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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Focuses of synthesis of the Gerontological Nurse Specialist's roles as clinical expert, educator, manager, researcher, and consultant in caring for older adults requiring long-term care at home or in a variety of institutional settings. Under preceptor supervision, students apply current nursing research to manage nursing diagnoses frequently occurring in clients in long-term care environments. Students also explore legal and ethical issues affecting quality of life and end-of-life decision making such as guardianship, ombudsman programs, residents rights, and advanced directives. Issues related to financing/reimbursement, staffing, facility accreditation, certification, licensure, and quality improvement strategies are explored. Prerequisites: NUR 550, 552. Corequisite: NUR 551.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced concepts and theories of carcinogenesis. Emphasis on nursing interventions to reduce cancer risk and promote early detection. Study of cancer treatment modalities and cancer treatment effects. Addresses health policy and ethical issues affecting advanced oncological nursing. Analysis of the roles and standards of practice of the Oncological Clinical Nurse Specialist in diverse settings. Includes analysis of current oncology nursing research related to advanced nursing practice. Prerequisites: Completion of core. Corequisite: NUR 562.
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4.00 Credits
Continuation of the study of the complex nursing needs of oncology clients and their families. Focuses on bio-psycho-social effects of cancer. Implications for advanced practice in acute inpatient, long-term and community settings are explored. Holistic management of clients with cancer throughout their illness trajectory. Consideration of ethical issues related to survivorship and end of life care. Analysis of current oncological nursing research. Prerequisites: NUR 560, 562. Corequisite: NUR 563.
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2.00 Credits
Clinical experiences with clients at risk for cancer as well as those clients with a diagnosis of cancer receiving major cancer treatment modalities or supportive care in acute inpatient, long-term and community settings. A master's prepared nurse in oncological nursing practice is utilized as a preceptor/mentor in the clinical agencies, and clinical immersion in faculty guided experiences assists the Oncological Nurse Specialist student to develop an advanced level of nursing practice. Corequisite: NUR 560.
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2.00 Credits
Clinical experiences with clients receiving treatment of palliation for cancer, and with client/family, and nursing interdisciplinary groups related to the care of clients with cancer. Continuatiun of role development as an Oncological Nurse Specialist within a variety of clinical settings utilizing a master's prepared clinical specialist as a preceptor/mentor. Prerequisites: NUR 560, 562. Corequisite: NUR 561.
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1.00 Credits
This course is the clinical practice component complementing the didactic and laboratory components of NUR 570. It provides a transition from laboratory practice of assessment skills on peers to actual assessment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients in a primary care setting under preceptor supervision. Students spend 15 hours/week concurrent with their last 4 weeks of NUR 570 in a clinical setting such as a health clinic, preadmission testing, primary care office, or nurse managed health center performing health assessments on clients. Students in the Adult-Gerontology program are placed in settings with adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients; students in the Pediatric program are in pediatric settings. Corequisite: NUR 570.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds upon the basic skills of physical assessment. Students will practice health assessment and physical examination skills in the classroom and laboratory settings. Emphasis is on clinical decision-making and differentiation of normal versus abnormal findings and the integration of the history and physical examination across the lifespan including pregnant women.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the advanced practice nursing roles. Included is analysis of the domains of the nurse practitioner role: managing patient health/illness status; the healing role of the nurse; teaching and counseling; monitoring and ensuring the quality of health care practice; and organizational and role competencies. The focus is on the historical, social, political, legal, and economic issues related to advanced practice nursing. Prerequisite: Completion of core
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the role of the advanced practice nurse in primary care. The history and scope of practice of the advanced practice role will be discussed. Focus is directed toward the application of role of the advanced practice nurse including HIPPA, reimbursement, credentialing, and licensure. Course content includes prescribing regulations, integrating and utilizing technology systems (EHR, decision support systems, e-prescribing, telehealth/telemedicine, data management), and coordination of care.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides student with the theoretical base to assess, diagnose and manage the primary care of adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients with selected common acute and chronic health problems including appropriate diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, and follow up care for clients. Evidence-based practice is utilized as the basis for primary care management and decision making. In addition, students will utilize a variety of health technologies including electronic health records, electronic health databases, and personal digital assistants. Prerequisites: Completion of core. Corequisite: NUR 581.
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