305 Application of Basic Nursing Techniques (1:0:2) Prerequisite: acceptance into accelerated second degree pathway. To be taken fall semester of accelerated second degree program. Introduces basic nursing technologies, and provides opportunities to apply these skills in simulated technology lab.
309 Introduction to Basic Nursing Care (3:3:0) Corequisite: N310. Enrollment restricted to second-degree students only. Introduces basic fundamentals of nursing care across the life span. Emphasis on nursing process, critical thinking, and foundational technologies and skills required to practice in the health care setting.
310 Application of Basic Nursing Care (3:0:9) Prerequisite: acceptance into accelerated second degree program. Application of basic nursing care in acute care settings utilizing the nursing process.
317 Introduction to Nursing Research (2:2:0) Prerequisites: statistics, junior standing. Introduces current knowledge, theory, and research. Emphasizes acquiring skills to access and utilize nursing and other health care research.
319 Pathophysiological Basis for Nursing Care of Individuals and Small Groups (4:4:0) Prerequisite: acceptance into second degree program. Focuses on pathophysiological, psychological, sociocultural, and risk-reduction factors related to nursing care for clients with psychiatric conditions, as well as for child-bearing women, infants, children, and adolescents with acute health care needs.
325 Application of Nursing Care for Individuals and Small Groups II (5:0:15) Enrollment restricted to second-degree international students only. Prerequisites: NURS 309, 310, 318, 328, 329, and 428; corequisites: 426, 440, 430, and 455. Seven weeks of clinical with focus on obstetric and family nursing, and seven weeks of pediatric nursing. Students may also follow selected clients in clinics or home situations. Clinical consists of two full days at acute care clinical agencies. s
330 Nursing Fundamentals and Health Assessment (3:3:0) Prerequisite: junior standing; corequisite: NURS 331. Introduces nursing process and communication skills as the foundation for beginning health assessment and fundamental nursing care for culturally diverse individuals throughout the life span. f
331 Nursing as a Process for Health Practicum (2:0:6) Prerequisite: junior standing; corequisite: NURS 330. Opportunity to practice health assessment and fundamental nursing technologies while using communication skills with culturally diverse and vulnerable populations in a variety of settings. Includes agency and campus labs. f
332 Concepts of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention throughout the Lifespan (3:3:0) Prerequisite: junior standing. Introduces epidemiology, health promotion, and disease prevention; and the impact on health status of culturally diverse and vulnerable individuals, families, small groups, and communities. Focuses on health problems and potential interventions throughout life span, and incorporates principles of teaching, learning as they apply to nursing.
334 Nursing as a Health Profession and Discipline (3:3:0) Prerequisite: open only to RNs, LPNs, and second-degree students; corequisite: NURS 309 and 310 for second-degree students only. Introduces nursing as a dynamic and caring health profession, the impact of epidemiology, health promotion, and disease prevention on health status of culturally diverse and vulnerable individuals, families, small groups, and communities throughout life span. Incorporates nursing and critical thinking processes as they apply to the art and science of nursing. Historical perspectives on ethical, legal, political, and social issues are included. f,s
337 Applied Nursing Fundamentals and Health Assessment (1:0:2) Prerequisite: junior standing; corequisites: NURS 330 and 331. Opportunity to practice health assessment and fundamental nursing technologies while using communication skills with culturally diverse and vulnerable populations in a variety of settings.
339 The Nursing Process through Case Studies (1:1:0) Prerequisite: admission to traditional or LPN to BSN pathway. Corequisites: NURS 330, 331, and 347; and 348 or 349. Meets every other week for two hours. Provides opportunities to use nursing process while examining health conditions of clients in geriatric, maternal and infant, pediatric, or medical and surgical settings. Particular attention to assessing health needs of clients and their families through using case studies.
342 Case Studies in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1:1:0) Prerequisites: successful completion of NURS 330, 331, 332, and 333; corequisite: NURS 341. Meets every other week for two hours. Opportunity to integrate nursing care with health care needs of culturally diverse and vulnerable populations throughout the life span. s
343 Pharmacology (3:3:0) Covers principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmadynamics of selected drug classifications, and nursing responsibilities related to drug administration to individuals throughout life span.
344 Intermediate Nursing Technologies (1:0:2) Prerequisites: successful completion of NURS 330, 331, 332, and 333; corequisite: NURS 341. Laboratory course to assist students in acquiring therapeutic nursing interventions. Technologies presented are asepsis and wound care, administration of medications including dosage calculations, and management of intravenous therapy. s
345 Nursing of Clients in an Acute Care Setting (5:0:15) Prerequisite: successful completion of fall and spring junior nursing courses; corequisite: NURS 346. Concentrated clinical course in an acute care setting. Opportunity to provide collaborative nursing care to culturally diverse adults experiencing acute or chronic health problems. sum
346 Case Studies in Medical Surgical Nursing (1:1:0) Corequisite: NURS 345. Meets every week for two hours. Explores in-depth nursing care related to culturally diverse adults experiencing acute and chronic health problems. Uses case presentations dealing with adult family members with health problems. sum
347 Adult Pathophysiology and Nursing Care (2:2:0) Introduces changing health needs of culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. Focuses on nursing care; and pathophysiological, psychological, sociocultural, and risk-reduction implications of frequently experienced health problems in the adult population.
348 Maternal-Newborn Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Nursing Care (2:2:0) Introduces normal and abnormal processes with maternal-infant clients including cultural diversity and vulnerable populations. Focuses on normal physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, sociocultural, risk reduction, and nursing care of these clients.
349 Pediatric Pathophysiology and Nursing Care (2:2:0) Focuses on changing health needs of culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. Includes nursing care, pathophysiological, psychological, sociocultural, and risk-reduction implications of frequently experienced health problems in pediatric population.
