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NRSG 864: Adult/Gerontological Health Care I: Practicum - NP (2)
Assessment of adults across the lifespan and the management of common acute and chronic health problems are executed in consultation with the appropriate provider. Opportunities to manage pharmacological and medical therapeutics will be provided. Nursing therapeutics and case management based on theory and research are applied in a variety of community and institutional practice settings. Emphasis is on health promotion and health maintenance for culturally diverse adult individuals and groups. Corequisite: NRSG 862. LEC
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NRSG 865: Adult/Gerontological Health Care II (3)
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide holistic care for the culturally-diverse adult in multiple care settings are emphasized. Clinical manifestations and patient responses to selected problems of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, urinary, endocrine, reproductive, gastrointestinal and immunological systems, infections, and oncological problems are examined. Physical and multidimensional functional assessments are emphasized as a basis for establishing differential diagnosis and planning effective therapeutic interventions. Coordination of services and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team for comprehensive health care are integrated throughout the course. Prerequisites: NRSG 748, NRSG 862, or consent of instructor. Corequisites: NRSG 866 or NRSG 867. LEC
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NRSG 866: Adult/Gerontological Health Care II: Practicum - CNS (4)
Management of the primary, acute and chronic health care needs of a culturally-diverse population of adults across the lifespan with specific system dysfunction are explored. Clinical practice will include interdisciplinary coordination for comprehensive, managed care. Consultative, patient education, quality improvement, and project development activities will be major focuses. Corequisites: NRSG 865, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 867: Adult/Gerontological Health Care II: Practicum - NP (4)
Assessment of adults across the life span and the management of common acute and chronic health problems are executed in consultation with the appropriate provider. Opportunities to manage pharmacological and medical therapeutics will be provided. Nursing therapeutics and care management based on theory and research are applied in a variety of community and institutional practice settings. Emphasis is on health promotion and health maintenance for culturally-diverse adult individuals and groups. Corequisites: NRSG 865, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 868: Adult/Gerontological Health Care III: Preceptorship - CNS (3-5)
The theoretical, clinical, and research role components of care as delivered by the adult/gerontological CNS are implemented. Opportunities are provided to utilize diagnostic reasoning, nursing therapeutics, pharmacological therapeutics, interdisciplinary treatment plans, project development, consultation, referral, and research findings in the management and evaluation of culturally diverse clients experiencing specific system dysfunction. The client system for this preceptorship includes adults (and their families) experiencing a selected system dysfunction. Emphasis is on stabilization of the client, minimization of complications, and promotion of optimal level of health through an interdisciplinary approach. Prerequisites: NRSG 862, NRSG 865, or consent of instructor. Prerequisites/Corequisite: NRSG 755. LEC
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NRSG 869: Adult/Gerontological Health Care III: Preceptorship - NP (3-5)
The theoretical, clinical, and research role components of care as delivered by the Adult/Geriatric nurse practitioner are implemented. Opportunities are provided to individualize the student's clinical acumen in utilizing diagnostic reasoning, nursing therapeutics, pharmacological therapeutics, interdisciplinary treatment plans, consultation, referral, and research findings in the management and evaluation of culturally-diverse adult/geriatric clients with common ambulatory care problems. The client system for this preceptorship includes adults (and their families) across the life span. Emphasis is on preventing illness, promoting health and an optimal functional level. Stabilizing the ill client, and minimizing complications through an interdisciplinary approach. Prerequisites: NRSG 862, NRSG 865. Prerequisites/Corequisite: NRSG 755, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 870: Designing a Student Learning Environment (3)
The roles of both the educator and student in designing a learning environment provide the framework for analyzing pedagogical philosophies, theories, ethical/legal issues, and research related to teaching strategies and education. The focus in on best practices and research-based strategies to promote various learning styles and create an active learning environment that increases student retention and learning success for diverse, multicultural student populations. Attention will be given to the relationship between the setting, methodologies of clinical teaching, and the assessment of competencies. Prerequisites: NRSG 748, NRSG 754, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 871: Curriculum/Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
