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Overview of MS program Department of Nursing
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
NUR502 Health Care Policy, Organization, and Finance
This course provides a systems-level assessment of health care policy trends affecting both providers of care, consumers of that care, and the organizations providing the structure for the care. Governmental, public, and third party systems currently in the process of formulating health care direction are scrutinized. Emphasis is placed on the delivery of care within integrated care systems. The financial incentive influencing care and the societal trends associated with health care are examined. (3 credits)
NUR503/NUR504 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Diverse Populations
This course identifies personal, clinical, and community-based interventions integrated with social policies influencing the goal of maintaining optimal health. Learning experiences seek to identify subcultural influences on health. Students explore current issues involved in community-based and culturally diverse populations from an epidemiological perspective. The clinical component of this course provides the student with an opportunity to integrate psycho-physiologic principles of wellness and prevention in consideration of the individual and the community-at-large. Students apply key concepts such as lifestyle, self-care, and risk reduction as they impact wellness. Clinical settings are chosen where the student will practice in the role of advanced practice nurse focusing on the practice of health promotion and disease prevention (primary and some secondary prevention).
(4 credits, 3 classroom hours, 4 laboratory hours) (56 Clinical hours/semester)
NUR505 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
The integration of advanced physiology, genetics, immunology, and pathophysiology as they relate to alterations in function and the disease processes will be studied. Adaptations that the body makes to the alterations are addressed. (3 credits)
NUR508 Application of Nursing Research
This course prepares the advanced practice nursing student for clinical, management, or education leadership roles in health care through translation of the best evidence into nursing practice. Students will develop the skills and knowledge needed to review and synthesize the strength of evidence and recommend practice changes if appropriate. Specific content includes: a review of the research process (including theoretical framework, design, statistical analysis, research design hierarchy, measurement, and research ethics), esearch critique, rating and synthesizing the strength of evidence, decision-making for practice, research and research translation opportunities. (3 credits)
NUR509/NUR510 Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis
This course builds upon physiologic and pathophysiologic principles to enable the student to develop and utilize advanced skills in obtaining a comprehensive health history, physical examination, and to understand the psychosocial variation of the client, the family, and the community of origin. Diagnostic reasoning skills and differential diagnostic processes are emphasized as complex and multisystem problems are identified. Students have clinical experience each week to integrate this knowledge with particular patients within health care settings in the community. (3 credits, 2 classroom hours, 4 laboratory hours) (56 Clinical hours/semester)
NUR511 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
This course examines principles, values, and beliefs that form the framework of nursing practice. Moral concepts foundational to nursing practice are discussed as they relate to patient care situations in a changing health care environment. Students are encouraged to explore their own values and to analyze how their own practices have been shaped by these values. In a similar manner, systems of health care and the underpinning values influencing current health care are examined. Legal issues as they relate to ethical concepts are incorporated in the discussion. (3 credits)
NUR512/513 Theoretical Basis for Professional Role Development
This course provides an overview of the theoretical and conceptual models of nursing which specifically relate to the advanced practice roles. Theory will be presented as a way to provide the advance practice nurse with the framework and goals for assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. In addition, this course will facilitate transition into an advanced practice role. It will explore conceptualizations, role development and competencies of advanced practice. Historical, social, and political forces which impact advanced practice will be a focus of study. The requirements for and regulations of advanced roles such as dealing with role ambiguity and changing role boundaries are identified. Participation in the profession and exertion of leadership in the profession and the health care system are examined. Laboratory experiences are planned with nurses working in advanced practice roles during which students will examine activities and competencies of advanced practice nurses, role ambiguity, and role boundaries. (4 credits, 3 classroom hours, 4 laboratory hours) (56 clinical hours/semester)
NUR520 Pharmacology
Pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, contraindications and precautions, adverse effects, and drug interactions of broad categories of therapeutic agents are studied relative to specific populations of patients. Patient variables that should be assessed for each drug and nursing actions needed to achieve the maximum therapeutic effects and to minimize adverse effects are identified. (3 credits)
NUR522/523 Diagnosis and Management of Clinical Problems in Adults I
This is the first course in a sequence of three required courses for the NP track, preparing the nurse practitioner student to diagnose, treat and follow up common illnesses in adolescents and adults. Students will begin to use the comprehensive data collection skills learned in previous courses, to incorporate strategies for health promotion, disease prevention, and management of acute episodic, and chronic diseases in diverse primary care settings. Didactic content addresses diagnosis, management, and utilization of appropriate diagnostic tools for evaluation of common symptoms and problems seen in adults and adolescents. Case studies will be used to enhance critical thinking skills by allowing the student to apply current evidence-based findings and practice guidelines to undifferentiated patient presentations. Students will begin to develop clinical decision-making skills through experiences in primary care settings. Psychosocial, ethical, legal, economic, cultural, and political issues will also be incorporated throughout the course.
