NRSG - Nursing

NRSG 116  Introduction to Professional Nursing: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

(F, Sp) This course provides knowledge of the professional origin of nursing, including the historical context and its relevance to current healthcare delivery. Students will explore issues surrounding the profession, multiple nursing roles and concepts related to the dimensions of nursing practice.

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1. Analyze selected issues affecting the practice of professional nursing.
2. Discuss the multiple roles of nurses within the context of the healthcare delivery team.
3. Explain the impact of selected historic, political, sociocultural, and other environmental influences on nursing.
4. Describe the influence of value systems on professional nursing.

NRSG 242  Complementary Healing: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Undergraduate nursing students or permission of the instructor. The purpose of this course is to explore the time honored medical models and treatments of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Using quality of life as a foundation, students will explore the integration of these models into practice

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1. Explore Time honored traditional medical models in relationship to historical perspective.
2. Discuss personal values and opinions related to CAM.
3. Discuss healing interventions related to the nursing model and practice.
4. Demonstrate how nurses may clinically integrate traditional healing approaches into practice.
5. Explore empirical evidence and legal and ethical issues related to CAM.
6. Demonstrate behaviors that are congruent with the MSU Code of Conduct, CON Student Handbook, ANA Code of Ethics, Scope and Standards of Practice and Social Policy Statement in all class related interactions.

NRSG 290R  Undergraduate Research: 1-6 Credits (1-6 Other)

Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible conduct of research.
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

NRSG 291  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: As determined for each offering. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

NRSG 292  Independent Study: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head. Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

NRSG 294  Workshop/Seminar: 1-4 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: As determined for each offering. Topics offered at the lower division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

NRSG 314  Concepts in Psychosocial Nursing: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

COREQUISITE: NRSG 323, NRSG 327/328, NRSG 316. (F, Sp) This course explores nursing psychosocial concepts and theories with clients across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Topics include developmental impact of trauma, family theories, crisis theory, anxiety, loss, grief and other human responses; and related psychosocial nursing strategies

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1. Identify impact of trauma on physical and emotional development and lifelong health outcomes.
2. Apply therapeutic communication techniques in nurse-client interactions.
3. Describe the process of grief and loss.
4. Demonstrate effective crisis intervention skills.

NRSG 316  Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses I: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: CHMY 123. This course introduces the abnormal functioning of human cells, tissues, and organ systems, and the physiological adaptations that occur and how pharmacotherapeutics can address some common pathological or adaptive changes across the lifespan. Pharmacological and pathophysiologic principles will be integrated

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1. Identify clinical manifestations and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms for specific disease processes.
2. Discuss interrelated influences of nutrition, genetics, culture, determinants of health, age related variations, alternative therapies, and environment to selected diseases and on applicable pharmacotherapeutics.
3. Describe the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of commonly used medications and supplements in selected diseases or adaptive processes.
4. Discuss key nursing considerations for commonly used medications and supplements.

NRSG 317  Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 316. This course builds on concepts and content of Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses I and advances understanding of abnormal functioning of human cells, tissues, and organs of selected body systems, physiological adaptations and pharmacotherapeutics. Pharmacological and pathophysiologic principles are analyzed

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1. Analyze clinical manifestations and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms for specific disease processes.
2. Integrate interrelated influences of nutrition, genetics, culture, determinants of health, age related variations, alternative therapies, and environment to selected diseases and on applicable pharmacotherapeutics.
3. Differentiate the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of commonly used medications and supplements in selected diseases or adaptive processes.
4. Evaluate key nursing considerations for commonly used medications and supplements.

NRSG 318  Accelerated Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

Abnormal functioning of human cells, tissues, and organs of selected body systems, physiological adaptations, and pharmacotherapeutics are examined to address pathological or adaptive changes across the lifespan.

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1. Identify clinical manifestations and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms for specific disease processes.
2. Integrate interrelated influences of nutrition, genetics, culture, determinants of health, age related variations, alternative therapies, and environment to selected diseases and on applicable pharmacotherapeutics.
3. Describe the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of commonly used medications and supplements in selected diseases or adaptive processes.
4. Evaluate key nursing considerations for commonly used medications and supplements.

NRSG 323  Professional Development I: Professional and Ethical Nursing: 1 Credits (1 Lec)

Students will explore the ethical development of professional nursing to initiate and foster professional, culturally competent, inclusive nursing care. Ethical development including morality and obligations to cultural sensitivity and inclusion, evidence-based practice and professional nurse identity will be discussed.

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1. Discuss how personal and systematic values and bias effect healthcare delivery.
2. Identify every day ethical dilemmas involving diverse populations.
3. Describe methods to incorporate evidence-based practice competencies in patient care.
4. Create a collection of reflections including a professional practice statement identifying their core values, principles, self-care and professional identify formation that will guide their conduct and future practice as they reflect on their progression of the AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) competencies in the BSN program through use of an e-portfolio.

NRSG 324R  Professional Development II: Evidence Based Practice: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Other)

(F, Sp) This course addresses the ethical, professional, and evidence-based practice obligations of professional nursing to foster EBP competencies of rapid critical research appraisal and planning of clinical outcomes. Students will develop a scholarly project utilizing nursing theory.

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1. Conduct rapid critical appraisal of a research study.
2. Discuss a patient concern or cultural consideration regarding implementation of an evidence-based intervention.
3. Produce a scholarly product based on both existing information and student effort (analysis, synthesis, design etc).
4. Create a collection of reflections including a professional practice statement identifying their core values, principles, self-care and professional identify formation that will guide their conduct and future practice as they reflect on their progression of the AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) competencies in the BSN program through use of an e-portfolio.

NRSG 327  Foundations of Nursing Care: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: BIOH 201 and BIOH 211 or HDFS 101IS or PSYX 230 and BIOM 250 and BIOM 251
COREQUISITE: NRSG 329. This course introduces the application of nursing principles, concepts and fundamental skills for safe quality nursing care. Learners use assessment data, clinical judgment and therapeutic communication to plan and provide for effective nursing care
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1. Describe steps and rationales in the performance of nursing care that adheres to safety standards and current evidence-based practice.
2. Demonstrate therapeutic communication skills to build rapport with individuals and their support persons to address disease prevention, health promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
3. Discuss assessment findings, data, and cues into the nursing plan of care.

NRSG 328  Foundations of Nursing Lab: 3 Credits (3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: BIOH 201 and BIOH 211 or HDFS 101IS or PSYX 100IS and BIOM 250 and BIOM 251
COREQUISITE: NRSG 329. Students apply nursing principles, concepts and fundamental skills for safe quality nursing care. Learners apply assessment data and nursing process to develop the clinical judgment and therapeutic communication for effectice collaboration with clients and the healthcare team
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1. Demonstrate steps and rationales in the performance of nursing care that adheres to safety standards and current evidence-based practice
2. Utilize therapeutic communication skills to build rapport with individuals and their support persons to address disease prevention, health promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
3. Incorporate assessment findings, data, and cues into the nursing plan of care.

NRSG 329  Adult Health Assessment: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: BIOH 201, BIOH 211
COREQUISITE: NRSG 311 or consent of instructor. This course uses a health-oriented approach to acquire the comprehensive skills of history taking and physical assessment needed to conduct an adult nursing assessment and professionally communicate the findings using verbal, written and electronic methods
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1. Conduct a comprehensive and culturally relevant health history on an adult client.
2. Perform a systematic and holistic health assessment of an adult client.
3. Demonstrate effective communication skills when conveying assessment findings verbally and in writing.

NRSG 332  Nursing Concepts for Health Promotion: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100IS or HDFS 101IS, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329. (F, Sp) This course explores assessment and promotion of health for racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse individuals, families, and communities in local, state, national and global arenas. Concepts include prevention, vulnerable populations, social determinants of health, and personal self-care practices

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1. Define health, the determinants of health, and theoretical models of health promotion.
2. Incorporate health assessment, health promotion and disease prevention methods for diverse individuals, families, and communities.
3. Develop a self-care plan that incorporates health promotion interventions

NRSG 333  Concepts in Health Promotion and Psychosocial Nursing: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 327, NRSG 311, and NRSG 329. Assess and promote health of diverse individuals, families, and communities in a variety of arenas. Psychosocial concepts and theories, preventive care measures, strategies for vulnerable populations and select interventions for the planning of nursing care with clients across the lifespan

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1. Define health, the determinants of health, and theoretical models of health promotion.
2. Incorporate health assessment, health promotion and disease prevention methods for diverse individuals, families, and communities.
3. Identify impact of trauma on physical and emotional development and lifelong health outcomes.
4. Describe therapeutic communication techniques in nurse-client interactions.
5. Apply knowledge of the process of grief and loss.
6. Demonstrate effective crisis intervention skills.
7. Develop a self-care plan that incorporates health promotion interventions.

NRSG 334  Nursing Practice for Health Promotion: 1 Credits (1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: PSYX 230 or HDFS 101IS, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329. (F, Sp) This course provides the clinical experiential learning associated with Nursing Concepts for Health Promotion (NRSG 332) and includes health assessments and health promotion teaching and planning for individuals, families, and communities to promote health and prevent disease

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1. Perform health assessments on individuals, families, and communities.
2. Develop a health promotion plan based on that assessment.
3. Conduct an educational presentation to the client(s) utilizing two or more of the health promotion interventions.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and patient learning.

NRSG 354  Nursing Concepts in Reproductive Health: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 316, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329. (F, Sp) The focus of this course is health promotion, disease prevention, illness management and nursing care of clients seeking sexual and reproductive services. The course will also focus on nursing concepts surrounding pregnancy, labor, delivery, post-partum, and care of the newborn

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1. Describe evidence-based nursing practice to anticipate and plan the care of pregnant clients, newborns and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
2. Reflect on the underlying physiological concepts in fetal development and the impact of environmental influences.
3. Integrate assessment findings to anticipate evolving nursing care needs of pregnant clients newborns and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
4. Discuss the influence of rurality on sexual and reproductive health.

