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Graduate Record 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED RECORD]
School of Nursing: Programs/Courses
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School of Nursing
GCNL 5020 - Principles of Pharmacology
Provides a theoretical foundation in pharmacology and its place in nursing practice. Includes general principles of pharmacology, the therapeutic implications of major drug categories, mechanisms of drug action, side effects of drugs, and the implications for nursing management. Prerequisite: Anatomy and physiology.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5100 - Health Assessment and Clinical Interventions
Focuses on acquiring, analyzing, and refining of health assessment data to develop an accurate nursing problem list. Considers normal variations and abnormalities of different developmental, cultural, and ethnic groups. Introduces therapeutic communication, psychomotor skills, and interpersonal skills in providing care. The laboratory portion allows the student to practice assessment and clinical intervention skills in a simulated environment. Prerequisite: Admission to Clinical Nurse Leader program.
Credits: 4
GCNL 5110 - Clinical Practice & Decision-Making: Nursing Care of Adults & Older Adults
This course provides the student with the theoretical knowledge necessary to provide basic safe and effective nursing care to adults and aging individuals. Clinical experiences focus on developing applying fundamental nursing skills. Prerequisite: GCNL 5100.
Credits: 4
GCNL 5120 - Clinical Practice & Decision-Making: Nursing Care of Children & Families
This course provides opportunities for students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the unique biopsychosocial needs of growing children and adolescents, and their families. Clinical experiences in community-based and acute care settings focus on applying the principles of family-centered care and offer opportunities to provide nursing care to children and families that promotes health and prevents illness and injury. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010 and GCNL 5110.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5130 - Clin Prac & Decis-Making: Nursing Care of Adults w/ Common Health Problems
This course provides students with opportunities to acquire the knowledge and clinical skills needed to provide safe and effective nursing care to adults experiencing acute illness. Clinical experiences in acute care settings focus on applying the principles of family-centered care and offer opportunities to provide nursing care focusing on health promotion as well as health protection and recovery from illness. Prereqs: GNUR 6010 & GCNL 5110.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5140 - Clin Prac & Decision-Making: Nursing Care of Women & Childbearing Families
This course encompasses the care of women through the lifespan with an emphasis on the childbearing period, spanning preconception planning and care through pregnancy, birth and family integration. The course presents the management of normal and high-risk pregnancy and explores the social, cultural, economic and other factors that impact the changing individual and family dynamics. Prerequisites: NUIP 3020
Credits: 3
GCNL 5150 - Clinical Practice & Decision-Making: Community Health Nursing
The course emphasizes application of concepts, theories and competencies that are the foundation for population-focused nursing practice in a community setting. Students have opportunities to engage in direct and/or indirect care to culturally diverse individuals, families, aggregates and communities. Prerequisites: NUIP 3020, GCNL 5120 and GCNL 5130.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5160 - Clin Prac & Decision-Making: Nursing Care of Persons w/ Psychiatric Illness
The course provides an opportunity to learn and use bio-psychosocial concepts in the care of mentally ill of all ages and in a variety of hospital and community settings. The focus is on assessment strategies, plans of care, nursing interventions, medication management, and rehabilitative processes for individuals with a variety of acute and chronic mental health problems. Prerequisite: GCNL 5150.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5170 - Clin Prac & Decision-Making: Nursing Care of Ind w/ Complex Health Problems
The course focuses on the use of the nursing process in the management of complex health problems, with particular emphasis on the collaborative and independent functions of the nurse in an intensive, specialty, and technologically advanced care environment. Prerequisite: GCNL 5130.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5180 - Clinical Practice & Decision-Making: Synthesis Practicum
This course provides students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses. Students refine clinical skills in group patient care delivery, priority setting and decision-making, explore the nurse’s role in the formal organization, the progression of leadership roles and responsibilities, and to begin the transition to leadership in professional nursing practice. Prerequisites: GNUR 5410,GCNL 5160 & 5170.
