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[Course credit hours/contact hours (if different)
per week are noted in parentheses]
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NSG |
5504 |
Theories in Nursing (2) |
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Explores the evolution and importance of knowledge
and theory in nursing, mechanisms for developing and critiquing theory, and the
analysis and application of theories in nursing practice. F |
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NSG |
5505 |
Health Care Economics (2) |
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An introductory course in health economics, designed to provide the student with the elements of economic analysis as applied to the area of health care. F |
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NSG |
5506 |
Curriculum Development in Nursing Education (2)
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Provides content and learning experiences that enable students to understand all phases
of the curriculum development process. Explores principles of curriculum development and major historical influences on nursing curricula. Includes in-depth analysis
of the basic components and determinants of curriculum development as well as the concepts of balance, continuity, and sequence. Su |
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NSG |
5507 |
Issues in Women’s Health (2) |
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Focuses on issues and trends in women’s health including both consumer and provider issues. Emphasizes the current status of women in the health care system. Su |
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NSG |
5510 |
Power, Politics, and Policy Formulation in Nursing (2)
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Analysis of the relationship of power, politics, and policy formulation to nursing and health care. Su |
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NSG |
5512 |
Advanced Health Assessment (3) |
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Designed to prepare the nurse student as an expert clinician in health assessment of patients across the lifespan. Advanced content in history and interviewing processes, physical examination, and documentation of assessment
findings are included. The clinical diagnostic process is emphasized.Corequisite: NSG 5513. F, Sp |
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NSG |
5513 |
Advanced Health Assessment Preceptorship (3/9)
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Preceptorship course designed for clinical application of skills in advanced health assessment, clinical diagnosis and management, and health promotion, maintenance/ disease prevention role of the primary care family nurse practitioner.
Prerequisites: NSG 6671 and 6649. Corequisite: NSG 5512. Sp |
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NSG |
5515 |
CNS Advanced Health Assessment Practicum (1/2) |
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The clinical laboratory course is designed to review and expand skills and expertise in health assessment. Successful completion requires validation of knowledge and skills needed to perform complete health assessment of individuals.Corequisite: NSG 5512. F |
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NSG |
6614 |
Role of the Nurse Educator (2)
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Provides a forum for the analysis and synthesis of role behaviors specific to the nurse educator. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse educator, patterns of nursing education, nursing curricula, instructional design, and professional, social, and political issues influencing nursing education.
Prerequisite: NSG 5504, 6660, 6691, 6692and clinical specialty courses. Corequisite: NSG 6615. Sp
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NSG |
6615 |
Nursing Education Internship (3/12) |
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The course provides the student opportunities to apply the theory of curriculum and learning theory basic to instructional design to nursing education. Involves supervised experience in the role of the nurse educator.
Prerequisite: NSG 5504, 6660, 6691, 6692 and clinical specialty courses. Corequisite: NSG 6614. Sp
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NSG |
6616 |
Role of the Nursing Administrator (2) |
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Culminating course which assists students to evaluate the role of the nurse administrator, analyze issues and trends in nursing administration, and design strategies for resolution of issues and conflicts within the functional role.
Prerequisites: NSG 5504, 6660, 6691, 6692 and clinical specialty courses. Corequisite: NSG 6617.Sp
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NSG |
6617 |
Nursing Administration Internship (3/12) |
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A culminating course which provides the student an opportunity to study and practice in the nursing administration role.
Prerequisites: NSG 5504, 6660, 6691, 6692 and clinical specialty courses. Corequisite: NSG 6616.Sp |
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NSG |
6620 |
Advanced Acute Care Nursing of Adults (2) |
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The adult health nursing specialist’s role in the acute care setting. Theories, concepts, issues and trends relative to nursing care of the adult in the acute care setting.
Prerequisites: NSG 5504, 5512, 5515, 6671, 6692. Corequisites: NSG 6621, 6660 and 6691.Sp |
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NSG |
6621 |
Advanced Acute Care Nursing Preceptorship (3/9) |
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Clinical preceptorship in adult health nursing in acute care.
Corequisite: NSG 6620, 6660 and 6691.Sp
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NSG |
6622 |
Advanced Long-Term Nursing Care of Adults (2) |
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The nursing specialist’s role in long-term care. Theories concepts, issues, and trends
relative to nursing care of the adult with long-term health care needs.