Philosophies, methods, and processes of curriculum and instruction in nursing education provide the framework for discussing curricular and program planning theories/models, resources for decision making, research, and evaluation methods that create a learner-centered environment. Attention is given to frameworks for program evaluation, methods of data collection, and the ethics and standards of evaluation practice. The influence of societal trends, and current health professions issues relevant to curriculum planning are addressed. Emphasis is on strategies for anticipating future societal needs and developing educational curriculum to meet those needs. Matters of diversity, workforce development, ethics/legal issues in curriculum planning and education also are included. Prerequisites: NRSG 748, NRSG 754, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 872: Topics in Nursing Education (1-5)
Investigation of special issues or problems relevant to appropriate client systems (client, family, and student or health care professional) in Nursing Education. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 873: Teaching with Technologies (3)
Theories and trends that support the use of merging and emerging technologies for the enhancement of teaching and learning are explored. The focus is on assisting educators to gain skills in choosing appropriate instructional technologies to enhance learning. Learning variables, the environment context, financial-political issues, and the influence of those variables on technologies are examined. The evaluation and impact of current technology on the delivery of education are examined along with strategies for considering/anticipating future technologies to meet educational needs. LEC
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NRSG 874: Nurse Educator Preceptorship (3)
The role components of the nurse educator are implemented with a preceptor in selected educational settings. Opportunities are provided to utilize teaching and learning strategies, research findings, and evaluation methods with diverse students. Professional issues, educational trends, changing role of the educator, and self-assessment are incorporated in accompanying modules. Prerequisites: NRSG 870, NRSG 871, NRSG 873. LEC
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NRSG 875: Women's Health: Adolescence and Young Adult (5)
The role of the advanced practice nurse is examined in relation to environmental and age-related factors that result in complex health problems in the young adult female and the childbearing family. Theoretical concepts and research are explored as a basis for advanced family assessment and nursing practice decisions. Factors that maintain system balance or result in system imbalance for pregnant and non-pregnant young adults and for childbearing families including the neonate are examined and interventions are designed, implemented, and evaluated. Methods for influencing health policy regarding resources for the management of complex health problems in the young adult female and the childbearing family are examined. Prerequisites/Corequisites: NRSG 754, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 876: Women's Health: Middle and Aging Adult (4)
The role of the advanced practice nurse in the provision of health care to women and their families during the middle and aging years is implemented. The difference between the management of acute and chronic conditions such as infertility, common gynecological conditions, and osteoporosis are compared as a basis for nursing decisions. Interventions designed to maintain or restore system balance are implemented and evaluated in relation to research. Methods for influencing health policy regarding resources for the management of the health needs of the woman in the middle and aging years and her family are examined. Prerequisites/Corequisites: NRSG 754, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 877: Foundations in Education and Learning (3)
Foundations and applications of education and evaluation strategies for teaching and learning in academic, clinical, research, and organizational settings are explored. Scholarly evidence from a variety of sources is used to develop educational processes, products, and evaluation strategies. Students acquire knowledge to support professional development and employ research skills as educators in diverse teaching environments with diverse learners. Prerequisites: NRSG 870, admission to the Doctoral Program, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 878: Clinical Radiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse (2)
A complexity science framework is used to present the basic and advanced technical aspects of radiological tests used in the care of adult and pediatric patients in the diagnostic work up of the etiology of the health problem. The science that forms the basis for all plain (cathode) films as well as computerized scanning and magnetic resonance imaging tests is covered in the course. The emphasis is on the appropriate choice of radiological tests in the work-up of the patient's health problem. Also, advanced practice nurses will learn a framework for evaluating the findings of the radiological test, and the clinical implications of the findings. Prerequisites/Corequisites: NRSG 818, or NRSG 868, or NRSG 869, or NRSG 849, or NRSG 840, or consent of instructor. SEM
