6000

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.

This course provides supervised clinical training for BSN and MSN prepared Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Trainees. Department approval required.