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MUS 597 - Conducting Recital and Project
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Students will conduct instrumental or choral ensembles of multiple sizes and instrumentation of repertoire learned while the student is in residence for the degree. A major paper will be produced related to the literature performed in recital. Topics include performance practice, musicology, or theoretical subjects.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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MUS 598 - Music Education Project
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Specialized project not connected with a thesis. Students will research, develop and write a project approved by a supervisory committee on a music education topic of interest to the graduate student.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 500 - Special Topics in Graduate Nursing
Units: 1-4
When Offered: As offered
This course offers a concentration upon a specific topic in the field of nursing. The topic varies by semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of six (6) units
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 1-4 units
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NUR 501 - Theoretical Foundations and Ethics in Nursing
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course is designed to enhance an understanding of the history of the discipline and profession of nursing from a Biblical worldview. Legal and ethical principles are applied to the role of the professional nurse. Parse’s humanbecoming paradigm, the ethos of human dignity, and living quality will be explored. Students will discuss the phenomenon of interest in nursing- humanuniverse, assumptions, postulates, and concepts of Parse’s theory and demonstrate true presence in the nurse-person relationship. Legal and ethical principles will be introduced.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional equipment fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 502 - Fundamental Nursing Skills
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This introductory course guides and prepares students to develop basic competencies necessary to meet the needs of diverse individuals throughout the lifespan. Using the nursing process, students learn concepts and theories basic to the art and science of nursing.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 hours/week theory Lab: 6 hours/week skills lab
Fee: Additional nursing fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 503 - Theoretical Foundations and Role Transition for the ADN
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course is designed for the Associate degree nurse transitioning to professional nursing and provides analysis of the paradigms, theories, concepts, and values of the discipline of nursing. An emphasis is placed on practice with communication/ collaboration activities, the nurse-person relationship and the nurse’s presence and role in being with people living quality. Students will utilize a Biblical worldview and Parse’s nursing theoretical framework for Humanbecoming in the transition to a professional nurse.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the ADN to MSN program
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NUR 504 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students explore the role of the PMHNP from a theoretical perspective and evidence-based foundation. Interviewing skills, assessment, and utilization of data collection methods to analyze and evaluate bio-psychosocial information regarding psychiatric mental health illness across the lifespan are initiated. Emphasis is in on the effects of potential and/or existing co-morbid health problems. The Diagnostic Statistical Manual provides the underpinning for diagnostic reasoning. Legal regulations and ethical standards inform practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 555 , 558 , and 560
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 517
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 504P
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NUR 504P - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum I
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience allows students to apply theoretical and evidence-based foundations to develop the PMHNP role. Students evaluate assessment data and evidence-based practice to formulate differential diagnosis, disease management, and health promotion plan of care in collaboration with the patient. 2 units = 90 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 2 units = 90 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 555 , 558 , and 560
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 504
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NUR 505 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students increase their knowledge and competence in the assessment of adult and older adults with psychiatric mental health illnesses. Emphasis is on the development of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy treatment planning for individuals with mood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma/stress-related disorders and interventions from psychotherapy and psychopharmacology for individuals with psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, and personality disorders. Legal regulations and ethical standards continue to inform practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 504 and 504P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 505P
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NUR 505P - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum II
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience allows students the opportunity to refine assessment adult and older adults with psychiatric mental health illnesses, development of differential diagnoses, disease management, implementing psychotherapy, and health promotion interventions. 4 units = 180 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 4 units = 180 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 504 and 504P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 505
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NUR 506 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students continue to examine the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Emphasis is placed on child/adolescent development, family systems, and assessment and treatment of children/families. Students develop evidence-based treatment interventions based on psychotherapy and psychopharmacology for anxiety, depressive, neurodevelopmental disorders, bipolar, psychotic, trauma/stress-related, substance-use, and eating/elimination disorders. Legal regulations and ethical guidelines continue to inform practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 505 and 505P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 506P
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NUR 506P - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum III
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience focuses on application of theoretical and evidence-based foundations for assessment of child/adolescent populations with psychiatric mental health illnesses, development of differential diagnoses, disease management, implementing psychotherapy, and health promotion interventions. 4 units = 180 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 4 units = 180 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 505 and 505P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 506
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NUR 507 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner IV
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students synthesize and apply theoretical and evidence-based care and management to promote and support client stabilization, rehabilitation, and recovery across the life span. Emphasis is placed forming comprehensive plans of care based on assessment of psychiatric mental health illnesses. Analysis of health policies and the impact on care coordination will be highlighted. Legal regulations and ethical standards prepare the student for independent practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 506 and 506P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 507P
