May 02, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Nursing

  
  • NUR 640L - Advanced Adult Health Nursing I Practicum

    3 hrs.
    Corequisite(s): NUR 640   Advanced practice in the area of adult health specialization.
  
  • NUR 641 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 640   Corequisite(s): NUR 641L   Advanced theories and research related to adult health nursing practice.
  
  • NUR 641L - Advanced Adult Health Nursing II Practicum

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 640   Corequisite(s): NUR 641   Advanced practice in the area of adult health specialization.
  
  • NUR 646 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Pharmacological actions of medications based on drug classifications and therapeutic response of clients to drug intervention by nurses.
  
  • NUR 647 - Advanced Pathophysiology

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Adaptations and alterations in body systems to multisystem trauma/illness and stressors. Analyze pathophysiologic states in response to body system alterations and nursing interventions based on adaptation theory.
  
  • NUR 648 - Advanced Health Assessment

    2 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Corequisite(s): NUR 648L   Emphasize the application of advanced assessment techniques to perform comprehensive health assessment of clients across the lifespan.
  
  • NUR 648L - Advanced Health Assessment Practicum

    1 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Corequisite(s): NUR 648   Clinical opportunity to practice advanced nursing health assessment.
  
  • NUR 650 - Foundations of Gerontology and Implementation of the Roles of Gerontological Nurse Practioners

    4 hrs.
    Overview of the care of older adults and the fundamental roles of the gerontological nurse practioner.
  
  • NUR 652 - Seminar in Critical Issues of the Aged

    3 hrs.
    Interdisciplinary review and analysis of the literature and research on issues of aging; including health care and policy, family, recreation, nutrition, social issues, and death and bereavement.
  
  • NUR 660 - Marriage and Family Studies

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Analysis and conceptualization of family structure and process utilizing systems theory and related research findings.
  
  • NUR 661 - Family Nurse Practitioner I

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MLS 601, NUR 648 , NUR 648L   Pre- or corequisite: NUR 646 , NUR 647 , NUR 661L   Theory and research of the role of the nurse as a primary care provider with emphasis on management of individuals.
  
  • NUR 661L - Family Nurse Practitioner I Practicum

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MLS 601, NUR 647 , NUR 646  , NUR 648 , NUR 648L   Corequisite(s): NUR 661   Clinical opportunities to examine the role of the nurse as a primary care provider with emphasis on management of individuals.
  
  • NUR 662 - Family Nurse Practitioner II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 661 , NUR 661L   Corequisite(s): NUR 662L   Theory and research of the role of the nurse as a primary care provider with emphasis on management of families.
  
  • NUR 662L - Family Nurse Practitioner II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 661 , NUR 661L   Corequisite(s): NUR 662   Clinical opportunities to examine the role of the nurse as a primary care provider with emphasis on management of families.
  
  • NUR 663 - Family Nurse Practitioner III

    2 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 662 , NUR 662L   Corequisite(s): NUR 663L   Theory and research of the role of the nurse as a primary care provider with emphasis on the professional perspective of advanced nursing practice.
  
  • NUR 663L - Family Nurse Practitioner III

    4 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 662 , NUR 662L   Corequisite(s): NUR 663   Clinical opportunities to examine and practice the advanced role of the family nurse practitioner with a professional perspective of advanced nursing practice.
  
  • NUR 664L - Family Nurse Practitioner Internship

    6 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 663 , NUR 663L   Student family nurse practitioner will exemplify the role of the nurse practitioner.
  
  • NUR 667 - Family Nurse Practitioner Diagnosis, Management I

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NSG 646, NSG 647, NSG 648, NSG 648L The role of the APRN in diagnosis and management of patients with episodic problems in primary care will be emphasized.
  
  • NUR 667L - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I

    6 hrs.
    Corequisite(s): NSG 667 The APRN practicum in diagnosis and management of episodic problems in primary care will be emphasized.
  