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NRSG 880: Organizational Foundations for Leading Change (3)
Leadership concepts are advanced and an orientation to organizational structures and dynamics in healthcare are introduced. Learners examine linear and non-linear mental models and analyze the social determinants that influence a service organization's capacity for change. Political, legal, and ethical influences and interventions that reverse constraints and destabilized functions, or advance and strengthen the organizational mission are explored. Prerequisites: NRSG 748. Prerequisites/Corequisites: NRSG 755, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 881: Applied Budgeting and Finance (3)
Leaders apply basic principles associated with program, project and service-line fiscal management, price setting, budget preparation, cost-benefit/break-even analysis, managed-care contracting, and interpreting financial ratios while concurrently acquiring a financial vocabulary to communicate with various stakeholders. Financial reports such as balance sheets, budget forms and expense reports are studied and formulated related to government agencies, small clinical operations, grant-funded projects, and start-up programs. Staffing models and the staffing-quality equation are analyzed for the purpose of projecting human resource requirements. Prerequisites: NRSG 880, HP&M 814, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 882: Introduction to Operations (3)
Examines performance of health care organizations, sources of variation, methods of measurement, and strategies for improving performance. Considers several approaches to performance improvement and examines tools widely used in operations management. Incorporates lecture, discussion, and fieldwork. (Same as HP&M 850.) Prerequisite(s): NRSG 754 or NRSG 880 or equivalent course; or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 883: Complexity Science Approaches to Improve Organizational Effectiveness (3)
This course introduces complexity science principles with the aim of improving the quality and effectiveness of healthcare organizations. Traditional approaches to quality improvement will be contrasted with tools and metrics that can be applied in complex organizations. Principles that relate to embeddedness, diversity, distributed control, co-existence of order and disorder, nonlineraity, inabliity to predict, emergence, and functioning at the edge of chaos will be introduced. Prerequisites: NRSG 880, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 884: Topics in Organizational Leadership (3)
Investigation of current and futuristic issues and trends relevant to organizational leadership. Prerequisites: One graduate course in organizational leadership track, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 885: Evaluation and Analysis for Healthcare Effectiveness (2)
Systematic approaches for analyzing and evaluation processes of care delivery and their impact on client populations, organizational processes, and communities are considered. Research concepts and methods are used in a systems context. Program evaluation, performance improvement, and other methods of measuring outcomes are examined for their utility within the health care setting. Linkages between program evaluation and regulatory policy are studied. Prerequisite: NRSG 754. Corequisites: NRSG 880, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 886: Practicum in Organizational Leadership (1-3)
The knowledge, skills, and abilities learned throughout the course of study are integrated in this practicum experience designed to develop further specialized knowledge. The faculty and preceptor provide support and guidance to help interpret experiences, and gain a broader world view within organizational leadership. Students design an experience to facilitate application of theories and research related to organizational leadership. Emphasis is on expanding the capacity of the emerging leader in leading change, facilitating advanced communication skills, and demonstrating one or more areas of leadership expertise. Students negotiate a leadership project to be completed within the practicum. Prerequisites: Common Core, Leadership Core, HP&M 814, NRSG 882. Corequisites: NRSG 891, NRSG 898, or consent of instructor. CLN
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NRSG 887: Measurement in the Evaluation of Health Services (3)
The nature and problems of measuring health status and health-related factors in human populations are examined. Specific types of measures and various strategies are discussed and compared at the nominal, ordinal, and interval-ratio levels of measurement. Students are exposed to a range of measures including single response items and frequency measures such as rates and ratios, as well as multiple-item indexes and scales. Students apply techniques for establishing comparability, such as the adjustment and weighting of measures. Special attention is placed on understanding the sources of measurement error and the assessment and improvement of reliability and validity of measures. In addition, students are exposed to the process of translating clinical practice guidelines, quality indicators, or other health service outcome objectives into data collection instruments such as questionnaires or abstraction schedules for use with medical records. Finally, students learn how issues of measurement interface with other methodological issues such as selection of study populations and choice of statistical analytic techniques. Prerequisites: PRVM 800 or HP&M 821 or equivalent; and NRSG 886 or HP&M 836 or HP&M 857, or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Enrollment in this course is limited to Master students. Same as HP&M 870. LEC