NRSG 357  Nursing Concepts in Pediatric Care: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329, NRSG 316, and PSYX 230 or HDFS 101IS. (F, Sp) This course examines health promotion, disease prevention, illness management, and nursing care of children within the family context using knowledge gained from nursing, sciences, humanities, and developmental theory

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1. Apply developmental concepts, theories, and stages to their understanding of pediatric nursing care.
2. Differentiate physiological differences in health assessments between adults and pediatric populations.
3. Evaluate evidence-based interventions for common pediatric illnesses.
4. Describe an understanding of the relationships between pediatric patients and vulnerable populations and health disparities

NRSG 358  Nursing Concepts in Reproductive Health and Pediatric Care: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329, NRSG 333, and NRSG 318. (F, Sp) Health promotion, disease prevention, and illness management of children and families, and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health service is examined. A variety of settings among diverse populations is used to plan reproductive care and care of the developing child

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1. Apply developmental concepts, theories, and stages to their understanding of family and pediatric nursing care.
2. Distinguish the physiological alterations in health assessments of pediatric and reproductive health clients.
3. Describe an understanding of vulnerable populations, health disparities and social justice issues.
4. Articulate evidence-based interventions for common pediatric illnesses, common sexual health issues as well as the care of the pregnant patient.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between pediatric patients and vulnerable populations and health disparities.

NRSG 359  Nursing Practice in Reproductive Health and Pediatric Care: 3 Credits (3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 327 and 328; NRSG 329; NRSG 316; PSYX 100IS or HDFS 101IS
COREQUISITE: NRSG 354 and NRSG 357 and NRSG 358. (F, Sp) This course applies health promotion, disease prevention, illness management, and nursing concepts of children, families and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive care. A variety diverse populations and settings are used to gain knowledge of reproductive and pediatric care
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1. Apply developmental concepts, theories, and stages to their understanding of family and pediatric nursing care.
2. Differentiate physiological differences in health assessments between adults and pediatric populations.
3. Utilize the nursing process and evidence-based nursing practice when caring for children, their families, and those seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
4. Practice within community-based and/or acute care nursing environments in caring for children, their families and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
5. Provide safe care in a dynamic clinical situation utilizing effective communication techniques.

NRSG 387R  Research in Health Care: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: STAT 216Q or Consent of Instructor. Students are introduced to the research process and evidence-based practice. They develop knowledge, skills, and values necessary to be informed consumers of health related research. Students engage in research processes, examine research reports, and describe practice applications

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1. Search appropriate data bases for current evidence related to select health care issues.
2. Critique validity of information from a variety of sources.
3. Apply steps of evidence-based practice to answer a PICOT question related to practice.
4. Discuss the legal and ethical implications of research.
5. Apply critical and creative thinking to synthesize information.
6. Produce a scholarly product based on both existing information and student effort (e.g., analysis, synthesis, design, etc.).
7. Demonstrate the ability to successfully collaborate as a member of a team (when applicable).
8. Demonstrate an understanding of the responsible conduct of research.
9. Locate relevant information rom broad and diverse sources.

NRSG 400  Nursing Simulation: 1-2 Credits (1-2 Lab)

This course integrates clinical learning and nursing theory in a simulation-based environment. It includes the application of nursing principles, concepts, related skills, and clinical decision making specific to the scheduled patient populations each semester.
Repeatable up to 4 credits.

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1. Communicate effectively during simulation with team members.
2. Identify problems that arise in the simulation environment through use of critical thinking and clinical judgement skills.
3. Intervene therapeutically when communicating and delivering nursing care to patients in the simulation environment.
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NRSG 403  Professional Development III: Care Management: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

(F, Sp) This course provides development of critical thinking, transitional planning, and delegation for patient care management. Students will approach healthcare utilization holistically across multiple settings and explore the legal, ethical and advocacy issues for patient’s specific needs.

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1. Demonstrate appropriate use of the 5 rights of delegation, advanced care planning and mandatory reporting.
2. Apply care management competencies in various healthcare settings.
3. Analyze clinical pathways and care maps and their role in quality healthcare.
4. Create a care management statement and reflect on progression of AACN competencies for their BSN progression through the use of an e-portfolio.

NRSG 406  Professional Development V: Care Management and Informatics in Healthcare Systems: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) Examine critical thinking, quality improvement, transitional planning, and delegation for patient care management with an emphasis on healthcare utilization, healthcare systems, telehealth, and information technology to address the nursing role for outcome improvement.

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1. Demonstrate advocacy for advanced care planning.
2. Design an information technology process to improve a nurse sensitive quality indicator.
3. Describe nursing’s role advocating for and providing quality care through telehealth.
4. Critique data in the application of a quality improvement tool used to improve patient outcomes.

NRSG 408  Nursing Concepts in Chronic Care: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 329, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 317. This course focuses on care of adult patients with chronic, non-curable diseases. Quality of life, altered mobility, sexuality, body image, stigma, social isolation, compliance, chronic pain, and aging provide foundation for patient-centered health promotion, palliative care, hospice, and end-of-life care

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1. Integrate knowledge to identify appropriate patient-centered interventions for chronic illness.
2. Compare and contrast the differences between palliative and hospice care.
3. Analyze measures to improve quality of life as defined by the patient with respect to personal preferences and needs while accounting for cultural and socioeconomic uniqueness and challenges.
4. Identify community and interprofessional resources to provide appropriate support and care for patients and families with chronic illness and life-limiting diseases.
5. Differentiate various ethical and moral dilemmas related to chronic and end of life care.
6. Incorporate health promotion interventions and teaching-learning strategies for themselves and for their clients.

NRSG 409  Nursing Practice in Chronic Care: 2 Credits (2 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 329, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 317. This course provides the clinical experiential application of care for adult patients care with chronic, non-curable diseases for patients and their families with an emphasis on patient-centered health promotion, disease and palliative care, hospice, and end-of-life care

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1. Conduct holistic health assessments for adult patients through the lifespan experiencing chronic illness and / or life limiting disease.
2. Collaborate with other health care team members to design, implement, delegate, and evaluate care of adult patients through the lifespan experiencing chronic illness and / or life limiting disease.
3. Integrate evidence-based practice, information technology to communicate and manage care patients experiencing chronic illness and / or life limiting disease.
4. Demonstrate effective and therapeutic communication with patients, families, and other health care team members.
5. Incorporate health promotion / prevention interventions for themselves and for their clients

NRSG 412  Professional Development IV: Nursing Leadership and Transition to Practice: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

This course practices leadership skills with an emphasis on team evaluation, fiscal management, conflict management, staff empowerment, and change theory. It features planning for transition to professional practice and emphasizes mental well-being and self-care.

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1. Develop a self-care plan to support their transition to practice.
2. Solve a healthcare related conflict using conflict management strategies.
3. Finalize e-portfolio including a leadership, transition to practice and professional comportment statement and reflect on progression of AACN competencies for their BSN progression.

NRSG 426  Nursing Concepts in Population Health: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 314, NRSG 332 OR NRSG 333, NRSG 329, NRSG 327/328, and NRSG 317. (F, Sp, Su) The focus of this course is the theoretical application of promoting the health of diverse communities and special populations from a public health perspective. It emphasizes a population focused nursing process, epidemiology, and population-based assessment tools for intervention design

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1. Analyze population-based health issues applying public health paradigms.
2. Evaluate the variety of community health nurse roles for various populations.
3. Develop a community intervention using data analysis, statistics, and epidemiology. \\n\\n

NRSG 427  Nursing Practice in Population Health: 2 Credits (2 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 332, NRSG 334. This course provides the practice application of promoting health of diverse communities and special populations from a public health perspective. It emphasizes a population focused nursing process and uses epidemiology and population-based assessment tools to form interventions

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1. Apply population-based nursing concepts in the care provided to diverse communities and special populations
2. Conduct a community health assessment for a defined population.
3. Collaborate with community health professionals to create a community-based intervention.

NRSG 431  Nursing Concepts in Psychiatric/Mental Health: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

The focus of this course is to attain foundational knowledge of psychopathology and nursing care of clients with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders. Social, cultural, spiritual, and environmental issues influencing mental health are explored.

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1. Analyze the dynamics of families, groups and communities as related to mental wellness and illness.
2. Synthesize the social, cultural, spiritual, and environmental issues involved in care delivery for mental illness.
3. Illustrate knowledge related to patient rights and involuntary holds/commitments for psychiatric patients.
4. Apply ethical principles (autonomy, justice, non-maleficence etc.) to treatment dilemmas of the psychiatric patient.

NRSG 432  Nursing Practice in Psychiatric/Mental Health: 1 Credits (1 Lab)

This course is focuses on nursing care of clients with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders, including psychopathology associated with major mental illness. Community-based experiences provide opportunity for continued development of therapeutic skills to explore social, cultural, spiritual, and environmental influences.

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1. Demonstrate competent mental health assessment skills using evidence-based strategies and tools (mental status exam, CIWA, AIMS, PHQ-9, GAD-7, MMSE)
2. Plan for a continuum of care that provides safety, structure, and support for patients with psychiatric disorders.
3. Formulate evidence-based interventions for treating clients across the lifespan with psychological, emotional and/or biophysical disorders
4. Apply knowledge related to patient rights and involuntary holds/commitments for psychiatric patients.
5. Relate ethical principles (autonomy, justice, non-maleficence etc.) to treatment dilemmas of the psychiatric patient.

NRSG 452  Health Policy & Economics: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 403. (F, Sp) Focus is on economics, public policy and political factors that affect the delivery of health and nursing care at the local, state, national and international levels. Students are encouraged to participate in efforts to influence health policy

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1. Critique national health care reform proposals using economic and policy criteria.
2. Analyze the components of rising health care expenditures using an economic perspective.
3. Explain how nurses can increase the economic value of nursing practice.

NRSG 460  Nursing Concepts in Acute and Chronic Care: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 329, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 318. Theoretical and empirical knowledge for planning collaborative, patient-centered, safe care of adults across the lifespan to include aging, chronic illness and non-curable, life limiting diseases and those experiencing acute/critical and complex health alterations

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1. Integrate evidence-based knowledge for patient-centered care to those patients and families across the adult lifespan of the defined population
2. Determine the various psychosocial impacts to patients and families across the adult lifespan in the defined population.
3. Analyze key quality, safety, and ethical issues and dilemmas related to caring for the defined population.
4. Compare and contrast the differences between palliative and hospice care.
5. Determine measures to improve quality of life as defined by the patient with respect to personal preferences and needs while accounting for cultural and socioeconomic

NRSG 461  Nursing Practice for Acute and Chronic Care: 3 Credits (3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 329, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 318. Application of theoretical and empirical knowledge, nursing practice, collaboration and referral in the management of safe, high quality care of the adult patients across the lifespan experiencing both acute, complex illness, injury, chronic illness and life-limiting diseases

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1. Evaluate evidence-based practice, information technology to communicate and manage care patients experiencing critical or complex illness / injury
2. Develop a holistic plan of care including assessment, implementation, prioritization, delegation, and evaluation of patients experiencing critical and complex illness / injury in collaboration with other health care team members.
3. Demonstrate effective and therapeutic communication with patients, families, and other health care team members.
4. Incorporate health promotion / prevention interventions for themselves and for their clients.
5. Incorporate appropriate teaching-learning strategies for their clients.
6. Identify community and interprofessional resources to provide appropriate support and care for patients and families in the defined population.