Prerequisites: NSG 6620, 6621. Corequisite: NSG 6623, 6649.F |
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NSG |
6623 |
Advanced Long-term Nursing Care of Adults Preceptorship (3/9) |
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Clinical preceptorship in adult health nursing in long-term care.
Prerequisites: NSG 6620, 6621. Corequisites: NSG 6622 and 6649. F
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NSG |
6625,
6626,
6627 |
Specialized Study in Advanced Nursing (1/4) |
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Under supervision of a faculty member, student may pursue study in selected area applicable to the practice of nursing which fits his/her academic needs but is not available in the regular curriculum. Total credit for any combination of enrollments in these courses may not exceed four semester hours.
F, Sp |
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NSG |
6631 |
Computer Based Communication (3) |
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An examination of communication technologies in the context of the health care delivery environment. Issues and applications ad-dressed include hardware and software basics, file management, the Internet and the World Wide Web, electronic communication, and security. F |
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NSG |
6632 |
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Informatics (2) |
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Explores the foundations of nursing informatics, related theories and sciences. Identifies nursing and healthcare data sets, classification systems, and nomenclatures utilized in practice.
Corequisite or Prerequisite: NSG 5504.F |
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NSG |
6633 |
Systems Analysis and Design (3) |
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Explores the planning, analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical information systems. Includes strategies for
developing a strategic plan and issues in project management along with major design and implementation issues. Various methods for the evaluation of outcomes of
clinical information systems are critiqued.
Prerequisites: NSG 6631, 6632.Sp |
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NSG |
6634 |
Role of the Nursing Informatics Specialist(1)
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Focuses on the nursing informatics specialist’s role in the healthcare environment. Emphasizes concepts, research, issues, and
trends relative to the practice of the nursing informatics specialist.
Prerequisites: Completion of nursing specialty courses for Nursing Informatics Specialist. Corequisite: NSG 6636.Sp
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NSG |
6635 |
Integration of Technology in Information Exchange (3) |
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Prepares students with knowledge and skills to generate and distribute information through computer-based applications. Proficiencies with electronic presentations, Web-based documents, and multiple file formats for information exchange are incorporated in learning activities.
Prerequisite: NSG 6631. F |
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NSG |
6636 |
Nursing Informatics Internship (4/16) |
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Facilitates the application of nursing and information systems theory to practice environments. Students participate in relevant clinical practice with a health or nursing information technology expert.
Prerequisites: Completion of nursing specialty courses for Nursing Informatics Specialist. Corequisite: NSG 6634. Sp |
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NSG |
6640 |
Advanced Maternal/Infant Health Nursing (2)
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Focus is on the knowledge and theory base critical to advanced practice in maternal/ infant health nursing. The primary emphasis is the normal processes of childbearing and neonatal health.
Corequisite or Prerequisite: NSG 5504, 5512, 5515, 6671, 6692. Corequisites: NSG 6641, 6660 and 6691. Sp |
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NSG |
6641 |
Advanced Maternal/Infant Nursing Preceptorship (3/9) |
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The purpose of this course is to provide the student the opportunity to incorporate advanced knowledge and theories into the nursing care of childbearing families.
Corequisites: NSG 6640, 6660, 6691.Sp |
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NSG |
6642 |
High-Risk Maternal/Infant Health Nursing (2) |
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Focuses on the nursing management of the high-risk client and family. The advanced physiological and psychosocial concepts and theories which form the basis of nursing management are identified and evaluated.
Prerequisites: NSG 6640, 6641. Corequi-sites: NSG 6643, 6649.F |
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NSG |
6643 |
High-Risk Maternal/Infant Health Nursing Preceptorship (3/9) |
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Provides the student the opportunity to apply
advanced knowledge and theories to the care of mothers and infants experiencing deviations from normal processes.
