Courses - School of Nursing - University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2024)

NURS 501 - Critical Care Nursing

This course provides RNs a beginning understanding of Critical Care Nursing and the knowledge required within this role. The student will be prepared to work in critical care settings, including ICU, CCU, Recovery Room or the Emergency Room. The course is composed of online didactic content, laboratory skills practice, simulation experience and clinical internship.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 502 - Nursing Care of Specialty Populations Across the Lifespan

Synthesize theories, concepts, and evidence-based practices in the care of specialty populations across the lifespan. Emphasis is on acute care and health promotion for the maternal-child, infants through adolescence, and older adults. Clinical experiences in acute care and community settings.

Prerequisites
NURS 513

NURS 505 - Foundations of Patient-Centered Care

Foundations of evidence-based nursing practice emphasizing critical thinking, clinical judgment, psychom*otor skills, communication, and documentation. Clinical experiences in acute care and laboratory settings.

Prerequisites
Admission to the Graduate Program or consent of the Program Director.

NURS 513 - Medical-Surgical Nursing

Integrates best practices in the delivery of patient-centered care for the medical surgical patient. Emphasis is on applying clinical judgment in the planning, provision, and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care. Clinical experiences will occur in acute and ambulatory care settings.

Prerequisites
NURS 505 and NURS 520

NURS 519 - Mental Health Nursing

Implement holistic, patient-centered care based on an understanding of human growth and development, pathophysiology, behavioral health regimens, pharmacology, communication skills and nursing interventions with children, adolescents and adults experiencing major emotional or mental health disruptions. Clinical experiences in acute care and community settings.

Prerequisites
NURS 505 and NURS 520

NURS 520 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing

Provides the foundation of pharmaco*kinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, and the relationship between pathophysiology and pharmacologic management. Emphasis on fundamental principles and nursing management of drug therapy. Examines pathologies and associated pharmacological approaches from selected body systems across the lifespan.

Prerequisites
Admission to the Graduate Program or consent of the Program Director.

NURS 600 - The History of Nursing

Examines nurses from the colonial period to the present. Explores selected historical periods that influenced the nursing practice development, barriers to professional nursing practice, and origins and social changes within nursing.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 650 - Foundation of Human Lactation

Focuses on the importance of breastfeeding and how the health professional can contribute to successful, evidence-based management of the breastfeeding family. Includes lactation physiology and mechanics, relevant psychosocial and cultural factors, legal and ethical considerations, and effective teaching strategies.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 651 - Advanced Human Lactation

Deeper examinationof lactation/breastfeeding to improve clinical competence in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of issues beyond the scope of a generalist.Preparation for IBCLC certification.

Prerequisites
NURS 650

NURS 687 - Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for the CRNA

Examines anatomy/advanced physiology addressing normal physiological processes of cells, fluids and electrolytes, acid-base balance, temperature regulation, vascular hemodynamics, fluid mobilization through the body, lymphatic and musculoskeletal systems, and myocardium function. Critically evaluates co-existing conditions of the CRNA anesthesia practice.

Prerequisites
Admitted to the graduate program.

NURS 688 - Chemistry & Physics for the CRNA

Clinical biochemistry and physics including a review of organic chemistry including understanding metabolic pathways, structure/function of proteins, cellular mechanisms of action, drug-receptor interaction, and enzyme kinetics. Provides physical principles and processes of physics as they apply to anesthesia practice.

Prerequisites
Admission to the graduate program.

NURS 689 - Informatics and Technology for the CRNA

Investigates theories and principles related to complex information technology systems in healthcare delivery. Uses ecological frameworks to analyze health organizations and populations, and the interplay among micro-, meso- and macro-systems. Assesses and evaluates complex systems’ components and propose strategies to improve operations, performance, and outcomes.

Prerequisites
Admission to graduate program andNURS 691.

NURS 691 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Population Health and Anesthesia

Employs evidence-based strategies promoting health, risk reduction, and preventing illness in individuals, and populations. Emphasizes the objectives of the Healthy People initiative and the analysis of epidemiological, biostatistical, and environmental data. Other topics include interdisciplinary practice, diversity, equity, and inclusion, emergency, disaster preparedness, and infection control.

Prerequisites
Admission to the graduate program.