Credits: 4
GCNL 5210 - Introduction to Nursing Leadership and the Healthcare System
Introduces the theories essential to nursing leadership in the contemporary health care system. Explores theories of change, complexity, horizontal leadership, microsystems, and decision-making and their relationship to nursing and the health care system. The course emphasizes self-assessment of leadership attributes. The course content provides an application of leadership skills to actual and/or simulated problems.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
GCNL 5220 - Leading Teams
This course introduces students to the nursing role in leading health care teams, and examines the principles of collaboration, coordination, and change. Students learn principles of delegation, interdisciplinary teams and group processes. Prerequisite: GCNL 5210
Credits: 1
GCNL 5240 - Leadership Seminar
Students examine career, leadership, and practice environment issues and situations. Students expand their understanding of the legal context of practice and ability to advocate for needed change. Job acquisition skills including the development of a professional portfolio and formal leadership project proposal are focal points of the course.
Prerequisite: GCNL 5220.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5250 - The Clinical Nurse Leader in the Healthcare System
Applies theories introduced in earlier courses that are essential to nursing leadership in the health care system. Explores the context of nursing in the health care system, ethical nurse leadership, and theories involving lateral integration of care and organizations. Emphasizes leadership attributes and theory in health care. Offers a framework for a analysis of the CNL role with application of leadership to actual and/or simulated problems.
Prerequisite: GCNL 5240.
Credits: 3
GCNL 5991 - CNL Role Immersion and Capstone
This course is an intensive clinical experience in an area selected by the student. The experience allows for full implementation of the clinical nurse leader competencies and includes a strong interdisciplinary practice focus. A capstone project is required and will be presented in a poster session at the end of the course. Prerequisites: GCNL 5180 and GCNL 5240.
Credits: 5
GNUR 5002 - Global Health Issues
Focuses on global health and illness from a macroscopic perspective. This course intends to provide an appreciation for the multidimensionality of health problems and potential solutions. World health will be examined with focus on the relationship between environment, demographic, and socioeconomic factors, culture and health beliefs, and the distribution of diseases. Interventions related to disease prevention and control will be explored.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5003 - Complementary and Alternative Practices and Products
This course provides the opportunity to learn about the theory, practice, and patterns of use of CAPPs practices not associated with conventional health care. The course examines literature on CAPPs from the five CAM domains (alternative medical systems, mind-body interventions, biologically-based treatments, manipulative and body-based methods, and energy therapies). Students will learn strategies to advise persons on the use of CAPPs.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5004 - Herbal Medications & Natural Products
This course focuses on the botany, history, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, epidemiology, legal, and regulatory issues, manufacturing practices, and clinical parameters of herbal medicines.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5005 - Sleep Across the Lifespan
Focuses on conceptual and methodological issues related to sleep and sleep research. Directions for nursing practice and research will be explored through critical analysis of physiological foundations of sleep and health sequalle of sleep disruptions and critique of relevant research. Healthcare perspectives and issues related to sleep will be examined for the advancement of sleep promotion through nursing practice and research.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5006 - Alternative Practicum Experience
The goal of the Alternative Practicum Experience is to provide students with the opportunity to experience a unique health care delivery setting that may not be available at other times of the academic year. Students will participate first hand in planning, delivering, or evaluating nursing care as part of an interdisciplinary team to members of an at-risk and/or underserved community.
Credits: 0
GNUR 5007 - St. Kitts & Nevis: Disaster Preparedness in the West Indies
The course provides an opportunity for graduate students to learn the fundamentals of emergency care and disaster preparedness through the exploration and analysis of the existing health care infrastructures and disaster planning in St. Kitts-Nevis. Cultural awareness will be emphasized in the assessment of existing resources, collaboration with in-region providers, and identification of strategies for disaster management.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5009 - Foundations of Medical Yoga for Health Professionals
This elective course will provide graduate and medical students and practicing health professionals with a foundational understanding of medical yoga in terms of history, theory, and research in relation to health and wellness. This course will explore six areas: 1. The history of yoga; 2. Theories and conceptualizations of medical yoga as a healing modality; 3. Theories of stress and illness; and more.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5010 - Introduction to Telehealth
The purpose of this course is to teach basic knowledge of telehealth and telehealth technologies while exploring issues surrounding nursing telehealth practice. This course will provide hands on telehealth and telepresenter experience so that the student can utilize this knowledge to integrate telehealth creatively into nursing practice. Telepresenter certification through the Martinsville STAR center will be awarded upon successful completion.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5022 - The Science of Lactation and Infant Feeding
This inter-disciplinary course is designed to prepare health care professionals and selected others to provide lactation care, patient education, and support to breastfeeding families in the community and hospital settings. Participants will develop and improve strategies for incorporating evidence based practice to promote lactation. This course is designed to meet part of the education requirements to sit for the IBCLE exam.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5230 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care
This seminar introduces students to the ethical and legal issues undergirding today’s major healthcare issues. Students will engage US case law, ethical theories and public policy to grapple with the impact these issues have on current and future provision of health care.
Credits: 2 to 3
GNUR 5240 - Ethics and Clinical Practice
Designed to enhance the student’s ability to describe & analyze ethical concepts foundational to nursing practice; use a variety of ethical decision-making frameworks to analyze ethical dilemmas in practice; & play a leadership role in promoting ethical health care delivery. Emphasizes the unique ethical perspectives of nursing in the complex healthcare arena. Students will be challenged to examine individual & professional values.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5260 - Care Environment Management I
Building on the CNL leadership courses, the course focuses on managing the care environment. Students are introduced to the health care system as a laterally integrated environment, with an organizational theory framework. Emphasis is placed on quality improvement, patient centered care, and evidence based practice to facilitate a culture of quality and safety. Students apply informatics in assessing the environment and improving outcomes.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5270 - Care Environment Management II
The course emphasizes the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader as a leader, educator, and advocate for safe, cost effective, and quality care. It examines active participation and communication strategies of the clinical nurse leader within the interdisciplinary system. Students develop competency in nursing informatics to monitor and improve organizational and clinical performance. Prerequisite: GNUR 5260.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5390 - Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System
This course is designed to provide an overview of (1) how health care is financed, organized, and delivered in the U.S., as well as (2) the major policy challenges created by the system’s organization, or lack thereof. In drawing from a variety of perspectives-including political science, economics and history-the course surveys the key stakeholders: those who pay for, provide and receive care.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5410 - Theory and Evidence-Based Practice
This course provides an overview of nursing and health care related theory, research and evidence based practice. Students develop the basic skills and knowledge to critique individual research studies, conduct systematic literature reviews, and use these abilities to address immediate clinical nursing problems. Students learn to identify health outcomes and important related outcome measures. Prerequisite: Second year standing in CNL program.
Credits: 4
GNUR 5500 - Special Topics
Selected areas of interest are studied under faculty guidance. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 5
GNUR 5670 - FNP Seminar I
This course focuses on the prevention and management of clients’ common acute health problems. The role of the nurse practitioner in primary health care is explored. Models of collaboration and referral are critically analyzed. Breakout sessions will be held for specialty groups. Prerequisite: GNUR 6110 and completion of all core and APN courses.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5671 - PNP Seminar I
This course focuses on the prevention and management of clients’ common acute health problems. The role of the nurse practitioner in primary health care is explored. Models of collaboration and referral are critically analyzed. Breakout sessions will be held for specialty groups.
Credits: 2
GNUR 5680 - Primary Care Praticum I
This course provides clinical experiences with women and children that build on basic concepts and skills used by nurse practitioners in the delivery of primary health care including health promotion, risk reduction and management of common acute health problems. Direct guidance and supervision is provided by physicians and nurse practitioners at the clinical sites under the overall direction of the faculty.
Credits: 1
GNUR 5690 - FNP & PNP Practicum II
Emphasizes application of didactic content covered in all prerequisite courses. Experiences provided build on basic principles and skills used by nurse practitioners in the delivery of primary care including health promotion and risk reduction, and the identification and management of a range of common acute health problems. Students continue to refine assessment, management, and counseling skills in more situations. Role integration continues.
Prerequisite: All Students: GNUR 6020, GNUR 6025, GNUR 6010; GNUR 6110 is required for FNP and PNP students; GNUR 6210 is required for GNP students.
Credits: 5 to 6
GNUR 5700 - FNP Seminar III
The management of chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Health maintenance and rehabilitation issues are addressed.
