtained from patient history, physical examination, and diagnostic procedures |
| Course Number: | 664 |
| Course Title: | Neonatal Care 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG663, NSG631 |
| Description: | This course focuses on the general assessment and management of common problems and condition in neonates |
| Course Number: | 665 |
| Course Title: | Neonatal Practicum 1 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG664, NSG631 |
| Description: | This supervised practicum is designed to facilitate the student's competency in the delivery of care to infant populations. |
| Course Number: | 666 |
| Course Title: | Neonatal Practicum 2 |
| Prerequisite: | NSG665 |
| Description: | This supervised practicum is designed to facilitate the student's competency in the delivery of care to infant populations. |
| Course Number: | 685 |
| Course Title: | Clinical Scholarship |
| Corequisite: | Either NSG635, NSG645 or NSG666 |
| Description: | Knowledge dissemination within the advanced practice role using disciplined reasoning and systematic inquiry to examine and incorporate evidence-based strategies in the caring/healing process. |
| Course Number: | 691 |
| Course Title: | Advanced Study |
| Credits: | 1-3 |
| Prerequisite: | Graduate Standing: Consent |
| Description: | In depth study of topics related to current issues in nursing and primary health care. Study may be independent or through specially scheduled seminars. |
| Course Number: | 695 |
| Course Title: | Independent Study |
| Credits: | 1-6 |
| Course Number: | 715 |
| Course Title: | Scientific Underpinnings |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | Provides an understanding of the scientific underpinnings of the application of theory to health care at the highest level of advanced nursing practice. |
| Course Number: | 716 |
| Course Title: | Analytical Methods |
| Credits: | 4 |
| Corequisite: | NSG715 |
| Description: | Prepares the DNP student to translate research into practice, evaluate practice guidelines, improve health care practices and outcomes, and participate in collaborative research. |
| Course Number: | 717 |
| Course Title: | Organizations and Leadership |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Corequisite: | NSG628 or equivalent |
| Description: | Provides a foundation for developing organizational and systems leadership skills critical to clinical care and health outcomes. Knowledge will help students to promote patient safety and excellence in health care organizations. |
| Course Number: | 718 |
| Course Title: | Population Health |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Corequisite: | NSG716 |
| Description: | Analysis of clinical prevention and population health programs for individuals, aggregates, and populations. |
| Course Number: | 719 |
| Course Title: | Health Care Policy |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Corequisite: | NSG628 or equivalent |
| Description: | Provides a foundation for influencing, developing, implementing, and evaluating health care policies and legislation pertinent to issues in health care such as ethics, safety, cost, access, and quality. |
| Course Number: | 726 |
| Course Title: | Quantitative Research Methods |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | A study of advanced quantitative methods relevant to conducting research in nursing. Interrelationship among questions, designs, analyses, and interpretations are emphasized. Sampling theory, power, data collection procedures, and advanced analytic methods are examined. |
| Course Number: | 727 |
| Course Title: | Contemporary Nursing Science |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | Analysis of the state of the science of a phenomena for study through application to a population of interest. |
| Course Number: | 728 |
| Course Title: | Theoretical Basis of Nursing |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | Examination of the philosophical, theoretical, and conceptual bases of nursing science through a focus on developing a phenomenon for study. |
| Course Number: | 729 |
| Course Title: | Qualitative Research Methods |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | An exploration of the philosophical foundations and methods of qualitative inquiry. Research designs, ethical issues, rigor, integrity, data collection, interpretation, and representation are studied in depth. |
| Course Number: | 730 |
| Course Title: | Principles of Measurement |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | An introduction to the concepts of measurement and the process of evaluating instruments for nursing research. Concept derivation, validity, reliability, and use of instruments with selected populations will be addressed. |
| Course Number: | 734 |
| Course Title: | Use of Data |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | This course addresses the use of existing data in research. Students will explore a wide range of existing datasets and learn to apply appropriate data management and analytic strategies to existing data. |
| Course Number: | 735 |
| Course Title: | Principles of Nursing Education |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | This course examines the research base of educational strategies in nursing education in classroom and clinical settings. The course also examines external determinants on nursing curriculum, accreditation issues, and evaluation of nursing programs. |
| Course Number: | 737 |
| Course Title: | Leadership |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | Through exploration of contemporary leadership paradigms and application to self, a personal leadership style will be developed to enable the student to enact a leadership role in health care and/or education. |
| Course Number: | 738 |
| Course Title: | Issues in Nursing Scholarship and Role Development |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Description: | Seminar focused on broad issues of ethics in the conduct of research and role acquisition of the nurse scientist in academic, clinical, and health policy settings. |
| Course Number: | 741 |
| Course Title: | Clinical Focus |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Corequisite: | NSG716, NSG761, NSG717, NSG718, NSG762 |
| Description: | Provides an opportunity to develop requisite knowledge and mastery of skills relative to the state of the science in a particular area of clinical practice. |
| Course Number: | 742 |
| Course Title: | Clinical Application |
| Credits: | 2-8 |
| Corequisite: | NSG741 |
| Description: | Provides for the mastery of clinical skills relative to the state of the science in a particular area of clinical practice. |
| Course Number: | 761 |
| Course Title: | Clinical Project 1 |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Corequisite: | NSG716 |
| Description: | Identify a clinical practice problem and connect the problem to existing knowledge and science. |
| Course Number: | 762 |
| Course Title: | Clinical Project 2 |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Corequisite: | NSG761, NSG717, NSG718 |
| Description: | Design an initiative to address the practice problem identified in Clinical Project 1 using appropriate research methods and a variety of scientific principles. |
| Course Number: | 763 |
| Course Title: | Capstone 1 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Corequisite: | NSG762 |
| Description: | Leadership skills to create change relative to the practice problem as designed in N 762: Clinical Project 2. |
| Course Number: | 764 |
| Course Title: | Capstone 2 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Corequisite: | NSG763 |
| Description: | Evaluate the change implemented in Capstone 1 and analyze the relationship of the findings to practice and policy. |
| Course Number: | 781 |
| Course Title: | Research Mentorship |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Description: | In this guided practicum, the student's research skills are developed and cultivated through participation in the mentorship process with an experienced researcher. |
| Course Number: | 783 |
| Course Title: | Dissertation Seminar |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Description: | This seminar provides an opportunity for continued knowledge synthesis related to the selected topic of research. Students will participate in proposal presentation and critique. |
| Course Number: | 793 |
| Course Title: | Special Topics |
| Credits: | 1-3 |
| Course Number: | 795 |
| Course Title: | Independent Study |
| Credits: | 1-3 |
| Course Number: | 797 |
| Course Title: | Dissertation Research |
| Credits: | 1-6 |