350 Application of Nursing Care for Individuals and Small Groups (5:0:15) Prerequisite: all fall semester courses in second degree program, or permission of instructor; corequisites: NURS 351, 419, and 353. Includes five weeks of clinical experience in each specialty area, with focus on obstetric and family nursing, pediatric, and psychiatric mental heath nursing. Students may also follow selected clients in clinics or home situations. Clinical consists of two full days per week in acute-care agencies.
351 Application of Intermediate Nursing Technologies (1:0:2) Prerequisite: all fall semester courses in second degree program, or permission of instructor. Introduces intermediate nursing technologies, and provides opportunities to apply these skills in simulated technology lab.
357 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Medical/Surgical Nursing (2:0:6) Provides the student an opportunity to perform nursing care to medical surgical clients, including those who are culturally diverse and vulnerable and experiencing physiological, psychological, and social health problems in a variety of settings.
358 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Maternal/Infant Nursing (2:0:6) Provides the student an opportunity to perform nursing care to the maternal/infant client, including those who are culturally diverse and vulnerable, and experiencing physiological, psychological, and social health problems in a variety of settings.
359 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Pediatric Nursing (2:0:6) Provides the student an opportunity to perform nursing care to the pediatric client, including those who are culturally diverse and vulnerable, and experiencing physiological, psychological, and social health problems in a variety of settings.
388 Problem-Based Clinical Inquiry (2:2:0) Focuses on analyzing clinical problems and attempts to resolve issues using critical thinking. Students examine the data in the cases, draw inferences, make deductions, identify assumptions, generate interpretations, evaluate weakness and strengths of arguments, and document their findings.
400 Clinical Nursing Elective (3:0:9) Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of all 300-level requirements. Allows students to synthesize previously learned knowledge and skills, acquire additional clinical experience, and observe and participate in nursing practice.
410 Nursing Care of Clients with Pathological Conditions (3:3:0) Prerequisite: junior year; corequisite: completion of computer NCLEX review required to fulfill course requirements. Encompasses complex health problems of culturally diverse and vulnerable populations throughout the life span. Focuses on nursing care needs and pathophysiological, psychological, and sociocultural implications of complicated health problems. f
417 Research Appraisal for Evidenced-based Practice (2:0:0) Focuses on the critique of published research reports to enable appropriate research utilization in practice.
419 Pathophysiological Basis for Nursing Care of Individuals and Small Groups II (3:3:0) Prerequisites: completion of NURS 305, 309, 310, 319, and 334. Enrollment restricted to second degree students only. Focuses on pathophysiological, psychological, sociocultural, and risk-reduction factors related to nursing care of child-bearing women, infants, children, and adolescents experiencing acute health care problems.
425 Comprehensive Health Assessment (3:2:2) Open only to RNs and LPNs. Introduces systematic health assessment across the life span, and expands that knowledge base to include knowledge and skills necessary to perform comprehensive health assessments with culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. f,s
427 Advanced Technologies for the Accelerated pathway (1:1:2) Prerequisites: NURS 310, 320, and 343. Advanced technology course developing knowledge base related to acquisition of advanced skills in nursing practice. Refinement of assessment skills associated with selected advanced technologies integrated into this laboratory course.
428 Community Health Clinical for the Accelerated Pathway (2:0:6) Prerequisites: NURS 436 and 440. Clinical experience with a focus on collaborative nursing care with individuals, families, and large groups in the community. Emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention for well populations, and community-based care for individuals and families with acute and chronic illness.
429 Preceptorship for the Accelerated Pathway (3:0:9) Prerequisites: NURS 309, 310, 320, 343, 419, and 436. Opportunity to deliver collaborative nursing care to culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. Concentrated clinical experiences available in selected institutional settings.
436 Leadership and Management of Health Care (3:3:0) Introductory course in the leadership and management of health-related organizations. Reviews administrative issues in health-related services with particular emphasis on developing organizational strategies for effective interfacing of medical, nursing, allied health, and administrative staff. f,s,sum
440 Community Health and Epidemiology (3:3:0) Prerequisite: completion of junior year. Addresses population-focused health care. Emphasis is on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of health problems. Concepts of community, public health, and health policy affecting culturally diverse and vulnerable populations are examined. f,s
441 Nursing of Clients in Communities and Large Groups (5:0:15) Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 410, 436, and 440; corequisite: NURS 442. Provides clinical experience with a focus on collaborative nursing care with individuals, families, and large groups in the community. Emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention for well populations, and community-based care for individuals and families with acute and chronic illnesses. f,s
442 Case Studies in Community Health Nursing (1:1:0) Corequisite NURS 441. Examines the application of nursing care related to vulnerable and culturally diverse populations. Emphasis is on case studies, which include health promotion, disease prevention, cultural, political, ethical, and legal issues. Primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive concepts are applied. Seminar meets every other week for two hours.
451 Advanced Clinical Preceptorship (5:0:15) Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 410 and 436; corequisite: NURS 452, 455. Opportunity to provide complex, collaborative nursing care to culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. Concentrated clinicals available in selected institutional settings. f,s
453 Research in Nursing (3:3:0) Prerequisite: statistics. Introductory research course designed to present basic concepts and methods of research. The research process is examined as a foundation for scholarship. Emphasis on critique and use of current nursing and research in clinical practice.
455 Advanced Technologies in Nursing (2:0:4) Corequisite: NURS 451. Opportunity to acquire advanced skills in nursing practice. Refinement of assessment skills associated with selected advanced technologies integrated into this laboratory course.
466 Community Health Nursing (2:2:0) Prerequisite: completion of junior year. This course addresses population-focused health care. Concepts of public health, epidemiology, environmental health, extended roles in nursing and health policy affecting culturally diverse and vulnerable populations are examined.
