Nursing

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG615:
This course focuses on the development of advanced practice nursing skills in health assessment for urban populations. Concepts, theories and research on human development, anticipatory guidance, prevention and early detection of risk factors and disease are emphasized. Critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning and communication skills are developed through practice with cases guided vignettes and simulated practice experiences specific to the students area of advanced practice nursing in the college laboratory.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $1390

Description for NURSNG615:
This course focuses on the development of advanced practice nursing skills in health assessment for urban populations. Concepts, theories and research on human development, anticipatory guidance, prevention and early detection of risk factors and disease are emphasized. Critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning and communication skills are developed through practice with cases guided vignettes and simulated practice experiences specific to the students area of advanced practice nursing in the college laboratory.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $1390

Description for NURSNG618:
This course is designed to examine how ethical, financial, and health policy issues and concerns are linked in the health care delivery system. The role of the nurse in developing a professional ethical framework, understanding the economic implications of health care, and shaping and formulating health policy will be stressed. Several decision-making models and strategies in health policy, finances, and ethics will be compared. Relevant research in health policy, finances, and ethics will be analyzed.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG634:
The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG634:
The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG634:
The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG637:
Multicultural individuals and families at risk for mental and psychosocial problems are considered within the context of urban living. Nursing theory and research is applied to developing processes of care for individuals across the lifespan with mental health and psychosocial problems. Students learn evidence-based care including cognitive-behavioral, psychopharmacological, and non-traditional approaches to psychosocial and related physical problems. Research related to environmental, psychosocial, genetic, economic, family systems, developmental risk factors, drug efficacy and nonpharmacological approaches for individuals with mental and psychosocial illness is investigated. The impact of contemporary health care policy and legislative proposals on quality, cost, and access to care is investigated.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG637:
Multicultural individuals and families at risk for mental and psychosocial problems are considered within the context of urban living. Nursing theory and research is applied to developing processes of care for individuals across the lifespan with mental health and psychosocial problems. Students learn evidence-based care including cognitive-behavioral, psychopharmacological, and non-traditional approaches to psychosocial and related physical problems. Research related to environmental, psychosocial, genetic, economic, family systems, developmental risk factors, drug efficacy and nonpharmacological approaches for individuals with mental and psychosocial illness is investigated. The impact of contemporary health care policy and legislative proposals on quality, cost, and access to care is investigated.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG637:
Multicultural individuals and families at risk for mental and psychosocial problems are considered within the context of urban living. Nursing theory and research is applied to developing processes of care for individuals across the lifespan with mental health and psychosocial problems. Students learn evidence-based care including cognitive-behavioral, psychopharmacological, and non-traditional approaches to psychosocial and related physical problems. Research related to environmental, psychosocial, genetic, economic, family systems, developmental risk factors, drug efficacy and nonpharmacological approaches for individuals with mental and psychosocial illness is investigated. The impact of contemporary health care policy and legislative proposals on quality, cost, and access to care is investigated.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG672:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking and clinical reasoning in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems, with a focus on the primary care of adults and older adults across the continuum of care. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the adult/gerontological nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG680:
Family nursing theory and research are further integrated as students develop competencies in their role as family nurse practitioner. Under the supervision of nurse practitioners and faculty, students manage and coordinate primary care for multicultural urban families experiencing a continuum of health promotion, episodic, and chronic illness problems. The diagnostic, therapeutic, evaluative, consultative, and teaching functions of the nurse practitioner role are examined within a professional, ethical and legal framework. Skills in collaborative interdisciplinary practice are emphasized. Seminar discussions include an exploration of the health policy issues that influence the delivery of health care to underserved urban families and communities.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG680:
Family nursing theory and research are further integrated as students develop competencies in their role as family nurse practitioner. Under the supervision of nurse practitioners and faculty, students manage and coordinate primary care for multicultural urban families experiencing a continuum of health promotion, episodic, and chronic illness problems. The diagnostic, therapeutic, evaluative, consultative, and teaching functions of the nurse practitioner role are examined within a professional, ethical and legal framework. Skills in collaborative interdisciplinary practice are emphasized. Seminar discussions include an exploration of the health policy issues that influence the delivery of health care to underserved urban families and communities.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG682:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG682:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG682:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG696:
Students wishing to enroll in this course should present to the faculty a well-defined problem for investigation. Plans for advanced study should be established at the beginning of the semester during which the student wishes to take the course. The study will be conducted in consultation and collaboration with the student’s faculty advisor, and documented in a report at the end of the semester.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 1-3

Fee:
Course Fee: $TBA
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $TBA

Description for NURSNG697:
This course brings together undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students to compare and contrast local population health priorities and challenges from a global health perspective. The course emphasizes the population health sphere of influence and utilizes the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and US Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2020 as a framework to explore global health. The focus is on synthesizing knowledge from a variety of interdisciplinary empirical and theoretical literature to better understand the social, political, economic, cultural and environmental issues that affect the health of all of us. Students deepen their knowledge and appreciation of global health, health disparities, human rights and cultural humility.

Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG697:
This course builds on prior knowledge of the basic principles of epidemiology while introducing methods of epidemiologic analysis and its application to the field of advanced practice nursing. The course is intended to introduce students to the basic skills needed to critically interpret epidemiological literature and to perform analyses of epidemiologic, biostatistical, environmental, and other scientific data to address questions related to individual, aggregate, and population health. Students will analyze public use datasets and interpret published government reports describing population health status and the occurrence of diseases in populations at the local, state, and national levels.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG715:
Students learn advanced practice nursing competencies related to computer skills, informatics skill, and informatics knowledge. Application of information theory and computer technology skills is directed towards improving the organization and delivery of healthcare to multicultural populations receiving primary, secondary, and tertiary health care. Health Informatics deals with using technology tools for optimizing the collection, verification and utilization of data that relates to generating knowledge to inform best practices and leadership in both public and private health systems. Students are directed to investigate ways in which information systems can address disparities in health services.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG760:
This is the first course in a two-semester Biostatistics sequence. The course introduces students to the basic concepts and methods of biostatistics. The course is focused on some fundamental theories of biostatistics and basic methods of statistical inference at a conceptual level. It also covers some important topics in study design, such as different types of study design, sampling methods, sample size, and power calculation. Students will understand the concepts and methods of statistics, and apply them in critiquing literature in the field of clinical and population based research.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335