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Rich ; Keim. Prerequisite(s): For Students of the Nursing Administration and Healthcare Leadership Only. Summer II Semester. Offered at the end of the Nursing and Health Care Administration or Health Care Leadership programs, this course prepares the graduate for entry into a myriad of administrative or leadership roles. Students will explore role responsibilities for various levels of management positions; health care consultants; health policy advocates; global health leaders; staff development directors; and administrators in non-traditional settings i.e., journal editors, professional associations etc.
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Weaver. Part of the Post-Masters Certificate Program in Sleep. This one semester survey course provides an overview of sleep across the lifespan. It will consider normal sleep during childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and changes associated with aging. Components of normal sleep will be addressed in addition to discussing the health and societal consequences of sleep deprivation. Measurement of sleep will also be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
Rogers, A. Prerequisite(s): NURS 701. Part of the Post-Masters Certificate Program in Sleep. This course explores the diagnosis, and management of common sleep disorders across the lifespan. Symptoms, pre-disposing factors, differential diagnosis, and management will be discussed. The use of questionnaires and common diagnostic tests and questionnaires will also be included in course content. Special emphasis will be placed on cognitive-behavioral therapies and strategies to improve CPAP compliance. s.
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Richards; Cuellar. Prerequisite(s): NURS 701, NURS 702. Part of the Post-Masters Certificate Program in Sleep. This one semester clinical course provides a supervised practicum in managing patients with a variety of sleep disorders. The initial two weeks of the practicum will be completed onsite at the Penn Sleep Disorders Center with the remaining clinical experiences completed under the guidance of a preceptor in the student's geographic area. Clinical experiences at the Penn Sleep Disorders Center will be selected to expose students the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of insomnia and to a variety of patients that may not be seen in smaller centers.
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Scharff. Supervised advanced psychiatric mental health nursing practice with children, adolescents and their families, or adults and/or older adults and their families in a variety of settings, depending on the subspecialty option selected. Focus is on clinical assessment/diagnosis and decision-making. A minimum of 16 hours of practice and 3 hours of small group supervision is required.
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3.00 Credits
Scharff. Supervised advanced psychiatric mental health nursing practice with children, adolescents and their families, or adults and/or older adults and their families in a variety of settings, depending on the subspecialty option selected. Refinement and development of clinical intervention with an increasingly diverse caseload. A minimum of 16 hours of practice and 3 hours of small group supervision is required.
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3.00 Credits
Scharff. Summer Session I. Supervised advanced psychiatric mental health nursing practice with children, adolescents and their families, or adults and/or older adults and their families in a variety of settings, depending on the subspecialty option selected. Outcome evaluation, termination and professional role development. A minimum of 16 hours of practice and 3 hours of small group supervision is required.
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3.00 Credits
Durain. This course will explore the philosophy and growth of public policy that has directed the American Health Care System in its ever expanding movement toward universal health care for all citizens. Analysis of health policy and systems content will assist the students to identify the knowledge and skills needed for the health or human service provider to assume leadership roles in the formulation of public policy for change; this includes system restructuring, service delivery and funding of health care. Emphasis will be on the effect of policy on the individual/family user of health care services rather than the effect on professional health care providers or health care delivery systems. Special attention will be given to the effect of policy on populations, both urban and rural, living near and below the poverty level.
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3.00 Credits
Verger; Perkel. Prerequisite(s): NURS 684, 720, 721. Corequisite(s): NURS 711. Provides the foundation for advanced practice in pediatric critical care. Body system failure is examined as the potential common outcome from a variety of etiologic agents. The adaptation of children and their families to critical illness and intensive care is analyzed. Management strategies based on clinical decision making include nursing, medical, pharmacological, and other therapies and resources.
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3.00 Credits
Verger; Perkel. Prerequisite(s): NURS 684, 720, 721. Corequisite(s): NURS 710. This clinical course is designed to assist prospective advanced practitioners, in pediatric critical care develop advanced assessment and management skills through structured, supervised interventions with critically ill children. Particular emphasis is placed on the role components of expert practitioner. The student gains the necessary management skills to provide specialized care to critically ill children and their families and to assist them with adaptation.
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