  • NUR 668 - FNP Diagnosis, Management Women, Children

    2 hrs.
    The role of the APRN in diagnosis and management of women, children, and adolescents will be emphasized.
  
  • NUR 669 - Family Nurse Practitioner Diagnosis, Management II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NSG 667 and NSG 667L Corequisite(s): NSG 669L The role of the APRN in diagnosis and management of patients with complex problems in primary are will be emphasized.
  
  • NUR 669L - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum II

    6 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s):  NSG 667 and NSG 667L Corequisite(s): NSG 669 The APRN practicum in diagnosis and management of patients with complex problems will be emphasized.
  
  • NUR 670 - FNP Diagnostics and Procedures

    1 hr.
    This course provides theoretical knowledge and emphasizes psychomotor skills necessary to provide selected advanced practice nursing interventions utilized in primary care in a variety of settings. Focus is on the provision of safe and effective advanced practice.
  
  • NUR 671 - Transition To Practice Seminar

    1 hr.
    This course builds on the foundation of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) role including elements of professionalism, legal and ethical aspects, quality improvement, organizational and systems leadership, the scholarship of practice and implementation.
  
  • NUR 677 - Assessment and Intervention for Handicapped Children 0-5

    3 hrs.
    Current issues and theories regarding assessment and intervention procedures for at-risk and handicapped young children, birth through 5.
  
  • NUR 678 - Role in Teaching

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 611   Role, change, and conflict theory; evaluation; legal aspects; university governance; student/faculty relations.
  
  • NUR 678L - Teaching Practicum

    3 hrs.
    Pre- or corequisite: NUR 611   Application of theories in classroom/clinical teaching, evaluation process, and faculty role in schools of nursing.
  
  • NUR 679L - Nurse Executive Practicum

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 618 , NUR 619   Required for majors. Practice applications relative to the role of the nurse executive in multidisciplinary interaction.
  
  • NUR 688 - Medical Aspects of Developmental Disabilities

    3 hrs.
    Medical conditions, diagnostic tests, and other health care issues relevant to individuals with developmental disabilities.
  
  • NUR 691 - Research

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 603 , NUR 604   Student selects an area of interest in nursing for study. May repeat.
  
  • NUR 692 - Special Problems

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor. Student selects an area of interest in nursing for study. May repeat.
  
  • NUR 697 - Independent Study and Research

    Hours arranged.
    Not to be counted as credit toward a degree. Students actively working on a thesis, consulting with the major professor, or using other resources of the university may enroll in this course. Students who are not in residence and are not enrolled in at least 3 hours of thesis but who are actively working on a thesis, consulting with the major professor, or using other resources of the university must enroll in this course for at least 3 hours each semester.
  
  
  • NUR 701 - Philosophy of Science and Nursing Science

    3 hrs
    Study of epistemology, the nature of science and method; Positivism, phenomenology, pragmatism, classical and intuitive thought, and the development of nursing science.
  
  • NUR 702 - Theory Development in Nursing

    3 hrs.
    Pre- or corequisite: NUR 701   Study of theory development process, knowledge generation and evaluation criteria for middle-range theories in nursing and health care.
  
  • NUR 703 - Advanced Nursing Theory

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 702   Examines current grand and mid-range nursing theories within the context of the totality and simultaneity paradigms.
  
  • NUR 704 - Theory Development in Nursing

    3 hrs.
    This course is designed to offer students an overview of philosophy of nursing science as well as nursing and non-nursing theories relevant to clinical practice.
  
  • NUR 705 - Role Development in Advanced Practice Nursing

    3 hrs.
    The focus of this course is on transformational leadership, interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration, power strategies, and systems leadership skills.
  
  • NUR 710 - Quantitative Research Design

    3 hrs.
    Focus on multivariate research designs appropriate for nursing and health care research including evaluation, instrument development, and theory development.
  
  • NUR 711 - Qualitative Research Design

    3 hrs.
    Exploration of qualitative research designs and methods in relation to the development of substantive knowledge in nursing and health care.
  