467 Clinical in Community Health Nursing (2:0:6) Pre- or corequisite: NURS 466. Clinical experience with a focus on collaborative nursing care with individuals, families, and large groups in the community. Emphasis is on health promotion and disease prevention for well populations and community-based care for individuals and families with acute chronic diseases.
468 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2:2:0) Focuses on the nursing care, pathophysiological and psychological, social-cultural, and risk reduction implications of health problems in the area of mental health and psychiatric nursing.
469 Clinical in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2:0:6) Pre- or corequisite: NURS 468. Clinical experience with a focus on collaborative nursing care with individuals, families, and large groups in the community. Emphasis is on health promotion and disease prevention for well populations and community-based care for individuals and families with acute chronic diseases.
475 Grand Rounds Complex Case Presentations (3:3:0) Enrollment restricted to second degree students only. Prerequisites: NURS 254, 262, 318, 319, 320, 419, 426, 430, 450, and 455. Examines nursing implications of selected major health problems that significantly affect individuals throughout the life span. Focus is on complex health problems. Class meets once a week in the format of group presentations in the clinical setting. sum
487 Principles, Concepts and Techniques of Operating Room Nursing (3:3:0) Prerequisites: RN licensure, one year clinical experience, and letter of acceptance to six-month operating room clinical preceptorship. Prepares the registered nurse in basic principles and skills of operating room nursing. Learning environment is provided for registered nurse with no previous operating room experience to apply fundamental skills and knowledge of operating room nursing in clinical practice. Based on the Association of Operating Room Nurses Standards and Recommended Practices and Guidelines.
488 Inquiry-Based Clinical Seminar (2:2:0) Students focus on a selected client they have provided care for during their NURS 451 clinical preceptorship. Students examine the data in the case, draw inferences, make deductions, identify assumptions, and generate interpretations regarding the client’s problems. The class will participate as a group in the inquiry process to identify strengths and weaknesses of the arguments presented.
491 Critical Thinking and Analysis of Test Taking Strategies (2:2:0) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Increases test-taking abilities and improves critical-thinking skills related to nursing situations. Also guides the student to analyze and organize content to assist in decision making about nursing interventions. With faculty supervision, students work independently based on their learning needs.
492 Death, Dying, and Decision Making (3:3:0) Interdisciplinary examination and analysis of clinical care of dying and psychosocial issues related to death and dying. Special emphasis on applying ethical principles in resolution of complex problems for individuals with life-threatening illnesses and their families as caregivers or decision makers. Decision-maker models provide basis for clinical case discussions. Questions of futility examined with associated care issues. Current professional and lay literature discussed in context of socially changing norms and mores. Explores hospice and alternative palliative care models, and reviews policies, laws, and regulations that affect caregivers and health service providers. Includes advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and assisted suicide. Presents bereavement as part of death, dying, and grieving process. Lecture-discussion.
494 Special Topics in Nursing (3:3:0) Selected topics analyzing specialized areas in nursing. Content varies. Lecture, seminar, laboratory, and workshops.
495 Directed Reading in Nursing (1–2:0:0) Prerequisite: permission of college. Examines literature on specialized topic in nursing practice, education, or scholarship. Readings conducted in consultation with faculty. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
496/GCH 496 Violence in Today’s Society (3:3:0) Examines magnitude of problem of violence globally and more specifically within the United States. Discussion and reflective activities engage students in the learning process.
499 Independent Study in Nursing (1–3:0:0) Prerequisite: permission of college. Provides individual study of a particular problem area in nursing research, theory development, or education under the direction of faculty. Clinical practice may be arranged. May be repeated for maximum 6 credits.
505 Case Management (3:3:0) Prerequisite: bachelor’s degree, or permission of instructor. Open to seniors. Survey course on state of case management programs and practice for health and human service professionals. Special emphasis on comparing the nature, process, and outcomes for baccalaureate and graduate students guided by the objectives.
508 Psychopharmacology (3:3:0) Surveys therapeutic effects and side effect profiles of psychopharmacological drugs including psychotropic and recreational drugs. Emphasizes understanding mechanisms of actions, drug interactions, and subject variables influencing drug effects.
509 Introduction to Emergency Nursing (3:3:0) Introduces emergency care nursing, focusing on relevant pathophysiological disease processes, diagnostics, medical therapeutics and relevant technology as applied to emergency nursing. Focuses on care of multicultural clients across the life span, as well as the patient-family unit of care. Addresses collaboration and triage, as well as legal, ethical, and psychosocial issues. Course based on core curriculum of the Emergency Nursing Association (ENA)
513 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing (3:3:0) Does not meet requirements for nurse practitioner majors, but may be taken as an elective. Provides knowledge of physiologic responses and pharmacokinetic principles of pharmacologic agents that will undergird the student’s learning of advanced pharmacologic concepts. Topics include advanced pharmacokinetic principles, pharmacotherapeutics of single and multiple drug regimens, client education needs, special population needs, and legal requirements for prescriptive authority.
514 Application of Advanced Health Assessment Methods (1:2:0) Prerequisite: undergraduate-level health assessment course for degree credit or approved CEU course. Expands on undergraduate skills in systematic health assessment across the life span. Teaches application of advanced health assessment skills in specialty advanced nursing practice setting. Integration of skills and techniques in collecting health assessment data towards appropriate decision making, clinical assessments, and therapeutic interventions in select population emphasized.
530 Nurses as Writers (3:3:0) Focuses on theories and practices related to writing in nursing. Researching, composing, revising, and editing practiced in a variety of writing styles.
546/GCH 546 Leadership Strategies in Health Policy (3:3:0) Examines the leadership process from a policy and organizational perspective to expand students’ ability to impact the health policymaking process.
