2011-2012 Graduate Catalog

College of Natural and Health Sciences

School of Nursing

NURS 507 Leadership and Nursing Issues

Involves comprehensive investigation and analysis of health care issues and leadership theory and skills which are imperative in today's health care environment.

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NURS 508 Workshop

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

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NURS 510 Concepts in Transcultural Nursing

For seniors, post-B.S. or M.S. in nursing students. Summers only. Focuses on transcultural nursing and cultural assessment for the purpose of providing culturally congruent and competent nursing care. Describes culture care beliefs, values and practices of specific cultures.

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NURS 511 Advanced Transcultural Nursing and Research

Prerequisites: NURS 510. Summers only. The use of ethnonursing, ethnography and other qualitative research methods to generate and analyze cultural differences and similarities in care, health beliefs, values and practice of various cultures.

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NURS 512 Transcultural Nursing Field Experience

Pre or Co-requisite: NURS 511. Summers only. The application of the ethnonursing research methodology to analyze differences and similarities within a cultural experience as determined by the student and faculty. S/U graded.

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NURS 513 Professional Renewal

Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter grades. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

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NURS 520 Clinical Instruction in Nursing

Prerequisite: BSN degree plus 1 or more years clinical experience, or consent of instructor. Development of theoretical/practical knowledge to support successful transition from nursing practice role to that of clinical instructor. Includes theory and practical application.

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NURS 600 Nursing Theory

Admission to Master's Program required. Introduction to theoretical foundations for advanced nursing practice. Application of theory to clinical nursing practice and to nursing education. Emphasis on the development, application and critique of nursing models.

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NURS 602 Management of Chronically Ill Populations I

Admission to master's program required. The impact of chronic illness across the lifespan is examined using a conceptual approach. Health promotion and illness management are emphasized through case management care delivery. 45 practicum hours required.

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NURS 604 Management of Chronically Ill Populations II

Application of the nursing process and case management is examined in the development of health promotion and illness management strategies for the chronically ill adult and child. 45 practicum hours required.

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NURS 605 Nursing Research

Advanced research concepts, methodology, and application of descriptive and inferential statistical components to data analysis. Critique selected research projects to determine relevance to nursing practice and contribution to theory development.

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NURS 610 Health Assessment

(2 lecture, 3 practicum) Forty-five hours applied practicum arranged. Emphasis in health history taking, physical assessment and interviewing of individuals across the life span.

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NURS 612 Advanced Pharmacology

Examine clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics. Focus on selected drug groups and their safe and appropriate utilization in primary care practice.

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NURS 614 Advanced Pathophysiology

Focus on pathophysiology, symptomology and etiology of commonly encountered acute and chronic clinical entities of children and adults.

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NURS 615 Advanced Seminar in Transcultural Theories and Methods

Consent of Instructor. This course is a survey of theories and research methods used in transcultural health care and other disciplines.

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NURS 618 Epidemiology in Advanced Nursing Practice

Majors only. Principles of epidemiology and understanding of biostatistics will be applied to population management of disease and intervention strategies.

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NURS 622 Directed Studies

Graduate students only. Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

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NURS 628 Information Technology in Health Care

Majors only. Use and application of computerized systems to clinical decision strategies for advanced practice nurses in the areas of quality management.

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NURS 630 Teaching Strategies in Nursing

Practice teaching of nursing students, practicing nurses and/or clients. Analyze teaching strategies in academic and clinical settings.

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NURS 638 Concepts in Advanced Evidence-Based Practice

(2 lecture, 3 practicum) Forty-five hours applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Emphasis is on the systematic evaluation and use of current best evidence to make decisions about clinical practice and health care systems.

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NURS 640 Health Care of Families I

(2 lecture, 6 practicum) Ninety hours applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary health care of families with particular emphasis on childhood/adolescence.

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NURS 645 Health Care of Families II

(2 lecture, 6 practicum) Ninety hours applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary health care of families with particular emphasis on women's health and adult episodic care.

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NURS 650 Health Care of Families III

(2 lecture, 6 practicum) Ninety hours applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary health care of families with particular emphasis on chronically ill and older adults and psychosocial adjustment disorders.

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NURS 658 Applied Nursing Genomics

Prerequisite: NURS 614. Majors only. A genomics focus on concepts of prevention, screening, diagnostics, prognostics, selection of treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness for individuals and aggregates within cultural and ethical care contexts.