NURS 701 - Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making for the APRN

Application of principles learned in advanced health assessment by reinforcing diagnostic reasoning skills needed to assess and manage acute and chronically ill patients across the lifespan. Theory will include evaluation of case studies to develop differential diagnoses. 45 hours of clinical practice in simulation lab for practical application.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

Corequisite
NURS 703 or Department consent

NURS 702 - Scientific Inquiry for Evidence Based Midwifery Practice

Provides tools to evaluate, translate and integrate published research findings into clinical practice. Conceptualizes clinical practice problems and transforms them into answerable research questions, utilizes literature searching skills, and basic epidemiological, biostatistical and scientific principles to assess research evidence. Incorporates a systematic review or meta-analysis relevant to advanced midwifery practice.

Prerequisites
Admitted to graduate program andNURS 701 and703.

NURS 703 - Advanced Health Assessment

This course will build upon health assessment skills developed in the nursing undergraduate program. Emphasis will include developing advanced techniques in history taking and physical examination to prepare students for roles having components of direct care practices.

Prerequisites
Admission to Graduate Program or consent of MSN Program Coordinator.

NURS 704 - Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics I

Emphasis on physiologic mechanisms and pathophysiology of disease from a cellular perspective to include growth and development through the life span. Focus on genomics in basic and molecular concepts in biology, human diversity and variation, genetic disorders, influences on chromosome, gene action and inheritance modes.

Prerequisites
Admission to Graduate Program or consent of MSN Program Coordinator.

NURS 705 - Midwifery I

Focuses on gynecologic health promotion and disease management. Develops skills related to effective communication with patients and team; holistic assessment, prioritization, and evidence-based management of differential diagnoses; and professional approach to care of healthy and complex individuals.

Prerequisites
Admission to the Nurse-Midwifery program.

Corequisite
NURS 701, NURS 703, and NURS 704

NURS 706 - Nursing Theory and Research

This course is designed to explore historical, philosophical, and bio-psychosocial foundations of advanced nursing practice. Nursing philosophy, theory, research, and practice will be analyzed. Evidence Based Practice will be explored; concept analysis, qualitative and quantitative research, and application of evidence based practice in theoretical and clinical application.

Prerequisites
Admission to Graduate Program or consent of MSN Program Coordinator.

NURS 707 - Midwifery II

Explores psychosocial, cultural, and physiological concepts into holistic pregnancy care, with emphasis is on differentiating normal and complicated pregnancies, determining appropriate autonomous and interprofessional caregiving practices, and facilitating person-centered care. On-campus simulation labs provide hands-on practice related to common pregnancy and gynecological visits.

Prerequisites
NURS 705

Corequisite
NURS 730

NURS 708 - Analysis and Economics of Healthcare Systems and Delivery

Examines the analysis and application of finance and economic theories with application to health care delivery site staffing, business operations and budget management. Utilization reports and data will be used to integrate application of the varied roles and responsibilities of nurse leaders and providers across the diverse health delivery system.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP program and consent of instructor.

NURS 709 - Teaching and Learning in Nursing Education

Analyzes traditional and alternative teaching and learning concepts in the context of the role of nurse educator. Development of a personal philosophy of education and how it connects to teaching/learning expectations. Focus on development of self within the role of nurse educator.

Prerequisites
Admission into graduate program or consent of appropriate program coordinator (MSN or PhD)

NURS 710 - Course Level Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators

Develops formative/process and summative/outcome evaluations for learning within classroom, clinical, and laboratory settings for use with students, patients or clinical staff. Attention to legal/ethical issues related to evaluation, including cultural bias and accommodation for students with disabilities.

Prerequisites
Admission to Graduate Program or permission of appropriate program coordinator (MSN or PhD)

NURS 711 - Informatics and Quality Improvement

Introduces informatics theory and application of quality and safety practices focusing on the impact of informatics on nursing education, healthcare, improving outcomes, and providing cost‐effective health care.

Prerequisites
NURS 706

NURS 712 - Strategies for Management of Healthcare Systems and Performance Improvement

Focus will be on the analysis of theories and research on individual and organizational change, including incremental and transformational change. Utilization and integration of information and communication theories and technology to improve human performance will also be discussed.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP program, consent of instructor and NURS 708, NURS 711, NURS 719R.