Credits: 3
GNUR 5701 - PNP Seminar III
The management of chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Health maintenance and rehabilitation issues are addressed.
Credits: 2
GNUR 5710 - FNP & PNP Practicum III
The focus of this course is on the synthesis and application of knowledge from preceding courses. Emphasis is on further development of nursing care management and/or evaluation plans at the individual, family, group or community/organizational level.
Prerequisite: GNUR 5690.
Credits: 5 to 6
GNUR 5993 - Independent Master’s Study
Individually planned study in nursing specialty, administration, education, or research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 0.5 to 3
GNUR 6010 - Advanced Pathophysiology
Selected physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms in health and disease. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
GNUR 6020 - Advanced Pharmacology
This course is designed to review, expand, and update the advanced practice nurse student’s knowledge of general pharmacology and therapeutics. The action and interaction of the most commonly used drugs in advanced clinical nursing practice settings will be covered. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, one year of relevant clinical experience, and admission to NP or CNS program.
Credits: 4
GNUR 6021 - Pharmacology Discussion - FNP
Builds upon and expands the pharmacologic base acquired at the baccalaureate level and covers the action and interaction of the most commonly used drugs in advanced clinical nursing practice in the ambulatory care setting. Discussion only. Prerequisites:GNUR 6010, one year of relevant clinical experience, and admission to NP program.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6022 - Pharmacology Discussion - PNP
Builds upon and expands the pharmacologic base acquired at the baccalaureate level and covers the action and interaction of the most commonly used drugs in advanced clinical nursing practice in the ambulatory care setting. Discussion only. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, one year of relevant clinical experience, and admission to NP program.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6023 - Pharmacology Discussion - ACNP
Builds upon and expands the pharmacologic base acquired at the baccalaureate level and covers the action and interaction of the most commonly used drugs in advanced clinical nursing practice in the ambulatory care setting. Discussion only. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, one year of relevant clinical experience, and admission to NP program.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6024 - Pharmacology Discussion - PMHNP
Builds upon and expands the pharmacologic base acquired at the baccalaureate level and covers the action and interaction of the most commonly used drugs in advanced clinical nursing practice in the ambulatory care setting. Discussion only. Prerequisites:GNUR 6010, one year of relevant clinical experience, and admission to NP program.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6025 - Advanced Health Assessment
Designed to provide the nurse practitioner student with advanced knowledge and health assessment skills in the primary care setting. Focus is on acquiring, analyzing, and refining assessment data as a basis for an accurate nursing and medical problem list. Variations and abnormalities in different developmental, cultural, and ethnic groups are considered. The lab portion of the course allows the student to practice advanced assessment skills.
Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, one year of relevant clinical experience, and admission to NP or CNS program.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6026 - Advanced Neonatal & Pediatric Assessment and Reasoning
This course provides an intensive and comprehensive introduction to the skills of history-taking and advanced neonatal and pediatric physical assessment. A clinical decision-making framework will be applied to help the advance practice student acquire, analyze, and synthesize assessment findings and symptomatology as a basis for the development of differential diagnoses. Prerequisite or corequisite: GNUR 6010.
Credits: 4
GNUR 6031 - Roles for Advanced Practice Nursing
This APN core course is an introduction to the history, competencies, and roles of advanced practice nursing with an emphasis on role acquisition. Trends and issues which shape advanced practice nursing are also addressed.
Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program.
Credits: 2
GNUR 6032 - Role II: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Role Transition
This course is designed to prepare students to assume an advanced nursing practice role after graduation. The course focuses on role development in advanced practice nursing, marketing oneself as an APRN, and regulatory and economic policies that affect advanced nursing practice in today’s health care system. GNUR 6032 is designed to be taken during the final semester of study.
