NURS — Nursing
A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.For seniors, post-B.S. or M.S. in nursing students. Summers only. Focuses on transcultural nursing and cultural assessment for the purpose of providing culturally congruent and competent nursing care. Describes culture care beliefs, values and practices of specific cultures.Prerequisites: NURS 510. Summers only. The use of ethnonursing, ethnography and other qualitative research methods to generate and analyze cultural differences and similarities in care, health beliefs, values and practice of various cultures.Pre or Co-requisite: NURS 511. Summers only. The application of the ethnonursing research methodology to analyze differences and similarities within a cultural experience as determined by the student and faculty. S/U graded.Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter grades. Repeatable, under different subtitles.Prerequisite: BSN degree plus 1 or more years clinical experience, or consent of instructor. Development of theoretical/practical knowledge to support successful transition from nursing practice role to that of clinical instructor. Includes theory and practical application.Admission to Master's Program required. Introduction to theoretical foundations for advanced nursing practice. Application of theory to clinical nursing practice and to nursing education. Emphasis on the development, application and critique of nursing models.Admission to master's program required. The impact of chronic illness across the lifespan is examined using a conceptual approach. Health promotion and illness management are emphasized through case management care delivery. 45 practicum hours required.Application of the nursing process and case management is examined in the development of health promotion and illness management strategies for the chronically ill adult and child. 45 practicum hours required.Advanced research concepts, methodology, and application of descriptive and inferential statistical components to data analysis. Critique selected research projects to determine relevance to nursing practice and contribution to theory development.Graduate students only. Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.Majors only. Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary health care of families with particular emphasis on childhood/adolescence. 45 practicum hours required.Majors only. Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary care of families with particular emphasis on women's health and adult episodic care. 45 practicum hours required.Majors only. Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary care of families with particular emphasis on chronically ill and older adults and psychosocial adjustment disorders. 45 practicum hours required.Synthesis of concepts from nursing theory, research and education courses. Experience with curriculum development and analysis. 45 practicum hours required.Majors only or permission of instructor. Engage in a course of study designed to investigate a special topic in chronic illness. Emphasis may be in a specific area or applicable across chronic illnesses/ conditions.Majors only. Final clinical experience provides students an opportunity to practice advanced roles intervention in underserved and/or rural areas. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits for a total of 405 practicum hours.The emphasis of this course is on direct responsibility/accountability for experience in the role of academic clinical and didactic teaching or administrative roles. 45 practicum hours required.Terminal program course. All other courses should be taken before or concurrently. Guided research project that demonstrates evidence of original thought as well as advanced knowledge of the research process. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.NURS 700 Advanced Nursing Theory (3)Majors only or consent of instructor. Examines contextual contributors to development of vulnerable populations and public response. Implications for nursing research and practice are explored.Majors only or consent of instructor. Discussion and guided experiences in teaching of nursing, including planning, developing, implementing and evaluating classroom and clinical instruction.Majors only. Examines historical, philosophical, sociol-cultural, political, economic, and professional issues that impact curriculum in nursing education. The focus is on design and evaluation of a nursing curriculum.Prerequisite: Licensed RN and accepted into doctoral program. Involves comprehensive investigation of the academic nursing role in higher education relative to administration, student issues, program requirements and faculty expectationsMajors only. All doctoral students must earn four hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Explores dissertation research problems, theoretical framework, methodology and data analysis methods to launch dissertation research. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 4 credits.Majors only. All doctoral students must earn 12 hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Dissertation must be approved by and defended to the dissertation committee. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits.