Required Courses
Explores wellness, health promotion, and levels of prevention. Applies these concepts to diverse populations of individuals, families and communities. Uses physical activity and fitness as one exemplar. Examines the practice of health promotion in various settings. (2 credits) Explores wellness, health promotion, and levels of prevention. Applies these concepts to diverse populations of individuals, families and communities. Uses physical activity and fitness as one exemplar. Examines the practice of health promotion in various settings. (2 credits) Explores wellness, health promotion, and levels of prevention. Applies these concepts to diverse populations of individuals, families and communities. Uses physical activity and fitness as one exemplar. Examines the practice of health promotion in various settings. (2 credits) Provides for study and case analysis of selected health conditions, with clinical experience for application of knowledge. Learning includes history-taking, physical assessment, problem identification, therapeutics and evaluation of common acute and chronic problems with integration of knowledge from prerequisites. The focus is advanced assessment, diagnosing conditions with a straight forward presentation and beginning ability to determine therapeutic options across the life span. Content varies depending on students desired emphasis. Clinical practice provides an opportunity for client care, peer review of client care and testing of theory under supervision of an established advanced practitioner. Prerequisite: NUR 6910 Continues to provide for study and case analysis of selected health conditions. Focus expands to ability to critically analyze situations in which several conditions are present, prioritize diagnosis and problems and select appropriate therapeutic interventions across the life span. Content varies depending upon student's desired emphasis. Clinical experiences continue to provide opportunity for client care, peer review of client care, and testing of theory under supervision of an established advanced practitioner. Integration of knowledge and practice gained from prerequisites is expected. Prerequisites: NUR 6911. Continues to provide for study and case analysis of selected complex health conditions. Synthesis of prior course work with emphasis on common acute and chronic conditions that involve multiple systems. Provides all aspects of assessment, problem identification and therapeutic management. Integration of managing selected psychological, behavioral and physiological problems across the life span. Content varies depending on student's desired emphasis. Continues to provide clinical experiences for application of knowledge and practice learned in previous nurse practitioner courses. Internship activities include client care, peer review of client-care, and testing of theory under supervision of an advanced practitioner, and clinical readiness to write the advanced nurse practitioner certification exams. Examines ethical theories and decision-making in the context of nursing, nursing leadership and the health care environment. Explores the relationship between moral, faith and values development and spiritual growth. Integrates a Biblical understanding of ethics and values. Provides opportunity for personal and professional synthesis by developing an aesthetic performance and a vocational position. (3 credits) Explores the nurse practitioner's role and responsibility in health care delivery, and in shaping health policy. Examines trends in expanded roles, and entrepreneurship pertinent to advanced nursing practice, especially nurse practitioners. Identifies sociopolitical influences on health care, analyses ethical, risk management, and legal issues, and organizational values as they relate to personal and professional roles, and health care delivery systems. (3 credits) Investigates human responses to stress and disease by analyzing selected clinical cases, comparing study findings with accepted health states, and applying research based diagnostic methods. In-depth study of a pathophysiologic condition selected by the student enhances integration of concepts learned by presentations, discussion, and literature review. (3 credits) Clinical Pathophysiology or an equivalent must be taken prior to NRNP 6931. Prepares students with a
foundation in pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics for advanced
practice. The focus is on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, drugs in special populations,
prescription-writing and the pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics of
selected drug groups. (3 credits) |
Elective Courses
Emphasizes individual study of nursing, health care or issues related to these major concepts planned within the scope and expertise of nursing faculty advisors. (1-5 credits)
An integrated, multidisciplinary approach to women’s health which integrates historical, sociocultural, biophysical and psychosocial aspects of women’s health care. Emphasizes the impact of these variables on women’s health and nursing practice with women and their families.
Analyzes current theories of aging, and psychological, social, cultural, environmental and spiritual factors that influence development in the second half of life. Selected biological factors are also discussed. Students choose related special topics to study in depth and present in class. (3 credits) |