  • NUR 712 - Research Instrument Development

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 710   Development of measurement instruments including establishing validity and reliability in relation to nursing and health care theory and practice.
  
  • NUR 714 - Population Health

    3 hrs.
    In this course, students examine key health indicators and ways to improve the nation’s health. The course emphasizes health promotion, risk reduction, and illness prevention.
  
  • NUR 715 - Leadership and Organizational Theory in Adv Practice

    3 hrs.
    This course focuses on advanced analysis of change management, leadership theories/strategies, and organizational systems theory for advanced nursing practice.
  
  • NUR 718 - Health Care Quality Improvement

    3 hrs.
    This course provides students with quality improvement strategies to create and sustain changes at organizational and policy levels.
  
  • NUR 719 - Practice Inquiry I: Inquiry in Clinical Practice

    1 hr.
    This is the first course in a series of three Practice Inquiry courses that prepare the APN for the capstone clinical project.
  
  • NUR 720 - Bioethics: Theory and Practice in Nursing

    3 hrs.
    Examination of contemporary ethical issues related to nursing and health care. Comparison of standard approaches to ethical principles and the feminist approach.
  
  • NUR 721 - The Ethics of Professional Relationships

    3 hrs.
    Examination of the ethics of professional relationship issues; effects of unequal power balance such as researcher-subject, teacher-student, provider-client.
  
  • NUR 722 - History and Methods of Study of Ethics

    3 hrs.
    Review of classical and modern ethical theories and methodological issues in ethical theory development. History of research and theory development in nursing.
  
  • NUR 723 - Virtues, Values, and Ethics in Professional Nursing

    3 hrs.
    Origins and changes in values, virtues, and ethics espoused by nurses. Comparison and analysis of codes of professional ethics. Ethical development in professional nurses.
  
  • NUR 724L - Ethics Practicum

    3-6 hrs.
    Individually developed experiences in the health care or health education community. May include involvement in ethics committees, teaching/consultation, assessment/intervention.
  
  • NUR 725 - Practice Inquiry II: Appraisal of Evidence

    1 hr.
    This is the second course in a series of three Practice Inquiry courses that prepare the APN for the capstone clinical project.
  
  • NUR 727 - Methods for Evaluating Evidenced Based Practice

    3 hrs.
    This course builds on the Theory Course and Role Course. This course will explore and analyze research methods and data analyses relevant to the role of the DNP.
  
  • NUR 740 - Issues in Nursing and Health Care Leadership

    3 hrs.
    Focus on leadership issues in health care and higher education. Exploration of historical and governmental influences and review of research and ethics in leadership.
  
  • NUR 741 - Organizational Dynamics in Health Care

    3 hrs.
    Focus on the complexity of organizations. Exploration of influences by structure, constituencies, communication patterns, and technology on health care and educational agencies.
  
  • NUR 742 - Models for Organizational Leadership in Health Care

    3 hrs.
    Focus on leadership models and related administrative skills for health care agencies/educational units.
  
  • NUR 743 - Strategic Planning for Service and Education

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 741   Focus on principles related to the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategic plans at various organizational levels.
  
  • NUR 744L - Leadership Practicum

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 740 , NUR 741 , NUR 742  (may be concurrent). Application of leadership theory in a community/agency experience jointly designed by the instructor and student.
  
  • NUR 745 - Critical Thinking in Nursing

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 701 , NUR 702 , NUR 703 , NUR 710 , NUR 711   Critical thinking as goal and process in nursing education and nursing practice. Analysis of research literature and application.
  
  • NUR 746 - Economics and Finance in Health Care Systems

    3 hrs.
    This course employs principles of business, finance and economics to analyze the cost-effectiveness of practice initiatives accounting for risk and improvement of HC outcomes.
  
  • NUR 748 - Practice Inquiry III: Translating Research Into Practice

    1 hr.
    This is the third course in a series of three Practice Inquiry courses that prepare the APN for the capstone clinical project.
  
