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Course Criteria
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6.00 Credits
This course focuses on the theories, conceptual models, and research that are the basis of CNS practice. Building on advanced practice nursing theory, students engage in discussion of theoretical and empirical knowledge of illness and wellness-both of disease and nondisease etiologies-from the three spheres of influence, particularly the patient/client sphere. Advanced health assessment, advanced pharmacology, and advanced physiology and pathology principles are integrated along with professional/legal and spirituality concepts. Content includes: ? Theoretical foundations of CNS practice ? Phenomena of nursing concern, integrating health promotion ? Design and development of innovative nursing interventions ? Clinical inquiry/critical thinking using advanced knowledge ? Consultation, teaching, and coaching with focus on the individual/family/groups ? Measurement, outcome evaluation, including cost-effectiveness and evidence-based research focused on the patient/client sphere The clinical experience takes place in the student's chosen specialty area and integrates the theoretical concepts covered in the didactic portion of the course. Clinical component: 3 clinical credits. Clinical hours: 150.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on evidence-based theory and research related to acute illnesses. A unifying framework is presented to organize the care of the critically ill patient. The student synthesizes data from a variety of health resources related to the care of critically ill patients. Specific system focus is related to neurological disorders, renal/genitourinary disorders, and emergency situations. Students make clinical judgments and decisions regarding appropriate recommendations and treatments related to symptom-focused presentation and implications related to alterations in different systems. Prerequisite: NUR 653.
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6.00 Credits
This course focuses on the essential characteristics and competencies of the CNS, exploring the CNS roles of clinical leader, collaborator, change agent, consultant, educator, and researcher. Students discover how, in utilizing these roles, a CNS can influence the quality of care within health care systems. The course builds on the patient/client sphere of influence, focusing on the broader nurse/nursing practice and organizational/systems spheres of influence. Content includes: ? Influencing change ? Systems thinking ? Leadership for multidisciplinary collaboration ? Consultation, teaching, and coaching focused on groups ? Measurement, outcome evaluation including cost-effectiveness, and evidence-based research focused on the group/organization ? Technology, products, and devices development/evaluation The clinical experience takes place in the student's chosen specialty area and the above concepts are integrated in that specialty setting. The clinical experience integrates the theoretical concepts covered in the didactic portion of the course. Clinical component: 3 clinical credits. Clinical hours: 150. Prerequisite: NUR 655.
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on professional and legal issues related to advanced practice nursing and includes APRN scope of practice, inpatient and outpatient documentation, and billing. Managing the acute care patient during periods of transition, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging, is also covered. This course provides a review of concepts related to collegial practice, including interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships within the health care delivery system. Prerequisites: NUR 640, NUR 642, and NUR 644.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on evidence-based theory and research related to acute illnesses. A unifying framework is presented to organize the care of the critically ill patient. The student synthesizes data from a variety of health resources related to the care of critically ill patients. Students make clinical judgments and decisions regarding appropriate recommendations and treatments related to symptom-focused presentation and implications related to alterations in different systems. Prerequisite: NUR 656.
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4.00 Credits
A culminating practicum experience, completed in person with a preceptor, provides students with experiences in the three spheres of influence of CNS practice: patient/client, nurses and nursing practice, and organization/system within their specialty area. This clinical practice affords students opportunity to refine their clinical decision-making skills in differential illness diagnoses and treatments that require nursing interventions; to develop their CNS roles of clinical expert, leader, collaborator, consultant, educator, researcher and change agent; and to explore how their professional attributes, ethical conduct, and professional citizenship are integrated in CNS practice to affect outcomes within the spheres. The course includes the application of the core content specific to CNS practice identified in NUR 655 and NUR 657. Online case study discussions analyzed by evidence-based practice guidelines are utilized. Impact of the student CNS on nursing practice and system-level outcomes are identified. Clinical component: 4 clinical credits. Clinical hours: 200. Prerequisite: NUR 657.
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1.00 Credits
The student will collaborate with faculty members to select a community-based, geontological health-focused, clinical site for completion of 75 clinical hours. The clinical component for NUR 664T allows the student an opportunity to provide comprehensive health care to diverse clients in late age. Clinical hours are completed in person with a qualified preceptor (NP, DO, MD, DNM) and serve as the opportunity to demonstrate clinical skills, learn clinical decision-making skills, and learn the role of the advanced practice nurse in collaboration with experienced preceptors who serve as mentors. The clinical component of each course is accomplished during the same semester as the corresponding didactic course and is graded as Pass/Fail. Failure of a clinical course constitutes failure of the corresponding didactic course. Prerequisite: NUR 675. Co-requisite: NUR 664T.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the three levels of prevention and comprehensive primary care management of geriatric health care problems of individuals and their families within a culturally and spiritually diverse environment. Advanced health assessment, advanced pharmacology, and advanced physiology and pathophysiology principles are integrated with spirituality concepts and advanced nursing theory. Evidence-based research is utilized to develop comprehensive, cost-effective, least invasive, quality health care for geriatric clients. Care will include health promotion counseling, client education, and appropriate screening to optimize the client's health. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to guide clinical decision making. Management of client illness includes ordering diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic integrative healing therapies, collaborating with other health professionals and community agencies, and pursuing appropriate follow-up. Prerequisite: NUR 675. Co-requisite: NUR 664C.
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4.00 Credits
This is a culminating practicum experience completed with a nurse educator preceptor in a selected setting. This clinical practicum affords students the opportunity to refine educational expertise in their selected areas of interest (e.g., assessment of learning needs, program/curriculum planning, implementation, and assessment/evaluation in either a traditional or nontraditional setting). This course offers opportunities for students to begin integrating the role of the nurse educator into their professional behaviors. Prerequisite: NUR 649E. This course may be taken concurrently with NUR 699.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the three levels of prevention and comprehensive primary care management of women's health care issues (including care of the pregnant patient) for individuals and their families within a culturally and spiritually diverse environment, contextually within the health care delivery system. Advanced health assessment, advanced pharmacology, spirituality, and advanced physiology and pathophysiology principles are integrated with advanced nursing theory. Evidence-based research is utilized to develop comprehensive, cost-effective, least invasive, quality health care for women. Care includes health promotion counseling, screening, and client education to optimize the client's health. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to guide clinical decision making. Management of client illness includes ordering diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic integrative healing therapies, collaborating with other health professionals and community agencies, and pursuing appropriate follow-up. Prerequisite: NUR 675. Co-requisite: NUR 667C.
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