Prerequisite: GNUR 6031; corequisite: GNUR 5700, 6330, 6331 or 6251.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6050 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
This course focuses on the specialized knowledge in nursing including nursing theory, ethical principles, historical perspectives, and aesthetics. Emphasis is placed on relating these dimensions to the student’s professional nursing practice. The role of praxis, empirics, ethics, and aesthetics in theory development is studied. The course goal is to prepare practitioners of nursing to interpret current literature of nursing and its application.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6052 - Epidemiology and World Health
Focuses on the distribution and determinants of health-related states or conditions in specified populations at local through global levels, and on the application of this study to control health problems. Students are presented with epidemiologic models and methods in order to assess the health of individuals and populations and to prevent or control health conditions, diseases, and injuries. Content emphasizes a local to global perspective and application of methods to improve health care delivery, health policy, human rights, and ultimately, health. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6054 - Research and Biostatistical Processes for Health Care
This course provides an introduction to nursing and health care-related research and bio-statistical analysis. This course provides the basic skills and knowledge to critique research, develop a research plan, and to develop an evidence-based practice.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate or graduate applied statistics course within the past five years.
Credits: 4
GNUR 6056 - Health Policy: Local to Global
This course provides an overview of policy decisions related to the organization, financing, and delivery of health care. Social, ethical, and political issues that affect the delivery of health and nursing services are analyzed. Roles and influences of providers and consumers of health care, as well as government and entrepreneurial interests, are examined. Emphasis on the impact of policy decisions on nursing practice and health services.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6058 - Nursing, Ethics, and the Larger Healthcare Arena
This course is designed to enhance the student’s ability to: describe and analyze ethical concepts foundational to nursing practice, utilize decision-making frameworks to analyze ethical dilemmas in nursing practice, and play a leadership role in promoting ethical health care. Course emphasizes the ethical perspective of nursing in the health care arena. Students will examine personal values and analyze diverse perspectives on ethical issues.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6060 - Culture and Health: Implications for Practice
The course provides a foundation for seminars; research on cultural issues in health including access and social justice will be explored. Theories and assessment tools related to cultural diversity and competency will be examined. The health care provider as an agent for ensuring sensitivity of differences and equality in health care delivery will be discussed as well as the inclusion of minorities in research and evidence based practice.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
GNUR 6110 - FNP & PNP Seminar II
This course focuses on 1) disease prevention, health promotion and health maintenance for infants, children, adolescents and their families, 2) nursing and medical management of common childhood illnesses, and 3) women’s health, reproductive health, and sexuality.
Prerequisite: GNUR 6010, 6020, 6025, 6050, 6051, 6054, 6056, 6420, and 6470.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6120 - Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Practice Nursing
This purpose of this course is to build on foundational knowledge gained in pathophysiology, pharmacology and advanced health assessment. The learning experiences are intended to foster progression from a focus on gaining theoretical knowledge to the synthesis and application of that knowledge in the advanced clinical practice role. Prerequisite: GNUR 6010, 6020, 6025.
Credits: 2
GNUR 6121 - Diagnostics and Therapeutics Seminar
This courses synthesizes clinical data to differentiate which diagnostic stuides, imaging, hemodynamic indices, or procedures are appropriate for formulation of initial working diagnos(es). The course utilizes a case based learning (CBL) approach through index cases commonly encountered in the acute care setting. The CBL format will facilitate development of data gathering skills, diagnostic reasoning, and clinical problem-solving.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6251 - Biological Basis of Mental Health and Mental Illness
Explores the biological correlates of psychiatric illnesses and examines neurostructural, neurochemical, psychopharmacologic processes relevant to psychiatric illnesses. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6252 - Mental Health Theories and Therapies
Paradigms and models examined include: psychotherapeutic, biopsychosocial, behavioral, stress and coping, health promotion, rehabilitation, self-help theories, and psychiatric mental health nursing theoretical frameworks. Course also includes exploration of selected diagnoses with respect to theoretical perspectives, Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6253 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Disorders and Diagnoses
Provides a foundation for advanced psychiatric nursing practice based on a biopsychosocial model of mental health and illness. Emphasizes those who have moderate to severe impairments in emotional and/or behavioral functioning associated with major mental illness. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6301 - Human Genetics
This course will focus on providing students with a basic understanding of human genetics and its role in pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of disease. Students will interpret basic concepts in human genetics that contribute to an understanding of nursing or related health care problems, as well as apply knowledge of inheritance and immunogenetics in predicting the probable effect of genetics on disease processes. This course will also discuss the ethical, social, political and economic impact of selected genetic diseases, DNA-based genetic diagnosis, and gene therapy. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6310 - AG-AC Seminar I