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NUR 507P - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum IV
Units: 5
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience prepares the student for independent practice while working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to provide continuity of care across PMH settings. Application of culturally sensitive assessment, diagnosis, planning, management and education is used to promote resilience and recovery. 5 units = 225 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 5 units = 225 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 506 and 506P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 507
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NUR 508 - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students explore the role of the AGACNP from a theoretical perspective and evidence-based foundation while starting to integrate concepts of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and collaborative management of the adult-gerontological population who are acutely and/or critically ill and/or experiencing an exacerbation of a chronic health condition Students will consider comorbidities and other influencing factors. Emphasis is placed on developing cultural awareness, spiritual care, holistic advanced health assessment, interpretive diagnostics, and management skills. Legal regulations and ethical standards form a critical foundation for practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 555 , 558 , and 560
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 513
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 508P
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NUR 508P - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience focuses on application of theoretical and evidence-based foundations to develop the AGACNP role. The acute care nurse practitioner will start to work within the interdisciplinary team across settings to facilitate the patient’s return to optimal health. Procedural skill acquisition and interventions for critically ill patients will be introduced. Integration of holistic, culturally sensitive, spiritual care, assessment, diagnosis, planning, management, and education of adult patients and family is included. 2 Units = 90 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 2 units = 90 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 555 , 558 , and 560
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 513
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 508
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NUR 509 - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students continue to focus on the role of the AGACNP. Theoretical and evidence-based strategies and diagnostic reasoning provide the method to initiate, manage and evaluate culturally sensitive healthcare interventions for the adult-gerontological population who are acutely and/or critically ill, or experiencing an acute exacerbation of a chronic health condition. Legal regulations and ethical standards continue to inform practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 508 and 508P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 509P
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NUR 509P - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience allows students the opportunity to refine their clinical decision-making skills within the interdisciplinary team in culturally sensitive, holistic assessment, diagnosis, planning, management and education of patients and families across acute care settings. Comprehension of Acute Care Adult-Gerontological Guidelines, perioperative evaluation and management, and hemodynamic monitoring is demonstrated. Procedural skills and interventions for critically ill adult patients are enhanced.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 4 units = 180 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 508 and 508P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 509
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NUR 510 - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students focus on the theories of aging and evidence-based, age-related care of the frail elderly (over 65 with functional impairment, or over 75). Students consider comorbidities and other influencing factors specific to this population. Analysis of health policies and the impact on long-term care coordination will be highlighted. Legal regulations and ethical standards specific to the frail elderly population guide practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 509 and 509P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 510P
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NUR 510P - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience focuses on integration of theoretical and evidence-based foundations for the frail elderly population. Emphasis is placed on application of procedural skills and development of interventions for critically ill patients. Application of holistic, culturally sensitive, advanced assessment skills, diagnosis, planning, independent management and education of patient’s, families, and/or caregivers to support healthy aging in collaboration with the interprofessional team continues. 4 units = 180 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 4 units = 180 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 509 and 509P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 510
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NUR 511 - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner IV
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students synthesize and apply the theoretical and evidence-based care and management of acute and chronically ill adults and frail elderly adults. Forming and evaluating comprehensive plans of care for complex and multisystem disorders culminates this semester. Emphasis continues on application of culturally sensitive, holistic health advanced assessment, interpretive diagnostics, and management skills in the acute care setting. Legal regulations and ethical standards prepare the student for independent practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 510 and 510P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 511P
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NUR 511P - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum IV
Units: 5
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The practicum experience prepares the student for independent practice while working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Performance of procedural skills and interventions for critically ill adult patients is expected. Emphasis is on integration and application of Acute Care Adult-Gerontological Guidelines, perioperative evaluation and management, and hemodynamic monitoring, as well as health prevention and screening strategies and diagnostic reasoning skills. 4 units = 180 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 5 units = 225 hours
Fee: Additional clinical fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 510 and 510P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 511
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NUR 512 - Physical Assessment
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
The course focuses on helping students acquire skills to conduct a comprehensive health assessment. The process of data collection, interpretation, documentation and dissemination of assessment data will be addressed. The practicum provides students with the opportunity to use interview, observation, percussion, palpation, inspection and auscultation in assessing clients across the lifespan in simulated and actual settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 hours/week theory Practicum: 6 hours/week practicum