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NRSG 888: Seminar in Outcomes Management and Research (1)
Students admitted to the Certificate in Outcomes Management and Research program interact to build on the integration of content from the other outcomes certificate courses. During seminars the students discuss and analyze presentations and publications reporting studies and projects undertaken to describe, evaluate, and improve clinical, financial, and quality-of-life outcomes of medical health care interventions. Prerequisites: Admission to the Certificate in Outcomes Management and Research program, or permission of instructor. Same as HP&M 876 and PRVM 868. LEC
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NRSG 889: Grant Writing (3)
All aspects of preparing grant applications are covered. This includes writing an actual grant application containing all the usual elements of grants--budgets, biosketches, resources, and scientific text. In addition, different funding agencies, building research teams, the review process, responding to reviewers, and resubmitting grants will be covered. Prerequisites: Appropriate research methods and statistics courses in student's current graduate program (at least 2 statistics courses, one including content of multiple regression), and permission of instructor. For students in the Outcomes Management and Research Concentration: prerequisites: HP&M 821 or PRVM 800. Same as ANAT 869 and HP&M 788. LEC
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NRSG 890: Independent Study in Nursing (1-5)
Intensive study in an area of interest with experiences selected according to the student's written purposes, conceptual framework, objectives and evaluation (1-5 credit hours). Appropriate prerequisite courses, as determined by the Independent Study faculty advisor, must be completed. LEC
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NRSG 891: Human Resources and Workforce Development (3)
The focus of this course is to understand the leadership functions of human resource management in organizations to create a competitive edge through employee empowerment. Core human resource concepts are introduced and applied to optimize human capital within a variety of healthcare settings, including compensation and benefits, employee recognition, and employee/labor relations. National, regional and local strategies and workforce trends are discussed related to best practices for the selection, retention, and management as a healthcare employer of choice. Prerequisites: All Leadership Core Courses, or consent of instructor. Same as HP&M 854. LEC
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NRSG 892: Independent Study in Nursing Practicum (1-3)
Intensive practicum in a specified area of interest with experiences selected according to aims that are mutually agreed upon by faculty and student. Prerequisite: None IND
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NRSG 898: Research Project in Nursing (2)
Portions of the research process in an area of nursing are implemented. Emphasis is placed on experiential knowledge of the actual conduct of research. The student selects one of several research activities and reports on the project. Prerequisites: NRSG 754 plus either one advanced practice or one administration track course, or consent of instructor. LEC
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NRSG 899: Thesis (1-6)
Prerequisites: NRSG 754, and one core track course. THE
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Principal courses offer introductions to the breadth of disciplines in the College. They acquaint students with the subject matter in an area, with the types of questions that are asked about that subject matter, with the knowledge that has been developed and is now basic to the area, and with the methods and standards by which claims to truth are judged.

Students must complete courses in topical groups in three major divisions (humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social sciences). For the B.A., three courses are required from each division, with no more than one course from any topical group. The B.G.S. requires two courses from each division, with no more than one from any topical group. To fulfill the requirement, a course must be designated as a principal course according to the codes listed below.

These are the major divisions, their topical subgroups, and the codes that identify them:

Humanities

  • HT: Historical studies
  • HL: Literature and the arts
  • HR: Philosophy and religion

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

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  • NE: Earth sciences
  • NM: Mathematical sciences
  • NP: Physical science

Social Sciences

  • SC: Culture and society
  • SI: Individual behavior
  • SF: Public affairs

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These codes are used to evaluate transfer credit and to determine which academic requirements a course meets.

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