NUR-5290 Health Policy

During this course, students examine a comprehensive model of policymaking. Course emphasis is on healthcare trends, forces, and issues that shape health policy. Students, focusing on the core elements of health policy analysis, examine how politics, ethics, economics, and social and cultural variables influence policy development and impact healthcare outcomes. Students also explore the leadership role of nursing in policymaking.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-5300 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

The emphasis for this course is on the elements of evidence-based practice. Focus is placed on the cyclical process of identifying clinical questions, searching and appraising the evidence for potential solutions/innovations, planning and implementing practice changes, evaluating the outcomes, and identifying additional gaps in nursing knowledge. Integration of the existing evidence with clinical judgment, patient preferences, interprofessional perspectives, and other resources forms the basis for the clinical decision-making process that is inherent in improving patient, population, and organizational outcomes. Processes for leading practice changes are explored.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-5310 Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Issues

Nursing informatics combines knowledge and skills from nursing science, computer science, information science, and cognitive science to design and implement automated systems that support the nursing process in the delivery of healthcare services. Within this course, major topics related to nursing informatics and related fields will be explored. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of how automation is used to manage information in healthcare and the nurse's role in the process. This graduate-level overview course provides required informatics knowledge and skills for all students as well as the foundation for all additional informatics courses.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-6000 Nursing Leadership in a Global Community

Nursing Leadership in a Global Community explores the role of advanced nursing leadership through the lens of global health. The course addresses key concepts of global health, examines selected advanced concepts including partnership and sustainability, and integrates ethics and social justice as core values for advanced nursing leadership.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-5160 Advanced Health Assessment

This course focuses on the acquisition of advanced health assessment and clinical-reasoning skills. Students apply the diagnostic (clinical) reasoning process to develop a comprehensive plan of care for patients in a variety of settings throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on advanced health assessment skills, health promotion, disease prevention, and risk assessment.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-6400 Advanced Pathophysiology

This course uses a systems-based life span approach to discriminate between normal physiologic function and pathophysiologic processes. A critical analysis of selected major health problems will emphasize etiology, epidemiology, presentation, diagnostics, clinical management, and complications. Health promotion and educational strategies for individuals, families, populations, and/or communities will be explored.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-6500 Advanced Pharmacology

In this course, students apply the principles underlying pharmacology, evidence-based nursing research, legal and ethical principles of nursing, and the factors influencing drug selection to facilitate positive patient pharmacological outcomes. The course focuses on the role of the advanced practice nurse and builds on the student's knowledge of pathophysiology and the concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoeconomics, and pharmacotherapeutics in the management of health and common disease states. Emphasis is placed on the use of technological resources and current evidence-based guidelines to select appropriate medications for patients across the life span and from various cultures and populations.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-6300 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Nursing Education

This course is designed to provide the foundation for understanding theories, philosophies, and strategies of teaching and learning that influence nursing education. The course also explores ethical and legal issues in nursing education. This course should be scheduled as the first of the five courses in the Nurse Educator specialty area. The nursing education Practicums must be scheduled last in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree nurse educator program.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-7000 Curriculum Theory and Development in Nursing Education

This course is designed to address the study of curriculum development, design, implementation, and evaluation in nursing education. Historical and philosophical foundations of nursing education are examined. The practical application and synthesis of curriculum theory is emphasized. The role of the educator in the dynamic relationship between the practice setting, research, and curriculum is examined.

Advisory: A course equivalent to NUR-6300: Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Nursing Education is required to be successful in NUR-7000. Students are responsible for having acquired this knowledge prior to registering for NUR-7000.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-7100 Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation

Course emphasis is on preparing teachers in nursing curricula to focus on learning outcomes. The concepts of measurement and evaluation are examined as the basis for studying how instruction, testing, assessment, and evaluation of student learning are interrelated. Formative, summative, qualitative, and quantitative assessment methodologies are applied to evaluate instruction and learning in various educational settings.

Advisory: Courses equivalent to NUR-6300: Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Nursing Education and NUR-7000: Curriculum Theory and Development in Nursing Education are required to be successful in NUR-7100. Students are responsible for having acquired this knowledge prior to registering for NUR-7100.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-7400 Nurse Educator: Seminar and Practicum I

In this course, the role of the nurse educator is operationalized. Students engage in reflective analyses of nursing education practices and clinical experiences. Theoretical concepts and best available evidence are applied in academic or practice environments. This course requires completion of 100 practicum hours. Submission of the Practicum Project Implementation and Education Plans are required to demonstrate achievement of Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program outcomes and nurse educator competencies.

Prerequisites: All other MSN degree and Nurse Educator certificate requirements except NUR-7500. Submission of all documents and requirements outlined in the Practicum Packet including a criminal background check.

*Due to course workload, it is recommended that students not be enrolled in other courses at the same time.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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NUR-7500 Nurse Educator: Seminar and Practicum II

In this course, students perform in the role of an advanced nurse educator; apply complex knowledge and skill in academic and practice learning environments; evaluate strategies to advance nursing education; and explore the current and future educational challenges for the advancement of nursing education. Course requirements include completion of 150 Practicum hours and submission of the Capstone Project - Phase 2. Demonstration of achievement of Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program outcomes and competencies is required.

Prerequisites: All other MSN degree and Nurse Educator certificate requirements. Submission of all documents and requirements outlined in the Practicum Packet including a criminal background check.

*Due to course workload, it is recommended that students not be enrolled in other courses at the same time.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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