NUR-5290 US Health Policy and Global Health

During this course, students will develop an understanding of health policy including legislative processes and the role of the U.S. government in addressing public health at the local, state, and national levels. Students will examine the synergistic relationship between U.S. health policy and global health. Students will explore nursing's influence in health policy advocacy and its impact on outcomes considering social determinants of health. Students will examine factors that facilitate and hinder the nursing workforce across the globe.

BSN students: This course is offered 6 times per year during Session 1 and Session 2 of each 16 week Nursing Undergraduate term. Please check the School of Nursing Undergraduate Academic Calendar for dates and registration information.

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-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-7510 Advanced Practice Practicum Course

This practicum course consists of 100 experiential hours that foster theoretical learning application in a setting that enhances the student's advanced competencies. The expectations of this course include applying learned competencies to students, patients, or systems, depending on the graduate student's specialty, guided by an expert preceptor(s). This course will provide reflective analysis of learned advanced competencies and a practicum project to meet the end-of-program learning outcomes.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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