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This course guides the student in the research process and its relevance to the advancement of nursing theory and practice. Students will advance as participants in the research process and as consumers of nursing research. Prerequisite: Graduate level.
This course guides the student in the research process and its relevance to the advancement of evidence-based nursing practice. Students will develop skills related to generation, synthesis and translation of nursing research evidence for use in clinical practice.
Health Care Informatics builds on the student?'s beginning computer skills and the student?'s knowledge. The student reviews and applies pertinent theory, learns advanced computer skill sets, is introduced to specific systems to assist with administrative decisions and learns to use knowledge obtained from data queries in clinical decision-making. The current state of health information systems is discussed and the effect of technology on communication is explored.
This course explores underlying mechanisms of the pathogenesis of human disease as a consequence of aberrations at the cellular and molecular level.
This course focuses on utilizing assessment skills necessary for advanced practice nursing appropriate to the age of the patient. Emphasis will be on integrating physical, psychosocial and health assessments to determine appropriate health promotion strategies, differential diagnoses and advanced practice nursing interventions across the life span. Critical decision making for the appropriate use of diagnostic testing will be stressed.
This course focuses on the advanced pharmacologic principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and drug interactions. This course examines all broad categories of pharmacological agents. It will also include the analysis of the relationship between pharmacologic agents and the pathophysiologic response. Emphasis will be on the appropriate selection of pharmacologic agents for the treatment of common disorders. Patient variations in pharmacologic response will be considered.
This course introduces the student to conceptual frameworks underlying health promotion, maintenance and restoration throughout the lifespan. It utilizes lifespan development, health risk appraisal and healing interaction frameworks for therapeutic management of common health problems. The concept of "transforming the health of the community& is explored using research and epidemiological principles in relation to various practice populations. Values, ethics, and policies will be examined within the context of quality of life. The role of the advance practice nurse in partnership with individuals and family systems will be explored within the context of the individual?'s culture and environment.
In this course, students develop knowledge of health policy and its impact on clinical practice. Current issues and trends are discussed and analyzed from the perspective of the policy maker, the APN and the public.
This course introduces students to business concepts that will allow them to take leadership roles in providing quality cost-effective care. Students discuss and apply basic health care economics in the context of advanced practice nursing.
Students will develop and understanding of the principles, personal values and beliefs that provide a framework for nursing practice. This course will highlight legal issues as they relate to the APN.
Health care and clinical practice issues and trends are identified and discussed as well as roles of the advanced practice nurse in the changing health care environment. Course content is evaluated based upon ethical concepts from a personal and organizational perspective. A culminating project, representing the student?'s graduate work, is a part of this course.
This course examines the biological basis of neuropsychiatric diseases including the anatomic basis and mechanisms of disease. This course also presents advanced concepts of neuropathophysiology of mental illness, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs used in the psychopharmacological management and treatment of psychiatric disorders across the life span. The course integrates the current scientific knowledge of the neurobiology of mental illness and the application of evidence based psychopharmacology. Emphasis is placed on understanding the major classes of psychotropic drugs and their indications for use in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders across the lifespan along with the professional roles and responsibilities of the advanced practice nurse.
This course builds on principles introduced in NR 670 to enable the student to apply fundamental concepts to the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic mental health problems across the life span. It emphasizes the use of healing interaction in communication with individuals dealing with mental health disorders when initiating and evaluating treatment plans. Integration of pathophysiology, assessment, and pharmacology will be essential. Selected theories are used to assess and provide appropriate interventions to children and adults in individual, family or group settings. Clinical hours are required in this course
Students will develop skills in the assessment and diagnosis of mental illness primarily in the adult populations. Emphasis will be on the differential diagnosis of and interventions for complex care of adults with psychiatric symptoms and comorbid conditions. Adult psychiatric diagnostic and management clinical hours are required as a part of this course.
Students will develop skills in the assessment and diagnosis of mental illness in the child and adolescent populations. Emphasis will be on the differential diagnosis of and interventions for complex care of psychiatric symptoms and comorbid conditions. Pediatric and adolescent psychiatric diagnostic and management clinical hours are required as a part of this course.
