Dec 06, 2024

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Nursing
	NRSE 6414 - Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders (3 credits) This course will provide essential neurobiology of psychiatric disorders for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The structural, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of the normal nervous system in relationship to neuropsychiatric dysfunction and neurodegeneration will be emphasized. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6415 - Mental Health Care Delivery Systems (3 credits) This course focuses on the role of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse in the larger context of mental health care by examining models of service delivery regionally, nationally and internationally. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6512 - Integrated Complementary Healing Approaches for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP program. This course prepares Advanced Practice Nurses in the provision of advanced holistic nursing. Within the context of transpersonal healing and caring-healing consciousness, students will explore evidence-based complementary and integrative healing approaches. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6513 - Case Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: Graduate status or permission of instructor. This course focuses on the current and evolving role of the professional in case management and in the managed care environment. Dimensions of the case management role will be explored through class discussion, oral and written presentation, and expert testimony. Students will have the opportunity to explore the process of case management from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and they also will have the opportunity to examine emerging trends. When Offered: Spring. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6514 - DNP Role in Long-Term Care of Adults (3 credits) This course provides in-depth knowledge of health care management of comorbidities and disabilities of adults in long-term care. The focus of the course is the support physiological reserves and promotion of rehabilitation using evidence based guidelines. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6610 - Patient Illness Experience (3 credits) Examines therapeutic interactions within the context of patients’ illness experiences from a patient-centered care perspective. Particular emphasis is placed on theories and empirical work that distinguishes illness from disease and the role of narrative in enhancing healing relationships and environments. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6612 - Principles of Nurse Practitioner Practice (3 credits) The establishment, maintenance and evaluation of a nurse practitioner practice will be discussed. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6613 - Advanced Nursing Rural/Underserved Populations (3 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Examines the relationship between pathophysiologic processes and complex disease states across the life span, with special attention to conditions and areas of health disparities common to rural and underserved populations. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6614 - Advanced Intervention DNP Practicum (3 credits) This course focuses on advanced procedural, technical and clinical nursing skills with intervention techniques for advanced practice. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6711 - Health Care Informatics and Technology (3 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. This course covers applications of informatics and technology in individual health care, for health care providers, and within health care systems. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6712 - Strategic Fiscal Management (3 credits) This course examines strategic fiscal management in nursing service settings with an emphasis on balancing fiscal accountability with quality. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6713 - Systems Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to DNP Program. This course focuses on the role of the nurse administrator/executive in systematic management within complex organizations. Management is viewed from a systems approach. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6714 - Executive Leadership (3 credits) This course focuses on current and emerging theories impacting the role of the nurse administrator/executive at an aggregate/systems/organizational level. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6715 - Contemporary Problems in Executive Leadership in Nursing (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to DNP Program. This course examines contemporary problems and opportunities in executive leadership for the DNP at the aggregate/systems/organization level. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6801 - Residency I DNP Project Identification (3 credits) Prerequisites: Successful completion of 5000 level courses. Focuses on identification of a DNP project topic, including feasibility for implementation. Existing evidence is reviewed and critiqued. Students are required to complete 125 project-related hours. For BSN to DNP students and MSN to DNP students who are enrolled in a concentration different from their current certification(s), 40 of the 125 hours must be supervised practicum hours. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6802 - DNP Project Development (3 credits) Prerequisites: NRSE 6801 . Focuses on development of a DNP project proposal, and submission of an IRB application. Students are required to complete 125 project-related hours. For BSN to DNP students and MSN to DNP students who are enrolled in a concentration different from their current certification(s), 40 of the 125 hours must be supervised clinical practicum hours. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6803 - DNP Project Implementation (3 credits) Prerequisites: NRSE 6802 . Focuses on implementation of the approved DNP project using principles of evidence translation. Students are required to complete 125 project-related hours. For BSN to DNP students and MSN to DNP students who are enrolled in a concentration different from their current certification(s), 40 of the 125 hours must be supervised clinical practicum hours. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6804 - DNP Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3 credits) Prerequisites: NRSE 6803 . Focuses on completion of the DNP project, including outcomes evaluation, dissemination of project findings and project defense. For BSN to DNP students and MSN to DNP students enrolled in a different concentration from their current certification(s), 40 of the 125 hours must be supervised clinical practicum hours. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6860 - Capstone (3 credits) Prerequisites: All DNP 5000 level coursework or permission of instructor. Corequisites: NRSE 6800. This course provides an opportunity for the student to apply advanced theoretical, policy, and specialty knowledge and skills to a clinical or systems-level problem. It is expected that students will propose a capstone project that will demonstrate advanced levels of systems thinking in designing, delivering and evaluating evidenced-based strategies to influence care provision or system changes and improve outcomes for individuals, groups, or populations. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6900 - Dissertation Seminar (1 credit) Prerequisites: NRSE 6014 . This seminar is designed for the doctoral student to prepare him or her for the dissertation process. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6940 - Internship in Acute Care NP Practice (3 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Focuses on the synthesis of previously gained knowledge and skills to provide advanced nursing care for individuals, families and communities. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, and clinical management of clients with common acute and chronic illness in acute care settings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6950 - Internship in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits) Prerequisites: NRSE 5303 , NRSE 5404 , NRSE 5405 , NRSE 5408 , NRSE 5409 , NRSE 5410 , NRSE 5411 . This internship experience focuses on the synthesis of previously gained knowledge and skills to provide advanced nursing care for individuals, families and communities. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention and clinical management of clients with common acute and chronic psychiatric illness. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to the College of Nursing students. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NRSE 6960 - Doctoral Dissertation (1-12 credits) Prerequisites: Successful completion of Qualifying Examination. Supervised research toward dissertation. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5000 - Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (2-3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission of coordinator. This course provides the student with the theoretical foundations for advanced nursing. The focus of the course is on the critical components of contemporary nursing knowledge; exploration of the nature of theory development in nursing; examination of relevance of concepts from basic and applied sciences; analysis and evaluation of nursing and related theories; and relevance of theory in terms of impact on professional nursing practice, and individuals, families, and groups as clients in health care systems. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5001 - Health Care Policy (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission of coordinator. The primary focus of this course is the analysis of health care systems. Public and private health care delivery systems are examined. Students explore future challenges and processes to improve systems. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5002 - Advanced Nursing Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission of coordinator. This course involves the systematic examination and application of the research process. The concept of evidence-based practice and its application to nursing is critically examined. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5003 - Advanced Role Development (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to RODP-MSN program. This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the legal, historical, political, social, and ethical aspects of advanced nursing. Traditional and emerging roles for advanced nursing are examined. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5101 - Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to RODP-MSN program. This course prepares the advanced practice nurse to conduct focused and comprehensive health assessments of clients across the lifespan. The process of diagnostic reasoning is emphasized as the primary means of collecting and analyzing data obtained from the client history, physical examination, and diagnostic procedures. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5102 - Advanced Health Assessment Clinical (1 credit) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission of coordinator. Corequisites: NURS 5101 . This clinical lab course emphasizes the application of advanced assessment techniques to perform focused and comprehensive health assessments of clients across the lifespan. Clinical analysis and synthesis of physical assessment data and diagnostic reasoning skills are developed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5103 - Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program. An in-depth scientific knowledge base relevant to selected pathophysiological states confronted by advanced practice nurses is explored. This course provides a basis for the foundation of clinical decisions related to selected diagnostic tests and the initiation of therapeutic regimens. Pathophysiology across the lifespan is correlated to clinical diagnoses and management. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5104 - Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program. This course focuses on pharmacology and therapeutics used in the treatment of selected health conditions commonly encountered by the advanced practice nurse. Emphasis is placed on the decision-making process utilized to safely and effectively prescribe and monitor pharmacotherapeutics appropriate to the client situation. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5201 - Theories of Nursing Education (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 . This course explores major research-based theories of adult learning and knowledge development in nursing. These theories will be examined for their utility across a variety of settings and/or levels of education. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5202 - Teaching Strategies and Evaluation Methods (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program. This course provides the learner with knowledge necessary for competent classroom and clinical teaching. Methods of teaching students at the university, community college, and health care settings in classroom, seminar, and electronic formats are explored. Evaluation methods used in the classroom and in clinical instruction are included. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5203 - Curriculum Design (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5201 . This course introduces the student to traditional and contemporary considerations for curriculum planning and design as applied to nursing education. Emphasis is placed on philosophy, theory, objectives, curriculum designs, and total program evaluation. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5204 - Curriculum Design and Educational Theory (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 . This course introduces the student to traditional and contemporary considerations for curriculum planning and design as applied to nursing education. An emphasis is placed on curriculum designs and explores major research based theories of adult and nursing education. Concepts are applied to a variety of settings /and or levels of education. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5205 - Evaluation Methods of Nursing Education (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 . Analysis of testing, benchmarking, and evaluation methods in the clinical practice of nursing across classroom, seminar, and electronic formats; includes evaluation methods to ensure competency in the clinical area. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5207 - Clinical Focus Practicum (2 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 ; 3 hours (1 course) in selected clinical focus area. Corequisites: Second course in sequence of 2 clinical focus courses. This practicum experience focuses on the synthesis of previously gained knowledge and skills in the provision of advanced nursing care to individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is placed on management of clients within a clinical focus area. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5209 - Nursing Education Practicum (4 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5201 , NURS 5202 , and NURS 5203 . Corequisites: NURS 5207 . This practicum experience is designed to integrate theory in a reality context of the teaching role. Opportunities are provided to participate in all phases of the teaching role, including clinical instruction in an area of specialization, and to experiment with different teaching methods. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5301 - Nursing Administration I (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program. Comprehensive analysis of concepts required for effective performance of the nurse executive’s role in organizations. Management as a function of the total organizational system is evaluated. Organizational designs and interpersonal relationships in the health care organization are critiqued. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5302 - Nursing Administration II (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5301 . A synthesis of concepts used for effective performance of the nurse executive’s role in organizations. The use of human and financial resources in organizational development is explored. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5303 - Health Care Finance (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission of coordinator. This course will enable you to learn the basics of current finance theory and tools to practice in managing health care on a day-to-day basis. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5304 - Human Resources Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5301 . Personnel and human resource issues including labor management in nursing and health care settings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5305 - Quality Management in Nursing and Health Care (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5301 . This course provides a multidisciplinary background in the science of health care quality management. The history and evolution of the quality movement, theories and thought leaders, current quality of care issues, research and innovations, intervention strategies, and instruments will be covered; as well as an analysis of quality management system models in health care. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5307 - Nursing Management Practicum (2 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 NURS 5001 NURS 5002 NURS 5003 NURS 5301 NURS 5302 NURS 5303 NURS 5304 . This practicum experience integrates theory into a reality context of the nurse manager’s role. Students will participate in various functions and phases of the nurse manager role. Students, faculty, and preceptors will evaluate the student’s strengths and weaknesses related to the skills and competencies of nursing management. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5309 - Nursing Administration Practicum (4 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5301 , NURS 5302 , NURS 5303 , NURS 5304 , and NURS 5305 . This practicum experience is designed to integrate theory in a reality context of the administrator’s role. Opportunities are provided to participate in all phases of the executive role in different administrative settings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5401 - Introduction of Healthcare Informatics (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program, NURS 5001 , NURS 5002 , NURS 5003 , NURS 5301 , NURS 5302 , NURS 5303 , NURS 5304 , NURS 5305 . This course provides students with an overview of informatics and the theoretical foundation for information management within the health care setting. The impact of automated data management through advances in information technology, health care information systems, and tele-health are explored. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5402 - Health Care Information Systems (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5401 or permission of department chair/instructor. This course introduces the concepts upon which health care information systems are developed, implemented, and maintained. Operating systems, networking concepts, security issues and workstation design, and evaluation related to the health care environment are addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5403 - Analysis and Design of Health Care Information Systems (3 credits) Prerequisites: Successful completion of NURS 5402 . Corequisites: NURS 5407 . This course provides the student with knowledge and skills needed to analyze and design health care information systems. Informatics models, conceptual frameworks, and practice activities are discussed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5404 - Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5403 . This course provides advanced knowledge and skill for implementing and evaluating health care information systems in practice. Emerging technologies are emphasized. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5405 - Health Care Data Analysis Techniques (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5401 . This course presents the concepts related to complex data analysis within the health care environment. Principles of data collection, organization, and statistical analysis and interpretation will be covered. Students will also have the opportunity to review complex applications for data mining and reporting within the health care environment. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5406 - Healthcare Data Analysis & Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits) This course presents the concepts related to complex data analysis within the healthcare environment and will focus on healthcare practice outcomes for quality improvement. Principles of data collection, organization, statistical analysis and interpretation will be presented. Students will use data analysis as a tool for problem identification and data mining. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5407 - Informatics Applications Practicum I (2 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5402 . Corequisites: NURS 5403 . The practicum builds upon the concepts and technology introduced in related informatics coursework to provide experiences in informatics applications in health care settings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5409 - Informatics Applications Practicum II (2 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5403 . Corequisites: NURS 5404 . The practicum course builds upon the concepts and technology introduced in other related informatics coursework to provide additional experiences in informatics applications in health care settings. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of informatics applications and then identify specific informatics applications based on their practice interests. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5410 - Informatics Practicum (4 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5404 . This practicum provides students with the opportunity to gain informatics-related experiences in the healthcare setting. Students will complete a minimum of 200 hours in the clinical setting functioning under the supervision of an informatics professional. Specific learning objectives will be developed based upon the clinical placement. Students will be eligible to write the ANCC certification exam following this practicum course. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5501 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing I (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 . This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual basis for nursing management of the acutely ill client from social, cultural, psychological, physical, spiritual, and economic perspectives. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5503 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing II (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5501 . This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual basis for nursing management of clients experiencing chronic illness from social, cultural, psychological, physical, spiritual, and economic perspectives. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5505 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual basis of the advanced practice nurse role in the delivery of care to adult populations experiencing acute and chronic illness from social, cultural, psychological, physical, spiritual, and economic perspectives. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5511 - Psychiatric Nursing Care I (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course will provide a foundation in the specialty care of individuals and families experiencing a psychiatric disorder. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5513 - Psychiatric Nursing Care II (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course provides students with a conceptual theory-base for implementing advanced practice psychiatric nursing psychotherapy interventions. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5515 - Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 and NURS 5103 . Corequisites: This course provides an advanced foundation in the specialty care of individuals and families experiencing a psychiatric disorder. The models for different psychiatric health care delivery models are explored. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5522 - Critical Care I (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on advanced concepts of critical care related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Nursing care relating to physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of the cardiovascular system, pulmonary system, renal system, and endocrine system are addressed. Core concepts of complex pathophysiology, current treatment modalities, and advanced nursing roles are integrated in discussions of providing care to critically ill patients. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5523 - Critical Care II (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on advanced concepts of critical care related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Nursing care relating to physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of the defense systems (infection, sepsis, organ/bone marrow transplant), shock, trauma, neurological system, hepatic system, and gastrointestinal systems are addressed. Integrative core concepts with more complex pathophysiology and advanced treatment modalities of advanced nursing care are integrated to provide care to critically ill patients. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5525 - Advanced Critical Care Nursing (3 credits) This course focuses on advanced concepts related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of major body systems are addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5541 - Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing I (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on evidence based care of the women experiencing common health alterations and developmental transitions. Nursing strategies will include health promotion, prevention of disease, maintenance, and restoration. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5543 - Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing II (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5541 and NURS 5103 . This course focuses on evidence-based management and care of the pre-gestational, antepartum, intrapartum, and the puerpieum woman. Focus will include selected alterations of pregnancy. In addition, management and care of the adaptive transitional stages of the newborn and parenting education are explored. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5545 - Advanced Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on the care of women’s health issues and the pre, peri, and post natal care of both mother and newborn. Nursing strategies for illness prevention, health promotion, and clinical management of both acute and chronic conditions are addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5601 - Family Nurse Practitioner I (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission from the department chair, NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5104 . Corequisites: NURS 5602 . This course focuses on advanced practice nursing and health care management of women in diverse populations. Course content includes bio-psychosocial interactions affecting women throughout the life span. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5602 - Family Nurse Practitioner I Clinical (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission from the department chair, NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5104 . Corequisites: NURS 5601 . The focus of this clinical course is delivery of advanced nursing care to women. Various clinical settings with diverse populations may be employed for clinical practice. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5603 - Family Nurse Practitioner II (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission from the department chair, NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5104 . Corequisites: NURS 5604 . This course focuses on advanced practice nursing and health care management of adults and older adults in diverse populations. Course content includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and life transitions. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5604 - Family Nurse Practitioner II - Clinical (4 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission from the department chair, NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5104 . Corequisites: NURS 5603 . This course focuses on advanced practice nursing and health care management of adults and older adults in diverse populations. Course content includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and life transitions. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5605 - Family Nurse Practitioner III (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5104 . Corequisites: NURS 5606 . The focus of this course is on advanced nursing and health care management of children and adolescents. Course content includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and developmental transitions within the family context. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5606 - Family Nurse Practitioner III - Clinical (2 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 , NURS 5103 , and NURS 5104 . Corequisites: NURS 5605 . This clinical course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to deliver advanced nursing care to children and adolescents in families and communities. In collaboration with nursing faculty and clinical preceptors, various primary care settings will be employed for clinical practice. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5609 - Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum (4 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 , NURS 5601 /NURS 5602 , NURS 5603 /NURS 5604 , and NURS 5605 /NURS 5606 . Corequisites: NURS 5990 . This practicum experience focuses on the synthesis of previously gained knowledge and skills in the provision of advanced nursing care to individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, and clinical management of clients with common acute and chronic illness. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5631 - Pediatric Nursing I (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the RODP-MSN program or permission of coordinator. This course is designed to provide advanced practice nurses with the necessary knowledge to provide health maintenance and health promotion to well children and their families. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5633 - Pediatric Nursing II (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 and NURS 5101 /NURS 5102 . This course is designed to provide the advanced practice nurse with the necessary knowledge base to provide care for children and their families experiencing minor acute illness and chronic illness/disabilities. Content will emphasize common minor acute illnesses and chronic illness/disabilities typically seen in the ambulatory clinic site. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5635 - Advanced Pediatric Nursing (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5000 , NURS 5101 , and NURS 5102 . This course focuses on health maintenance and health promotion for children and their families. Care for children and families experiencing both acute and chronic illnesses/disabilities are addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NURS 5990 - Scholarly Synthesis (3 credits) Prerequisites: NURS 5002 , permission of department. As a culminating experience, this course is intended to be taken during the semester of planned graduation. As a culminating experience, this course provides the student with the opportunity to complete a synthesis component. The student will choose one of the following scholarly activities: 1. design a program; 2. write a grant proposal; 3. complete a scholarly project; 4. submit a manuscript for publication; and 5. present at a national or regional research conference. The activity must be approved by the supervising faculty member and the concentration coordinator. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
Nutrition and Foods
	NTFD 5019 - Supervised Teaching (1-3 credits) Required for graduate assistants or tuition scholars with teaching assignments. Students will meet on a regular basis with a faculty member acting as a teaching mentor. It is offered on a P/F basis and is not counted as degree credit. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5029 - Supervised Research (1-3 credits) This is a required course for graduate assistants or tuition scholars with research assignments. This course is designed to provide graduate assistants with supervision and training opportunities that serve to integrate their graduate assistantship assignment and graduate program or professional goals and activities. It is offered on a P/F basis and is not counted as degree credit. (fall/spring) View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5039 - Supervised Administration (1-3 credits) Required for graduate assistants or tuition scholars with administrative assignments. Students will meet on a regular basis with a faculty or staff member acting as an administrative mentor. It is offered on a P/F basis and is not counted as degree credit. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5150 - Introduction to Sport Nutrition (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to sport nutrition certificate program or permission of instructor. Introduces scientific principles of sport nutrition and explores the relationships between nutrition, exercise and sports performance. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5250 - Nutrition and Exercise in Weight Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to sport nutrition certificate program or permission of instructor. Explores the role of evidence-based nutrition and exercise strategies for weight management and eating disorders in athletes. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5255 - Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements for Health and Performance (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to sport nutrition certificate program or permission of instructor. Examines the use of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements for health and sports performance. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5350 - Advanced Sport Nutrition for Athletic Performance (3 credits) Prerequisites: NTFD 5150 . Provides advanced study of the role nutrition plays in exercise and optimum nutrition requirements to enhance sports-specific performance. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5410 - Seminar in Nutrition (1 credit) A study of contemporary research and theory through the utilization of student seminar presentations, and review of current scientific and professional journals in nutrition, medicine, and management. New trends and developments will be discussed and analyzed in-depth. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5415 - Professional Issues in Dietetics (1 credit) Prerequisites: NTFD 5440 . Corequisites: NTFD 5450 . This course provides a basis for ethical and professional practices of the dietetics practitioner. Topics include licensure, ethics, requirements for professional development, legislative issues, and professional organizations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5420 - Maternal-Child Nutrition (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into program or consent of instructor. In-depth instruction in all phases of nutritional care of pregnant, lactating or post-partum women, infants, children, and adolescents. Includes principles of nutritional requirements and application of research findings with special emphasis on those in complex situations and/or at high nutritional risk; classroom discussion of current research and cases. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5421 - Lifespan Nutrition Practicum (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program. Clinical experience in all phases of nutritional care across the lifecycle. A minimum of 24 hours/week of experience in area health care facilities is required. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5430 - Complex Adult Nutritional Care (4 credits) An in-depth study of the pathology, assessment, diagnosis and medical nutrition therapy related to diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and accessory organs of digestion. Will cover basic formulation of tube feedings. Will also briefly cover nutrition care process, screening, assessment, nutrition diagnosis and intervention. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5431 - Medical Nutrition Therapy Practicum I (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program. Clinical experience in all phases of nutrition care planning, assessment, intervention, and monitoring. A minimum of 32 hours/week will be spent in the clinical setting with patients and the interdisciplinary health care team. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5432 - Medical Nutrition Therapy Practicum II (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program and completion of NTFD 5430 . Clinical experience in all phases of nutrition care planning, assessment, intervention, and monitoring. A minimum of 32 hours/week will be spent in the clinical setting with patients and the interdisciplinary health care team. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5433 - Medical Nutrition Therapy Practicum III (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program and completion of NTFD 5430 . Clinical experience in all phases of nutrition care planning, assessment, intervention, and monitoring. A minimum of 32 hours/week will be spent in the clinical setting with patients and the interdisciplinary health care team. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5440 - Nutrition Programs: Theory to Application (4 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program. This course provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition programs at the local, state, and federal level. There will be an opportunity to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs at the local/regional level. The course also offers a practicum experience in community nutrition settings and in the Department of Health. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5442 - Practice-based Research in Medical Nutrition Therapy (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admittance to the Master’s of Science Clinical Nutrition or permission of instructor. Practice based research in MNT is the use of systematically reviewed scientific evidence in making food and nutrition practice decisions by integrating best available evidence with professional expertise and client values to improve outcomes. This course covers principles of various research designs, statistical procedures, sampling techniques, literature reviews, and steps of the evidence analysis process as well as expose students to current research topics in nutrition and related basic sciences. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5445 - Advanced Macronutrient Nutrition (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Clinical Nutrition graduate program or permission of instructor. An advanced study of the physiological, biochemical, metabolic functions, and interactions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and water in human nutrition and their role in disease development and prevention. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5447 - Nutritional Biochemistry (3 credits) Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Nutrition and Dietetics program or special departmental approval. Studies nutrition as the science that integrates life processes from the cellular level on through the multi-system operation of the total organism. The focus is on current trends in normal biochemical and physiological human nutrition. Dual Listed With: NTFD 4447. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5450 - Advanced Nutrition Therapy (4 credits) Prerequisites: Completion of NTFD 5430 . An in-depth study of the pathology, assessment, diagnosis and medical nutrition intervention related to hypermetabolic conditions and diseases. Course will cover nutritional therapy of renal disease, cancer, AIDS, neurological disease, pulmonary disease, multisystem organ failure, sepsis, trauma, wounds and burns. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5451 - Nutrition and Food Service Management Practicum I (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program. Practical experience in management of food service operations. A minimum of 32 hours/week will be spent in management functions in health care or school food service facilities. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5452 - Nutrition and Food Service Management Practicum II (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission into the clinical nutrition program. Practical experience in management of food service operations. A minimum of 32 hours/week will be spent in management functions in health care or school food service facilities. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	NTFD 5454 - Advanced Nutrition Counseling Skills (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admittance to MS in Clinical Nutrition program. Study of advanced nutrition education and counseling skills and utilizing behavior change theories with individuals and groups in clinical and community settings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes

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NRSE 6414 - Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders

NRSE 6415 - Mental Health Care Delivery Systems

NRSE 6512 - Integrated Complementary Healing Approaches for Advanced Nursing Practice

NRSE 6513 - Case Management

NRSE 6514 - DNP Role in Long-Term Care of Adults

NRSE 6610 - Patient Illness Experience

NRSE 6612 - Principles of Nurse Practitioner Practice

NRSE 6613 - Advanced Nursing Rural/Underserved Populations

NRSE 6614 - Advanced Intervention DNP Practicum

NRSE 6711 - Health Care Informatics and Technology

NRSE 6712 - Strategic Fiscal Management

NRSE 6713 - Systems Management

NRSE 6714 - Executive Leadership

NRSE 6715 - Contemporary Problems in Executive Leadership in Nursing

NRSE 6801 - Residency I DNP Project Identification

NRSE 6802 - DNP Project Development

NRSE 6803 - DNP Project Implementation

NRSE 6804 - DNP Project Evaluation and Dissemination

NRSE 6860 - Capstone

NRSE 6900 - Dissertation Seminar

NRSE 6940 - Internship in Acute Care NP Practice

NRSE 6950 - Internship in Advanced Nursing Practice

NRSE 6960 - Doctoral Dissertation

NURS 5000 - Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice

NURS 5001 - Health Care Policy

NURS 5002 - Advanced Nursing Research

NURS 5003 - Advanced Role Development

NURS 5101 - Advanced Health Assessment

NURS 5102 - Advanced Health Assessment Clinical

NURS 5103 - Advanced Pathophysiology

NURS 5104 - Advanced Clinical Pharmacology

NURS 5201 - Theories of Nursing Education

NURS 5202 - Teaching Strategies and Evaluation Methods

NURS 5203 - Curriculum Design

NURS 5204 - Curriculum Design and Educational Theory

NURS 5205 - Evaluation Methods of Nursing Education

NURS 5207 - Clinical Focus Practicum

NURS 5209 - Nursing Education Practicum

NURS 5301 - Nursing Administration I

NURS 5302 - Nursing Administration II

NURS 5303 - Health Care Finance

NURS 5304 - Human Resources Management

NURS 5305 - Quality Management in Nursing and Health Care

NURS 5307 - Nursing Management Practicum

NURS 5309 - Nursing Administration Practicum

NURS 5401 - Introduction of Healthcare Informatics

NURS 5402 - Health Care Information Systems

NURS 5403 - Analysis and Design of Health Care Information Systems

NURS 5404 - Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems

NURS 5405 - Health Care Data Analysis Techniques

NURS 5406 - Healthcare Data Analysis & Evidence-Based Practice

NURS 5407 - Informatics Applications Practicum I

NURS 5409 - Informatics Applications Practicum II

NURS 5410 - Informatics Practicum

NURS 5501 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing I

NURS 5503 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing II

NURS 5505 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing

NURS 5511 - Psychiatric Nursing Care I

NURS 5513 - Psychiatric Nursing Care II

NURS 5515 - Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

NURS 5522 - Critical Care I

NURS 5523 - Critical Care II

NURS 5525 - Advanced Critical Care Nursing

NURS 5541 - Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing I

NURS 5543 - Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing II

NURS 5545 - Advanced Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing

NURS 5601 - Family Nurse Practitioner I

NURS 5602 - Family Nurse Practitioner I Clinical

NURS 5603 - Family Nurse Practitioner II

NURS 5604 - Family Nurse Practitioner II - Clinical

NURS 5605 - Family Nurse Practitioner III

NURS 5606 - Family Nurse Practitioner III - Clinical

NURS 5609 - Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum

NURS 5631 - Pediatric Nursing I

NURS 5633 - Pediatric Nursing II

NURS 5635 - Advanced Pediatric Nursing

NURS 5990 - Scholarly Synthesis

NTFD 5019 - Supervised Teaching

NTFD 5029 - Supervised Research