550 Pathophysiologic Bases for Major Health Deviations of Individuals (3:3:0) Examines health deviations occurring in people in the United States that require long-term or terminal health care interventions. Deviations are presented within a developmental framework as they influence physiologic integrity at the cellular level. Focus is on man as a whole, open system. Complex health programs from the perspective of maintaining homeodynamics are examined.
556 Principles of Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education (3:3:0) Presents techniques of assessment, measurement, and evaluation of nursing knowledge and skills in classroom and clinical settings. Provides opportunities for the informal assessment of learning; formal construction, analysis, and evaluation of tests; and evaluation of standardized tests. Examines the current research and the legal and ethical principles related to assessment and evaluation in nursing education.
557 Introduction to Clinical Genetics in Health Care (3:3:0) Focuses on human clinical genetics including basic Mendel genetics; cytogenetics; molecular genetics; genetic disease, diagnosis, testing, and screening. Discusses central principles and impact of Human Genome Project on health care practice in terms of ethical and legal issues, including genetic testing and counseling.
570 Cultural Dimension of Aging (3:3:0) Examines the impact of cultural definitions of aging, research methodologies, and findings of crosscultural studies. Implications for health care and nursing are explored.
571/GCH 571 HIV/AIDS: Concepts, Principles, and Interventions (3:3:0) Provides overview of all aspects of HIV disease to include retrospective and current concepts and analyses of the epidemic, global, and societal impact, and cutting-edge research. Examines development of therapeutic tools and skills to educate, reduce risks, control infection, and affect care and healing of client, family, and community; and issues of increasing dilemma for health care professionals.
580 Operating Room—RN First Assistant (3:3:0) Prepares the experienced operating room nurse to become a registered nurse first assistant. Modeled after the official AORN RNFA core curriculum. Student receives hands-on practice in knot tying and suturing, as well as experience with microscope and endoscopy labs.
581 Operating Room—RN First Assistant Clinical Practicum (3:1:2) Prerequisite: NURS 580, and operating room nursing experience. Practicum course that prepares the RNFA to practice in an expanded clinical nursing role in the operating room. Based on the core curriculum of AORN. Individually designed practicum is taken after completion of NURS 580 to give the experienced operating room nurse 120 hours of practicum experience as a surgical first assistant working under the supervision of a surgeon preceptor.
582 Nursing Care of Infants and Children (3:3:0) Prerequisite: junior nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 451 and 455. Senior elective nursing course for students with specific interests in the field of pediatric nursing. Focuses on impact of illness and hospitalization on infants, children, and adolescents with emphasis on the family unit. Content builds on previous knowledge of pathophysiological, sociocultural, and risk reduction factors related to nursing care of infants, children, and adolescents.
585 Entrepreneurship in Health Care (3:3:0) Overview of models of entrepreneurship in health care. Provides opportunities for collaborative problem solving to support business development, entrepreneurial behavior, and leadership. Explores innovative approaches to and alternatives for nursing practice and health care delivery.
586 Parish Nursing I (3:3:0) Students must be registered nurses. Introduces parish nursing as a developing specialty practice for professional nurses. Identifies basic skills for ministry in a faith community. Emphasizes scope of practice, various theological concepts for health ministry, and application of assessment skills to the faith community. Examines processes of case consultation and spiritual formation.
587 Parish Nursing II (3:3:0) Students must be registered nurses. Focuses on skill development in spiritual assessment, ethical decision making, and effective use of prayer. Emphasizes health promotion, working with volunteers, and utilizing community resources. Self-care and professional identity for the parish nurse are addressed. Students continue the processes of case consultation and spiritual formation.
594/GCH 594/HAP 594 Special Topics in Nursing (3:3:0) Presents selected topics analyzing specialized areas in nursing. Content varies. Lecture, seminar, laboratory, workshop.
595 RN to MSN Transition: Evidence Based Community Health Nursing (3:2:1) Initial course in RN to MSN Pathway. Introduces concepts of community health nursing with evidence-based focus. Students apply concepts to selected communities; demonstrate an understanding of health promotion and disease prevention; explore role of master’s prepared nurses; and complete 45 hours of clinical practicum to achieve course objectives.
605 Clinical Nurse Educator Academy (3:3:0) Integrates knowledge and skills from clinical practice with new knowledge and skills needed as a clinical nurse educator. Narratives are used to teach essential skills for clinical nurse educators, such as assessment of learning needs, writing of objectives, teaching strategies, clinical simulation, and performance evaluation.
611 Anthropology of Health (3:3:0) Explores cross-cultural issues of health and illness from medical anthropology theory. Discusses cultural dimensions of developmental cycle and health care systems.
620 Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (3:3:0) Build on basic psychiatric and mental health nursing knowledge and skills in assessment, diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and management. Focuses on enhancing fundamental roles of psychiatric or mental health advanced practice nurse, including practice, teaching, consultation, supervision, and research in relation to clients and their families.
623 Clinical Concepts in Community-Oriented Primary Care (3:2:3) Theoretical and clinical application of community oriented primary care concepts with focus on health promotion and disease prevention. Examines scope of practice of advanced practice nurse practitioner. Students work with interdisciplinary groups to improve health indictors for populations.
630 Acute Care Nursing for Advanced Practice (3:3:0) Focuses on acute-care nursing for advanced practice with individuals and their families diagnosed with potentially life-threatening alterations in health. Emphasizes risk factors, physical symptoms, evidence-based interventions, functional capacity, and patient and family dynamics; and psychosocial, economic, and cultural factors and their impact on care.
645 Gerontological Nursing 1 (3:3:0) Prerequisites: NURS 680 and 688. Provides content related to nursing care of older adults with emphasis on advanced practice and issues relevant to improved health care of the elderly. Focuses on biological, psychological, and sociocultural elements that influence the aging process, and onset of age-related illnesses.