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 513 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students build on knowledge from advanced pharmacology to establish a foundation for clinical judgment for the adult/older adult population. Emphasis is on hemodynamic monitoring and stabilization using pharmacotherapeutics. Students identify drug interactions, incompatibilities, side effects, and contraindications in the acute care setting. Legal and regulatory requirements related to NP practice in California will form a critical foundation for practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 555 , 558 , and 560
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 504 and 504P
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NUR 515 - Pathophysiology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Building on general principles of anatomy and physiology, students will develop an understanding of disease processes, prevention, clinical signs and symptoms, secondary effects and methods of treatment. Students will use evidence and vital statistics to explain normal and abnormal findings and link abnormal findings with disease processes.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 516 - Pharmacology and Nutrition
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
An introduction to the basic principles of pharmacology and nutrition with a focus on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutic implications for major drug categories as well as natural products. Emphasis also on nutritional health promotion as well as therapeutic nutrition related to selected illness states.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 517 - Advanced Psychopharmacology
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Students develop an understanding of neuroscience and pharmacotherapeutics for patients with mental health conditions. Emphasis is on establishing a foundation for decision-making necessary for initiating, monitoring, and modifying pharmacological treatment plans for mental health conditions. Chemical neurotransmission, interactions, side effects, and prescribing guidelines for psychopharmaceuticals commonly utilized across the lifespan are addressed. Legal and regulatory requirements related to NP practice in California will form a critical foundation for practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 555 , 558 , and 560
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 504 and 504P
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NUR 521 - Adult Health I
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This is the first of two Medical Surgical courses applying nursing theory and using evidence based clinical judgment in the care of adult clients with acute and chronic illnesses.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 522
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NUR 522 - Adult Health I Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
In this practicum course, learners will apply nursing theory and use evidence based clinical judgment in the care of adult clients with acute and chronic illnesses.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 9 hours/week practicum
Fee: Additional nursing fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 521
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NUR 523 - Older Adult and Family Nursing
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This course focuses on the provision of nursing care for the aging population. Expected and unexpected health-related changes of older adults are explored. Emphasis is on living quality in health promotion and disease prevention. This course will examine how ageism impacts care of the older adult.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 524
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NUR 524 - Older Adult and Family Nursing Practicum
Units: 1
When Offered: As offered
This practicum allows students to provide nursing care for the aging population with expected and unexpected health-related changes. Students will participate in health promotion and disease prevention activities in a variety of settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 3 hours/week in practicum setting
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 523
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NUR 525 - Research and Writing for the ADN
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course is designed to provide an introduction and overview of nursing research and writing for the Associate Degree Nurse (ADN). The course will be devoted to a discussion of the development of nursing research and its utilization in the practice of nursing. Additionally, the course will introduce basic terminology, principles of research, methods and designs of qualitative and quantitative nursing research with the goal of aiding the student to critically evaluate and utilize nursing research. The course will equip students with professional writing skills.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the ADN to MSN program
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NUR 526 - Mental Health Nursing
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Introduction to mental health nursing services and nurse-person and nurse-group communication patterns. Focus is on interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching-learning, and change-persistence patterns with health promotion, disease prevention, and care of individuals, families, and communities with acute and chronic mental health conditions. Nursing services with special populations including the homeless and issues regarding abuse, neglect, trauma, and substance abuse are explored.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 527
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NUR 527 - Mental Health Nursing Practicum
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
Practicum learning experience of nursing services with persons who have the medical diagnosis of mental illness in both inpatient and community treatment settings. Focus is on the changing healthcare systems and collaborative health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the nurse-person, nurse-group, nurse-community patterns of relating, and care of individuals and families with acute and chronic mental health problems.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 6 hours/week practicum
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 526
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NUR 530 - Adult Health II
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This is the second of two Medical Surgical courses analyzing nursing theory and applying evidence based clinical judgment in the care of adult clients with complex acute and chronic illnesses.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 536
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NUR 531 - Nursing Services with the Childbearing Family
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course emphasizes applying nursing theory and evidenced based clinical judgment in the care of low and high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, neonatal clients, and their families. The focus is on health promotion, risk reduction, family planning, and disease prevention.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 533
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NUR 533 - Nursing Services with the Childbearing Family Practicum
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
In this practicum course students will use theory and evidenced based clinical judgment in the care of low and high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal clients.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 6 hours/week practicum
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 531
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NUR 535 - Nursing Services with the Childrearing Family
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course applies nursing theory and uses evidence-based clinical judgment in the care of children and adolescents with acute and chronic illnesses. Focus will be upon child growth and development and family-centered care.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 537
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NUR 536 - Adult Health II Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