NURS 713 - Health Policy and Population Health

Examines selected health problems for specific populations from a political, cultural, social, educational, educational, environmental, economic and ethical perspective. Analysis of research and public policy relevant to the prevention, treatment and amelioration of the problems, initiate change strategies to impact public policy related to the selected problems.

Prerequisites
Admission to Graduate Program or consent of MSN Program Coordinator.

NURS 714 - Family Theory and Health Promotion

Focus on family systems, theories in the context of society and culture.Emphasis on family as a client in holistic assessment and health promotion across the lifespan.

Prerequisites
Admission to Graduate Program or consent of MSN Program Coordinator.

NURS 715 - Business Management for Nurse Practitioners

Focus is on issues surrounding human and material resource management in an advanced practice setting. The student applies knowledge of health care delivery environments and institutional requirements to explore issues regarding personnel and budgetary management.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP Program and consent of instructor.

NURS 716 - Population Health: Analysis and Evaluation

Prepares students to utilize epidemiology and advanced practice nursing concepts and strategies in the analysis and evaluation of health problems of groups that may be encountered by the nurse practitioner.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP Program, consent of instructor, and NURS 706, NURS 719R, NURS 729R.

NURS 717 - The Accreditation Process

Prepares the student to recognize assessment, data collection, and documentation requirements in preparation for a nursing education program’s accreditation and contribute to writing a self-study report for an accreditation site visit.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP Program, consent of instructor, and NURS 706, NURS 724

NURS 718 - Organizational Management for the Advanced Practice Nurse

Focuses on quality care by advanced practice nurses in a variety of health institutions. Explores advanced nursing practice issues for their organizational factors, reviews methods of assessing clinical outcomes, and explores the relationship of quality care with values, ethics, and models of care.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP Program, consent of instructor, NURS 706and NURS 708.

NURS 719R - Health & Public Policy for Advanced Practice of Nursing

Prepares nursing leaders to analyze and influence health policy. Defines problems, critiques potential solutions, assesses political influences, designs interventions for policy-making, and evaluates outcomes.

Prerequisites
Admission to the MSN or DNP Program or permission of instructor.

NURS 720 - Midwifery III

Develops skills for recognition and support of normal processes, identification and management of complications, implementation of shared decision-making and informed consent, and effective interdisciplinary work while focusing on intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care.

Prerequisites
NURS 707

NURS 721 - Evidence Based Practice and Research for the Registered Nurse

Emphasis on evidence-based practice, including research methodologies, processes, and critical appraisal of the health care literature.

NURS 722 - Midwifery IV

Focuses upon non-reproductive primary care of midwifery patients. Explores diagnostic reasoning, triage and appropriate interdisciplinary collaboration, health promotion and disease prevention, and evidence-based management of common, health problems.

Prerequisites
NURS 701, NURS 703, NURS 704, NURS 730

NURS 723 - Midwifery V

Reviews and builds application of midwifery clinical knowledge and skills in all domains of midwifery practice. Assists with board exam-style preparation and enhancement of knowledge and skills.

Prerequisites
NURS 720and NURS 722

NURS 724 - Developing & Evaluating Curriculum for Nursing Education

Develop curriculum for educational programs within the context of academic or clinical settings. Design curriculum level evaluation of the program that is developed. Focus on connection to larger unit mission, program and level outcomes, use of evaluative theories to guide process and inclusion of stakeholders throughout.

Prerequisites
NURS 710 or admission to graduate program or consent of appropriate program coordinator (MSN/PhD).

NURS 726 - Healthcare Issues And The Law

This course will focus on healthcare, governmental, and legal issues and principles as applicable to the role of the nurse executive in complex healthcare environments. Topics of emphasis include patient and employee rights, labor relations, HIPAA, and documentation and reporting requirements for nurses.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP Program or consent of instructor.

NURS 727 - Nursing Leadership and Practice Readiness

Appliesleadership concepts, skills, and decision making in implementing high quality nursing care, healthcare team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. Explores the pathway to licensure and job preparation.

Prerequisites
NURS 513, NURS 519, NURS 703, and NURS 704.

NURS 728 - Foundations into Health Policy & Informatics

Includes policy and informatics theory and application of quality and safety practices focusing on the impact of informatics on nursing education, healthcare, improving outcomes, and providing cost-effective health care. Emphasis on analyses and influences of health policy including defining problems, critiquing potential solutions, assessing political influences, designing interventions for policy-making, and evaluating outcomes.

