501 Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Professional Issues (2)
History, contemporary roles, and practice issues of advanced practice nursing. PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the MSN program.
510 Theory for Advanced Practice Nursing (2)
Critique and evaluation of nursing and other relevant theories from the social, organizational, and biological sciences. PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the MSN program.
511 Research for Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
Research design and methods and critique of research for application to practice. PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the MSN program.
516 Economics and Organization of Health Care (2)
Organization of health care in the U.S., financing health care, reimbursement, managed care, and health policy development and implementation. PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the MSN program.
517 Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse (3)
Pathophysiology at the cellular, tissue, and system levels. PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the MSN program or permission of instructor.
622 Advanced Pharmacology (4)
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics of drug groups, special populations, and client considerations. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
623 Advanced Health/Physical Assessment (3)
Advanced health and physical assessment of all body systems, mental status exam, and documentation. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program or permission of instructor.
624 Family Health Promotion in the Rural Community (2)
Family and community health promotion concepts and processes and rural health issues. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
625 Clinical Management I (1)
Precepted clinical experience focused on application of content in NSG 623; complete and focused history-taking and physical assessment. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program. S/U grading.
627 Advanced Practice Nursing: Diagnostics and Procedures (2)
Ambulatory care diagnostics and procedures for the advanced practice nurse. PREQ:Admission to MSN program or permission of instructor.
651 Teaching/Learning in Nursing Education (3)
A thorough examination of teaching and learning theories and applications in nursing education.
652 Curriculum Development (3)
A thorough examination of nursing and education curricula history, development, implementation and future trends.
660 Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Chronic Illness (3)
Analysis of psychological, social, and spiritual issues as they impact the lives of individuals affected by chronic illness. PREQ: Permission of instructor.
671 Social and Behavioral Health Problems (2)
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health problems, violence and abuse, addiction and dependency disorders across the lifespan. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
673 FNP II: Reproductive Health and the Childbearing Family (3)
Health promotion and management of normal pregnancy and newborns, health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of common reproductive concerns of men and women. PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 683.
674 FNP III: Primary Care of Children and Adolescents (3)
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of common health problems of children and adolescents. PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 684.
675 FNP IV: Primary Care of Adults and Elderly Adults and Selected Chronic Health Problems Across the Lifespan (3)
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of common health problems of adults and elderly adults, and selected chronic health problems across the lifespan. PREQ: 617, 622 and 623. COREQ: 685.
679 Research Project (1-2, R6)
Development, implementation, and evaluation of a clinical research project. Emphasis on new application of ideas rather than original research. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program and permission of instructor. S/U grading.
680 Independent Study (1-3, R6)
PREQ: Permission of instructor, admission to graduate program.
683 FNP II: Clinical Management (2)
Precepted clinical management of reproductive health, pregnancy, and normal newborns in community settings. PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 673. S/U grading.
684 FNP III: Clinical Management (3)
Precepted clinical management in community settings of common health problems of children and adolescents. PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 674. S/U grading.
685 FNP IV: Clinical Management (3)
Precepted clinical management in community settings of common health problems of adults and elderly adults and selected chronic health problems across the lifespan. PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 675. S/U grading.
686 FNP V: Primary Care Clinical Practicum (4)
Precepted clinical management of broad spectrum of clients across the life span. Emphasis on primary health care and synthesis of family nurse practitioner role with seminar. PREQ: 675 and 685. S/U grading.
687 Practicum in Nursing Education (3)
Guided practice in classroom and clinical instruction. PREQ: 651 and 652.
693 Topics in Nursing (1-4, R12)
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
699 Thesis (1-3, R6)
Design, implementation, and evaluation of a clinically related study. Emphasis on application of new ideas. Oral defense required. PREQ: Admission to the MSN program, 611 and permission of instructor. S/U grading.
779 Continuing Research—Non-Thesis Option (1, R10)
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements. PREQ: Student must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program. S/U grading.
799 Continuing Research—Thesis Option (2, R24)
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements. PREQ: Student must be enrolled in a thesis program. S/U grading.
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