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  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This practicum intergrates knowledge from the didactic courses in the health organization setting.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    The Nurse Educator practicum course provides students with individualized opportunity to meet, at the advanced beginner/intermediate level, the core competencies for nurse educators that have been identified by the National League for Nursing (2005). This course is a continuation of the individualized nurse educator practicum experience, emphasizing further functional role development in a clinical specialty area and specific educational setting of choice. The course includes 60-180 contact hours.
  • 2.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Builds on NURS 601M Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice I and is designed to provide the practice of psychotherapy as advanced practice nurses in psychiatric-mental health nursing. Emphasis is on continuing to refine skills in assessment, diagnosis, and care formulation; applying the theories and techniques of psychotherapy and nursing. Therapeutic use of self and developing ones personal style and theoretical model are stressed. One 2-day on-campus immersion required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction course for MSN student enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Option. Focus of the course is on the development of knowledge about the FNP role. Emphasis is on the role of the FNP in the care of individuals throughout the lifespan who present with select common and acute health problems in the primary care setting. The importance of performing comprehensive advanced-level health assessments, use of diagnostic reasoning, and the selection of appropriate diagnostic tests and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies is stressed. Incorporates content related to health promotion, family health, and practice management.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Continues learning initiated in previous courses for MSN students enrolled in the FNP option. Emphasis continues on the role of the FNP in the care of individuals with select common and acute health problems in the primary care setting. The importance of performing comprehensive advanced-level health assessments, use of diagnostic reasoning, and the selection of appropriate diagnostic tests and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies is stressed. A focus on health promotions, family health, and practice management continues from the previous semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in the care of individuals with chronic and complex health problems who present for care in primary care settings. Emphasis is placed on the FNPs role in performing comprehensive health assessments (including ordering and interpretation of appropriate diagnostic tests), diagnostic reasoning, and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions to individuals throughout the life span. Incorporates content related to advanced health assessment, health promotion, and family health. Consideration is given to the preparation of FNPs for practice, medical-legal issues, and concepts of practice management.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course advances the student's understanding of concepts introduced in the common core with a focus on the role of the nursing leader within the complexity of healthcare organizations. Emphasis is placed on the development of a professional plan and portfolio that reflect the intentional selection of a personal model of nurse leadership. Consideration is given to the use of change management theories in promoting organizational as well as personal and professional changes.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the relationship between a curriculum and institutional and program mission, philosophy, and goals; professional standards; and needs and expectations of an educational programs communities of interest. Current educational paradigms and their implications for both curricula and individual courses will be considered. Students will use their clinical specialty area and intended practice setting as the context for course assignments.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the information management skills essential for effective nursing leadership in complex healthcare settings. Topics to be addressed include clinical information systems, benchmarking, and quality monitoring.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course explores strategies for clinical teaching, classroom/online teaching, and teaching in community settings. The course also addresses adapting content and teaching strategies for different groups of learners (e.g., students, health care consumers/patients, professional colleagues) and learners with different characteristics. The course will include discussion of the use of technology in the educational process. Students will use their clinical specialty area as context for course assignments.
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