  • NUR 750 - Practice Inquiry IV: Clinical Project

    1-12 hrs.
    This clinical capstone project focuses on accountability for advancing the nursing profession and translating the developing body of nursing knowledge to practice.
  
  • NUR 760 - Introduction to Nursing and Health Care Policy


    History of the role of nurses in development and implementation of health care policy. Exploration of the impact of recent economic and organizational changes on health care delivery.
  
  • NUR 761 - Economics of Health Care Delivery

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 760   Analysis of health care systems using economic and organizational theories. Includes managed care, capitation, and evolving prospective reimbursement.
  
  • NUR 762 - Nursing and Public Policy Development

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 761   Study of American health care policy doctrines, formation, evaluation, and implementation. Addresses the role of research as a basis for policy development.
  
  • NUR 763L - Health Care Policy Internship

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 761   Experiences in health policy agencies at state, national, or international level. Students contract with faculty based on individual learning needs.
  
  • NUR 764 - Seminar in Policy Analysis

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 762   Advanced study in policy analysis in the student’s special area of interest. Includes historical analysis and political action planning.
  
  • NUR 792 - Special Problems

    1-3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. The student selects an area of interest in nursing for independent study.
  
  • NUR 797 - Independent Study and Research

    Hours arranged.
    Not to be counted as credit toward a degree. Students actively working on a dissertation, consulting with the major professor, or using other resources of the university may enroll in this course. Students who are not in residence and are not enrolled in at least 3 hours of dissertation but who are actively working on a dissertation, consulting with the major professor, or using other resources of the university must enroll in this course for at least 3 hours each semester. Grading is pass/fail.
  
  • NUR 800 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice

    3 hrs.
    The course provides a comprehensive evaluation of altered health states of diverse patient population across the lifespan.
  
  • NUR 801 - Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice

    3 hrs.
    The course provides the student a thorough understanding of the basic science of pharmacology across the lifespan.
  
  • NUR 803 - Advanced Health Assessment Advance Practice Nurses

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 647   The role of the advanced practice registered nurse in advanced assessment skills, diagnostic laboratory values, and diagnostic studies will be emphasized.
  
  • NUR 805 - Role Development in Advanced Practice Nursing

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP Program.  The focus of this course is the role of the advanced practice professional and the foundational competencies that are core to leading and improving outcomes for individuals, populations, and systems.
  
  • NUR 807 - Theories and Ethics for Advanced Nursing Practice

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to DNP program. Overview of philosophy in nursing science, nursing and non-nursing theories and ethics to clinical practice.
  
  • NUR 809 - Methods for Evaluating Evidence Based Practice

    3 hrs.
    This course examines searching for and analyzing research and other evidence for use in evidence based practice.
  
  • NUR 810 - Practice Inquiry I: Information Systems & Technology

    1 hr.
    This is the first course of two Practice Inquiry courses that prepare the Advanced Practice Nurse for the DNP project. The focus of the course is on using information systems and technology in advanced practice nursing.
  
  • NUR 811 - Population Health and Epidemiology

    4 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP program. Develop competencies to use evidence-based strategies and epidemiological science to improve population-level health outcomes.
  
  • NUR 812 - Practice Inquiry II: Translating Research into Practice

    1 hr.
    This is the second course of two Practice Inquiry courses that prepare the Advanced Practice Nursing for the DNP project. The focus of the course is on translating research and evidence into practice.
  
  • NUR 813 - Policy and Politics in Healthcare

    3 hrs.
    History of the role of nurses in development and implementation of health care policy. Exploration of the impact of recent economic and organizational changes on health care delivery.
  
  • NUR 816 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Project

    2-6 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP program. The DNP project focuses on accountability for advancing the nursing profession and translating the developing body of nursing knowledge to practice.
  
  • NUR 817 - Quality and Leadership in Healthcare Systems

    4 hrs.
    Advanced analysis of change management, leadership theories/strategies, and organizational systems theory for quality improvement in healthcare systems.
  