In this practicum course, learners will analyze nursing theory and apply evidence based clinical judgment in the care of adult clients with complex acute and chronic illnesses.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 9 hours/week practicum
Fee: Additional nursing fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 530
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NUR 537 - Nursing Services with the Childrearing Family Practicum
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This practicum focuses on the application of nursing theory and nurse-family processes in providing evidence-based nursing services to children, adolescents, and their families. The course emphasizes clinical judgment in providing health promotion, disease prevention, and nursing care of pediatric clients with acute and chronic illnesses in diverse settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 6 hours/week practicum
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 535
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NUR 538 - Community and Public Health Nursing
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The course focuses on theoretical concepts related to the role of the community/public health nurse as a collaborator within the healthcare setting. Determinants of health for aggregate and vulnerable populations will be explored. The community/public health nurse as a change agent at the local, national, and global policy level will be examined. This course meets the state published mandated reporting requirements for abuse and neglect of at-risk populations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 539
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NUR 539 - Community and Public Health Nursing Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students will apply community/public health course information in a variety of community-based settings. Practicum experiences will include discussion of health promotion and disease prevention, case management, community assessment, and interdisciplinary project development. This course, together with the didactic course, will prepare the student to be eligible to apply for a Public Health Certificate after graduation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 538
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NUR 539G - Community and Public Health Nursing Global Experience
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Practicum experience in community and public health nursing focusing on collaborative policy development, change, teaching-learning processes, the role, application of public health principles and nursing processes in the provision of nursing services with individuals and families and populations in a variety of community-based settings. Students registered in this section will participate in a global practicum experience during which the skills learned throughout the semester will be applied in an international setting. Students may only earn credit for NUR 539 or NUR 539G.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 9 hours/week practicum
Fee: Additional trip fee(s)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 538
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NUR 541 - Christian Leadership in Nursing
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course emphasizes principles of nursing leadership and clinical reasoning to promote safe, quality patient care in a variety of settings. Leadership skills include prioritization, delegation, negotiation, collaboration, and coordination. Roles include provider and manager of nursing care in an interprofessional environment. Specific focus will be on transition to practice as an entry-level professional nurse.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 543
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NUR 542 - Christian Leadership for the ADN
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course is designed for the Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) who is transitioning to leadership as a professional Masters prepared nurse. Concepts of management, leadership and followership, change-persistence and organizational structure as frameworks for managing policy development and delivery of nursing care to groups of clients in diverse healthcare settings are explored. This course consists of 2 units of theory and 1 unit of clinical practicum (45 hours) with implementation of a leadership change project in the student’s clinical agency of employment.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the ADN to MSN program
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NUR 543 - Christian Leadership in Nursing Practicum
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This practicum allows students to demonstrate principles of nursing leadership and clinical reasoning to promote safe, quality patient care in a variety of settings. Prioritization, delegation, negotiation, collaboration, and coordination will be emphasized. This practicum culminates in a project designed to improve outcomes in health promotion and disease prevention.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 6 hours/week practicum
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 541
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NUR 546 - Capstone Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This final course practicum focuses on knowledge synthesis and role-readiness of a new graduate nurse. Clinical opportunities are provided utilizing preceptor partnerships to further develop leadership and nursing skills necessary for transition to practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 9 hours/week practicum
Fee: Additional nursing fee
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 547 - Bioethics and Faith Integration
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will prepare students for a complete examination of ethical theory, patient centered relationships, informed consent, professional responsibility, end-of-life care, reproductive issues, human experimentation, genetics/genomics, and allocation of medical resources from a cultural/global perspective. This will be done using a Christian worldview as students identify their own spirituality and faith journey through Biblical teachings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 548 - Leadership and Bioethics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The student will evaluate leadership styles (such as organizing, delegating, collaborating) and learn ways to apply healthcare leadership principles to provide culturally appropriate, high-quality nursing care. This course will also prepare students for a complete examination of ethical theory, patient centered relationships, informed consent, professional responsibility, end-of-life care, reproductive issues, human experimentation, genetics/genomics, and allocation of medical resources from a cultural/global perspective.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 549 - NCLEX Review
Units: 1
When Offered: As offered
This course prepares students to pass the NCLEX-RN.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 550 - Nursing Science
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
Students examine the art and science of nursing as a guide for nursing practice at the Master’s level. Sources of nursing knowledge, such as nursing theories, nursing science, paradigms, domains of nursing, and ways of knowing will be evaluated. Moral and ethical principles will be explored from a biblical worldview as they apply to the discipline and practice of graduate nursing. Ways to overcome perceived barriers to theoretical thinking will be presented and students will learn how to integrate theory with practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units