646 Gerontological Nursing 2 (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 645. Builds on content in NURS 645, and focuses on health care deviations and nursing interventions in advanced gerontological nursing practice. Age-related illnesses and common disorders are discussed in the context of health behaviors, healthy adaptation, cultural sensitivity, developing appropriate coping strategies, and family, community and nursing supports.
654 Nursing Administration Financial Management (3:3:0) Investigates managerial technologies related to financial planning and control functions of midlevel nurse administrators. Content develops knowledge and skills necessary for effective participation in financial management as related to business plan development, program budget planning, and control. s
660/PHIL 510 Seminar in the Ethics of Health Care (3:3:0) Examines moral dilemmas in the health care profession, with special emphasis on patients’ rights, professionals’ obligations to other professionals, and issues of social justice in health care. Methods of moral deliberation based on ethical knowledge and justification are applied to ethical dilemmas in health care.
662 Oncology Nursing: Clinical Concepts in Advanced Practice (3:3:0) Focuses on advanced nursing practice for persons diagnosed with cancer and their families. Emphasizes physical symptoms, functional capacities, psychosocial disruptions, and knowledge deficits. Lecture.
680 Theoretical Foundations Related to Nursing (2:2:0) Examination and evaluation of assumptions, concepts, and propositions inherent in selected nursing and related discipline theories.
685 Advanced Nursing Research Methods (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to graduate nursing program; corequisite: NURS 755 and a graduate-level bivariate statistics course. Examines principles and methods of research in problem identification, theoretical framework, design, data collection, and analysis. Students develop a nursing research proposal.
686 Projects in Nursing Research (2:2:0) Prerequisite: NURS 685. Applies knowledge gained in NURS 790 to implement research proposal designed in NURS 790.
688 Organization of Nursing and Health Care Delivery Systems (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to graduate nursing program. Provides foundational overview of U.S. nursing and health care delivery systems. Surveys key concepts, frameworks, processes, and structures related to health care delivery organizations. Lecture, discussion.
690 Independent Study in Nursing (1–3:0:0) Prerequisites: admission to graduate nursing program, and permission of associate dean for academic programs. Studies in-depth a selected area of nursing theory, research, or practice under direction of faculty. May be repeated; maximum 6 total credits.
704 Nursing Administrative Leadership Academy (3:3:0) Uses a leadership competency framework to integrate knowledge, skills, values, and best practices of innovative nursing leadership. Lectures, interactive collaborative discussion, written projects, and leadership self-assessment identify and teach the proficiencies specific to the administrative executive role.
719 Advanced Health Assessment (2:0:4) Course is offered through George Washington University and is charged at GWU tuition rates. Prerequisite: admission to an NP concentration or permission of instructor. Application of advanced health assessment skills and clinical decision making with adults of all ages in primary care settings. Students formulate differential diagnosis related to body systems and presenting signs and symptoms. Students explore communication techniques related to motivating and changing health behaviors. The performance of skills and techniques needed to collect data for comprehensive health assessment is emphasized in this supervised practicum by nurse practitioner preceptors.
720 Practicum in Family Primary Care Nursing I (4:2:6) Prerequisites: NURS 719, 723, 745, 747, 756. Performance of beginning-level nurse practitioner clinical decision- making skills in assessment and management of families and individuals across the life span, with emphasis on health maintenance and health promotion. Seminar, lab, and clinical practicum.
721 Practicum in Assessment and Management of the Developing Family (8:3:15) Prerequisite: NURS 720. Theoretical and clinical application of health assessment, health maintenance and promotion, anticipatory guidance, diagnosis, and management of common primary health care concerns through clinical decision-making skills focused on childrearing and childbearing families. Seminar, lab, clinical practicum.
722 Practicum in Family Primary Care Nursing II (8:3:5) Prerequisite: NURS 721. Students perform advanced clinical decision making in the role of family nurse practitioner. Family primary care problems throughout the life span are assessed and managed, particularly families with elderly and medically underserved members. Seminar, lab, and clinical practicum.
723 Clinical Decision Making (2:2:0) Course is offered through George Washington University and is charged at GWU tuition rates. Corequisite: NURS 756, admission to an NP concentration, or permission of instructor. Analyzes clinical cases using student participation in decision-making formulation. Correlates pathophysiology with symptom manifestations. Evaluates family, medical, and social history; physical findings; laboratory data; and radiographic studies as they contribute to the decision-making process. The theoretical basis for selecting pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies is explored. Therapies are justified by examining the evidence to support them.
725 Hermeneutic Research Methodologies in Health Care (3:3:0) Uses seminar/discussion for in-depth exploration of interpretive phenomenology, philosophical background for hermeneutics, and hermeneutics as method in context of conducting research in health care. Uses readings from philosophers such as Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer to situate hermeneutical methodologies in philosophy of science.
726 Perspectives in Nursing Education (3:3:0) Uses seminar approach to provide an overview of nursing education. Provides the foundation for teaching and learning in nursing with emphasis on relevant research.
727 Application of Nursing Education Principles to Curriculum and Program Development (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 726. Uses seminar and discussion forums to analyze and apply theoretical principles and teaching and learning strategies in planning, developing, and evaluating nursing programs. Examines the overall creative, planned, and collaborative process of program development and evaluation.
728 Practicum and Seminar in Nursing Education I (3:1:6) Prerequisites: admission to graduate nursing program or post-master’s status; NURS 726 and 727; NURS 556 or EDRS 531. Uses seminar/discussion approach and practicum experience to analyze the role and functions of the nurse educator in the academic classroom. Emphasis is on the application of teaching/learning strategies, legal and ethical issues in nursing education, and role development as a nurse educator.
729 Practicum and Seminar in Nursing Education II (3:1:6) Prerequisites: admission to graduate nursing program or post-master’s status; NURS 727 and 728; NURS 556 or EDRS 531. Uses seminar/discussion approach and practicum experience to analyze the role and functions of the nurse educator in the clinical setting. Application of research-based teaching and evaluation strategies in the clinical setting are emphasized.
