NRSG - Nursing

Focuses on uses of computer and technology-based health applications to support clinical, administrative, and educational decision-making.

Co-requisite: NRSG 5480L. Provides basis for developing expertise in assessing health and illness states. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 5480. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Study of changes in society and health care with a focus on issues that affect advanced nursing roles. This course examines role acquisition, ethical, legal, and political issues and practice/educational challenges currently facing advanced practice.

Focuses on research methodology, critical analyses of studies, and the relationships among theory, research, and practice.

Provides health care professionals in advanced nursing roles with a knowledge base in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics employed in the treatment of adults, adolescents, and children.

This course focuses on the study of advanced psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. With emphasis on neurobiology, medication selection, response monitoring and side effects management in the psychopharmacological treatment of individuals are covered. Prescriptive issues associated with comorbidities, available resources, and previous responses to psychotropic agents, ethnicity and age will be discussed.

Offers students opportunities to explore topics of particular relevance to nursing practice, education, or management.

Explores the economics of health care, the managed care environment, the nature of systems, and intellectual and technical skills essential for managing clinical outcomes.

Prerequisites: none. This course will provide an overview of the academic nurse educator role including functioning as a change agent and engaging in scholarship, service, and leadership.

Investigates the multiple roles of the teacher of nursing. Theories and concepts of learning, instruction, and evaluation receive priority in the course to inform classroom and clinical teaching and outcomes assessment. Additional clinical fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 6120.

Co-requisite: NRSG 6121L. Focuses on design, implementation, and evaluation of computer-mediated instruction, distance learning, web-based instruction, and other instructional media. Additional clinical fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Focuses on design, implementation, and evaluation of computer-mediated instruction, distance learning, web-based instruction, and other instructional media. Co-requisite: NRSG 6121.

Prerequisites: none. This course focuses on internal and external evaluation of nursing educational programs, test and measurement theory and outcome measurements, including cognitive exam design.

Provides understanding of relationship between normal processes of the human body and their alterations during disease and disorders. Both cellular and organ system functions are examined.

Offers students opportunities to participate in educational international exchanges abroad.

Examines, critiques, and applies nursing theories to professional nursing practice.

In this course students synthesize learning across the program to develop a learning contract to address achievement of the program outcomes. Contracts will be carried out in NRSG 6551 (Graduate Nursing Practicum).

Prerequisite: NRSG 6500. Co-requisite NRSG 6551L. Provides the opportunity to apply and analyze theories, competencies, research, and role development in refining decision making skills in preparation for the graduate role in either clinical or academic settings. Additional clinical fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 6551.

The topics in this course are individualized based on the student's learning needs, interest, and professional goals. Variable credit = 1-3 credit hours.

Prerequisite: Graduate Nursing program only; Permission of faculty. Variable credit hours available. This course provides for additional supervised clinical hours in an advanced specialty role. Requires approval of the faculty prior to registration.

Prerequisites: NRSG 5480, NRSG 5800, and NRSG 6300. Co-requisite: NRSG 7000L. Addresses disorders of adults in the primary care practice arena of the FNP. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 7000.

Prerequisite: NRSG 7000. Co-requisite: NRSG 7010L. Addresses disorders of adults encountered in the primary care practice arena of the FNP. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 7010.

Prerequisite: NRSG 7010. Corequisite: NRSG 7030L. Focuses on primary care health deviations common to women and lifespan concerns/transitions of women, including the prenatal experience and crises experienced uniquely by women. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 7030.

Corequisite: NRSG 7050L. Prerequisite: NRSG 7010. Focuses on the understanding of the normal processes of the human body and alterations that occur during illnesses and disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence and examines the nurse practitioner's role in providing culturally competent primary care, advocacy, and education to clients and their families. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 7050.

This course explores the basic biophychosocial theories and frameworks as well as the holistic, research-based approaches for assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health problems and psychiatric disorders of individuals across the life span. Students apply different treatment modalities and selected approaches to case study materials and evaluate its utility to specific client populations. Students will utilize case students in role plays and simulations of diagnostic interviews and formulation of differential diagnoses and intial treatment plans.

Lab course for NRSG 7100 - Foundations for Psychiatric Nursing. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

This course is an in-depth exploration and application of the theoretical, holistic and research-based approaches in addressing short-term mental health problems and common psychiatric disorders in the general population across the lifespan. Psychotherapeutic approaches, including mental health promotion and risk prevention measures, are explored for the clinical management of psychiatric-mental health problems in individuals, families, and groups. The clinical portion of this course provides direct practice experiences for the application of assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic skills in different settings.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I lab. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

This course is an in-depth exploration and application of the theoretical, holistic and research-based approaches in addressing chronic and complex psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. Differential disgnostic skills and interventional strategies are explored as well as the role of rehabilitation, recovery and psycho-educational approaches in individuals, families and groups. The clinical portion of this course provides direct practice experiences for the application of assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic skills in different settings.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing II Lab. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

This final practicum provides an opportunity to integrate theory, research, and role development in refining clinical decision making skills in preparation for the Advanced Practice Role in the context of the chosen practice and/or population of interest. This course reviews the scope and standards of practice of the Advanced Practice nursee; legal, political, and ethical issues; reimbursement issues and quality care indicators; access, stigmas, and barriers to services of vulnerable populations.