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NUR 555 - Advanced Pathophysiology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students examine complex physiologic processes essential to an understanding of disease. Disease management concepts are explored in relation to body systems. Age specific alterations are correlated with clinical and medical diagnostic findings to provide the student a basis for biomedical clinical decision-making, diagnostic reasoning, and pharmacotherapeutics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 558 - Advanced Pharmacology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students explore advanced, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and pharmacoeconomics across the life span. Emphasis will be placed on evidence- based research as a foundation for therapeutic regimens for selected classifications of medications. Characteristics such as age, ethnicity, culture, gender, genetics, and genomic factors when considering pharmacologic interventions. Current national guidelines, legal, and ethical principles will be explored and integrated.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 559 - Research and Scholarship
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students engage in a process of creative scholarly inquiry to generate, synthesize, and translate nursing knowledge. Emphasis is placed on critique of literature, problem identification, selection of appropriate methodologies, ethical procedures, and the dissemination of findings to improve health and transform health care.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 560 - Advanced Assessment
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
Students integrate advanced knowledge, skills, critical thinking, and clinical judgement to synthesize person-centered assessment data while formulating differential diagnoses. Students will determine a patient’s current and ongoing health status, predict risks to health, and identify culturally sensitive health promoting activities utilizing evidence- based practice. This course incorporates weekly laboratory practicum for a total of 45 hours, to facilitate refinement of advance assessment competencies and documentation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units Clinical: 1 unit
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NUR 561 - Population Health and Applied Biostatistics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students will examine individual, collective, environmental, and organizational factors that affect the health of human populations. Students will use descriptive and analytical approaches to evaluate the distribution of disease and current and emerging health trends. Interventions for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention will be explored in the broader context of determinants of health to promote wellbeing of individuals and communities. Students may only earn credit for NUR 561 or 561G .
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 561G - Population Health and Applied Biostatistics Global Experience
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Student will examine individual, collective, environmental, and organizational factors that affect the health of human populations. Students will use descriptive and analytic approaches to examine the distribution of disease and current and emerging health trends. Interventions for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention will be explored in the broader context of determinants of health to promote well being of individuals and communities. Students registered in this section will participate in a global practicum experience during which the skills learned throughout the semester will be applied in an international setting. Students may only earn credit for NUR 561 or 561G.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 9 hours/week practicum
Fee: Additional trip fee(s)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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NUR 562 - Health Policy and Bioethics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students examine the impact of health policy and principles of bioethics on complex health care systems, including: ethics, regulations and standards, use of health care technologies, improving equitable population health outcomes, interprofessional partnerships, and improving quality and safety while reducing cost. This course will support student acquisition of nursing expertise and assertion of political leadership through examination of ethical theory, patient centered care, cultivation of professional nursing identity, accountability, collaborative disposition and comportment reflective of nursing’s characteristics, norms and values.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 563 - Population Health and Health Promotion
Units: 2 units
When Offered: As offered
Students examine individual, collective, environmental, and organizational factors that affect the health of human populations. Interventions for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention will be explored in the broader context of determinants of health to promote wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units
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NUR 564 - Applied Biostatistics
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
Students use descriptive and analytic approaches to examine the distribution of disease and current and emerging health trends in populations. Students will compare and contrast methods used in collection, analysis, and interpretation of quantitative data in disease prevention for specific populations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units
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NUR 565 - Advanced Nursing Leadership
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
Students explore advanced nursing leadership principles, advanced nursing roles, and evidenced-based practice to create effective systems change. Students will examine the role of the masters-prepared nurse as a member and leader of the interprofessional team, communicating, collaborating, and consulting with other health care professionals.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units
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NUR 566 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult/Older Adult I
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This course focuses on preparation of the student for the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role in the care of the adult/ older adult. Content areas to be emphasized include the CNS spheres of influence and sub-roles, evidence based strategies utilizing Systems and Change Theory, and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 550 , 555 , and 560
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NUR 566P - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum I
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This course focus on application of theory to execute the CNS role in clinical settings with adults/older adults. The course will provides the opportunity for introduction to the Clinical Nurse Specialist role under the supervision of faculty and preceptor in order to explore CNS responsibilities, and development of novice competencies. Requires 90 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 550 , 555 , and 558
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 566
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NUR 567 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult/Older Adult II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course continues the preparation of the student for the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role in the care of the adult/ older adult. The use of evidence-based strategies and interprofessional collaboration to enhance patient outcomes for the adult/older adult will be emphasized.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 566 and 566P
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NUR 567P - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course continues the application of theory to execute the CNS role in clinical settings with adults/older adults. The practicum provides opportunities for continued CNS role socialization, exploration of CNS responsibilities, and development of novice competencies. Requires 135 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 566 and 566P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 567
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NUR 568 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult/Older Adult III