730 Leadership Strategies for the Clinical Nurse Leader (2:2:0) Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 597 and 685. Explores aspects of horizontal and vertical leadership central to clinical nurse leader (CNL) role. Emphasizes quality management and improvement, communication processes, evidenced-bases practice initiatives in microsystem, and strategies for efficient use of resources while maintaining safe and effective patient care.
731 Clinical Nurse Leader Role Integration (2:0:6) Explores roles, functions of clinical nurse leader in microsystem in health care arena. Uses seminar and clinical approaches to develop competence in clinical decision- making, critical thinking, problem identification, and outcome measurement for select client population at point of care.
732 Clinical Nurse Leader Practicum (7:0:21) Guided implementation of clinical nurse leader role in selected health care microsystem. Uses clinical and seminar approaches to acquire in-depth skills related to design, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Focuses on accountability for coordination, delegation, and supervision of care provided by unit-based health care team.
733 Introduction to Forensic Science (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to a graduate program or extended studies, or permission of the instructor. Examines the introductory concepts of forensic science including the various professional roles of forensic scientists and practitioners. This course provides a broad overview of the forensic science profession. Different types of violence, as well as prevention and reduction strategies, are discussed. The forensic professional’s role in policy and legal processes are explored. Forensic research is introduced. Professional certification options are explored.
734 Role of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Interpersonal Violence (3:3:0) Prerequisites: Must be a registered nurse with a valid nursing license; NURS 733 or permission of instructor. Focuses on the incidence and consequences of interpersonal violence across the lifespan. Identifies the role of sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) as a member of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). Examines forensic techniques used to collect evidence. The role of the SANE in the judicial process is explored.
735 Crime Lab and Crime Scene Investigation (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 733 or permission of instructor. Examines the components of the crime lab and the crime scene analysis process. Explores the role of the forensic scientist in crime scene investigation. This course covers the initial crime scene response and initial assessment measures needed to properly collect and handle evidence. Documentation and preservation efforts are reviewed for various types of evidence collected.
736 Psychological and Legal Aspects of Forensic Science (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 733 or permission of instructor. Evaluates the psychological and legal aspects of forensic science. Reviews victimology and the role of the forensic professional when dealing with victimized individuals. This course reviews various types of violence and identifies the assessment criteria needed to pursue prosecution. Examines the legal process and the role of the forensic professional in providing testimony in a court of law.
737 Investigation of Injury and Death (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 733 or permission of instructor. Explores the role of the forensic scientist in death investigation. Examines death, manners of death, and causes of death, along with the death certification process. The role of the medical office professional and autopsy procedures will be reviewed. DNA evidence and the CODIS system will be analyzed.
740 Clinical Nurse Specialist Internship (3:0:9) Prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 775. A continuation of clinical application of theory from NURS 775 to a selected clinical specialty with attention to the health illness continuum of individuals, families, and community. This course may be taken twice.
745 Pharmacology (3:3:0) Course is offered through George Washington University and charged at GWU tuition rates. Describes the pharmacologic principles and pharmacodynamic actions of major classes of drugs. Distinguishes between the major drug classes by the pharmacologic properties of the drugs on the cellular, organ, and whole organism level. Study of indications and contraindications of appropriate therapeutic entities for health deviations is based on a thorough knowledge of drugs including their mechanism of action, possible toxic effects, and their fate in the human body. Evaluation and recognition of drug interactions for the possible impact on each drug’s therapeutic behavior, as well as on the body as a whole is emphasized. Chooses and interprets appropriate monitoring mechanisms for drug efficacy and toxicity.
746 Practicum in Adult Primary Care Nursing (6:2:12) Prerequisite: NURS 719, 723, 745, 747, 756. Prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 623. Demonstration of the ability to function at a beginning level in the role of the nurse practitioner. Performance of advanced skills in assessment and the development of plans for health maintenance and promotion for adults.
747 Pharmacology in Disease and Pathophysiology (1:1:0) Course is offered through George Washington University and charged at GWU tuition rates. Corequisite: NURS 719. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analyze drugs and their interaction with physiologic processes on the cellular level. Discuss the therapeutic actions of drugs in relationship to pathophysiologic states. Recognize those physiologic and pathophysiologic states that have direct consequences on the actions of drugs.
748 Practicum in Adult Primary Care Nursing II (8:2:16) Prerequisite: NURS 746. Enables nurse practitioner student to assume increased responsibility in the delivery of primary care to adults. Special emphasis on primary care needs of elderly and medically underserved groups.
751 Primary Care of the Developing Family (5:5:0) Prerequisites: national certification as adult nurse practitioner; and graduate-level advanced health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. Taught through George Washington University Distance Learning. Post-master nurse practitioner course to introduce primary care nurse practitioner to knowledge and skills necessary to practice as a family nurse practitioner. Combines clinical experiences with instructional and informative family content, which focuses on primary care needs of the developing family. Provides theoretical and practical foundation for primary care nurse practitioners to expand their scope of practice to encompass family-based nursing. Participants collaborate with other students in group projects and web-based group discussions. Students broaden their knowledge through clinical experiences and clinical logs.
752 Advanced Family Primary Care (8:8:0) Taught through George Washington University Distance Learning. Seminar and clinical practicum that focuses on the integration of the family nurse practitioner role through the application of family theory and concepts in primary care settings. Application of advanced critical thinking and decision making of family care needs and family systems is emphasized. For advanced students in the Post Master Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Program.