Notes
May berepeatedto a maximum of six credits

Prerequisites
Admission to the Master of Science Nursing, Direct Entry - Generalist program or approval of program director.

NURS 729R - Translational Evidence for Healthcare Systems

Critical analysis and synthesis of the literature and available data to determine and implement evidence-based science into healthcare practice.

Prerequisites
Acceptance to DNP program or permission of instructor.

NURS 730 - Advanced Pharmacology and Genetics II

Focuses on the clinical application of pharmacologic and pharmacy kinetics principles in the management of selected health problems of adults and children.Focus on drugs commonly used for adults and children in primary care settings.Focus on application of pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics to pharmacology.

Prerequisites

NURS 731 - Complex Nursing Care of Diverse Populations

Focus is on the provision of professional nursing care to diverse patient populations with complex health problems. Emphasis is placed on applying clinical judgment in nursing care with individuals and families in the tertiary settings. Clinical experiences in acute care and community settings.

Prerequisites
NURS 513

NURS 732 - Clinical Synthesis for Direct Entry MSN

Developing a scholarly, written clinical project proposal that addresses a significant gap in clinical practice for the registered nurse. Project proposal will be disseminated via a professional, oral project presentation.

Prerequisites
NURS 513

Corequisite
NURS 731

NURS 733 - Nursing Education Practicum I

Applies strategies and concepts of the nurse educator role in clinical or classroom setting in area of clinical specialty.

Prerequisites

NURS 734 - Health Systems Science and Quality Improvement

Examines health systems science that is the basis of organizational operations and change theory as it relates to complex business systems and multi-organizational stakeholders. Driving process improvement practices addresses the use of data science related to implementing change at the systems level with the triad of outcomes as leading tenets.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor.

NURS 735 - Healthcare Outcomes Management

Nurse Executive’s management principles directed at improving direct and indirect patient care outcomes are explored. Emphases will include principles of strategic planning and quality improvement, costs, access and quality, information technology, and management of human resources. Emerging issues in healthcare management and best practice guidelines will also be addressed.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP Program or consent of instructor.

NURS 736 - Innovations in Communication: Scholarly Writing

Apply principles of scholarly and technical writing to document preparation required of nurse executives for use in healthcare, governmental, policy, accreditation, and educational agencies and situations.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP Program or consent of instructor.

NURS 737 - Leadership in Organizations and Systems

Principles of organizational behavior for the nurse executive are emphasized. Topics include attitudes and perceptions, workplace communication, theories and strategies of motivation, trait and behavioral theories of leadership, group dynamics, team building, and organizational development.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP Program or consent of instructor.

NURS 738 - Financial Theory and Budget Management in the Healthcare Setting

Focus on the analysis and application of theories of budget and financial management by nurse executives in healthcare systems. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of healthcare and the economy, provision of value-based service, workload management, budget principles and strategies, and finance and accounting issues.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP Program or consent of instructor.

NURS 739 - Biobehavioral Approaches in Nursing Research

Presents an overview of the common theories and research methodologies necessary to conduct biobehavioral research. The emphasis of the course is on identifying the student’s phenomenon of interest, identifying an appropriate theory and developing research strategies to test the biological and behavioral components of this identified phenomenon.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 740R - FNP Adult and Women’s Health

This course provides the FNP student with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage patients in the primary care setting. Specific content relates to primary care needs of adults, including adolescent through older adults, in screening for, preventing, and/or managing common acute and chronic conditions.This course has a non-credit clinical component. For more information, please refer to the course syllabus.

Prerequisites
NURS 701, NURS 703 and NURS 730

NURS 741 - Biobehavioral Mechanisms, Pathways, and Measurements

An overview of behavioral genetics, the basics of cell biology and genetics, and examples of common molecular pathways related to human diseases and symptoms. The course will highlight: (1) biological markers, including genetic and behavioral markers, and biological pathways associated with illnesses; and (2) biological and behavioral measurements.

Prerequisites
NURS 739

NURS 742 - Foundation to Research Designs in Nursing

Examines qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research designs: measurement and data collection strategies, identifying participant populations, ethical conduct of research, and methodological choices. Includes evaluation of research designs and logistics and application of methods to nursing research.

