Schedule of Classes

An introduction to medical-surgical nursing with emphasis on health promotion and restoration. Concepts and theories of nursing care of the adult are applied to foster the adaptive response of individuals.

Selected practicum experiences correlated with theoretical content of NUR 206 (Adult Health 1) that foster adaptive responses. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Explores the role of the nurse in community settings. Applies principles of epidemiology, health promotion, and disease prevention to nursing practice. Examines core functions of public health nursing, essential services, and population-based practice.

Medical-Surgical nursing with emphasis on caring for the patient with multi-system challenges. Concepts and theories of nursing care of the individual, family, and community are applied to foster the adaptive responses.

Selected practicum experiences correlate with theoretical content of NUR 418 that foster adaptive responses of clients in complex health care settings. Emphasis is on application of leadership and management principles. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Selected practicum experiences correlated with theoretical content of NUR 410 that foster adaptive responses. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Legal and ethical issues that influence the practice of advanced nursing and leadership in health care systems. Critical assessment of the ethical implications of law and public policy in health care. Case studies.

This course provides the opportunity to deepen the learner's understanding of neurophysiology as it relates to the underpinnings of psychiatric disease and related treatments. The learner will develop the skills necessary to utilize psychopharmacology to manage the treatment of common psychiatric health problems in a safe, high-quality, and cost-effective manner.

This course will explore emerging topics relevant to the students seeking and/or collaborating with individuals seeking advanced practice healthcare degrees. Focusing on interdisciplinary concepts and subject matter, this course will help students gain competence and grow professionally in ways that may be applied to their specific field or practice areas. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

Focuses on core concepts in health and health promotion for groups, communities, and populations. There are two inter-related goals for this course. (1) Provide students with a basic understanding of the principles and determinants of population health with an emphasis on the tools provided by basic epidemiology for understanding health in populations. (2) Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the steps needed to develop, implement, and evaluate population-based health promotion and illness prevention programs.