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NURS631 Clinical Decision Making II Role

Seminar

NURS632 Clinical Decision Making II

Practicum

NURS640 Clinical Decision Making III

NURS641 Clinical Decision Making III Role

Seminar

NURS642 Clinical Decision Making III

Practicum

NURS645 Nursing and Public Policy

NURS750 Internship

NURS800 Scholarly Project/Thesis

MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN NURSING DEGREE

Nurse Educator

Concentration

NURS601 Advanced Concepts in

Pathophysiology

NURS602 Pharmacologic Applications

NURS605 Evolution of Nursing Theory

NURS610 Advanced Concepts in Nursing

Research

NURS614 Health Promotion: Family and

Community Perspectives

NURS615 Advanced Health Assessment

NURS616 Advanced Health Practicum

NURS645 Nursing and Public Policy

NURS675 Nursing Curriculum

Development

NURS676 Educational Strategies in Nursing

NURS677 Evaluation and Assessment in

Nursing

NURS750 Internship

NURS800 Scholarly Project/Thesis

Graduation Requirements

Successful completion of required course

work including all clinical experiences.

A cumulative quality point average of

3.00 or better. Students may earn a grade

of "C" in only one non-clinical course

without jeopardizing their status in the

program. If an additional grade of "C" is

earned, the student will be automatically

placed on probation. Students placed on

probation must repeat a "C" course and

earn a grade of "B" or better the next

semester that the course is offered or be

removed from the program. Only two "C"

grades can be repeated. Additional grades

of "C" will be cause for automatic

removal from the program.

Students must maintain a "B" average in

all clinical courses. If a grade of "C" or

below is earned the student will automat-

ically be placed on probation. Students

placed on probation must repeat that clin-

ical course and earn a grade of "B" or bet-

ter the next semester that course is

offered or be removed from the program.

Students can repeat one clinical course.

An additional "C" in any clinical course

will be cause for removal from the pro-

gram.

Successful completin of the comprehen-

sive examination.

Completion of a thesis or scholarly proj-

ect. The procedure established for the

MSN program will be followed.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for this degree must have satisfac-

torily completed the degree requirements for

the master of science degree described in the

catalogue. The student must satisfactorily

complete a comprehensive examination and a

thesis/scholarly project.

Nursing Courses

NURS601

ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

3 sem. hrs.

The certified nurse practitioner must combine

an understanding of the complexity of bio-

chemical and anatomical alterations that cul-

minate in disease, and the corrective mecha-

nisms of a wide range of drugs and other ther-

apies that will result in a best fit of diagnosis

and treatment. Since patients afflicted with

major diseases present with diverse signs and

symptoms, the goal of the course will be to

present diseases from a multi-system approach

and then explore the logic of the current thera-

pies known to cure or arrest the disease. Fall

annually.

NURS602

PHARMACOLOGIC

APPLICATIONS 3 sem. hrs.

This course will cover principles of pharma-

cology as applied to advanced nursing prac-

tice. This includes drug effectiveness, mecha-

nism and interaction. Emphasis will be on the

pharmacological action of drugs on specific

organ systems and the clinical use of drugs in

treatment of disease conditions. Emphasis will

be on critical decision-making skills in the

selection of drug therapy, doses of drugs,

routes of administration and preferred therapy.

This course focuses upon pharmacologic

implications for the family nurse practitioner

in working with individuals across the life

span. Prerequisite: NURS601. Spring annual-

ly.

NURS605

EVOLUTION OF NURSING

THEORY

3 sem. hrs.

This course focuses on selected aspects of the-

ory development in nursing science. Emphasis

is given to the study of epistemological issues

related to the evolution of theory in nursing.

Varying levels and components of theories are

explored. Major strategies for theory develop-

ment including concept analysis, synthesis,

and theory derivation are analyzed. Students

gain experience in critically examining major

existing theoretical models. Fall annually.

NURS610

ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN

NURSING RESEARCH

3 sem. hrs.

This course examines the relationship and

contribution of nursing research to the devel-

opment of nursing science. The growth of

research will be traced over the course of the

last century, with particular emphasis on the

evolution which has occurred since mid-centu-

ry. Students will be assisted to increase their

ability to critically evaluate published research

and to make decisions concerning its applica-

tion to practice. Additionally, students will

develop a proposal for an individual or group

research project which may become the foun-

dational work for the scholarly project/thesis.

Prerequisite: NURS605 or by permission of

instructor. Spring annually and as needed.

NURS614

HEALTH PROMOTION:

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

PERSPECTIVES 3 sem. hrs.

This course introduces the advanced practice

nurse student to health promotion and disease

prevention strategies for families and commu-

nities. Students will explore principles of fam-

ily theory, established models of family devel-

opment, epidemiology, and demography. An

opportunity will be given to develop interven-

tion plans to improve wellness based risk

assessment and knowledge of national stan-

dards of clinical preventive services. This

course is a prerequisite to all other clinical

nursing courses in the nurse practitioner con-

centration, but may be taken concurrently with

NURS620. Fall annually.

NURS615

ADVANCED HEALTH

ASSESSMENT

2 sem. hrs.

This course builds upon the basic assessment

skills of the nurse. It is designed to augment,

refine, and enhance the practitioner's ability to

assess the health status of individuals, to rec-

ognize deviant and abnormal findings, to eval-

uate responses to illness and to identify health

risks. The course enables the practitioner to

collect a comprehensive health history and

perform a complete physical assessment in a

systematic and organized manner. Course con-

tent emphasizes a holistic approach towards

assessment; incorporating the client's response

to wellness and illness, sociocultural influ-

ences, and health seeking behaviors. Special-

ized assessment tests and procedures and lab-

oratory test data are used by the practitioner to

uncover client health cues in addition to those

identified by questioning and examining. The

practitioner's skill in assessing a client's

resources, strengths, limitations, and coping

behaviors are intensified. Two lecture hours

weekly. Prerequisite or co-requisite:

NURS601. Fall annually and as needed.

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