This course focuses on the prevention and management of clients' common acute health problems. The role of the nurse practitioner in primary health care is explored. Models of collaboration and referral are critically analyzed. Breakout sessions will be held for specialty groups. Prerequisite: GNUR 6620

This course provides clinical opportunities for PNP-PC students to synthesize and apply didactic content covered in all pre- and co-requisite courses. Students develop their history-taking and physical examination skills in the clinical setting. Role integration begins. Direct guidance and supervision is provided by NPs, physicians, and PAs at the clinical sites in collaboration with clinical faculty. Prerequisite: GNUR 6620.

Individually planned study in nursing specialty, administration, education, or research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

This course provides the opportunity for students to develop basic understanding and skills in psychiatric nursing interventions with patients in inpatient and community care system. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a large repertoire of advanced nursing care strategies and application of these skills to certain patient groups and the patient care environment.

The CNS I Practicum focuses on the acquisition of expert clinical knowledge in an adult-gerontology acute care specialty population, with care provided to adolescents (if emancipated minors), young adults, older adults, and the frail older adult from wellness to illness across the acute care continuum. This Practicum introduces the CNS core competencies and is foundational to the full implementation of the competencies in CNS Practicum II. Prerequisite: GNUR 6020 and 6310; Co-requisite: GNUR 6315.

This course examines guideline supported-evidence for introductory disease management of the acute/critically/chronically ill adolescent and adults including the frail elderly. The course utilizes a case based learning approach for commonly encountered problems. The course examines health promotion and disease prevention and management strategies, and approaches to evaluate the outcomes of the planned interventions.

Independent practicum to be established in selected areas. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

This course provides an overview of nursing science. Using short lectures, readings, guest speakers and seminar-style discussion, students will explore the breadth and depth of current topics and methods in nursing science.

This course builds on Nurse Educator Seminar I and emphasizes evidence-based curriculum design and evaluation, integration of technology in nursing education, and student success strategies. Students examine local to global issues and trends impacting nursing education. Educational scholarship is highlighted. 

Introduces data analysis for nursing research. Descriptive and inferential statistics are treated with attention to the application and choice of particular statistical tests. Emphasizes statistical problems and issues relevant to nursing research. Prerequisite: Master's-level nursing research course.