This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in Graduate Nursing.

Focuses on the distribution and determinants of health-related states or conditions in specified populations at local through global levels, and on the application of this study to control health problems. Students are presented with epidemiologic models and methods in order to assess the health of individuals and populations and to prevent or control health conditions, diseases, and injuries. Content emphasizes a local to global perspective and application of methods to improve health care delivery, health policy, human rights, and ultimately, health.

This course focuses on the specialized knowledge in nursing including nursing theory, ethical principles, historical perspectives, and aesthetics. Emphasis is placed on relating these dimensions to the student's professional nursing practice. The role of praxis, empirics, ethics, and aesthetics in theory development is studied. The course goal is to prepare practitioners of nursing to interpret current literature of nursing and its application. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.

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.

This course focuses on 1) disease prevention, health promotion and health maintenance for infants, children, adolescents and their families, 2) nursing and medical management of select childhood illnesses. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, 6020, 6026.

Applies statistical analysis models and procedures to nursing and health research. Focuses on simple and multiple regression, statistical power analysis, analysis of variance models, and quantitative research synthesis, stressing the application and choice of particular statistical models and procedures. Emphasizes statistical problems and issues relevant to nursing research. Prerequisite: GNUR 8130 or instructor permission.

This second clinical practicum builds upon Peds AC NP didactic knowledge and precepted practice for the provision of care to increasingly complex children. Students continue to refine their physical assessment and clinical management skills in the delivery of care to children with acute and chronic conditions. Role integration is emphasized.

This course addresses the foundational diagnosis & management of common illnesses included but not limited to dermatologic, GI & MSK diseases in the primary care setting. Focus is on appropriate differential diagnoses, clinical reasoning, & treatment plan formulation. Varying presentations across the lifespan will be addressed in a patient-centered approach within the context of family, health beliefs, and social determinants of health.

Students will become familiar with the conventions of the various forms of scientific writing for nursing research, inc. writing for dissemination of knowledge to lay consumers. Will identify topical areas for their research and synthesize the literature relevant to their identified research topic and/or specific research questions. Will examine the ways that race, gender, class, disability and other identities manifest in their area of interest.

This course explores telehealth technologies and application to nursing practice. Focus is placed on translating telehealth technologies into practice through learning and utilizing real time video conferencing, home monitoring technologies, and store and forward technologies. Credentialing, reimbursement, regulatory, and policy issues related to implementation are emphasized.