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course continues the preparation of the student for the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role in the care of the adult/ older adult. Students will advocate for quality improvement, safety measures, and effective communication. The use of evidence-based strategies and interprofessional collaboration to enhance patient outcomes for the adult/older adult will continue to be emphasized.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 567 and 567P
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NUR 568P - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum III
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course allows the student to integrate theory in order to execute the CNS role in a clinical setting with adults/older adults. Students are provided with opportunities for continued CNS role socialization, exploration of CNS responsibilities, and development of novice competencies. Requires 135 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 567 and 567P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 568
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NUR 569 - Family Nurse Practitioner I
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students explore the role of the FNP, theoretical foundations of family theory, with a focus on the complexities of chronic adult health issues related to primary care. Emphasis is placed on developing culturally sensitive health assessment, interpretive diagnostic competencies, and management skills to reduce illness progression. Legal regulations and ethical practice guidelines will form a critical foundation for practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units Clinical: 135 hours
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 569P
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NUR 569P - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The practicum experience focuses on application of theoretical and evidence-based foundations to develop the FNP role in culturally sensitive assessment, diagnostic reasoning, planning, management and education of patients with chronic conditions within the primary care setting. Requires 135 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 135 hours Practicum: 3 units
Fee: Additional lab fee
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 569
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NUR 570 - Nursing Research II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course builds on the foundation of nursing research presented in part I culminating in a research proposal. The research-based proposal provides an opportunity for scholarly inquiry and the ethical translation of current evidence into practice. The project should have relevance for practice and make a contribution to the discipline of nursing. Students complete national certification in human research participants protection, construct an integrative review of research literature, and compose a research translation proposal congruent with a nursing theoretical perspective for the purposes of utilizing new evidence to improve or enhance nursing practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 559
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NUR 572 - Family Nurse Practitioner II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students further examine the role of the FNP with a focus on family health related to primary care. Emphasis is on culturally sensitive women and gender health care, health promotion, illness prevention, and management skills. Legal regulations and ethical practice standards continue to guide practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 569 and 569P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 572P
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NUR 572P - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The practicum experience focuses on application of theoretical and evidence-based foundations to further develop the FNP role specific to women and gender populations in culturally sensitive assessment, diagnosis, planning, management, and education of patients within the primary care setting. Requires 135 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 135 hours Practicum: 3 units
Fee: Additional lab fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 569 and 569P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 572
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NUR 574 - Family Nurse Practitioner III
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students examine the role of the FNP with a focus on pediatric populations. Emphasis is placed on common acute and chronic pediatric illnesses, developmental milestones, behavioral health, using culturally sensitive health promotion, illness prevention, and management with collaborative partnership to develop family centered care in the primary setting. Legal regulations and ethical practice standards specific to the pediatric population guide practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 572 and 572P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 574P
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NUR 574P - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The practicum experience focuses on application of theoretical and evidence-based foundations to further develop the FNP role specific to pediatric populations in culturally sensitive assessment, diagnosis, planning, management and education of patients and families within the primary care setting. Requires 135 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 135 hours Practicum: 3 units
Fee: Additional lab fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 572 and 572P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 574
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NUR 576 - Family Nurse Practitioner IV
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students apply theoretical foundations to the care of acute illnesses, gaining discernment of emergent conditions from varying pathological states. Focus is on culturally sensitive, evidence-based clinical decision-making and diagnostic interpretation to support independent management. Legal regulations and ethical practice guidelines prepare the student for independent practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 574 and 574P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 576P
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NUR 576P - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum IV
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The practicum experience focuses on application of theoretical and evidence-based development of the FNP role toward independent practice. Integration of culturally sensitive assessment, diagnosis, planning, management and education is specific to acute populations and their families within the primary care setting. Emphasis is on prompt identification of pathological, high acuity states based on presentation, providing delivery of acute healthcare management across the life span. Requires 135 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 135 hours Practicum: 3 units
Fee: Additional lab fee
Prerequisite(s): NUR 574 and 574P
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 576
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NUR 578 - Healthcare Informatics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will prepare the student to consult in the design and enhancement of information technology related to interactive, web-based systems in healthcare while they evaluate the ethical, legal, and cultural implications, including copyright, privacy, and confidentiality issues. Emphasis will be placed on emerging technologies as students analyze, design, implement, and evaluate information system technologies. Content will also include evaluation of impact of information technologies on clinical practice, education, administration, and research.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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NUR 579 - Global Health