753 Diagnosis and Management of the Developing Family (4:2:6) Corequisite: NURS 751. Taught through George Washington University Distance Learning. Didactic and laboratory course focused on primary care needs of families. Integration of advanced health assessment, health maintenance and promotion, anticipatory guidance, and diagnosis and management of common primary care health concerns to advance the knowledge and skills of primary care nurse practitioner needs of family care as provided by family nurse practitioners. For students in the Post Master Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Program.
754 Advanced Adult Primary Care (4:1:9) Prerequisites: NURS 719, 723, 745, 747, 756. Enables the post-master’s nurse practitioner student to develop and assume increased responsibility in delivery of primary care to adults. Clinical preceptorship and instructional and informative didactic material in primary care enable students to demonstrate advanced skills in the assessment, clinical diagnostic, and clinical management of common acute and chronic primary care problems. Special emphasis to the development of community-based health promotion and disease prevention strategies with adults and medically underserved populations.
756 Advanced Pathology and Pathophysiology (4:4:0) Course is offered through George Washington University and charged at GWU tuition rates. Prerequisite: students must be enrolled in an NP concentration. Corequisite: NURS 723. Analyze health deviations in the physiologic and pathophysiologic aspects of systems functioning across the life span. Students assimilate the process of systematic assessment and management of health deviations foundational for making clinical decisions. Collaborate in interprofessional student groups to develop strategies for health promotion and disease prevention in vulnerable populations.
762 Managed Care Concepts for Primary Care Practice (1–4:1–4:3–12) Prerequisites: acceptance into nurse practitioner track, and permission of instructor. Presents managed care concepts specific to primary care practice through self-paced learning modules, seminars, and selected nondirect care internship experiences in managed care settings.
763 Administrative Theory in Nursing (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to graduate nursing program. Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 680 and Management/Organizational Theory. Uses administrative theory and management principles and processes as related to roles and functions of the nurse in management in health-related agencies. f
765 Practicum in Nursing Administration I (3:1:8) Prerequisites: admission to graduate nursing program, and NURS 680. Prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 763. Applies administrative theory and management principles and processes in a selected health-related agency. Roles and functions of the nurse in management are explored. Lab arranged. f
766 Administrative Strategies in Nursing (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 763. Explores roles and functions of the nurse in management as the nurse manager develops patterns of nursing care, articulating nursing education, and nursing service. s
768 Practicum in Nursing Administration II (3:1:8) Prerequisites: NURS 763 and 765. Prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 766. Implements and integrates roles and functions of the nurse in management. Emphasizes using appropriate management principles and processes in a selected health-related agency. Lab arranged. s
773 Advanced Clinical Nursing I (3:3:0) Prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 550 and 680. Foundational theory relevant to the emerging roles in advanced clinical nursing, focusing on therapeutic nursing interventions in a variety of clinical specialties, with attention to health-illness continuum of individuals, families, and communities.
775 Advanced Specialty Practice I (3:2:7) Prerequisites: admission to graduate program and NURS 680. Corequisite: NURS 773. Focuses on clinical application of theory from NURS 773 to a selected clinical specialty with attention to the health illness continuum of individuals, families, and communities.
776 Advanced Clinical Nursing II (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NURS 773. Expansion of selected content included in NURS 773 for the delivery of advanced nursing care in a variety of settings. Emphasizes development and evaluation of
the advanced practice nursing role in complex health care systems.
778 Advanced Specialty Practice II (3:2:7) Prerequisites: NURS 773 and 775. Corequisite: NURS 776. Applies concepts of the advanced practice nursing role from NURS 776 to a selected clinical specialty.
780 Practicum in Gerontological Nursing I (3:0:3) Prerequisites: NURS 719, 723, 745, 747, 756. Corequisite: NURS 746. Demonstrates the ability to function at a beginning level in the role of the gerontological nurse practitioner. Performance of advanced skill in geriatric assessment with a special emphasis on the delivery of health promotion and disease prevention services (practicum of at least 100 clinical hours and case analysis conferences).
781 Practicum in Gerontological Nursing II (3:0:3) Prerequisite: NURS 780; corequisite: NURS 748. Demonstrates the ability to function at an advanced level in the role of the gerontological nurse practitioner in varied settings, including primary care, long-term care, and sub-acute care (practicum of at least 100 clinical hours and case analysis conferences).
804/GCH 804 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis for Health Care Research I (3:3:0) Prerequisite: a graduate-level statistics course. Examines factorial ANOVA, factorial ANCOVA, repeated measures ANOVA, ANOVA and ANCOVA via regression approach, and multiway frequency analysis. Students apply mathematical calculations and interpret SPSS outputs using health care research data.
805/GCH 805 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis for Health Care Research II (3:3:0) Prerequisite: GCH/NURS 804 or an equivalent statistics course. Examines multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), multiple regression (ordinary least squares), and logistic regression. Students apply mathematical calculations and use linear combinations of multivariate tests in health care research data.
806/GCH 806 Advanced Multivariate Statistics and Data Analysis for Health Care Research (3:3:0) Prerequisite: GCH/NURS 805 or an equivalent multivariate statistics course. Examines canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, and causal analysis (path models and structural equation modeling). Students analyze and interpret data using these statistical techniques.
807/GCH 807 Measurement Theories and Applications in Health Care Research (3:3:0) Prerequisite: doctoral-level course in research design and statistics; completion of GCH/NURS 805 or GCH/NURS 806 is highly recommended. Theories, principles, and techniques presented as foundation for the development and evaluation of instruments for use in health care research. Includes review of statistical techniques required for understanding measurement theory, reliability, validity, item analysis, and instrument construction. Students required to design, construct, administer, analyze, and evaluate an original instrument or evaluate an existing instrument in health care research.
810 Evaluation Research in Nursing Education (3:3:0) Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 920 and 930. Uses seminar/discussion to analyze and apply theoretical models for implementing evaluation research in nursing education. Examines quantitative approaches for evaluating process and outcomes of domestic or international nursing education programs, including role of accreditation guidelines.