NRSG 469  Culturally Responsive Care in Nursing: The (Specific Culture) Experience: 1-6 Credits (1-5 Lab, 1 Other)

(F, Sp, Su) A healthcare immersion designed to foster a growth mindset towards health beliefs, intercultural learning, communication, and nursing applications. The experience includes analysis of cross cultural and intercultural learning principles and the immersion experience with [specific culture] nurses and clients.
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

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1. Establish productive relationships with people from diverse backgrounds with integrity and professionalism
2. Identify opportunities for the registered nurse to facilitate high-quality primary care in the immersion setting.
3. Collaborate with care team members to optimize client care within the designated culture.

NRSG 470  Nursing Concepts in Acute Care: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

This course advances theoretical and empirical knowledge for patient-centered care of adults experiencing acute/critical and complex health alterations. This includes an emphasis on compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic care; professional nursing practice, interprofessional collaboration, and delivery of safe, high quality care.

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1. Integrate evidence-based knowledge for patient-centered care to those experiencing critical and complex illness and injury across the adult lifespan.
2. Determine the various psychosocial impacts of acute and critical illness to patients and their families and strategies to address these.
3. Analyze key quality, safety, and ethical issues surrounding care of critical and complex illness and injury.
4. Incorporate health promotion interventions for themselves and for their clients.

NRSG 471  Nursing Practice in Acute Care: 2 Credits (2 Lab)

Apply theoretical and empirical knowledge, professional nursing practice, interprofessional collaboration and referral to manage and deliver safe, high quality care of the adult patient experiencing acute / critical and complex health alterations in a variety of healthcare settings.

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1. Evaluate evidence-based practice, information technology to communicate and manage care patients experiencing critical or complex illness / injury.
2. Design a holistic plan of care including assessment, implementation, prioritization, delegation, and evaluation of patients experiencing critical and complex illness / injury in collaboration with other health care team members.
3. Demonstrate effective and therapeutic communication with patients, families, and other health care team members.
4. Incorporate health promotion / prevention interventions for themselves and for their clients.

NRSG 480  Management of Healthcare Systems: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

Healthcare system structure, functioning and theory is examined with emphasis on evidence-based practice, quality improvement, systems thinking and information technology. Students will focus on clinically transformative technologies, telehealth, and the nurses’ role for outcome improvement.

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1. Critique data in the application of a quality improvement tool used to improve patient outcomes.
2. Design an information technology process to improve a nurse sensitive quality indicator.
3. Describe nursing’s advocacy role in providing quality care through telehealth.

NRSG 488  NCLEX Preparation: 1 Credits (1 Lec)

(F, Sp, Su) Course guides development of personal study plan based on preparatory exam results, highlighting areas for improvement specific to the categories of the NCLEX test plan and guides studying for the Next-Gen NCLEX exam.

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1. Create a personalized study plan for the NCLEX examination post-graduation.
2. Utilize the NCLEX test bank programs available via prep Software.
3. Demonstrate study progress and real-time knowledge through NCLEX simulation exams.

NRSG 490R  Undergraduate Research: 1-6 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing. Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course will address responsible conduct of research. May be repeated
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

NRSG 492  Independent Study: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Other)

PREREQUISITES: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head. Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

NRSG 494  Workshop/Seminar: 1-4 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and as determined for each offering. Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

NRSG 498  Professional Internship: 2 Credits (2 Lab)

(F, Sp, Su) Satisfactory completion of all prior clinical nursing courses required. Supervised work-integrated learning experience to maximize independence in providing safe, efficient, high-quality patient care. Students integrate professional nursing roles of leadership, advocacy, and communication and works with an approved RN preceptor for an intensive clinical experience.

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1. Synthesize the nursing process by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating direct patient care for a specified group of patients. .
2. Exhibit nursing leadership using appropriate delegation to other staff and unlicensed assistive personal, using effective prioritization and time management.
3. Provide quality, safe, and cost-effective nursing care.

NRSG 501  Tchg Concepts Nursing Educator: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

(F) Designed for students interested in nursing education. Emphasizes teaching strategies and delivery of nursing education for diverse learners in a variety of settings. The course explores educator roles and responsibilities and the evolution of teaching and learning.

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1. Summarize the responsibilities of teaching, service, and scholarship in an academic environment.
2. Develop a course syllabus.
3. Design a teaching plan that incorporates class objectives, content, teaching strategies, learning activities and assessment methods.

NRSG 502  Effective Clinical Teaching: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing. (Sp) Focuses on educator roles and responsibilities in teaching clinical nursing (academic or practice environments). Designed for students interested in developing clinical teaching skills. Major themes: development of learning activities, evaluation of student performance, concepts of student supervision, and agency coordination

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1. Identify high quality clinical sites
2. Create a simulation scenario
3. Analyze current issues in clinical education
4. Demonstrate the process for comprehensive clinical documentation and evaluation

NRSG 503  Curriculum Development: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) Theories and models of curriculum development are explored in this course designed for nurses teaching in either academic or practice environments. Students synthesize appropriate theoretical concepts to develop a model curriculum sensitive to diverse learning styles.

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1. Develop a curriculum map for a single class or workshop.
2. Craft a curriculum proposal.

NRSG 504  Assmnt and Eval of Education: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) Students engage in discussions around design, assessment, and evaluation of instruction by nurses. Topics include writing instructional objectives and constructing activities to assess student learning outcomes. Students complete a project to gain skills in evaluating learning related to a specific unit of study.

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1. Design an exam-based learner assessment using varied item formats with a focus on critical thinking.
2. Develop a grading rubric.

NRSG 508  Clinical Leadership Practicum: 7 Credits (7 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 509, NRSG 604, NRSG 608, and NRSG 611. (Sp) The clinical immersion practicum will provide a platform to support transformative learning. The course is designed to promote integration of previously learned coursework through immersion in the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)

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1. Create a plan that fosters a culture of safety in healthcare.
2. Self-evaluate weekly Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) competency completion.

NRSG 509  Clinical Nurse Leader Lab I: 2 Credits (2 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 604, NRSG 608, NRSG 611 or consent of instructor. (F) Students will engage in activities that promote development of CNL competencies. Students will assess a selected microsystem. This course is designed to evaluate strategies used to promote patient-centered care and interprofessional collaboration in selected settings

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1. Explore the use of nursing and healthcare systems engineering theories, concepts and tools to evaluate current structure, processes and outcomes, and plan improvements in selected healthcare microsystems .
2. Examine the influence of interprofessional communication, technology, and information systems on lateral integration of healthcare services outcomes in a selected healthcare setting.
3. Facilitate collaborative, interprofessional approaches and strategies in the design, coordination, advancement of education, evaluation, and accessibility of patient-centered care.
4. Analyze the health education plan, evaluating the role of the team, the teaching learning methods used, the client interactions, the expected and actual outcomes, including health status changes.

NRSG 574  Teaching Practicum: 1-4 Credits (2-8 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 504 or consent of instructor. Teaching/learning principles are integrated into nursing education in academic or practice environments. Students practice, observe, and evaluate teaching/learning processes. The instructor and student negotiate laboratory activities
Repeatable up to 4 credits.

NRSG 575  Professional Paper and Project: 2 Credits (2 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 604, NRSG 608, NRSG 611. (F, Sp) Create a professional project proposal to address a relevant health care issue that results in meaningful or substantive contributions to nursing practice. Completion of the project proposal provides a means for students to demonstrate mastery of master’s level competencies
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

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1. Plan and organize activities for the professional paper or project.
2. Analyze and synthesize appropriate information and/or data.
3. Describe the significance of the professional paper or project to nursing.
4. Evaluate method(s) in relation to the outcome(s).
5. Generate ideas for nursing practice, education, or research based on the project outcome(s).
6. Defend before a committee the methods used as well as the outcome(s) for the selected paper/project.

NRSG 591  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

NRSG 592  Independent Study: 1-6 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head and Dean of Graduate Studies. Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

NRSG 594  Seminar: 1 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering. Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material
Repeatable up to 4 credits.

NRSG 601  Advanced Health Assessment: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

(F, Sp) This course focuses on advanced health assessment of individuals. Course content will address documenting, validating, and synthesizing information about the health status; making clinical decisions about health; and assessing physiological and psychosocial processes relevant to gender and cultures across the lifespan.

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1. Synthesize therapeutic communication, sound critical thinking, and clinical decision making throughout the assessment process.
2. Obtain and accurately document comprehensive and appropriate health history for clients across the lifespan.
3. Perform and accurately document appropriate comprehensive or symptom-focused physical examinations on clients of all ages.
4. Perform a risk assessment of the individual, including lifestyle, family and genetic history, and other risk factors.
5. Analyze and synthesize information for clients of all ages, relating assessment findings to underlying pathology or physiologic changes.

NRSG 602  Adv Physio/Pathophysiology: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

(F, Sp) This course provides an examination of the physiological functioning and common pathophysiological alterations in humans. This course will focus on the etiology, pathogenesis, developmental and environmental influences, and clinical manifestations of injury and disease.

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1. Compare and contrast the physiology and pathophysiology of cellular function and structure.
2. Differentiate among the major mechanical, chemical, temporal, and spatial factors that influence basic cellular and tissue/organ functions.
3. Differentiate among genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and epigenetics that influence health.
4. Analyze the relationship between physiology and pathology within body systems.
5. Discuss developmental physiology, etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of common acute and chronic diseases.
6. Introduce the development of differential diagnosis based on the analysis of pathophysiologic functions.
7. Identify the role of the advanced practice nurse in the development of an evidence-based treatment plan for specific acute and chronic pathophysiologic processes.

NRSG 603  Advanced Pharmacology I: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

(F, Sp) This course provides an understanding of the science of therapeutics and principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

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1. Apply principles of pharmacodynamics to the cellular mechanism of drug action and physiologic outcomes of common classifications of pharmaceutical agents.
2. Apply principles of pharmacokinetics, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of common classifications of pharmacologic agents.
3. Use principles of pharmacologic reasoning to determine the rationale for the management of patients with simple and complex health problems.