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will equip the student to examine the effectiveness of service, prevention, and intervention programs for vulnerable and under-served populations on a local, national, and global level. Students will analyze current and emerging global health trends, including infectious diseases, poverty, conflict, displaced persons, disaster preparedness, response and recovery, worldview, culture, persecution, and health inequity. Advocacy strategies to influence health in both the public and private sector will be examined, as well as global initiatives for disease prevention and health promotion.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units Clinical: 1 unit
Prerequisite(s): NUR 559
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NUR 580 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum IV
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course includes continued study of the CNS role, competencies, and application of this knowledge and skills in a selected clinical practice area. Students will integrate the AACN’s essentials of Masters Education in Nursing into a professional portfolio and prepare for national certification. Requires 180 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 568 and 568P
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NUR 581 - Healthcare Leadership I
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course integrates core competencies for nurse executives to prepare the student for a role in nursing administration emphasizing clinical outcomes management, care environment management and interprofessional collaboration. Team coordination concepts including delegation, supervision, interdisciplinary care, group process, handling difficult people, and conflict resolution are explored. Principles of healthcare systems and organizations including unit level healthcare delivery/microsystems of care, complexity theory, and managing change theories are analyzed. Principles of quality management, risk reduction, patient safety, and care management with focus on evidence-based practice to improve client outcomes through clinical decision making, critical thinking, problem identification, and outcome measurement are analyzed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Concurrent Requisite(s): NUR 583
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NUR 582 - Nursing Curriculum and Program Development
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course analyzes selected teaching and learning models that are applicable to nursing education. Nursing theoretical perspectives with the nursing human becoming teaching-learning model is highlighted. Strategies for course development with didactic and practicum teaching are examined. Research relative to nursing education is reviewed and critiqued. Design of applied research methods to determine effectiveness of teaching strategies is incorporated. Selected University faculty and nurse education issues are also explored.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units Clinical: 1 unit
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NUR 583 - Healthcare Leadership Practicum I
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
Team coordination including delegation, supervision, interdisciplinary care, group process, handling difficult people, and conflict resolution are implemented in practice. The student participates in management of quality, reduction of risk, and safety of patients while focusing on evidence-based practice that improves client outcomes through clinical decision making, critical thinking, identification of problems, and measurement of outcomes.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 2 units
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 581
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NUR 584 - Instructional Strategies for Nurse Educators
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
Provides analysis of evidence-based strategies of teaching-learning that have influenced, and continue to influence nursing education. The multiple roles of the nurse educator related to teaching, scholarship, service, and practice will be evaluated. The determinants of learning, motivation of the learner, literacy, socioeconomic, and cultural attributes will be identified. Instructional methods, settings, materials, and technology will be examined while integrating critical thinking, active learning, and faith integration. Ethical, legal, and cultural issues related to students in different learning environments will be emphasized. Practicum experiences include opportunities for students to implement course content.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 2 units Clinical: 2 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 582
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NUR 585 - Healthcare Leadership Practicum II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course provides practice in healthcare financing and socioeconomics related to managing the healthcare environment through strategic planning, budgeting, goal setting, quality indicator evaluation and financial planning in a healthcare setting. Students participate in program planning and budget preparation to impact client outcomes and improve quality.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 3 units
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 587
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NUR 586 - Evaluation and Testing for Nurse Educators
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
Theoretical approaches to educational assessment, the development and implementation of nursing curriculum, and student and program outcomes are addressed. The importance of a cohesive program philosophy, mission statement, conceptual framework, and program outcomes are emphasized. The course includes critical analysis of related topics based upon current research in nursing and higher education literature. Practicum hours include implementation of evaluation and testing strategies in healthcare education settings with emphasis on program improvement resulting from analysis of data related to program improvement indicators.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units Clinical: 1 unit
Prerequisite(s): NUR 582 and 584
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NUR 587 - Healthcare Leadership II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Healthcare financing and socioeconomics related to managing the healthcare environment are explored. Content includes nursing leadership responsibilities with strategic planning, budgeting, goal setting, quality indicators and financial planning in various healthcare settings. Emphasis is placed on knowledge acquisition and application for enhancing nurse administrator skills with program planning and budget preparation. The impact of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, resource allocation, and healthcare technologies on client outcomes and strategies for quality improvement are analyzed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): NUR 581 and 583
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 585
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NUR 588 - MSN Clinical Practicum
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This practicum course is designed for non-APRN direct care providers to expand clinical knowledge and proficiency in their current practice area. Under the direction of a nursing faculty member, students will be placed with a graduate prepared preceptor in the clinical setting. Students will provide direct patient care to patients, families and communities, collaborate with interprofessional teams, improve patient services, and implement evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes. Requires 90 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Clinical: 90 hours of supervised clinical practice with a preceptor
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NUR 590 - Information and Knowledge Management