Practicum in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Lab. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: NRSG 7030 and NRSG 7050. Co-requisite NRSG 7410L. Provides opportunity to integrate theory, research, and role development in refining clinical decision making skills in preparation for the Advanced Practice Role in the context of the chosen practice and/or population of interest. This course reviews the scope and standards of practice of the Advanced Practice nurse; legal, political and ethical issues; reimbursement issues and quality care indicators; access, stigmas, and barriers to servies of vulnerable populations.

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 7410.

Admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. This course focuses on the foundational concepts for developing clinical research within diverse practice settings. Practice inquiry, synthesis, analysis, information literacy, ethical considerations, leadership, communication, collaboration, and quality improvement are emphasized.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. This course provides the graduate student the opportunity to identify and begin to develop a project that will lead toward applying and translating evidence based research into practice. This is the first in a three part series that prepares the DNP student to demonstrate advanced clinical judgment and implement a scholarly project geared to improved practice outcomes in the student's clinical area of expertise.

This course is designed to prepare the advanced practice nurse for use of epidemiologic methods to examine patterns of illness or injury for disease prevention and health promotion efforts among target populations.

This course emphasizes the application of univariate and multivariate statistical analysis methods to answer research questions and test hypotheses about clinical research data. The course includes addressing threats to statistical conclusion validity such as Type I and Type II error, determining the level of measurement of study variables and how this influences the choice of statistical tests, formulating an analysis plan based on research questions/hypotheses, and conducting and interpreting the output of statistical analyses. Multivariate statistical approaches in both analysis of variance and linear regression frameworks are presented. In addition, the course addresses complex analytic situations including analysis of change, repeated measures, and multiple correlated dependent variables.

This course focuses on the proficiency to design and use information systems/technology to support and improve patient care and health care systems, and to provide leadership within health care systems and/or academic settings. Skills development includes data extraction and analysis to evaluate and improve programs and outcomes of care. Learners will apply knowledge and principles for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient care technology for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient care technology within the related ethical, regulatory, legal, and public policy environment.

This course covers basic economic theory, market drivers, and restraints, health care finance and reimbursement, cost/benefit analysis and health care entrepreneurism. Theory and application are integrated throughout the course with a particular focus on the clinical role of the DNP within the contemporary health care environment.

This course is designed to explore the role of the doctorally-prepared nurse in effecting change in the regulatory, legislative, and public policy arenas at the local, state, national and global levels. Quantitative decision making models are examined in relation to policy decisions. Ethical inquiry addresses access to health care and utilization and allocation of scarce resources.

This course focuses on the doctor of nursing practice role in addressing the needs of vulnerable populations from the perspective of health. Selected issues in evaluating evidence based practice with vulnerable populations will be discussed. Strategies to foster health promotion, health protection and health restoration will be explored. Students will select a vulnerable population and conduct a critical analysis of the science in a specific topic area.

Prerequisites: NRSG 8200, 8210, 8300, 8310, 8510, 8520, 8530, 8540, 9300. This course is designed to explore the leadership role and the collaborations necessary for the advanced practice nurse to affect change within health care organizations. This course will investigate topics in transformational leadership that emphasizes how nursing innovations can contribute to the modernization of health care delivery systems to ensure patient safety. Transformational leadership practice will be examined as it relates to nursing practice, health care organizations, and national health care policy.

Prerequisite: C or better in NRSG 8300, 8410, 8530, 8310, 8420, 8540. Corequisite: NRSG 8520 and NRSG 8510. This course focuses on the evaluation and health outcomes of clinical research within diverse populations and practice settings. The clinical research process will be applied to researchable nursing problems. Practice inquire, health outcomes management, health care systems, dissemination, and leadership are emphasized.

Prerequisite: C or better in NRSG 8410, 8530, 8310, 8300, 8420, 8540. Corequisite: NRSG 8520 and 8510. Lab component of NRSG 9300.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of all courses from first three DNP semesters NRSG 8410, NRSG 8530, NRSG 8310, NRSG 8300, NRSG 8420, NRSG 8540, NRSG 8520, NRSG 8510, NRSG 9300; proposal for Translational Research Project defended; approval by supervisory committee; and IRB approval and/or pending approval as indicated by nature of the project. This course reflects the culmination of practice inquire knowledge and competencies. The translational project entails student engagement in partnership building with clinicians, consumers, faculty and/or student to examine a clinical question/issue that involves translating evidence to everyday practice in the "real world" and ultimately informs and influences nursing care and enhances health outcomes, as well as raises clinical questions for future research. The project will be completed during a 30 week period which is encompassed by the Translational Research I and II courses. Translational Research I focuses on the implement and data collection phase of the project. Research I focuses on the implement and data collection phase of the project. When desirable and feasible, capstone projects should be carried out in a clinical environment in order to provide opportunities for collaborative efforts to explore a highly salient clinical issue and evaluate aspects of everyday clinical practice.

Prerequisite: NRSG 9310. This course reflects the culmination of practice inquire knowledge and competencies. The Translational Project entails student engagement in partnership building with clinicians, consumers, faculty, and/or students to examine a clinical question/issue that involves translating evidence to everyday practice in the "real world" and ultimately informs and influences nursing care and enhances health outcomes, as well as raises clinical questions for future research. This course will focus on the analysis and evaluation of the Translational Project. At the end of the course the student will have completed the project and have successfully defended the results.