811 Nurse as Educator and Scholar (2:2:0) Prerequisites: NURS 920 and 930. Uses seminar/discussion to explore role of nurse educator in meeting research and scholarship expectations of college, university, or service setting. Addresses approaches to scholarship in relation to types of evidence appropriate for various scholarly expectations in academic setting.
820 Human Genetics Concepts for Health Care (4:4:0) The study of human genetics, principles of heredity and disease risks.
855/HHS 855 Ethics in Health Administration (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to PhD program; for non-PhD students, permission of instructor. Philosophical foundations of health care ethics. Students analyze specific ethical dilemmas faced by administrators in health care settings.
870 Nursing and Health Care Administration I (3:3:0) Prerequisites: organization behavior course such as MGMT 600, PUAD 620, LRNG 700, or equivalent; and NURS 955. Examines the theoretical basis of scholarship and practice in leadership and management of health systems and nursing organizations. Includes discovery of concepts and forces influencing the organization and performance of health care systems.
871 Nursing and Health Care Administration II (2:2:0) Prerequisite: NURS 870. Analyzes and applies selected concepts related to nursing and health system leaders and managers as well as factors influencing the performance of health systems and organizations.
874 Internship in Health Care Administration/Policy/Education (4:1:9) Prerequisite: completion of all other course work except NURS 998; written advanced application and permission of instructor by due dates (April/November 1) in advance of semester. Internship experience of at least 126 hours with leader in field of nursing, health care administration, policy, or education. Participatory activities require integration and application of principles, frameworks, and science related to executive preceptor role.
875 Research Internship (1:0:1) Provides guided research experience of 45 hours, during which students participate as a member of a research team engaged in scientific inquiry. Designed to enhance professional socialization in research scholarship at the doctoral level.
880 Informatics Inquiry for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to the DNP program or by permission of instructor. Introduces theoretical and practice components of nursing and health care informatics for the doctor of nursing practice (DNP). Health care data standards, classification schemes, and the electronic health record will be introduced. Students will evaluate informatics as it applies to quality improvement, outcomes measurement, complex decision making, consumer use, and legal and ethical issues. Students will analyze atomic and aggregate data to support practice, patient care, health education, and organizational management.
881 Issues and Methodologies in Translational Research (4:4:0) Prerequisite: admission to the DNP program or by permission of instructor. Build on knowledge of research methodologies to analyze the selection and evaluation of research underlying evidence-based practice. Apply research methodologies and strategies to examine and interpret population-based data sets. Explore models and the supporting research relating to the dissemination of knowledge and the translation of research practice. Determine the analytic approaches of relevance to translational research including interdisciplinary models. Address issues of measurement of quality health outcomes at the individual, family, system, and population level.
882 Theoretical Foundations Related to Human Health Behaviors (2:2:0) Prerequisite: admission to the DNP program or by permission of instructor. Explores and evaluates elements of selective behavioral and social science theories and models related to health risk behaviors and chronic disease management. Examines the impact of selected theories on advanced nursing practice. Applies behavioral change theory to the development of interventions for improvement in individual, organizational, and community health outcomes.
920 Qualitative Research in Nursing and Health Care (3:3:0) Corequisites or prerequisites: NURS 955. Philosophical foundations and approaches to qualitative research in nursing and health care administration, health care policy, and health care ethics analyzed within scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching. Computer analysis required. Lecture, discussion.
925 Methodological Issues in Nursing and Health Care Qualitative Research (3:3:0) Prerequisites: NURS 920/HSCI 920 or equivalent course, and permission of instructor. Explores, analyzes, and synthesizes conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues in qualitative research within the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching. Seminar.
930 Quantitative Methods in Nursing and Health Care (3:3:0) Prerequisites: NURS 955 and a multivariate statistics course such as NURS 799 or equivalent. Examines advanced principles and special problems in quantitative research methodology. Emphasizes measurement as it relates to nursing and health care administration, health care ethics, and health policy research. Computer analysis required.
940 Independent Study for the Doctoral Student (1-6:0:0) Prerequisite: admission to a doctoral nursing program. Studies in depth a selected area of nursing theory, research, or practice under direction of faculty. May be repeated; maximum 6 credits .
950 Special Topics in Nursing (3:3:0) Presents selected topics analyzing specialized areas in nursing. Content varies. Lecture, seminar, laboratory, workshop.
955 Philosophical Bases of Inquiry (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to nursing doctoral program, or permission of instructor. Philosophical bases of discipline and practice of health-related disciplines are examined within scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching. Compares nursing and health science philosophy with relevant related discipline philosophies.
980 Practice Inquiry I (4:3:0:1) Prerequisite: completion of DNP core courses. A seminar for doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students to identify an area of practice inquiry. Synthesize the literature related to the problem. Analyze the environmental factors impacting the problem. Identify the standard of care related to the clinical problem. Assess the quality of evidence that supports the standard of care. Develop a proposal that will impact the delivery of care in the identified area of practice inquiry. Develop the appropriate outcome measures to address the specific practice inquiry area.
981 Practice Inquiry II (4:2:0:2) Prerequisite: NURS 980. Implement the proposal developed in Practice Inquiry I. Maintain an ongoing process analysis of the project. Collect data. Analyze the findings from the practice inquiry. Disseminate the findings from the practice inquiry in a scholarly manner.
998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (3:0:0) Prerequisite: Completion of all other course work except NURS 999; and completion of doctoral comprehensive examination. A seminar for doctoral students to accompany the development of a doctoral dissertation proposal. Development of the research problem with analysis and critique of methodology discussed. May be repeated up to 12 credits.
999 Doctoral Dissertation (1–9:0:0) Prerequisite: NURS 998. Provides continued faculty assistance on an individual basis toward completion of approved dissertation.