Through seminar discussions and lecture, students learn to approach complex clinical situations systematically across the acute and chronic care continuum. Content specific to the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurologic systems guides students of developing skills in diagnosis, planning, and evaluation of patients with system failure problems. Emphasizes the most frequently occurring risk factors that contribute to the development of health problems; the physiologic, pathophysiologic, behavioral and experiential aspects of the problem; therapeutic interventions for patient management; and approaches to evaluating the outcome of the intervention. Three hours of seminar each week. Prerequisite: GNUR 6010, 6025, or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
GNUR 6315 - Adult Geriatric Acute Care Seminar II
This course examines guideline-supported evidence for advanced disease management of the acute/critically/chronically ill adolescent and adult including the frail elderly. The course reinforces the case based learning approach for commonly encountered problems. The course examines advanced health promotion and disease prevention management strategies, and advanced approaches to evaluate outcomes of interventions.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6320 - AG-AC Seminar II: Immunology
Examines the immune system and phenomena of concern to nurses who work with immunocompromised individuals. Focuses on the critical thinking and clinical decision-making needed to work with individuals whose immune system is compromised (e.g., cancer, AIDS, transplant, and septic patients). Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6381 - Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Specialty Nursing
Focuses on the knowledge and skills required for care of clients experiencing actual or potential wound, ostomy and continence problems. Prepares students for the management and rehabilitation of persons with these specific problems. Explores specialized knowledge of assessment, pathophysiology, products, and resources related to wounds, ostomy and continence care. Attention is given to evaluating the impact of selected therapeutic interventions. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6382 - Advanced Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing
Focuses on the knowledge and skill required for care of clients with actual and potential wound, ostomy, and continency problems and the use of human, material, and technological resources involved in managing and rehabilitating these clients. Review and integration of concepts of infection control, human development, continuity of care, nutrition/hydration, education, and counseling that apply to clients and families with WOC care issues.
Prerequisite: GNUR 6381.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6383 - Practicum in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing
Clinical practicum for students specializing in WOC nursing. 168 clinical hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6400 - Community Assessment
This course focuses on the health of communities and the process of assessment. Analysis of theoretical frameworks, assessment models, health care delivery systems, and special populations as they relate to current health issues. Two hours of seminar and four clinical hours each week (56 clinical hours). Prerequisite or corequisite: GNUR 6052.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6405 - Health Care Systems Planning and Evaluation
This course will focus on management and leadership strategies for improving the health of communities and individuals. The context and content of community, acute care, psychiatric, long-term care, home health care and public health systems are explored. The emphasis is on concepts and theories germane to planning, implementing, and evaluating health care programs and the provision of health care, to improve health and meet health care needs. Two hours of seminar and four clinical hours each week (56 clinical hours). Prerequisite: GNUR 6400.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6410 - Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness
Theories will be applied to emergency preparedness and crisis management, focusing on the effects of disasters on populations and disaster response measures. Strategies and skills for effective organizational responses as well as organizational and environmental assessment, hazard identification, and plan development will be addressed. Historical and contemporary examples and public and private sector methods of managing crises will be examined.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6450 - Transformational Leadership and Management
The focus of this course is on the knowledge and skills essential for nurse managers and community and public health nurse leaders. An overview of management theories, processes, and their implications for nurse managers and leaders in a variety of public and private settings is provided. Financial management concepts and budgeting applications are introduced. The students are exposed to trends in integrated health systems, managed care, and care management for public and private partnerships. Emphasis will be on models that assure provisions of health care by linking people to needed services. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate program.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6455 - Finance & Resource Management
Course emphasizes use of quantitative analysis in support of data based management decisions. The context of decision-making will be from the perspective of health care providers, managers, and planners. Data based decision-making is made based on resource allocation at the individual, unit, organizational, and population level analysis. The use of data to influence quality decisions relevant to clinical and administrative managers is the focus.