Prerequisites
Admission to the PhD in Nursing, or permission of the Instructor and Program Director.

NURS 743 - Nursing Education Practicum 2

Second practicum to apply strategies and concepts of the nurse educator role in clinical or classroom setting in area of practice specialty.

Prerequisites

NURS 744 - Professional Issues in Nurse-Midwifery

Explores the midwifery profession’s history, status in the US and the world, essential legal and ethical issues influencing practice, and the role of professional organizations including the ACNM. Develops professional identity and advocacy skills through various means.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 747 - Introduction to Laboratory Procedures for Biobehavioral Studies

Use of laboratory equipment and performing laboratory procedures to generate biological data to contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge. Laboratory safety protocols.

Prerequisites
NURS 739and NURS 741or permission of instructor.

NURS 748 - Interdisciplinary Team Science

Explores the basic components of team science and the types of problems appropriate for interdisciplinary teams including core components of team science, assembling an interdisciplinary team, working effectively with interdisciplinary team members, and evaluating team performance.

Same as
HSC 701

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 749 - Interdisciplinary Research & Scholarship Seminar

Interactions with invited experts across disciplines relevant to nursing research and scholarship. Topics include team science, translational science, health policy, professional issues in nursing, and leadership.

Prerequisites
Admission to either PhD Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice, or permission of course Instructor and/or Program Director.

NURS 750R - FNP Children and OB

Theoretical and clinical concepts of primary and secondary prevention for children and pregnant women. Focus is on health maintenance, teaching, screening, and clinical management of common acute health problems. Emphasis is on wellness management, differential diagnoses, and pharmacologic/non-pharmacologic treatment options (15 hours of clinical per week).This course has a non-credit clinical component. For more information, please refer to the course syllabus.

Prerequisites
NURS 740R

NURS 751 - Clinical Synthesis for the Psych Mental Health NP

Developing a scholarly, written clinical project proposal that addresses a significant gap in clinical practice within family practice for the NP. Project proposal will be disseminated via a professional, oral project presentation.

Prerequisites
NURS 796

Corequisite
NURS 799

NURS 752 - Advanced Practice Nurse Business and Roles

Explores transitioning into role of advanced practice registered nurseas individual and part of interprofessional care team.Focuses on ethical decision making, legal issues, various practice plans, billing, credentialing, and legal certification requirements for practice.

Prerequisites
NURS 704, NURS 730

NURS 753 - Nurse Educator Scholarship Project

Examines literature and best practices to identify a gap in the nursing education setting, provides a plan to address the gap based on change theory, recommends implementation strategies, and creates an evaluation plan.

Prerequisites
NURS 706, NURS 711and NURS 733

NURS 754 - NE Practicum I: Organizations as Complex Systems

Focus on the diversity of healthcare systems at the micro and macro levels. Emphasis on infrastructures and processes that support the delivery of healthcare and the application of concepts and principles of complexity science, organizational theory, and strategic planning in practice environments.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP program or consent of instructor.

NURS 755 - Advanced Pharmacology for CRNAs I

Provides an advanced understanding of pharmacotherapeutics and pharmaco*kinetics of pharmacologic agents. Incorporates knowledge and skills needed to assess, diagnose, and manage a client’s health problems in a safe, high quality, and cost-effective manner for families across the lifespan. Presents prescriptive and regulatory content pertinent to CRNA practice.

Prerequisites
Admission to graduate program and NURS 730

NURS 756 - NE Practicum II: Organizational Transformation

Focus on expanding an understanding of the competencies required of the nurse executive role. Examine the infrastructure, processes, and outcomes required for the delivery of patient care in a complex practice environment. Examine the impact of change on micro and macro systems and policy development and application.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP program or consent of instructor.

NURS 757 - NE Practicum III: Executive Leadership

Focus on increasing understanding and application of the clinical nurse leader’s role as a change agent, policy advocate, outcomes/care manager, and leader and educator to advance nursing practice and executive oversight in healthcare systems.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP program or consent of instructor.

NURS 758 - Advanced Statistics and Methods for Doctor of Nursing Practice

Focuses on applied statistics and methods essential for the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical nursing practice.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP.