Prerequisites: NSG 6640, 6641. Corequisites: NSG 6642, 6649.F
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NSG |
6645 |
Family and Cultural Theory in Advanced Nursing Practice (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to provide the student with in-depth knowledge of family and cultural assessment. Further analysis of
diverse cultures and multi family structures will enhance the student’s application of advanced nursing interventions. Su
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NSG |
6649 |
Advanced Pharmacology (3) |
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Presents knowledge and theory critical to management of the pharmacological needs of a variety of populations. Discusses major classification of drugs and protocols for
administration. F |
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NSG |
6655 |
Synthesis and Evaluation of Advanced Nursing Practice (1)
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Presents students with information concerning structure and format of the comprehensive examination. Focuses on the critical thinking and communication skills integrated throughout the curriculums which are the functional base of the professional role.
Prerequisites: NSG 5504, 6660, 6691, 6692 and clinical specialty courses. Sp |
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NSG |
6659 |
Adaptation of FNP Role (1) |
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Presents the conceptual and theoretical base of the advanced practice role of the family
nurse practitioners. Sp
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NSG |
6660 |
Foundations of Advanced Practice (2) |
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Focuses on the advance practice nurse’s role in health care. Emphasizes the theoretical bases critical to leadership in the advanced practice role. Sp. |
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NSG |
6665 |
Primary Care I (3) |
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Focuses on advanced knowledge and theory base in the assessment and care of children and women of child-bearing age. Health promotion is emphasized, but the practitioner is also prepared to deliver complex multifaceted care to clients in home, acute, and rehabilitative settings.
Prerequisite: NSG 5512 and 5513.Corequisite: NSG 6666.Su |
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NSG |
6666 |
Primary Care I Preceptorship (3/9) |
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Clinical course in the advanced practice role of the family nurse practitioner with pediatric clients and women of childbearing age in primary care settings.
Prerequisites: NSG 5512, 5513, 6649, and 6671. Corequisite: NSG 6665.Su |
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NSG |
6667 |
Primary Care II (3)
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Focuses on advanced knowledge and theory base in the assessment and management of care of adult and gerontologic clients in primary care settings.
Prerequisites: NSG 6665, 6666.Corequisite: NSG 6668.F |
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NSG |
6668 |
Primary Care II Preceptorship (3/9) |
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Clinical preceptorship course in the advanced practice role of the family nurse practitioner with adult and gerontological clients in the primary care settings.
Prerequisites: NSG 6665, 6666. Corequisite: NSG 6667.F
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NSG |
6670 |
Role Synthesis Seminar (1) |
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Provides a forum for the analysis and synthesis of role behaviors specific to the family
nurse practitioner. Emphasis is on the role, patterns of health promotion, primary care, and professional, social, and political issues related to the role.
Prerequisite: All core and clinical courses. Corequisite: NSG 6680.Sp |
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NSG |
6671 |
Advanced Pathophysiology (3) |
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Provides an in-depth study of pathophysiologic processes to correlate changes that occur at the cellular and system level with the development, clinical manifestations, and management of various disease states. F
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NSG |
6680 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Internship (5/20) |
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Internship course designed to provide extensive clinical experience with a broad spectrum of clients to allow students opportunities to strengthen clinical skills in specific areas.
Prerequisite: All core and clinical courses. Corequisite: NSG 6670.Sp |
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NSG |
6691 |
Research Methodology (3) |
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Evaluates the principles of the research process for both quantitative and qualitative
research. Emphasis is on the utilization and
generation of research relevant to advanced nursing. Sp
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NSG |
6692 |
Data Analysis Techniques in Research (2) |
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Examines basic statistical methods for analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating data. The focus is on developing knowledge necessary to critically evaluate research reports and selected data. F |
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NSG |
6695 |
Thesis (4 minimum) |
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Prerequisites: NSG 6691, 6692. Pass/Fail. F, Sp, Su |
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NSG |
6696 |
Scholarly Inquiry Practicum I (1-2) |
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Faculty-guided experience to further develop the student’s knowledge of a special area of interest utilizing research-based inquiry.
Prerequisites: NSG 6691, 6692.F |
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NSG |
6697 |
Scholarly Inquiry Practicum II (1-2) |
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Faculty-guided experience for implementation and evaluation of student’s scholarly inquiry.
Prerequisite: NSG 6696. Sp |
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Thesis Option |
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Students who plan to progress to doctoral education will be encouraged to pursue the thesis option in preparation for the doctoral dissertation. Students should discuss with their adviser the option prior to filing their degree plan.
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