Prerequisite: GNUR 6470 or 8650 and 6450
Credits: 3
GNUR 6460 - Health Care Economics
Reviews principles of economics most relevant to analyzing changes in health care provision, and applies those principles to current health care institutions and their performance, trends in health care service delivery, and methods of forecasting future trends. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6465 - Organization Theory and Behavior
This course employs selected theories and research findings from nursing, management, and other disciplines as a basis for understanding administrative practice within a variety of health service organizations. Concepts relevant to organizational theory and behavior are explored. The influence of organizational structures, processes, and cultures on the design and management of service delivery is examined.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6620 - Seminar I: Pediatric Health and Wellness
This course focuses on 1) disease prevention, health promotion and health maintenance for infants, children, adolescents and their families, 2) nursing and medical management of select childhood illnesses. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, 6020, 6026.
Credits: 2
GNUR 6621 - NNP Seminar I: Theory and Management of the Transitioning Neonate
This course addresses and explores the health, wellness, and disease state of the childbearing woman as it impacts the well-being of the fetus and newborn. The transition of the neonate to extra-uterine life and the implications for assessment, evaluation, and management of common neonatal conditions are discussed. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, 6020, 6026, 6730
Credits: 3
GNUR 6622 - NNP Seminar II: Theory and Management of the High-Risk Neonate
This course explores the disease states of the high-risk neonate and further develops the critical thinking and diagnostic skills of the NNP student. Diagnosis, assessment, and medical management of the high-risk neonate are discussed. Prerequisite: GNUR 6621.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6623 - NNP Seminar III: Theory and Management of the High-Risk Neonate
This course explores the disease states of the high-risk neonate and further develops the critical thinking and diagnostic skills of the novice practitioner. Diagnosis, assessment, and medical management of the high-risk neonate are discussed. Prerequisite: GNUR 6622.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6624 - NNP Practicum I
This is the initial clinical residency for the NNP student. This course emphasizes the application of didactic knowledge for the provision of care to the high-risk neonate and family.
Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, 6020, 6026; corequisite: GNUR 6621.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6625 - NNP Practicum II
This course emphasizes the progressive application of didactic knowledge for care to the high-risk neonate with acute conditions. Students continue to develop their assessment and management skills and begin to acquire technical procedural skills under preceptor supervision.
Prerequisites: GNUR 6621 and 6624; corequisite GNUR 6622.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6626 - NNP Practicum III
This course emphasizes the progressive application of didactic knowledge for the provision of care to the high-risk neonate. Students focus their management on infants with progressively more complex and high-risk conditions and continue to develop their assessment, management, and technical skills in order to function effectively as a novice APRN. Prerequisites: GNUR 6625; corequisite: 6623.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6627 - NNP Focused Practicum
This is a focused clinical residency for the NNP student offered in conjunction with Practicum III. Students have the opportunity to explore the unique dimensions of the NNP role by focusing in depth on a subpopulation of high-risk neonates including but not limited to the extremely low birth weight infant, the surgical neonate, and the complex care infant. Corequisites: GNUR 6623 and GNUR 6626.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6630 - Women and Children Primary Care Practicum
This course provides clinical experiences with women and children that build on basic concepts and skills used by nurse practitioners in the delivery of primary health care including health promotion, risk reduction and management of common acute health problems. Direct guidance and supervision is provided by physicians and nurse practitioners at the clinical sites under the overall direction of the faculty. Prerequisites: GNUR 6620 or GNUR 6640
Credits: 1
GNUR 6632 - PNP-AC Seminar II: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Illness
This course addresses the diagnosis and management of illness in children. There is a focus on developing an appropriate differential diagnosis, diagnostic reasoning, and treatment plan formulation. Consideration is also given to the unique aspects of managing acute and chronic disease across the spectrum of childhood development and in the context of the family. Prerequisite: GNUR 6620.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6633 - PNP-AC Seminar III: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Illness
This course builds on foundational knowledge from previous courses to foster synthesis and application by addressing the diagnosis and management of illness in children. Developing differential diagnoses, diagnostic reasoning, and treatment plan formulation is emphasized. Unique aspects of managing acute and chronic disease across the spectrum of childhood development and in the context of the family is discussed. Prerequisite: GNUR 6632.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6634 - PNP-AC Practicum I
This course emphasizes the application of didactic content covered in all prerequisite courses. Experiences build on basic concepts, principles and skills used by nurse practitioners in the delivery of care including health promotion and risk reduction, and the identification and management of a broader range of common acute health problems. Role integration continues. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010 and 6020 and 6026 and 6120; corequisite: 6620.