NRSG 604  Evidence Based Practice I: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: SAT216Q and NRSG 387R or NRSG 489R. (F, Sp) -This graduate nursing course advances the student’s capacity for critical review of the literature from across disciplines to improve clinical outcomes by way of evidence based/informed practice

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1. Discuss evidence-based competencies for graduate nursing guided by the AACN Essentials (2021).
2. Critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to answer relevant clinical practice questions across the four spheres of care.
3. Critically appraise existing literature and other evidence related to provider well-being and mindfulness and its impact on advanced nursing practice.
4. Analyze the legal, cultural, and ethical considerations related to evidence-based practice. ;
5. Critically examine implementation models to facilitate adoption of evidence-based practice in order to improve practice and outcomes.

NRSG 605  Evidence Based Practice II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 604. (Sp, Su) In this graduate nursing course, students will become skilled in using a variety of tools from research, biostatistics, epidemiology, and other data-based disciplines to translate critically appraised evidence into action plans aimed at addressing clinical problems

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1. Examine inter-intra disciplinary collaborations that have moved scientific discoveries toward novel interventions or new approaches to health issues.
2. Critically appraise evidence from practice and patient outcomes perspective related to a primary care clinical problem, including evidence that represents the cycle of translational research.
3. Apply relevant biostatistical and epidemiological findings to examine practice guidelines, improve practice, and the practice environment.
4. Delineate skills necessary to propose a course of action on identified clinical practice problem that includes the evaluation of outcomes of practice and compare those against national benchmarks.
5. Apply APRN competencies and DNP Essentials related to evidence-based practice.

NRSG 606  Statistical Applications: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: STAT 216Q or equivalent covering descriptive and inferential data analysis methods. Builds on basic understanding of quantitative methods and resulting statistical analyses, with particular application to critique health sciences research.Students reach a graduate level of sophistication in their understanding of the statistical strength of published research. Students will gain facility in statistical techniques of correlation, regression, Chi square, t-test, analysis of variance, logistic regression and confidence limit estimation

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1. Develop hypothesis statements and conduct appropriate statistical analysis to test hypothesis.
2. Interpret the results of statistical analysis and make conclusions with respect to hypothesis testing.

NRSG 607  Diagnostic Reasoning: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601; NRSG 602. (F) This graduate nursing course promotes the development of the practitioners' comprehensive assessment proficiency, critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning. The practitioner will utilize a systematic approach for clinical decision making, diagnosis and documentation

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1. Obtain a comprehensive patient history based on chief complaint(s).
2. Analyze a comprehensive patient history based on chief complaint and review of systems.
3. Integrate diagnostic tests using in ruling in/out a differential diagnosis.
4. Formulate a list of appropriate differential diagnoses based on chief complaint, review of systems, and assessment findings.

NRSG 608  Design H C Delivery Systems: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 604 for Nursing students or EIND 458 for IE students or instructors permission. (F, Su) Examines the role of nurses and industrial engineers in healthcare, including major systems within healthcare organizations which affect care delivery; strategies for analyzing, improving processes; coordinating interdisciplinary healthcare teams to enhance healthcare quality management; and reducing health risk through medical error elimination

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1. Examine the interprofessional healthcare roles of organizational leadership, effective advocacy, and the delivery and integration of care.
2. Evaluate core hospital systems which drive the quality, timeliness, and cost of care using systems engineering concepts and tools.
3. Examine issues related to coordinating and leading healthcare teams in collaborative problem-solving.
4. Compare quality, risk management, and patient safety strategies among select client populations.
5. Describe interrelationships among clinical information systems, communication accuracy, error reduction, and health care system operations.
6. Assess internal and external forces including cultural factors that affect healthcare delivery across various settings.

NRSG 609  Advanced Nursing Leadership & Roles: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(F, Sp, Su) Prepares graduate nursing students for direct and indirect advanced nursing roles and core competencies in organizational and systems leadership. Emphasis on leadership, communication, collaboration, negotiation, team functioning, conflict resolution and scholarship.

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1. Employ principles of leadership to develop and implement effective plans for practice-level and/or system-wide practice initiatives that will improve the quality of care delivery.
2. Effectively collaborate intra- and inter-professionally to improve individual, community, state, federal, and/or global health outcomes.
3. Develop guidelines to mentor, precept, teach,and support other nurses to achieve excellence in nursing practice including nurse-midwifery.
4. Analyze historical and contemporary leadership styles and theories in relation to societal values, ethical decision-making, and cultural diversity.
5. Reflect critically on personal philosophy of nursing, and leadership style in relation to contemporary health care issues using professional writing skills.
6. Evaluate the history and evolution of the roles of the clinical nurse leader, nurse educator, and advanced practice nurse, inlcuding nurse-midwifery.
7. Analyze conceptual models of advanced nursing practice.
8. Explore the processes of role transition and role development from registered nurse to clinical nurse leader or advanced practice registered nurse.
9. Incorporate professional nursing standards, including the AACN Essentials for Advance-level Nursing Education, advanced specialty practice competencies (ACNM and NONPF), and knowledge of specialty organizations into leadership, education, and advanced practice nursing roles.

NRSG 610  Health Care Informatics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing. (F, Sp) Explores health care information systems and technologies to optimize health information management and communication systems while maintaining privacy and security of data

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1. Evaluate informatics systems and programs that improve patient outcomes.
2. Analyze benefits and risks of electronic health information.
3. Analyze system data input, storage, measurement, and utilization to address quality and patient needs.

NRSG 611  Program Planning & Evaluation for Quality Improvement: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 608, Graduate Standing. (F, Su) Principles of quality improvement, outcomes management are integrated into evidence-based practice to leverage improvement science for the planning and evaluation health-related programming across systems of care

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1. Analyze methods, tools, and outcome measure in practice for quality improvement.
2. Critique models and system problems identified in a program as they relate to quality improvement.
3. Design and evaluate a quality improvement implementation plan.

NRSG 612  Ethics, Law, and Policy for Advocacy in Healthcare: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(F, Sp) Integrate knowledge of bioethics, current legal issues, ethical comportment, professional standards, clinical decision-making, functions of law and policy analysis as applied to clinical practice. Principles of accountability, responsibility, autonomy, and interdisciplinary collaboration within a dynamic healthcare environment will be integrated.

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1. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
2. Advocate for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare communities.
3. Critically analyze ethical cases and issues relevant to healthcare using a systematic process.
4. Examine philosophical and moral basis of issues as they relate to registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse practice.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of legal and regulatory issues as they relate to registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse practice.
6. Analyze past, current, and proposed issues related to the law and healthcare practices.
7. Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues form the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums.
8. Develop, evaluate, and provide leadership for health policy at institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international levels.

NRSG 613  Finance & Budget H C Systems: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing. (Sp, Su) This course focuses on the application of fiscal management principles of health care systems. Emphasis is on health care economics, fiscal management, and budgeting concepts as they relate to quality healthcare

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1. Integrate the principles of financial management, strategic planning, budgeting, and utilization of resources to determine the related outcomes on healthcare access, cost, quality, and sustainability.
2. Assess the political, policy and regulatory guidelines (local and federal) and their influence on the provision of healthcare and the economics of healthcare organizations.
3. Assimilate the concepts of billing practices and reimbursement and their influence on the sustainability of a healthcare practice and organizations.
4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze financial statements and interpret financial balance sheets as required to evaluate the financial health of a healthcare practice or organization
5. Evaluate the impact of strategic planning and the use of business plans on the provision of healthcare and patient outcomes.
6. Demonstrate the ability to analyze and construct a proposal for a new healthcare initiative to advocate for cost-effective, outcome based, patient care strategies and practice standards.

NRSG 614  Vulnerability and Health Care in Diverse Communities: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing. (F, Su) This graduate nursing course addresses concepts of vulnerability and disparity in health and healthcare among diverse and rural populations. Students will examine vulnerable populations. Interactions with the healthcare systems, including access, utilization, and outcomes will be examined. Students will address strategies for addressing disparities in healthcare

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1. Analyze contextual contributions associated with vulnerability and health disparities.
2. Examine the interface between vulnerable persons and healthcare systems, including access, utilization, and outcomes.
3. Synthesize concepts and theories to explain vulnerability and health disparities among diverse populations.
4. Analyze the influences of physical/spatial, cultural/ideologic, and economic/resource determinants on the health status of under-served populations.
5. Apply HP2030, WHO Strategic Goals, and models of care to select populations to reduce disparities and improve outcomes.
6. Examine rurality as a contributor to disparity and vulnerability.
7. Advocate for the dismantling of cultural biases including structural racism by reflecting and recognizing in oneself implicit biases, internalized racism, and potential to perpetuate racism.

NRSG 616  Psychiatric Case Formulation: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, and NRSG 629. (F) Foundation for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric conditions with focus on conceptual and clinical approaches to advanced-level assessment techniques and diagnostic reasoning in psychiatric/psychosocial disorders. Synthesizes knowledge from psychosocial nursing and allied fields for comprehensive diagnoses and case formulations

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1. Link comprehensive case formulation with evidence-based treatments including psychopharmacology, various psychotherapies, and alternative modalities.
2. Assess elements pertinent to provision of psychiatric evaluations incorporating the time, setting, therapeutic assessment process, and other factors following current standards of care.
3. Evaluate issues of data validity and current screening and diagnostic tools.
4. Evaluate the use of DSM and other nosological systems for diagnosing.
5. Utilizes interdisciplinary resources to collaborate or refer for diagnostic process.
6. Examine the scope of practice for the PMHNP APRN in diagnostic reasoning.
7. Distinguish diagnostic case formulation differences throughout the lifespan incorporating cultural differences.
8. Evaluate barriers in psychiatric case formulation and self-reporting.

NRSG 619  Advanced Primary Care Skills and Procedures: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602. (F, Sp) This course introduces primary care skills and procedures commonly used by APRNs. These skills enhance didactic content presented in the primary care series culminating in a 3-day hands-on skills lab held on the Bozeman campus

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1. Demonstrate the principles of wound and laceration assessment, treatment and basic suturing and stapling.
2. Pass a pre-clinical check-off successfully.
3. Conduct a pelvic exam on a standardized patient model.
4. Develop a systematic and defendable approach to nursing practice decisions in preparation for clinical rotations.

