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  • NURS 515: Epidemiology

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Focuses on epidemiology as the basic science of disease prevention and the role of epidemiology in public health clinical practice and the evaluation of public policy. Provides an introduction to epidemiology and the epidemiologic approach to problems of health and disease. The basic principles and methods of epidemiology are presented together with its applications to public health and clinical medicine. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate program or permission of instructor. Three hours per week.
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  • NURS 516: Family Nursing

    5.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Explores theory and research relevant to family nursing assessment and intervention. Family health, illness and the impact of stressful events on the family system are examined. Clinical situations with families are analyzed based on classic family theory, developing theory and published research. Students develop strategies for serving as advocates for families as they explore beginning role requirements of advanced practice nurses. Three hours lecture, six hours clinical practice per week, for a total of 90 hours.
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  • NURS 522: Pharmacotherapeutics

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Provides advanced-practice nurses with knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics for acute and chronic conditions. Focuses on knowledge and skills necessary to assess, diagnose and manage common health problems. Legal, socioeconomic and client-safety considerations are discussed. Client-education factors and salient aspects of research are incorporated. Critical thinking is employed in the analysis and determination of pharmacological regimens. Prerequisites or Corequisite: Admission to an advanced practice track of the graduate nursing program or permission of the instructor. BIOL 552. Three hours per week.
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  • NURS 525: Health Care System

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Explores the structure and functions of the health care system and the legal, ethical and economic forces that impact it. Special attention is given to health insurance and managed care, the formulation and impact of health policy and the context in which policy decisions are made. Prerequisite: Admission to a graduate program or permission of the instructor. Three hours per week.
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  • NURS 526: Health Care Informatics

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Introduces the student to the field of health care informatics via a Web-based instructional format. History of health care informatics, interrelated concepts such as classification systems and languages and ethical and confidentiality concerns are explored. Informatics applications in clinical practice, education and administration are discussed. Prerequisite: Admission into a graduate program or permission of instructor. Three hours per week.
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  • NURS 538: Nursing Theories

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Examines the nature of concepts, models and theories in the context of scientific development and the historical development of nursing knowledge. A comparative analysis of evolving nursing theories will be made in regard to meeting criteria for theory building; major concepts used; theoretical perspective used; testability and practicality for application with the nursing process in clinical practice, teaching and research. Three hours per week.
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  • NURS 542: Qualitative Research in Health Care

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Focuses on the importance of the theoretical foundations of research and on qualitative methods of scientific inquiry. Emphasis is placed on the accumulation of scientific evidence in health care and on the critical analysis and communication of evidence related to a specific topic. Prerequisite: Admission to a graduate program or permission of the instructor. Three hours per week.
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  • NURS 544: Quantitative Research in Health Care

    3.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Focuses on quantitative research methods as a foundation for evidence-based health care. Includes problem identification, formulation of hypotheses, research design, sampling analyses and interpretation of quantitative data. Provides practice using a statistical package as a tool to analyze quantitative research data. Research findings are communicated both orally and in writing to health professionals using current technology. Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 502.
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  • NURS 555: Cultural Considerations For Nursing

    2.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    A basis for application of concepts, theories and methodologies from transcultural nursing to the practice of the health professional. Particular emphasis on the influence of culture on human response to health and illness. Two hours per week.
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  • NURS 558: Adult Health Care Management

    5.00 Credits
    Salisbury University

    Focuses on primary care of adult clients including health promotion and disease prevention within the context of the family. Incorporates critical thinking and clinical reasoning to establish diagnoses for and provide therapeutic management of adult clients with common short-term and chronic stable health problems. Emphasizes quality and cost-effective care of diverse populations in a wide variety of settings. Prerequisite: NURS 512. Prerequisite/Corequisite: NURS 522. Two hours lecture, 12 hours clinical per week for a total of 180 hours.
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