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Course Criteria
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Second clinical practicum which focuses on continued assessment of health needs of individuals, families, and/or aggregates which emphasizes planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of nursing services. Laboratory, nine to 12 hours per week. Prereq or coreq: NUR 655; 662; 742 or 744.
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3.00 - 8.00 Credits
Individually arranged in-depth clinical practicum focusing on the development of leadership and clinical management skills and the application, refining, and synthesis of knowledge and skills developed in didactic and clinical courses. May be repeated to a maximum of eight credits. Laboratory, nine to 24 hours per week. Prereq or coreq: NUR 672; coreq: NUR 743, 744, or 745.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with advanced practice nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses and their families. Advanced practice nursing care requires understanding the conditions that may influence patient/family quality of health, or wellness, as well as the consequences of disease and its treatment. The concept of transitions is introduced as central to advanced nursing practice. The conditions that influence illness perception and patient/family responses to illnesses, adherence to therapeutic regimens, and lifestyle changes are examined. Nursing therapeutics are explored for their effectiveness in positively influencing patient/family outcomes. Prereq: MHA students admitted to Graduate Certificate in Nursing Studies; pre or co-req: NUR 603, 631, 652 and 653 for students enrolled in graduate program in Nursing; or consent of instructor.
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6.00 Credits
This course deals with advanced practice nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses and their families. Emphasis on understanding the conditions influencing patient/family quality of health and the consequences of disease and its treatment continues. Symptom interpretation and management are explored. Nursing therapeutics are examined for their effectiveness in managing symptoms and enhancing quality of health. The clinical experience provides opportunities to analyze selected roles in APN by working with other healthcare professionals. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor and preceptor, the student will assist patients and their families in promoting health across a spectrum of health care transitions. Prereq: NUR 704, enrollment in graduate program in Nursing or consent of instructor. Pre- or coreq: NUR 604.
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on the role of the acute care nurse practitioner in assessing, diagnosing, and managing acute episodes in the chronically ill adult. Emphasis is placed on the use of research and theories from biological, behavioral, and advanced practice nursing to facilitate the comprehensive care of chronically ill patients and their families. Prereq: MHA students admitted to Graduate Certificate in Nursing Studies; NUR 725. Prereq or coreq: NUR 631 and 652 for students enrolled in graduate program in Nursing; or consent of instructor.
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6.00 Credits
The didactic portion of this course focuses on the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of critically ill adults. Emphasis is placed upon biological, behavioral and advanced nursing concepts and research in order to facilitate the management and evaluation of therapies for critically ill adults and their families. The clinical portion of this course focuses on the care of critically ill adults in high acuity environments. The emphasis is placed upon students becoming a collaborative member of the health care team and incorporating both medical and advanced nursing concepts in the care of critically ill adults and their families. Prereq: NUR 632, NUR 706.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides the knowledge and skills essential for advanced practice nurses to evaluate patient care. A systematic approach to collecting information related to nursing practice provides nurses with opportunities to substantiate their contributions to advanced practice. Measuring, documenting, and reporting patient, family, and organizational outcomes will be addressed. Mechanisms for evaluating nursing practices with regard to available resources also are examined. Clinical experience provides opportunities to continue to work with adults with acute and chronic illnesses. In addition, students will focus on the use of practice evaluation methods to document patient/family outcomes within a specific agency. Prereq: NUR 705 or NUR 707 (depending on the student's specialty area). Coreq: NUR 605.
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3.00 Credits
The student will focus on evaluation of relevant beliefs, concepts, and theories related to maximizing the health of the family from pre-conception through adolescence. Using evidence-based literature, the student will explore physiologic, pathophysiologic, cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial concepts, theories, and issues for their relevance in providing innovative approaches to family health care. Attention will be directed toward economic, ethical, cultural, legal, political and geographic factors that influence health behavior and care delivery. Family and child developmental theories will be used as an integrating framework. Prereq: MHA students admitted to Graduate Certificate in Nursing Studies; NUR 601 and 602 for students admitted to graduate nursing program; or consent of instructor.
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4.00 - 6.00 Credits
The students in this course will test concepts and theories relevant to families. Collaboration with the family and other health care disciplines related to clinical decision making is expected. Students will apply knowledge with a variety of populations. Prereq: NUR 712, enrollment in graduate program in Nursing or consent of instructor.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Knowledge of families, pre-conception through adolescence, leadership, and clinical skills are applied to provide advanced nursing care to a selected population. Emphasis is placed on maximizing health and resolving actual or potential health problems for the individual and the family. Analysis of system problems in health care delivery is conducted. Prereq: NUR 713, enrollment in graduate program in Nursing or consent of instructor. Pre- or coreq: NUR 604.
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