  • NUR 818 - Quantitative Research Design

    3 hrs.
    Focus on multivariate research designs appropriate for nursing and health care research including evaluation, instrument development, and theory development.
  
  • NUR 819 - Economics and Finance in Healthcare Systems

    3 hrs.
    This course employs principles of business, finance and economics to analyze the cost-effectiveness of practice initiatives accounting for risk and improvement of healthcare outcomes.
  
  • NUR 821 - Qualitative Research Design

    3 hrs.
    Exploration of qualitative research designs and methods in relation to the development of substantive knowledge in nursing and health care.
  
  • NUR 823 - Measurement in Nursing Science

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NSG 710 Development of measurement instruments including establishing validity and reliability in relation to nursing and health care theory and practice.
  
  • NUR 824 - Mixed Methods Health Professions Research

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Level Quantitative and Qualitative Research Course; Permission of the Instructor.  This online course provides an introduction to mixed methods research, including foundations of mixed methods research, development of research questions, selection of research designs, strategies for data collection and analysis, and ethical considerations. Strategies for integrating and reporting quantitative and qualitative data will be discussed. At the end of the course, the student will create a mixed methods proposal, appropriate for answering self-identified research questions for health-related or other discipline research.
  
  • NUR 825 - Ethics in Organizations and Leadership

    3 hrs.
    Examination of contemporary ethical issues related to nursing and health care. Comparison of standard approaches to ethical principles and the feminist approach.
  
  • NUR 827 - Structure and Governance in Higher Education

    3 hrs.
    This course provides students with a historical background of academic structure and governance.
  
  • NUR 828 - Organizational Dynamics in Healthcare

    3 hrs.
     Focus on the complexity of organizations. Exploration of influences by structure, constituencie, communication patterns, and technology on health care and educational agencies.
  
  • NUR 829 - Leadership and Organizational Theory

    3 hrs.
    Focus on leadership models and related administrative skills for health care agencies/educational units.
  
  • NUR 830 - Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for Anesthesia I

    3 hrs.
    The first of two courses that present an extensive exploration of human anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on the clinical application and integration to anesthesia practice.
  
  • NUR 831 - Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for Anesthesia II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 830   The second of two courses that present an extensive exploration of human anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on the clinical application and integration to anesthesia practice.
  
  • NUR 832 - Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia I

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nurse Anesthesia Program. The first of two courses with a primary focus pharmacologic topics which are an integral part of modern anesthesia practice.
  
  • NUR 833 - Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia II

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 832   This is the second of two courses with a primary focus on pharmacologic topics which are an integral part of modern anesthesia practice.
  
  • NUR 835 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Anesthesia

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 831   This course will provide a comprehensive evaluation of altered health states of diverse patient populations.
  
  • NUR 837 - Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice

    3 hrs.
    This course presents the fundamentals of anesthetic management, equipment, operating room equipment, safety, and science core content into the anesthetic plan.
  
  • NUR 838 - Principles of Anesthesia Practice I

    3 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 837   This course builds on the fundamentals presented in the NUR 837  and applies advance practice nursing roles and skills related to nurse anesthesia practice.
  
  • NUR 839 - Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I

    4 hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): NUR 837 , NUR 838   This practicum provides an introduction to the clinical setting that begins with the observation of anesthesia care and progresses to the supervised administration of anesthesia.
  
  • NUR 840 - Principles of Anesthesia Practice II

    3 hrs.
    Pre- or Co-requisite: NUR 838   This course builds on the Principles of Anesthesia Practice with an emphasis on conduction anesthesia, acute & chronic pain management, and postanesthesia care.
  
  • NUR 841 - Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II

    6 hrs.
    Pre- or Co-requisite: NUR 839 , NUR 840   This practicum emphasis on developing the skills and responsibilities necessary to perform anesthetic techniques for a variety of surgical procedures.
  
  • NUR 842 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice I

    3 hrs.
    Pre- or Co-requisite: NUR 840   This course builds on the Principles of Anesthesia Practice II with an emphasis on obstetric and pediatric anesthesia practice.
 

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