Credits: 1
GNUR 6635 - PNP-AC Practicum II
Experiences are provided to build on basic concepts, principles and skills used by nurse practitioners in the delivery of acute/chronic health care including health promotion and risk reduction, and the identification and management of a broader range of pediatric illnesses and conditions. Students continue to refine their assessment, management and counseling skills in more complex situations. Prerequisites: GNUR 6620 and 6634.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6636 - PNP-AC Practicum III
This is a culminating experience in which NP students refine the knowledge & expertise to provide care for children and families with episodic, acute, and/or chronic illness. Students will continue to increase their levels of responsibility for independent management. Role integration and issues affecting practice continue to be explored with emphasis on legal/ethical issues and establishing practice arrangements. Prerequisites: GNUR 6632 and 6635.
Credits: 6
GNUR 6640 - Women’s Health Seminar
This course focuses on health promotion and the management of illnesses affecting women from adolescence through older adulthood. Prerequisites: GNUR 6010, GNUR 6020, GNUR 6025, GNUR 6120
Credits: 2
GNUR 6641 - FNP Seminar I
This course focuses on the prevention and management of clients’ common acute health problems. The role of the nurse practitioner in primary health care is explored. Models of collaboration and referral are critically analyzed. Breakout sessions will be held for specialty groups. Prerequisites: GNUR 6620 and GNUR 6640; or GNUR 6110
Credits: 3
GNUR 6642 - FNP Seminar II
The management of chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Health maintenance and rehabilitation issues are addressed. Prerequisite: GNUR 6641 or GNUR 5670
Credits: 3
GNUR 6643 - FNP Practicum I
This course provides opportunities for FNP students to synthesize and apply didactic content covered in all pre- and co-requisite courses. Students develop their history-taking and physical examination skills in the clinical setting. Role integration begins. Direct guidance and supervision is provided by NPs, physicians, and PAs at the clinical sites in collaboration with clinical faculty. Co- or pre-requisite GNUR 6641.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6644 - FNP Practicum II
This course provides clinical opportunities for FNP students to synthesize and apply didactic content covered in all pre- and co-requisite courses. Students refine their development of differential diagnoses and determine appropriate management plans as guided by current evidence and standards of care. Direct supervision is provided by NPs, physicians, and PAs in collaboration with clinical faculty.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6651 - PNP-PC Seminar I
This course focuses on the prevention and management of clients’ common acute health problems. The role of the nurse practitioner in primary health care is explored. Models of collaboration and referral are critically analyzed. Breakout sessions will be held for specialty groups. Prerequisite: GNUR 6620 or GNUR 6110
Credits: 3
GNUR 6652 - PNP-PC Seminar II
The management of chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Health maintenance and rehabilitation issues are addressed. Prerequisite: GNUR 6651 or GNUR 5671.
Credits: 3
GNUR 6653 - PNP-PC Practicum I
This course provides clinical opportunities for PNP-PC students to synthesize and apply didactic content covered in all pre- and co-requisite courses. Students develop their history-taking and physical examination skills in the clinical setting. Role integration begins. Direct guidance and supervision is provided by NPs, physicians, and PAs at the clinical sites in collaboration with clinical faculty. Prerequisite: GNUR 6620.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6654 - PNP-PC Practicum II
This course provides clinical experiences for PNP students to synthesize and apply didactic content covered in all pre- and co-requisite courses. Role integration continues. Students refine their development of differential diagnoses & determine appropriate management plans as guided by current evidence & standards of care. Direct supervision is provided by NPs, physicians, & PAs in collaboration with clinical faculty. Prerequisite: GNUR 6653.
Credits: 5
GNUR 6730 - Genetics, Embryology and Developmental Physiology
This course will address the clinically relevant aspects of genetics and human genomics, embryology and developmental physiology. Course will explore clinical correlates for the purpose of patient management.
Credits: 2
GNUR 6993 - Independent Study
Individually planned study in nursing specialty, administration, education, or research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
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