NRSG 620  Adv Pharm II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 602, NRSG 603. Focuses on pharmacologic effects and clinical use of selected drug classifications for the treatment and management of acute and chronic illnesses. Ethical and legal responsibilities, pharmacologic mechanisms, contraindications, complimentary alternative medicine and patient education will be addressed

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1. Explain three factors to be considered when prescribing medications to special populations (pediatric, pregnant and/or nursing women).
2. Verbalize the purpose of and seek application for a National Provider Identification (NPI) number.
3. Determine medications appropriate in the treatment of select conditions.
4. Evaluate common complimentary and alternative (CAM) treatments for specific conditions.

NRSG 621  Advanced Clinical I-FI: 6 Credits (3 Lec, 6 Lab)

Focus on comprehensive assessment, intervention and preventive care for childbearing and childrearing families in primary health care. Includes content on physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural and spiritual primary health care needs of childbearing and childrearing families.

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1. Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in providing treatment, preventive care, and advocacy for childbearing and childrearing families with emphasis on rural, primary care settings.
   Analyze individual and family responses to primary health care issues, guided by a variety of relevant theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives.
   Evaluate healthcare strategies, guided by identified concepts and perspectives for treatment and preventive primary care of childbearing and childrearing families.
   Disseminate findings from evidence based interventions for health promotion and treatment of primary health care needs of childbearing and childrearing families.
   Implement diagnostic reasoning skills, critical thinking and science of therapeutics to improve patient outcomes for childbearing and childrearing families.
   Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing strategies used to provide primary care for childbearing and childrearing families.
   Synthesize knowledge about culture and ethnicity into the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing strategies.

NRSG 622  Advanced Clinical II Primary Care for Midlife Families: 6 Credits (3 Lec, 3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 621 Adv Clin I and NRSG 620 Adv Pharm II Comprehensive assessment, intervention and preventative care for midlife families in primary health care settings
COREQUISITE: NRSG 620. Recognizing the holistic nature of individuals within families, this course will include content on the physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, and spiritual primary health care needs of midlife families
.

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1. Employ effective communication and collaboration skills in providing preventive care, treatment, and advocacy for midlife families with emphasis on needs in the rural primary care setting.
2. Assess and interpret individual and family responses to primary health care issues, guided by evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary perspectives.
3. Formulate healthcare strategies, guided by identified concepts and perspectives, for treatment, health promotion, and preventive primary care of midlife families.
4. Disseminate findings from evidence based interventions for disease prevention and treatment of primary health care needs of midlife families.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing strategies used to provide primary for midlife families
6. Incorporate knowledge about culture and ethnicity into the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing strategies.

NRSG 623  Advanced Clinical III: Primary Care for Aging Families: 6 Credits (3 Lec, 3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 622. Focus on assessment, treatment and preventative care for aging families in primary health care settings. Physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural and spiritual responses to acute and chronic conditions will be explored emphasizing the importance of advocacy

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1. Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in providing treatment, preventive care, and advocacy for aging families with emphasis on rural, primary care settings.
2. Select and apply assessment strategies to determine the health treatment needs of individuals and families across the lifespan based on an understanding of biological, psychosocial, and developmental theories.
3. Formulate, apply, and evaluate advance practice strategies, guided by identified concepts and perspectives, for treatment and preventive care of aging families.
4. Translate findings from evidence based interventions traditional and non-traditional, for health promotion and protection in response to primary health care needs of aging families.
5. Disseminate findings from evidence based interventions traditional and non-traditional, for health promotion and protection in response to primary health care needs of aging families.
6. Implement diagnostic reasoning skills, critical thinking, and science of therapeutics for positive patient outcomes.
7. Integrate dynamics of culture into the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing strategies
8. Demonstrate leadership in analyzing complex health problems for people who are aging.
9. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.

NRSG 624  Advanced Clinical IV (NP, Family/Individual) Primary Care Clinical Preceptorship: 8 Credits (2 Lec, 6 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 623. In this graduate nursing practicum, students will further refine their role as a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner demonstrating expertise, specialized knowledge, and expanded responsibility and accountability in the care and management of individuals and families. Students in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) option participate in the selection of a practice setting such as family health, pediatrics, women's health, gerontology, a broad based primary care, or specialty practice. Students will incorporate a holistic perspective in the management of patients and engage in the formation of therapeutic partnerships in a clinical practice

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1. Incorporate diverse and culturally sensitive approaches to formulate comprehensive differential diagnoses related to individual health in complex situations.
2. Implement and evaluate pharmacologic interventions based on current knowledge of pharmacology and physiology, evidence-based care, and practice guidelines.
3. Develop, apply, and evaluate nursing strategies using evidence-based modalities to treat the physical health problems of individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan.
4. Demonstrate the effective use of therapeutic communication strategies and sustain therapeutic relationships and partnerships with patients and other professionals to facilitate optimal care and patient outcomes.
5. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.
6. Integrate legal, financial, regulatory, and professional standards and competencies of advanced professional nursing in a variety of health care environments.
7. Address issues of intra-professional collaborative practice and scope of advanced practice nursing.
8. Reflect on the process of role transition as it relates to one’s individual transition to the APRN role.
9. Explore professional organizations, certification, credentialing, prescriptive authority, and continuing education requirements.

NRSG 625  Advanced Diagnostics in Primary Care: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 621, NRSG 622, NRSG 623 or instructor permission. This course explores various diagnostic modalities for complex patients with rheumatology, dermatology, auto-immune conditions, and chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on helping practitioners order appropriate testing, interpret diagnostic tests, communicate treatment plans with patients, and collaboration interprofessional teams

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1. Demonstrate proficiency in interpreting chest x-rays.
2. Demonstrate basic proficiency in the understanding of advanced imaging modalities
3. Demonstrate proficiency in reading a 12 lead EKG
4. Demonstrate skills in managing advanced clinical problems seen in primary care
5. Demonstrate cultural competence in delivering health care services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients

NRSG 629  Introduction to Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601. (Su) An introduction to advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing focusing on developing early interview skills, assessing patients with mental health concerns, completing the mental status examination, and a safety assessment. Students explore the DSM 5-TR, documentation, and other relevant interview/assessment resources

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1. Demonstrate a mental health assessment.
2. Define the role and scope of the psychiatric advanced practice registered nurse.
3. Demonstrate competency in screening and assessing for suicide.
4. Utilize the DSM 5-TR resource effectively.

NRSG 630  Adv Psychopharmacology II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 602, NRSG 603. (F) Analyzing psychotropic interventions including, but not limited to, mechanisms of action, indications of use, dosing, side effects, drug-drug interactions, contraindications, and patient education. Focus is placed on treating patients across the lifespan with mental health problems

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1. Develop pharmacologic treatment plans for common psychiatric disorders utilizing knowledge of neurobiology, research evidence, clinical practice guidelines, and clinical assessment data.
2. Integrate laboratory and other diagnostic tools into the pharmacologic treatment across all stages of intervention.
3. Assemble patient teaching materials responsive to patient's preferred learning style and cultural lens that provide an easily deployable resources in clinical practice covering treatment rationales, expected benefits, and potential short and long-term risks.
4. Analyze state and federal regulations and standards of care concerning the prescription of psychotropic medications.

NRSG 631  Advanced Clinical I – Psych/Mental Health: 6 Credits (3 Lec, 3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 607. This course focuses on the role and scope of advanced psychiatric nursing practice with attention placed on conducting assessments through interviewing and objective assessments in order to make diagnoses. Mental health treatment needs are explored in relation to diagnoses

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1. Integrate the role and scope of a psychiatric advanced practice nurse into developing a personal nursing practice.
2. Conduct and document a psychiatric evaluation.
3. Engage with patients utilizing therapeutic communication strategies.
4. Analyze the use of evidence when interviewing, evaluating and treating patients.

NRSG 632  Advanced Clinical II: Psychotherapeutic Modalities: 6 Credits (3 Lec, 3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 630, 631. This course focuses on the treatment and management of mental health problems utilizing individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, brief psychotherapy and medication management. Additional focus and consideration are placed on the management of the pediatric and geriatric population

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1. Conduct individual and group psychotherapy
2. Develop an age-appropriate assessment and treatment plan
3. Utilize therapeutic communication during patient and professional interactions

NRSG 633  Advanced Clinical III, Psych/Mental Health: 6 Credits (3 Lec, 3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 632. This course focuses on the management of individuals/families with mental health problems who have acute/chronic mental health needs using psychotherapeutic modalities while incorporating appropriate prescriptive and CAM treatments. Focus placed on women of childbearing age and substance use disorders

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1. Demonstrate the role of family-based psychotherapy
2. Develop family-based assessment and treatment plans with consideration to patient outcomes
3. Utilize therapeutic communication during patient and professional interactions to include the use of psychoeducation

NRSG 634  Advanced Clinical IV, NP, Psych/Mental Health: 8 Credits (2 Lec, 6 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 633, Advanced Clinical III. This graduate nursing course builds upon content and skills attained in Advanced Clinical I, II, and III. In this practicum students will further refine their role as a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner demonstrating expertise, specialized knowledge, and expanded responsibility and accountability in the advanced psychiatric care and management of individuals and families

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1. Conduct comprehensive and systematic psychiatric assessments of health and illness parameters in complex situations, incorporating diverse and culturally sensitive approaches.
2. Implement and evaluate psychopharmacologic interventions based on current knowledge of pharmacology and physiology, evidence-based care, and practice guidelines.
3. Develop, apply, and evaluate nursing strategies using selected psychotherapeutic modalities to treat the mental health problems and psychiatric disorders of individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan.
4. Evaluate outcomes of psychiatric practice within a practice setting through designing and implementing processes to evaluate outcomes of practice, practice patterns, and systems of health care.
5. Analyze consultative and leadership skills utilized to create change in health care settings, and develop leadership skills in analyzing complex practice and organizational issues.
6. Apply conceptual and analytical skills in evaluating links among practice and organizational issues.
7. Demonstrate the effective use of therapeutic communication strategies and sustain therapeutic relationships and partnerships with patients and other professionals to facilitate optimal care and patient outcomes.
8. Apply legal and ethical principles to the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing strategies.
9. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.
10. Integrate legal, financial, regulatory, and professional standards and competencies of advanced professional nursing in a variety of health care environments.
11. Address issues of intra-professional collaborative practice and scope of advanced practice nursing.
12. Reflect on the process of role transition as it relates to one’s individual transition to the APRN role.
13. Explore professional organizations, certification, credentialing, prescriptive authority, and continuing education requirements.