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NURS 660 Nursing Education Seminar

Synthesis of concepts from nursing theory, research and education courses. Experience with curriculum development and analysis. 45 practicum hours required.

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NURS 665 Seminar Topics in Chronic Illness

Majors only or permission of instructor. Engage in a course of study designed to investigate a special topic in chronic illness. Emphasis may be in a specific area or applicable across chronic illnesses/conditions.

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NURS 668 Population Centered Health Care

(2 lecture, 3 practicum) Forty-five hours applied practicum arranged. Prerequisite: NURS 618. Required laboratory arranged. Majors only. Examines perspectives of population based health care across the life span from a community and global perspective.

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NURS 678 Professional Practice and Healthcare Finance Seminar

(2 lecture, 3 practicum) Forty-five hours applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Comprehensive economic investigation of health planning, organization, personnel, payment systems and care cost effectiveness in health care delivery systems.

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NURS 680 Advanced Practice Role Practicum

Majors only. Final clinical experience provides students an opportunity to practice advanced roles intervention in underserved and/or rural areas. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits for a total of 405 practicum hours.

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NURS 685 DNP Practicum

Applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Practicum in hospital, community, and primary care settings focusing on clinical prevention and population based health care. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.

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NURS 688 Advanced Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems

(2 lecture, 3 practicum) Forty-five hours applied practicum arranged. Majors only. Analyzes the structure and organization of health care delivery systems including population-based, acute and ambulatory health care. The roles of the DNP in organizational and systems policy are addressed.

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NURS 690 Advanced Professional Role

Majors only. Advanced practice role development in health maintenance and illness management is examined from several perspectives.

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NURS 691 Applied Nursing Research

Majors only. Application of concepts from graduate research in a completed scholarly project, under direction of a graduate faculty member.

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NURS 695 Advanced Academic Nursing Roles

The emphasis of this course is on direct responsibility/accountability for experience in the role of academic clinical and didactic teaching or administrative roles. 45 practicum hours required.

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NURS 696 DNP Capstone Project

Terminal program course. All other courses should be taken before or concurrently. Majors only. Capstone project reflecting knowledge and synthesis of evidence based practice in advanced nursing health care. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.

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NURS 699 Thesis

Terminal program course. All other courses should be taken before or concurrently. Guided research project that demonstrates evidence of original thought as well as advanced knowledge of the research process. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.

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NURS 700 Advanced Nursing Theory

Majors only or consent of instructor. The focus of this course is nursing knowledge development and the underpinnings of nursing science, practice and education.

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NURS 702 Advanced Concepts of Vulnerable Underserved Populations

Majors only or consent of instructor. Examines contextual contributors to development of vulnerable populations and public response. Implications for nursing research and practice are explored.

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NURS 707 Leadership in Health Policy

Majors only or consent of instructor. Integrates theory and empirical research about leadership and health policy. Participates in the policy development process.

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NURS 710 Evaluation in Nursing Education

Majors only. Emphasis on data collection needs assessment, instrument analysis and evaluation in nursing education.

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NURS 730 The Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education

Majors only. This course is designed to prepare the learner for scholarship in nursing education, publication, presentation and grant writing activities.

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NURS 740 Intensive Teaching Practicum

Majors only or consent of instructor. Discussion and guided experiences in teaching of nursing, including planning, developing, implementing and evaluating classroom and clinical instruction.

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NURS 760 Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design

Majors only. Examines historical, philosophical, sociol-cultural, political, economic, and professional issues that impact curriculum in nursing education. The focus is on design and evaluation of a nursing curriculum.

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NURS 780 The Professorial Role in Nursing Education

Prerequisite: Licensed RN and accepted into doctoral program. Involves comprehensive investigation of the academic nursing role in higher education relative to administration, student issues, program requirements and faculty expectations

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NURS 790 Research Colloquium

Seminar exploring the nature of doctoral research in nursing and nursing scholarship. Possible dissertation topics are explored.

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NURS 797 Doctoral Proposal Research

Majors only. All doctoral students must earn four hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Explores dissertation research problems, theoretical framework, methodology and data analysis methods to launch dissertation research. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 4 credits.

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NURS 799 Doctoral Dissertation

Majors only. All doctoral students must earn 12 hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Dissertation must be approved by and defended to the dissertation committee. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits.

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NURS 999 Graduate School Continuous Registration

To permit a graduate student to continue making progress in a degree program. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.

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