NURS 759 - Clinical Research: Advanced Study Design

Advanced studies into design and application of clinical research in individualized projects. Integration of measurement techniques with specified concepts and variable definitions for a coherent design with attention to ethical conduct of research, participant burden, incentive structures, recruitment, and data collection and management planning.

Prerequisites
NURS 742and Admission to the PhD in Nursing or permission of the program director and instructor.

NURS 760R - FNP Geriatric and Chronic Illness

Culminating course focusing on clinical experiences to develop skill and knowledge in providing care to families in primary care settings.Students practice with increasing independence under the supervision of preceptors and clinical instructors.Students will study complex, multiple co-morbidities in all levels of primary, secondary, and tertiary care.This course has a non-credit clinical component. For more information, please refer to the course syllabus.

Prerequisites
NURS 714andNURS 750R

NURS 761 - Clinical Synthesis for the Family NP

Developing a scholarly, written clinical project proposal that addresses a significant gap in clinical practice within family practice for the Nurse Practitioner. Project proposal will be disseminatedvia a professional, oral project presentation.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 762 - Midwifery Practicum I

Implementation of didactic knowledge and lab/simulation skills in clinical settings to increase competence in the provision of person-centered, interdisciplinary care for normal and complicated ambulatory patient visits. Includes on-campus simulation lab and preparation for intrapartum clinicals in Midwifery Practicum I.

Prerequisites
NURS 707and NURS 730

NURS 763 - Midwifery Practicum II

Focus on building intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care competencies while continuing to apply evidence-based knowledge in ambulatory care. Emphasis on health promotion, informed consent, shared decision-making, and determining the appropriate level of interdisciplinary care for each patient.

Prerequisites
NURS 720 and NURS 762

NURS 764 - Midwifery Practicum III

Precepted, full-scope midwifery care experiences leading to clinical and professional competence as beginning nurse-midwives.

Prerequisites
NURS 722 and NURS 763

NURS 766 - Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Focus on the knowledge and skills needed to assess, evaluate, and optimize health information systems/technology to support communication, delivery of high-quality care, and improvement of population health. Data analytics will be usedto inform leadership on patient care issues, guiding creative innovation through demonstration projects.

Prerequisites
NURS 708 and NURS 712

NURS 767 - Collaboration, Communication & Negotiation for the Nurse Leader

The utilization of collaboration, communication and negotiation for implementation of practice models, peer review, practice guidelines, health policy, standards of care, and other scholarly products.

Prerequisites
Admission to the DNP Program and or permission of the instructor.

NURS 768 - DNP Forum & Role Transformation

Examination of interprofessional and nurse executive competencies to address issues and challenges in the DNP role through the application of skills and strategies to conceptualize, articulate, plan and actualize a career as a nurse leader.

Prerequisites
NURS 719R,NURS 729R, NURS 767, and NURS 772

NURS 769 - Dissemination of DNP Scholarly Work

Focuses on advancement and dissemination of the scholarly project using available professional organization partnerships. Contributes to scholarly work and body of nursing knowledge by available methods of poster, podium, or publication mechanisms.

Prerequisites
Admission to graduate program and NURS 708, NURS 729R, NURS 788

NURS 770 - Knowledge Development in Nursing

Offers a disciplinary context for doctoral study in nursing. The history and evolution of nursing knowledge is examined. Emphasis is on debates regarding what is known and how it is known.

Prerequisites
Enrollment in nursing doctoral program.

NURS 771 - Theory Development in Nursing

Theoretical frameworks that guide the development of nursing knowledge. The methods and processes of theory development are analyzed.

Prerequisites
Enrollment in doctoral program.

NURS 772 - The Nurse as Leader

Leadership models as templates for nurse leader. Factors that influence leadership will be explored.

Prerequisites
Admission into doctoral (DNP or PhD) program or permission of the instructor.

NURS 773 - Clinical Practicum

Designed for students continuing a clinical practicum while completing other program requirements. Students enrolled in this clinical practicum course must register for at least 3 credits (this translates to at least nine hours of clinical per week) but no more than six credits in any one semester.

Prerequisites
Graduate Standing

NURS 774 - Educational Theory and Philosophy for Nursing

Explores traditional and contemporary philosophies and theories of education within the context of societal development. Examines the role of educational theory and philosophy within nursing education.