(6 credits) (3 theory, 3 clinical, 180 clinical hours)
NUR524/525 Diagnosis and Management of Clinical Problems in Adults II
This is the second course in a sequence of three required courses for the NP track, preparing the nurse practitioner student to diagnose, treat, and follow up common illnesses in adolescents and adults. Students will become proficient in data collection skills used to incorporate strategies for health promotion, disease prevention, and management of acute, episodic and chronic diseases in diverse primary care settings. Didactic content addresses diagnosis, management, and utilization of appropriate diagnostic tools for evaluation of common symptoms and problems seen in adults and adolescents. Case studies will be used to enhance critical thinking skills by allowing the student to apply current evidence-based findings and practice guidelines to undifferentiated patient presentations. Students will sharpen their clinical decision-making skills through experience in primary care settings. Psychosocial, ethical, legal, economic, cultural, and political issues will also be incorporated throughout the course. (6 credits) (3 theory, 3 clinical, 180 clinical hours)
NUR530 Teaching Strategies in Nursing Education
This course examines concepts of teaching and provides a comprehensive framework for planning, guiding, and evaluating learning activities utilized by the advanced practice nurse. The relationship of content and learning style to instructional method is considered with particular attention given to the selection, preparation and use of media and modes appropriate to teaching in nursing. The student will be introduced to a variety of teaching strategies and educational resources to facilitate learning in the classroom and clinical areas and to enhance student and staff development. (3 credits)
NUR531 Curriculum Development in Nursing Education
This course introduces the graduate student to the process and elements of curriculum development needed for the role of educator in an academic or advanced practice setting. It examines factors related to content and organization of curricula. Students will design and evaluate a curriculum appropriate for use in either setting. Curriculum frameworks, objectives and course content essential to health care education will be explored. Legal and ethical issues affecting curriculum development will be discussed. An overview of curriculum philosophies will be presented. (3 credits)
NUR532 Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing Education
This course provides an analysis of theories of measurement and evaluation as they relate to nursing education. Measurement and evaluation techniques appropriate for classroom and clinical nursing are studied; their strengths and limitations are assessed. Ethical, legal, and social issues are analyzed. (3 credits)
NUR550/NUR551 Seminar I
This seminar is designed to prepare the graduate student to practice in either the clinical nurse specialist or the educator role with an experienced preceptor in a health care setting. It provides a forum for discussion of the roles and the contribution of the practitioner to patient care and education. The theoretical principles acquired in the core and specialty courses in the curriculum will provide the basis for these discussions. Students are expected to present exemplars from their clinical experiences to their colleagues to advance the knowledge base of the other seminar participants. All CORE Courses plus 1 education course if in Education track, or 1 administration course if in Administration track are prerequisites. (4 credits, 1 classroom hour, 12 laboratory hours) (168 hours/semester clinical)
NUR552/NUR553 Seminar II
This seminar is designed to continue the work begun in Seminar I. Students will again practice either the clinical specialist or the educator role with a second preceptor in a health care setting. These weekly clinical experiences will be shared and analyzed in seminar forum discussions of the role, pathways toward success, and potential roadblocks to that outcome. As in Seminar I, the core and specialty courses of the curriculum will serve as the basis for these discussions. Students use their Seminar I proposal as a basis for completing a formal seminar paper on an educational or clinical topic. One outcome measurement will be the preparation of an article for publication in a peer reviewed professional journal. (4 credits, 1 classroom hour, 12 laboratory hours) (168 hours/clinical semester)
NUR554/555 Adult Nurse Practitioner Seminar, Clinical III
This is the final course in a sequence of three required courses preparing the nurse practitioner student to diagnose, treat, and follow up common illnesses in adults and adolescents. The student will further refine their competency in assessment, diagnostic, and therapeutic skills, with emphasis on the management of individuals with complex illness presentations. Seminars will focus on a variety of role-related topics, incorporating professional issues including legal, ethical, and political factors that impact primary health care systems. Students will begin to make autonomous clinical decisions and learn to function as a beginning independent nurse practitioner through their experiences in primary and acute care settings. (5 credits)
