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3.00 Credits
Description: Selected topics in nursing are considered. The course enhances students' knowledge of professional nursing, building upon previous knowledge of the nursing and research processes. Emphasis is placed on increasing awareness of current professional issues in nursing. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 1-3 variable CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course has dual foci. The first is to provide an opportunity to analyze theoretical concepts, principles and processes from nursing and related disciplines to guide advanced clinical practice and role development. These theories reflect important contributions from both the nursing profession and non-nursing disciplines. The course provides a historical perspective and analysis of nursing theorists from Nightingale to emerging theorists and includes an introduction to theories fundamental to advanced practice nursing, such as role theory and family nursing theory. The second course emphasis is an exposure to relevant historic, current and future practice issues inherent in the varied roles of the advanced practice nurse. Both state and national legislation, issues and trends are addressed as they relate to the effective and appropriate role of advanced practice nurses within the rapidly changing healthcare system. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course provides an opportunity to analyze theoretical concepts, principles and processes from nursing and related disciplines to guide advanced clinical practice and role development. These theories reflect important contributions from both the nursing profession and non-nursing disciplines. The course provides a historical perspective and analysis of nursing theorists from Nightingale to emerging theorists and includes an introduction to theories fundamental to advanced practice nursing, such as role theory and family nursing theory. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 2 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course provides an opportunity for students to focus on the clinical applications of the major classifications of drugs. The emphasis is on clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. Clinical correlations using case studies with applications to special populations, in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings will be addressed. Legal parameters for prescription writing protocols and factors promoting patient compliance with drug therapy will be included. Application of this knowledge for special patient populations will be further developed in Nu 800, 802, 804, and 806. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course provides an in-depth analysis of the role of the advanced practice nurse. That knowledge is needed to conceptualize and identify with relevant historic, current and future practice issues inherent in the role. Both state and national legislation and trends are addressed, as they relate to the effective and appropriate use of advanced practice nurses within the rapidly changing healthcare system. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 2 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Class - 2.5 Hours/Week, Clinical - 3 Hours/Week = 3 Cr. Hr. The focus of this course is the assessment of total health status of clients throughout the lifespan. It is designed to enable the student to refine and further develop diagnostic reasoning skills and utilize a regional approach to physical exams in the delivery of primary health care. The course builds on undergraduate health assessment skills and includes a clinical practicum which provides the student the opportunity to apply advanced nursing knowledge and practice in the areas of physical and psychosocial assessment of clients. Students will performcomplete health assessments on selected clients, obtaining an in-depth health history, performing a comprehensive physical examination, recording findings and developing a problem list and treatment plan. 42 Hours of Clinical/Semester Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course will review the application of pharmacotherapeutic principles to psychiatric disorders. Each major class of medications will be covered: antidepressants, mood stabilizers, psychostimulants, antipsychotic medications and anxiolytics. The indications, contraindications, side effects and adverse reactions and drug interactions will be reviewed in detail. The use of herbal remedies, homeopathy and diet will be addressed. The applications of psychopharmacology to clinical case studies across the life span will be emphasized. Prerequisites: NU702 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course examines the reaction of the body to disease throughout the lifespan. Using a conceptual approach that is designed to integrate knowledge from basic and clinical sciences, it focuses on alterations in biological processes which affect the body's dynamic equilibrium. Alterations at the cellular and organ level are presented and include genetic, metabolic, infectious, immunologic, degenerative, and neoplastic processes. Clinical problems will be developed and explored to facilitate the acquisition of critical thinking, problem-solving and evaluation skills needed by practitioners in the management of clients with chronic and acute health problems. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course focuses on the study of brain, mind and behavior and examines the neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and biochemical foundations of cognition, mood, emotion, affect, and behavior and the interactions among them. It takes into consideration both internal and external influences across a person's life span. Included is an overview of brain functioning and mechanisms of neurotransmission, genetics, the effects of other body systems such as the endocrine and immune systems, temperament, and the environment. Prerequisites: NU706 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course explores the principles and uses of the research process in nursing. It is designed to provide the advanced practice nursing student with the knowledge to be an active participant in the research experience and prepare the student to write and present orally a research proposal. Content will focus on evidence based practice, understanding the role of an advanced practice nurse as a researcher and fostering skills to develop a research proposal that will be the foundation and beginning process of each student's "capstone" project.Prerequisites: NU700 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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