Prerequisites
Enrollment in the nursing doctoral program.

NURS 775 - Statistical Methods for Nursing Research I: Univariate Methods

Designed to provide students with skills necessary to understand, interpret, and conduct descriptive and univariate analysis relevant to the field of nursing. Students will gain practical experience examining real-world data sets using SPSS software.

Prerequisites
Enrollment in the nursing doctoral program; successful completion of introductory graduate level statistics course.

NURS 776 - Statistical Methods for Nursing Research II: Multivariate Methods

Focuses on multivariate methods useful for the field of nursing research. Students will be expected to complete a capstone project to explore and implement statistical methods likely to be part of their dissertation projects.

Prerequisites

NURS 777 - Individualized Study/Dissertation Seminar

Individualized study or seminar to facilitate dissertation research.

Prerequisites
Admission into doctoral program or permission of instructor.

NURS 778 - Geographic Information Systems for Health

This course introduces the use of epidemiologic methods and modern geographic information systems to analyze the relationships between socioeconomic, physical, geopolitical, and demographic factors and sustainable health. These techniques form the basis of assessment of urban health problems to inform, plan, deliver, and evaluate appropriate interventions to ensure sustainability.

Prerequisites
Admission into Doctoral (DNP or PhD) program or permission of instructor.

NURS 779 - Writing a Research Grant Application

Preparation and writing of research grant applications including budgets, budget justification, project timeline, and innovative and significant research proposals.

Prerequisites
Min B grade in

NURS 780 - Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing

Examines, quantitative and mixed-method approaches used in nursing research.

Prerequisites
Graduate standing in the Nursing PhD program

NURS 781 - Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing

Examines qualitative approaches used in nursing research.

Prerequisites

NURS 782 - Sustainable Health: Clinical Perspectives

This course focuses on air quality, potable water, waste disposal, disasters, and other potentially health-threatening environmental problems that affect health in developing and developed countries. The impact of environmental practices on sustainable health will be examined.

Prerequisites

NURS 783 - Economics of Sustainable Health

Uses an economic sustainability approach to examine health effects of such issues as health insurance and health care financing, acute and chronic disease, and psychosocial issues. The economics of sustainable health in developing and developed countries will be compared.

Prerequisites
Admission into doctoral program or permission of instructor.

NURS 784 - Sustainable Health and Public Policy

Examines urban health promotion in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, with an emphasis on the policy issues and critical processes that shape them. Apply theories to identify urban health promotion issues that are linked to sustainability and identify policy strategies for upstream interventions.

Prerequisites
Admission into doctoral program or permission of instructor.

NURS 785 - Special Topics in Nursing Research

Provides the student with an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of specific aspects of nursing research issues and approaches.

Prerequisites

NURS 786 - Advanced Qualitative and Mixed Methods for Nursing Research

Focus on development of qualitative and/or mixed methods research project, including identification of possible pitfalls in research. Includes methodological analysis and synthesize, theoretical, and conceptual information related to research question. Development of sound argument for methodological choices and effective scientific writing.

Prerequisites
Admission to the PhD in Nursing or permission of instructor.

NURS 787 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing

Focus on quantitative research projects plans with analysis and synthesis of relevant methodological, theoretical, and conceptual components. Development of methodological arguments for study design and protocol. Effective techniques for generating scientific writing on planning for, conducting, and reporting results of quantitative research.

Prerequisites
NURS 780and Admission to the PhD in Nursing or permission of instructor.

NURS 788 - DNP Project

DNP Project design,implementation, analysis and summary.

Prerequisites
Admission to DNP Program and consent of faculty mentor and program director.

NURS 789 - Independent Study

Supervised project in consultation with instructor and approval by both advisor and graduate program coordinator.

Prerequisites
Min B grade in

NURS 790 - Independent Teaching Practicum Seminar

Exploration in group settings of actual experiences and outcomes of independent teaching practicum. Options for enhanced personal performance as nurse educator will be discussed.Must be taken concurrently with NURS 791.

Prerequisites

NURS 791 - Independent Teaching Practicum

Integrates self-reflection of nurse educator abilities, and systematic exploration of the literature to create and execute an individualized learning plan that further refines nurse educator competencies.

Prerequisites