NUR565 Managed Care: Assessing and Managing the Health of a Population
This course is an examination of the evolution of the United States health care system toward balance among quality, cost, and access. Focusing on the trend toward assessing and managing the health of a population, the course will probe political, operational, and technical aspects of managed care. (3 credits)
NUR585 Health System Development
This course is intended to orient the health care practitioner to salient issues in health care system development given current trends in market maturation. The course considers issues at the system, organization, group, and individual levels. (3 credits)
NUR610 Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists 1
This course provides an in depth study of cell structure and function, fluids and electrolytes (including blood), skeletal muscle, and all aspects of the nervous system. All areas of instruction will be focused on the relationship of these systems to the practice of anesthesia nursing. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR501, NUR502, NUR506, NUR508. (3 credits)
NUR611 Chemistry and Physics in Anesthesia
The key concepts related to organic chemistry, biochemistry and physics as they relate to anesthesia are presented. These include gas laws, biochemistry of electrolytes and fluids, reviews of organic chemistry and calculation of medications and solutions, among other relevant topics. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR501, NUR502, NUR506, NUR508. (3 credits)
NUR612 Introduction to Anesthesia
This course introduces the entry level nurse anesthesia student into the diverse and complex world of anesthesia. Included are an examination of the process of anesthesia, the roles filled by the CRNA, and the stakeholders involved in the professional associations of anesthetists. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR501, NUR502, NUR506, NUR508. (1 credit)
NUR620 Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists 2
This course provides an in depth study of the vascular tree, smooth muscle, the cardiac system, the respiratory system, the hepatic system, the immune system, and endocrine system. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR610 and NUR611. (3 credits)
NUR621 Pharmacology of Anesthetic Agents
This course explores the pharmacology of agents used to induce, maintain and reverse general anesthesia, as well as those used for regional anesthesia and sedation. The pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of each agent will be reviewed, with special focus on the intracellular mechanisms mediated via drug receptors. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR610 and NUR611. (3 credits)
NUR622 Technology and Techniques in Anesthesia Practice
A lab-intensive course dealing with the technologies CRNAs use daily in anesthesia practice. Included will be user maintenance and trouble-shooting of the anesthesia machine, and the practice of psychomotor skills involved in advanced invasive monitoring. All classes will be held in the human patient simulation laboratory. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR610 and NUR611. (3 credits)
NUR623 Principles of Anesthesia 1
The introduction to the clinical practice of anesthesia. The course will teach the preoperative evaluation of a patient, interpretation of laboratory and diagnostic tests, positioning the patient for anesthesia and surgery, the basics of induction, maintenance and emergence from general anesthesia. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR509/510, NUR610, NUR611, and NUR612. (3 credits)
NUR630 Pharmacology of Adjunct Agents in Anesthesia
This course explores the pharmacology of agents used to control the autonomic changes often experienced by patients undergoing nesthesia. Further, the course will look at the phenomenon of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and its treatment. Finally, the course will review common medications used by patients preoperatively and their effect on and interaction with anesthesia agents. The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of each agent will be reviewed, with special focus on the intracellular mechanisms mediated via drug receptors. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, and NUR623. (3 credits)
NUR631 Principles of Anesthesia 2
The course will focus on anesthesia for the following types of cases: non-vascular general surgical procedures, gynecologic procedures, orthopedic and podiatric procedures, HEENT procedures (nonintracranial), ophthalmic procedures, laparoscopic procedures and anesthesia for short-stay or outpatient procedures, and anesthesia at remote sites. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, and NUR623. (3 credits)
NUR632 Clinical Practicum in Anesthesia 1
Entry practice in nurse anesthesia. The student will be supervised in the administration of anesthesia to surgical patients. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, and NUR623. (6 credits) Three clinical days a week.