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Effectively managing health care data is essential to the practice of Nursing Informatics. In this course, students examine database systems including the concept of data modeling and techniques of data definition and data manipulation. Students explore concepts of information and knowledge management in the health care practice setting. Course assignments provide students with the opportunity to work efficiently in teams and build essential skills to execute database design. Through this course, students have the opportunity to advance nursing contribution to knowledge management in health care organizations and ultimately national health care policy.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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NUR 591 - Supporting Workflow in Healthcare Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Nurses are at the center of care coordination for patients, and informatics nurses are central to the design and development of information systems that support workflow in nursing practice. This course examines the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of electronic information systems in health care. Students compare, contrast, and critique methods of system design. Course assignments focus on workflow modeling in systems design, including assessment of current-state workflow and design of future-state workflow. Through this course, students have the opportunity to apply workflow design best practice to support the implementation and optimization of electronic health records.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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NUR 592 - System Design, Planning, and Evaluation
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Health care policy, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) and Meaningful Use demand that electronic documentation systems are interoperable, integrated, and effective. In this course, students explore the history, process, and methodology in evaluation of health care informatics. Through discussion of real-world practice that includes public health and community-based settings, students evaluate the impact of the implementation of information technology throughout the organization. Students create a plan for systems evaluation. Through individual applications, they build skills and confidence that support collaborative, interdisciplinary system evaluation plans to improve the effectiveness of care.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 1 unit Clinical: 2 units
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NUR 593 - Project Management Healthcare Technology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Healthcare information technology and the implementation of electronic health records are foundational practices critical for success in project management. In this course, students learn the theory of health information technology project management and apply it to real-world experiences. Using project management software, students create a project management plan and schedule, and they control and close tasks related to a health informatics project. Through team projects and individual applications, students build skills and confidence that support the implementation of healthcare information technology to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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NUR 594 - Healthcare Informatics Capstone
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
Students in this course apply the MSN curriculum experience by translating knowledge into practice through participation in professional activities and the development of a culminating project. Students apply theory, principles, and concepts related to their area of specialization in order to enhance nursing practice and promote positive social change.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 1 unit Clinical: 3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 578 , 590 , 591 , and 592
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 593
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NUR 597 - Comprehensive Examination
Units: 2
When Offered: As offered
This course guides the student through the process of synthesizing advanced nursing theoretical, practice, and research knowledge learned throughout the MSN program. Students will integrate the AACN’s Essentials of Masters Education in Nursing into a professional portfolio and prepare for national certification.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional exam fee
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NUR 598 - Directed Project
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
A directed project demonstrates a synthesis and integration of advanced nursing theoretical, practice, and research knowledge. This course guides the student through the process of completing a directed project. Students choosing a directed project will further develop the research proposal initiated in NUR 570 , complete a project that has relevance for practice, and makes a contribution to the discipline of nursing.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional fee
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NUR 700 - Nursing Science and Translational Research
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students will examine philosophical and scientific foundations of nursing and the translation of evidence into practice. Emphasis is placed on nursing science, including theoretical and conceptual foundations of systems change. Students critically evaluate phenomena of concern to nursing and apply this knowledge to their individual practice projects.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 702 - Project Planning I Practicum
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
Students begin the development of a DNP project proposal related to a significant practice change initiative using evidence to improve practice and/or patient outcomes. A faculty advisor will guide the student with project development. Requires 45-135 practicum hours with a community mentor and faculty advisor.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Practicum: 1-3 units
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NUR 705 - Organizational Systems Leadership
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students examine the impact of organizational and leadership theories on the process of managing change and the effects of operational processes on practice environments that affect outcomes, quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. Biblical leadership principles and role development underpin the course content. Students will employ effective communication and collaborative skills leading interprofessional teams in the analysis of complex practice and organizational issues.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 710 - Population Health
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students analyze epidemiological, environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural data using evolving nursing knowledge and a Biblical worldview. Emphasis is placed on the development of partnerships to support and improve equitable, population health outcomes.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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NUR 712 - Project Planning II Practicum
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
Students will continue developing a DNP project proposal related to a significant practice change initiative using evidence to improve practice and/or patient outcomes. A faculty advisor will guide the student with project development. Requires 45-135 practicum hours with a community mentor and faculty advisor.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Practicum: 1-3 units
Prerequisite(s): NUR 702
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NUR 720 - Systems Evaluation and Scholarship
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students evaluate systems of care within organizations. Students learn to critique change initiaitves, practice patterns, systems, and outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on application of relevant evidence, including research, practice guidelines, and /or policies to improve health and transform health care.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Lecture: 3 units
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