NRSG 639  Midwifery Clinical Care Skills and Procedures: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 641 and NRSG 644. (F) This graduate nursing course focuses on introducing skills and procedures that are used by nurse midwives within the primary care and inpatient settings. These skills will enhance content presented in other midwifery option courses

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1. Demonstrate skills and procedures used when caring for people in the primary care setting including laboratory screening techniques, contraceptive methods, and when diagnosing common self-limiting conditions.
2. Demonstrate ability to independently and skillfully: manage a spontaneous vaginal birth, do an episiotomy, repair first and second-degree lacerations and episiotomy, suture, apply hand maneuvers during normal birth and the third stage, facilitate the transition to extrauterine life, assess the newborn and resuscitate the newborn, and apply maneuvers to correct shoulder dystocia.
3. Demonstrate the skills needed to manage physical involution following pregnancy.
4. Demonstrate the skills needed to administer local anesthesia.

NRSG 640  Advanced Pharmacology II Nurse Midwifery: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 602 and NRSG 603. (Sp) This course focuses on the use pharmacologic interventions when caring for people in the primary care setting, childbearing cycle, and neonates. The evaluation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, indications of use, dosing, side effects, and drug-food interactions are covered

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1. Consider the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, indications of use, contraindications, dosing, administration protocols, side effects, and drug-food interactions of pharmacologic agents when safely prescribing drugs .
2. Evaluate and interpret scientific literature when selecting pharmacologic agents and complementary and alternative medicine treatments using accepted treatment algorithms while considering individual patient characteristics.
3. Compare and contrast pharmacologic treatment options considering the psychological and economic impacts of drug therapy as they relate to vulnerable people receiving primary, gynecologic and preconception care, or care during the childbearing cycle.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of necessary laboratory monitoring and acceptable parameters for safe and effective drug therapies.
5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills when selecting appropriate patient education strategies and content related to pharmacologic therapy during the childbearing cycle and pre and post childbearing to facilitate increased patient understanding and compliance.
6. Discuss state laws and federal rules and regulations pertaining to the prescribing of scheduled and non-scheduled medication.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of gender affirming care and the risks and benefits of therapeutics for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

NRSG 641  Midwifery Care During the Antepartum: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 640. (Su) This graduate nursing course focuses on providing safe, evidence-based midwifery care during pregnancy. Strategies that promote normal pregnancy are examined and the assessment of fetal status is emphasized. Students learn how to intervene when complications arise

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1. Integrate professional standards and foundational knowledge when learning to manage normal pregnancies, unplanned or undesired pregnancies, and spontaneous abortions.
2. Demonstrate skill and abilities with the use of information technology and midwifery theoretical knowledge when developing a plan of care in partnership with the client.
3. Explain the significance and impact of the social determinants of health on the pregnant person’s health status.
4. Use evidence-based methods when confirming and dating a pregnancy.
5. Describe educational content used when managing the common discomforts of pregnancy.
6. Identify content to be included when providing anticipatory guidance, education, and therapeutics related to emotional and sexual changes during pregnancy, environmental and behavioral factors, nutrition, physical activity, birth, lactation and infant feeding, parenthood, and change in family/household constellation.
7. Describe the use of nationally defined health screening tools relevant in the antepartum including those that assess for intimate partner violence, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, infections, mental health disorders, and substance use or dependency.
8. Utilize knowledge of fetal risk factors, placental physiology, embryology, and fetal development when describing the process of assessing fetal well-being and birth planning.
9. Synthesize evidence-based clinical approaches needed to anticipate, identify, and manage deviations from the normal antepartum, complications, and emergencies.

NRSG 642  Midwifery Care During the Intrapartum: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 641 and NRSG 644
COREQUISITE: NRSG 639 and NRSG 643. (F) This graduate nursing course focuses on the provision of safe, evidence-based midwifery care during labor. Skills needed to assess and promote normal labor progression are emphasized. Students learn how to intervene when maternal or fetal complications and emergencies arise
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1. Integrate professional standards, midwifery theoretical knowledge and research, and knowledge from foundational courses when developing a plan of care for the person labor.
2. Demonstrate skill and abilities with the use of information technology when planning care to improve outcomes.
3. Describe the therapeutic value of human presence during labor.
4. Analyze evidence-based techniques of counseling, guiding, and educating pregnant people when assisting them to make informed choices about labor and birth.
5. Integrate evidence-based techniques when learning to provide compassionate holistic care to meet the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and social needs of pregnant persons and families/households during normal labor and birth or when deviations occur.
6. Describe the evidence-based processes and skills of independently confirming and assessing labor and its progress, assessing the laboring person and fetus, administering local anesthesia, managing a spontaneous vaginal birth, managing the third stage of labor, and doing and repairing an episiotomy.
7. Synthesize evidence-based clinical approaches needed to anticipate, identify, and manage deviations from normal labor, complications, and emergencies.
8. Identify clinical scenarios in which the nurse midwife should consult, collaborate, and or refer patients to interprofessional team members \\n\\n

NRSG 643  Midwifery Care During the Postpartum and Care of the Neonate: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 641 and NRSG 644
COREQUISITE: NRSG 639 and NRSG 642. (F) This graduate nursing course focuses on providing safe, evidence-based midwifery care during the postpartum and to neonates. The emphasis is on normal physiological changes. Students learn how to intervene when complications and emergencies arise
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1. Integrate professional standards, midwifery theoretical knowledge and research and knowledge from foundational courses when developing a plan of care for persons in the puerperium and neonates immediately after birth and in the first 28 days of life.
2. Describe the physiological process of physical involution following pregnancy ending in spontaneous or induced abortion, preterm birth or term birth and the role of the nurse midwife in managing that process.
3. Describe evidence-based approaches when counseling people in the postpartum about emotional health, self-care, lactation, infant care, contraception, sexuality, and healthy family/household relationships.
4. Demonstrate skill and abilities with the use of information technology and midwifery theoretical knowledge when planning care to improve outcomes.
5. Identify evidence-based methods that facilitate fetal transition to extrauterine life including establishment of respiration, cardiac and hematologic stabilization, thermoregulation, and establishment of feeding and normoglycemia
6. Explain the process of neonatal evaluation including assessing fetal history and risk factors, gestational age assessment, head to toe assessment, and assessment of deviations from normal.
7. Synthesize evidence-based clinical approaches needed to anticipate, identify, and manage deviations from the normal puerperium, complications, and emergencies in the postnatal person and in the neonate after birth and for the first 28 days of life.

NRSG 644  Primary and Gynecologic Care: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 640. (Su) This graduate nursing course focuses on meeting the primary, preconception, and gynecologic care health needs of people throughout the lifespan through evidenced based comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care. Common health problems and deviations from normal are emphasized

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1. Explain the process and content used when conducting and documenting comprehensive and systematic age-appropriate physical, psychosocial, genetic, environmental, sexual, gender identity, cultural, safety, family/household assessments.
2. Identify nationally defined diagnostic screening tools, laboratory tests,and immunization recommendations to promote health and to prevent or detect disease.
3. Identify problems or diagnoses based on assessment findings
4. Recognizing adrenarche, menarche, the childbearing cycle, and menopause as normal, describe evidence-based nursing strategies that promote health and treat common health deviations and chronic conditions, preconception needs, and gynecologic/reproductive/sexual health needs of people throughout the lifespan.
5. Apply nationally defined goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention when guiding, counseling, treating, and educating people about: primary health care needs, risk factors, human sexuality, sexual behaviors, sexually transmitted infections including partner care, contraception, fertility, readiness for pregnancy, and menopause.
6. Safely and appropriately select pharmacologic agents for the primary, gynecologic, and preconception care to be used while providing education based on patient variations, the problem being managed, and cost effectiveness.
7. Synthesize evidence-based theoretical knowledge when describing the management of deviations from normal, complications, and emergencies.
8. Compare and contrast the role of the nurse midwife with that of physicians.

NRSG 645  Advanced Midwifery Clinical I: 3 Credits (3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 639 and NRSG 642 and NRSG 643. (Sp) This is the first of four nurse midwifery clinical courses where students begin to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in required prerequisite courses. Students use the midwifery management process when providing holistic care

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1. Exemplify the therapeutic value of human presence when providing care to people experiencing the childbearing cycle and neonates.
2. Recognizing the lifecycle events including childbearing as normal, advocate for non-intervention in the absence of complications and for shared decision-making, right to self-determination, and informed choice when communicating with, counseling, and guiding those individuals experiencing childbearing.
3. With direct preceptor or faculty supervision, use critical thinking skills when identifying and managing complications and emergencies.
4. Integrate relevant evidence-based knowledge, self-reflection, peer review, lifelong learning, and research into the midwifery management process to improve the quality of midwifery practice and health outcomes of people across the life span, including the childbearing cycle, and neonates in accordance with the ACNM Philosophy, Standards, and Code of Ethics.
5. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgment skills when providing primary care based on a comprehensive evidence-based plan to people experiencing common health problems and gynecological/reproductive/sexual health concerns and deviations emphasizing health promotion and education, disease prevention, and informed decision-making.
6. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgment skills when providing preconception care including: assessing for risk factors and readiness for pregnancy; performing indicated health screenings; counseling regarding fertility awareness, pregnancy spacing, and discontinuance of contraceptive use; and addressing infertility issues using consultation, collaboration, and referral as indicated.
7. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgment skills when providing evidence-based care during the antepartum period to promote normal pregnancy and fetal health including confirmation of pregnancy and pregnancy dating, management of unplanned pregnancies, management of spontaneous abortion, anticipatory guidance related to birth, infant feeding, emotional changes, and education on the minor discomforts of pregnancy.
8. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgment skills when providing evidence-based care during the intrapartum period including: assessment of labor; pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic support; emotional, psychological, spiritual, and social support; administration of local anesthesia; fetal assessment; management of spontaneous vaginal birth; management of the third stage of labor; episiotomy if indicated and repair of lacerations; and family/household support.
9. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgment skills when providing evidence-based care during the postpartum period including: management of involution and common discomforts; anticipatory guidance and counseling regarding mental health, self-care, resumption of sexual activity, contraception, and pregnancy spacing; and lactation or safe formula feeding.
10. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgment skills when providing evidence-based care to the neonate immediately after birth and up to 28 days of life by: supporting physiologic transition to extrauterine life including infant resuscitation if needed; assessing for gestational age and deviations from normal development; developing a plan of care for feeding, preventive care, and interaction during the neonatal period; and promoting safe integration into the family/household.
11. Evaluate nursing interventions and repeat the midwifery management process as needed.