NUR633 Clinical Correlation Conference, Junior Level 1
Students attend a clinical correlation conference seminar each week. Journal club articles, case studies, and morbidity and mortality reports. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, and NUR623. (1 credit)
NUR640 Clinical Correlation Conference, Junior Level 2
Students attend a clinical correlation conference seminar each week. Journal club articles, case studies, and morbidity and mortality reports. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, NUR623, NUR631, and NUR632. (1 credit)
NUR641 Principles of Anesthesia 3
Focus on anesthesia for the following types of cases: anesthesia for patients having cardiothoracic, neurosurgical and obstetric procedures; anesthesia for the traumatically injured patient, anesthesia for pediatric patients. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR623 and NUR631. (3 credits)
NUR642 Clinical Practicum in Anesthesia 2
Novice practice in nurse anesthesia. The student will be supervised in the administration of anesthesia to surgical patients. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, NUR623, NUR631, and NUR632. (6 credits) Three clinical days a week.
NUR643 Anesthesia and Co-Existing Diseases
This course focuses on the CRNA’s role in health promotion for patients encountered by the anesthetist. Anesthesia and its relationship to commonly occurring diseases are reviewed. The disease processes focused on most closely include hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes and endocrine disorders, pediatric cardiac and neurological dysfunctions, anesthesia for patients with musculoskeletal disorders (e.g. ALS, myasthenia gravis, MS, etc), and anesthesia for geriatric patients. Pre-requisites: NUR623 and NUR631. (2 credits)
NUR650 Clinical Practicum in Anesthesia 3
Intermediate practice in nurse anesthesia (part 1). The student will be supervised in the administration of anesthesia to surgical patients. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of NUR621, NUR622, NUR623, NUR631, NUR632, NUR641, and NUR642. (8 credits) Four clinical days a week.
NUR660 Clinical Practicum in Anesthesia 4
Intermediate practice in nurse anesthesia (part 2). The student will be supervised in the administration of anesthesia to surgical patients. The student will begin specialty rotations in pediatrics and obstetrics. The student will take on night of call (in house) each week from 3 pm until 7 am the following morning. The student will not be in the operating room the day after call. Each student will also work both weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) at least once during the semester. Pre-requisites: NUR632, NUR642, and NUR650. (10 credits) Five clinical days, or equivalent, a week.
NUR661 Clinical Correlation Conference, Senior Level 1
Students attend a clinical correlation conference seminar each week. Journal club articles, case studies, and morbidity and mortality reports. Students in this course will also help lead junior conferences. Prerequisites: Successful completion of NUR632, NUR642, and NUR650. (1 credit)
NUR670 Clinical Correlation Conference, Senior Level 2
All students will take the AANA self-evaluation examination (SEE) the first week of the course. Students will then attend a weekly clinical correlation conference seminar each week. Pre-requisites: NUR632, NUR642, NUR650 and NUR660. (1 credit)
NUR671 Clinical Practicum in Anesthesia 5
Advanced practice in nurse anesthesia. The student will be supervised in the administration of anesthesia to surgical patients. The student will take specialty rotations in open heart and complex neurosurgical procedures. The student will take one night of call (in house) each week from 3 pm until 7 am the following morning. The student will not be in the operating room the day after call. Each student will also work both weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) at least once during the semester. Pre-requisites: NUR632, NUR642, NUR650 and NUR660. (10 credits) Five clinical days, or equivalent, a week.
NUR699 Independent Study: Capstone and Portfolio Presentation
A formal presentation of the Capstone project and an informal review of the portfolio with the student’s advisor. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of all previous classes. (1 credit)
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