NRSG 646  Advanced Midwifery Clinical II: 4 Credits (4 Other)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 645. (Su) This is the second of four nurse midwifery clinical courses where students apply knowledge, skills, and judgment acquired in required prerequisite nurse midwifery courses. Students use the midwifery management process when providing holistic care

View Course Outcomes:

1. Exemplify the therapeutic value of human presence when providing care to people experiencing the childbearing cycle and neonates.
2. Recognizing lifecycle events including childbearing as normal, advocate for non-intervention in the absence of complications and for shared decision-making, right to self-determination, and informed choice when communicating with, counseling, and guiding those individuals experiencing childbearing.
3. With preceptor or faculty guidance, use critical thinking skills when identifying and managing complications and emergencies and referring to members of the interprofessional health care team as needed.
4. Integrate relevant evidence-based knowledge and research into the midwifery management process to improve health outcomes of people across the life span, including the childbearing cycle, and neonates in accordance with the ACNM Philosophy, Standards, and Code of Ethics.
5. Use critical thinking skills when providing primary care based on a comprehensive evidence-based plan to people experiencing common health problems and gynecological/reproductive/sexual health concerns and deviations emphasizing health promotion and education, disease prevention, and informed decision-making.
6. Use critical thinking skills when providing preconception care including: assessing for risk factors and readiness for pregnancy; performing indicated health screenings; counseling regarding fertility awareness, pregnancy spacing, and discontinuance of contraceptive use; and addressing infertility issues using consultation, collaboration, and referral as indicated.
7. Use critical thinking skills when providing evidence-based care during the antepartum period to promote normal pregnancy and fetal health using strategies such as pregnancy dating, management of unplanned pregnancies, management of spontaneous abortion, anticipatory guidance, and education on the minor discomforts.
8. Use critical thinking skills when providing evidence-based care during the intrapartum period including: assessment of labor; pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic support; emotional, psychological, spiritual, and social support; administration of local anesthesia; fetal assessment; management of spontaneous vaginal birth; management of the third stage of labor; episiotomy if indicated and repair of lacerations; and family/household support.
9. Use critical thinking skills when providing evidence-based care during the postpartum period including: management of involution and common discomforts; anticipatory guidance and counseling regarding mental health, self-care, resumption of sexual activity, contraception, and pregnancy spacing; and lactation or safe formula feeding.
10. Use critical thinking skills when providing evidence-based care to the neonate immediately after birth and up to 28 days of life by: supporting physiologic transition to extrauterine life including infant resuscitation if needed; assessing for gestational age and deviations from normal development; developing a plan of care for feeding, preventive care, and interaction during the neonatal period; and promoting safe integration into the family/household.
11. Evaluate nursing interventions and repeat the midwifery management process as needed.

NRSG 647  Advanced Midwifery Clinical III: 4 Credits (4 Other)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 646. (F) This is the third of four nurse midwifery clinical courses where students apply knowledge, skills, and judgment acquired in the required prerequisite midwifery courses when independently providing culturally competent holistic care

View Course Outcomes:

1. Exemplify the therapeutic value of human presence when providing care to people experiencing the childbearing cycle and neonates.
2. Recognizing lifecycle events including childbearing as normal, advocate for non-intervention in the absence of complications and for shared decision-making, right to self-determination, and informed choice when communicating with, counseling, and guiding those individuals experiencing childbearing.
3. Use critical thinking skills when identifying and managing complications and emergencies and referring to members of the interprofessional health care team as needed.
4. Integrate relevant evidence-based knowledge and research into the midwifery management process to improve health outcomes of people across the life span, including the childbearing cycle, and neonates in accordance with the ACNM Philosophy, Standards, and Code of Ethics.
5. Demonstrate clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when providing primary care based on a comprehensive evidence-based plan to people experiencing common health problems and gynecological/reproductive/sexual health concerns and deviations emphasizing health promotion and education, disease prevention, and informed decision-making.
6. Demonstrate clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when providing preconception care including assessing for risk factors and readiness for pregnancy; performing indicated health screenings; counseling regarding fertility awareness, pregnancy spacing, and discontinuance of contraceptive use; and addressing infertility issues using consultation, collaboration, and referral as indicated.
7. Demonstrate clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when providing evidence-based care during the antepartum period to promote normal pregnancy and fetal health using strategies such as pregnancy dating, management of unplanned pregnancies, management of spontaneous abortion, anticipatory guidance, and education on the minor discomforts.
8. Demonstrate clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when providing evidence-based care during the intrapartum period including assessment of labor; pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic support; emotional, psychological, spiritual, and social support; administration of local anesthesia; fetal assessment; management of spontaneous vaginal birth; management of the third stage of labor; episiotomy if indicated and repair of lacerations; and family/household support.
9. Demonstrate clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when providing evidence-based care during the postpartum period including management of involution and common discomforts; anticipatory guidance and counseling regarding mental health, self-care, resumption of sexual activity, contraception, and pregnancy spacing; and lactation or safe formula feeding.
10. Demonstrate clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when providing evidence-based care to the neonate immediately after birth and up to 28 days of life by supporting physiologic transition to extrauterine life including infant resuscitation if needed; assessing for gestational age and deviations from normal development; developing a plan of care for feeding, preventive care, and interaction during the neonatal period; and promoting safe integration into the family/household.
11. Apply ethical and legal standards when caring for people including those from underserved communities and those identifying as transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC).
12. Use information systems and other technologies to improve health of people.
13. Evaluate nursing interventions and repeat the midwifery management process as needed.

NRSG 648  Advanced Midwifery Clinical IV: 6 Credits (6 Other)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 647. (Sp) This is the fourth of four nurse midwifery clinical courses where students independently apply knowledge, skills, and judgment acquired in the required prerequisite midwifery courses when providing culturally competent holistic care

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1. Exemplify the therapeutic value of human presence when providing care to people experiencing the childbearing cycle and neonates.
2. Recognizing lifecycle events including childbearing as normal, advocate for non-intervention in the absence of complications and for shared decision-making, right to self-determination, and informed choice when communicating with, counseling, and guiding those individuals experiencing childbearing.
3. Demonstrate advanced level of clinical judgement when independently identifying and managing complications and emergencies across settings including home, birth center, hospital, or any other maternity care service and referring to members of the interprofessional health care team as needed.
4. Integrate relevant evidence-based knowledge and research into the midwifery management process to improve health outcomes of people across the life span, including the childbearing cycle, and neonates in accordance with the ACNM Philosophy, Standards, and Code of Ethics.
5. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when independently providing primary care and promoting continuity of care based on a comprehensive evidence-based plan to people experiencing common health problems and gynecological/reproductive/sexual health concerns and deviations emphasizing health promotion and education, disease prevention, and informed decision-making.
6. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when independently providing preconception care including: assessing for risk factors and readiness for pregnancy; performing indicated health screenings; counseling regarding fertility awareness, pregnancy spacing, and discontinuance of contraceptive use; and addressing infertility issues using consultation, collaboration, and referral as indicated.
7. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when independently providing evidence-based care during the antepartum period to promote normal pregnancy and fetal health using strategies such as pregnancy dating, management of unplanned pregnancies, management of spontaneous abortion, anticipatory guidance, and education on the minor discomforts.
8. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when independently providing evidence-based care during the intrapartum period including assessment of labor, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic support, administration of local anesthesia, fetal assessment, management of spontaneous vaginal birth, management of the third stage of labor, episiotomy if indicated and repair of lacerations, and family/household support.
9. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when independently providing evidence-based care during the postpartum period including: management of involution and common discomforts; anticipatory guidance and counseling regarding mental health, self-care, resumption of sexual activity, contraception, and pregnancy spacing; and lactation or safe formula feeding.
10. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability when independently providing evidence-based care to the neonate immediately after birth and up to 28 days of life by: supporting physiologic transition to extrauterine life including infant resuscitation if needed; assessing for gestational age and deviations from normal development; developing a plan of care for feeding, preventive care, and interaction during the neonatal period; and promoting safe integration into the family/household.
11. Apply ethical and legal standards when caring for people including those from underserved communities and those identifying as transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC).
12. Discuss the significance and impact of social determinants of health when identifying unique evidence-based care approaches across settings.
13. Evaluate nursing interventions and repeat the midwifery management process as needed.
14. Discuss the process of one’s individual transition to the role of nurse midwife including applying for institutional privileges and national credentialing.

NRSG 651  FNP Diagnosis & Management I: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 603, NRSG 604, NRSG 605, NRSG 607. (F) Graduate FNP program major. This graduate course focuses on comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care for midlife families in primary health care settings. Using a holistic framework, this course includes physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, and spiritual primary health content for midlife families

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1. Formulate healthcare strategies, guided by identified concepts and perspectives, for treatment, health promotion, and preventive primary care of midlife patients.
2. Manage common acute and chronic physical and mental illnesses.
3. Consider cost, safety, effectiveness, and alternatives when ordering diagnostics or proposing changes in care.
4. Discussion techniques for sensitive issues such as: suicide prevention, self-injury, sexually related issues, substance use or abuse, risk taking behavior.

NRSG 652  FNP Diagnosis & Management II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 651. (Su) FNP graduate nursing majors only. Focuses on comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care for women and pediatric population in the primary health care settings. Using a holistic framework content includes physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, sexual, and spiritual primary health care needs of women and children

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1. Recognize culturally and sexually appropriate patient/family/caregiver centered communication.
2. Analyze individual and family responses to primary health care issues, guided by a variety of relevant theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives.
3. Incorporate diagnostic reasoning skills- preventative screenings using critical thinking to improve pediatric and women’s health outcomes.
4. Understand how to effectively evaluate strategies used to provide primary care for women and children.

NRSG 653  FNP Diagnosis & Management III: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 562, NRSG 655. (F) This graduate nursing course focuses on assessment, treatment, advocacy, and preventative care for aging adults in primary health care settings. Physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, and spiritual responses to acute and chronic conditions will be explored

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1. Examine polypharmacy, drug interactions, and other adverse events related to medications.
2. Identify patient education about self-management of acute and chronic illness with sensitivity to patients cultural and ethnic background.
3. Review adaptive interventions to meet the complex needs and promote aging in place.
4. Exploring referrals to other health care professionals and community resources ie coordination of care, transitions within and between health care systems, and patient safety and advocacy.
5. Articulate concepts of death and dying, palliative, and end of life care

NRSG 654  FNP Role Transition: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 653, NRSG 657. (Sp) FNP majors only. Preparing students to initiate independent practice and obtain licensing and certification. Exploring legal aspects of independent practice

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1. Explore professional organizations, certification, credentialing, prescriptive authority, and continuing education requirements.
2. Integrate legal, financial, regulatory, and professional standards and competencies of advanced professional nursing in a variety of health care environments.
3. Address issues of intra-professional collaborative practice and scope of advanced practice nursing.

NRSG 655  FNP Advanced Clinical I: 4 Credits (4 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 603, NRSG 607, NRSG 651. (Sp) FNP majors only. This is the first of four FNP clinical courses. Students begin to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the required prerequisite FNP courses in the clinical setting. Students provide culturally competent, holistic care to families, and patients throughout the lifespan

View Course Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate effective professional communication and clinical documentation with patients, families, care-team, and faculty with respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion of team-based interactions.
2. Utilize appropriate key assessment skills in clinical practice that include differentiation of normal age changes from acute and chronic medical disease processes including mood disorders, substance abuse, cultural health.
3. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgement skills in the development of a comprehensive evidence-based plan paying close attention to cultural, spiritual, sexual preferences.
4. Demonstrates accountability in all professional interactions.
5. Collaborate with preceptor to manage simple, problem-focused and wellness encounters.

NRSG 656  FNP Advanced Clinical II: 3 Credits (3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 651, NRSG 655. (Su) FNP majors only. This is the second of four FNP clinical courses. Students continue to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the required prerequisite FNP courses in the clinical setting. Students provide culturally competent, holistic care to families, and patients throughout the lifespan

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1. Demonstrate effective communication and documentation with patients and families in the primary care setting with respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion of team-based interactions.
2. Implement appropriate key assessment skills in clinical practice that include differentiation of normal age changes from acute and chronic medical disease process including mood disorders, substance abuse, cultural health.
3. Apply clinical judgement skills in the development of a comprehensive evidence-based plan paying close attention to cultural, spiritual, sexual preferences.
4. Demonstrates accountability in all professional interactions.
5. Collaborate with preceptor to manage more complex encounters

NRSG 657  FNP Advanced Clinical III: 5 Credits (5 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 653, NRSG 656. (F) FNP majors only. The third of our FNP clinical courses. Students apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the required prerequisite FNP courses in the clinical setting. Students provide culturally competent, holistic care to increasingly complex families and patients throughout the lifespan

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1. Reflect on personal communication and documentation with patients, families, care-team, and faculty with respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion of team-based interactions.
2. Incorporate appropriate advanced assessment skills and diagnostics in clinical practice that include normal age changes from acute and chronic medical disease process including mood disorders, substance abuse, cultural health.
3. Utilize advanced clinical judgement skills in the development of a comprehensive evidence-based plan paying close attention to cultural, spiritual, sexual preferences.
4. Demonstrates accountability in all professional interactions.
5. Practice with minimal supervision managing increasingly complex patients across the lifespan.

NRSG 658  FNP Advanced Clinical IV: 5 Credits (5 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 653, NRSG 657. (Sp) This is the final FNP clinical course. Students apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the required prerequisite FNP courses in the primary care clinical setting. Students provide culturally competent, holistic care to complex families and patients throughout the lifespan

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1. Appraise communication and documentation with patients, families, care-team, and faculty with respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion of team-based interactions from a systems perspective.
2. Defend advanced assessment skills and diagnostics in clinical practice that include normal age changes from acute and chronic medical disease processes including mood disorders, substance abuse, cultural health.
3. Employs consistent advanced clinical judgment skills in the development of a comprehensive evidence-based plan paying close attention to cultural, spiritual, sexual preferences.
4. Demonstrates the highest level of accountability in all professional interactions.
5. Practice independently managing complex patients across the lifespan.

NRSG 661  PMHNP Diagnosis & Management I: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 603, NRSG 604, NRSG 605, NRSG 616, NRSG 629, NRSG 630. (Sp) This course focuses on the role and scope of advanced psychiatric nursing practice through assessments and interviewing to formulation clinical judgment. Mental health treatment needs are explored in relation to diagnoses

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1. Integrate the role and scope of a psychiatric advanced practice nurse into developing a personal nursing practice.
2. Conduct and document a psychiatric evaluation on a peer.
3. Analyze the use of evidence when interviewing, evaluating, and treating patients.

NRSG 662  PMHNP Diagnosis & Management II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 630, NRSG 661, NRSG 665. (Su) This course focuses on the treatment and management of mental health problems utilizing individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, brief psychotherapy, and medication management. Additional focus and consideration are placed on the management of the pediatric and geriatric population

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1. Evaluate individual and group psychotherapy.
2. Develop an age-appropriate assessment and treatment plan.
3. Evaluate and demonstrate age-appropriate therapeutic treatment plans focusing on pediatric and geriatric populations.

NRSG 663  PMHNP Diagnosis & Management III: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 662, NRSG 666. (F) This course focuses on the management of individuals/families with mental health problems who have acute/chronic mental health needs using psychotherapeutic modalities while incorporating appropriate prescriptive and CAM (Complimentary Alternative Medicine) treatments. Focus placed on women of childbearing age and substance use disorders. Therapy focuses on couples and families therapy treatments

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1. Discuss the role of family-based psychotherapy.
2. Develop family-based assessment and treatment plans with consideration of patient outcomes.
3. Develop a comprehensive treatment plan for an individual incorporating individual, family, and group therapies including cultural, spiritual, ethical, and financial considerations.

NRSG 664  PMHNP Diagnosis & Management IV: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 663, NRSG 667. (Sp) This final course focuses on the complex and leadership role of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse. Systems thinking, consultation, collaboration and evaluation are stressed. Focus placed on the management of vulnerable populations

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1. Integrate ethics, practice standards, regularity standards, evidence-based practice, systems thinking and clinical judgement into one’s APRN practice.
2. Identify legal and ethical considerations when working with mental health patients during emergencies.
3. Discuss the ability to practice independently managing patients with mental illnesses across the lifespan.

NRSG 665  PMHNP Advanced Clinical I: 4 Credits (4 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 603, NRSG 605, NRSG 616, NRSG 629, NRSG 630. (Sp) This course focuses on the role and scope of advanced psychiatric nursing practice with attention placed on conducting assessments through interviewing and objective assessments in order to make a diagnosis. Mental health treatment needs are explored in relation to diagnoses

View Course Outcomes:

1. Integrate the role and scope of a psychiatric advanced practice nurse into developing a personal nursing practice.
2. Conduct and document a psychiatric evaluation.
3. Engage with patients utilizing therapeutic communication strategies.
4. Analyze the use of evidence when interviewing, evaluating, and treating patients.

NRSG 666  PMHNP Advanced Clinical II: 4 Credits (4 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 630, NRSG 661, NRSG 665. (Su) This course focuses on the treatment and management of mental health problems utilizing individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, brief psychotherapy, and medication management. Additional focus and consideration are placed on the management of the pediatric and geriatric population

View Course Outcomes:

1. Conduct individual and group psychotherapy.
2. Develop an age-appropriate assessment and treatment plan.
3. Utilize therapeutic communication during patient and professional interactions.

NRSG 667  PMHNP Advanced Clinical III: 4 Credits (4 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 662, NRSG 666. (F) This clinical course focuses on management of individuals/families with acute/chronic mental health needs using psychotherapeutic modalities, appropriate prescriptive treatments, couples and family therapy, and CAM (Complimentary Alternative Medicine) treatments. Focus placed on women of childbearing age and substance use disorders

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1. Verbalize an understanding of the role of family-based psychotherapy.
2. Develop family-based assessment and treatment plans with consideration of patient outcomes.
3. Utilize therapeutic communication during patient and professional interactions to include the use of psychoeducation.

NRSG 668  PMHNP Advanced Clinical IV: 5 Credits (5 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 663 NRSG 667. (Sp) This final clinical course focuses on complex health and situational transitions and the leadership role of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse. Systems thinking, consultation, collaboration and evaluation are stressed. Focus placed on the management of vulnerable populations

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1. Conduct comprehensive and systematic assessments which employs consistent advanced clinical judgement skills in the development of a comprehensive evidence-based plan incorporating medication management and therapeutic interventions appropriate to the patients.
2. Maintain therapeutic interactions with various health care professionals.
3. Integrate ethics, practice standards, regularity standards, evidence-based practice, systems thinking and clinical judgement into one’s APRN practice.
4. Identify legal and ethical considerations when working with mental health patients during emergencies.

NRSG 673  Writing for Scholarly Projects: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 1 Lab)

The goal of this course is to improve academic writing proficiency to express written ideas in a clear and coherent manner consistent with graduate level scholarship. Grammar, editing, common writing errors, and APA formatting for scholarly writing is emphasized.

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1. Make meaning of scholarly articles by interpreting and evaluating research and synthesizing new knowledge through composition
2. Plan writing through research, deductive reasoning, logical organization, effective vocabulary, and formal writing mechanics while linking central messages with new concepts.
3. Explore the value of reflection and revision for composing in any writing situation.

NRSG 675  DNP Scholarly Project: 3 Credits (3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: NRSG 604, NRSG 605, NRSG 608, NRSG 610, NRSG 611, NRSG 613, NRSG 673 or NRSG 674 or instructor permission. (F, Sp) Students will design and propose a scholarly project that exemplifies the discovery, application, and synthesis of advanced nursing knowledge to improve health outcomes. Upon committee approval, students implement, evaluate, and disseminate through a formal oral and written defense
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

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1. Analyze appropriate evidence to identify a relevant practice issue amenable to improvement.
2. Synthesize literature relevant to the practice issue identified.
3. Propose improvement project, including outcomes measures, to address identified issues.
4. Implement a quality improvement process.
5. Analyze project outcomes in context with relevant literature, the agency culture, and internal and external health care trends.
6. Provide formal dissemination of project outcomes to agency stakeholders and university audience.
7. Submit abstract for professional poster or podium presentation.
8. Submit final project to Grad School for open access publication.

NRSG 691  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

Special Topics for Nursing.