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NURSING (NURSING)NURSING 100 — INTRODUCTION TO THE NURSING PROFESSION1 credit.

Introduction to the breadth of careers and educational pathways in thenursing profession. Students explore personal interests, capacities,and career goals in relation to nursing career options. Enroll Info: PRNclassification or consent of instructorRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017

NURSING/S&A PHM/SOC WORK  105 — HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS:INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH2 credits.

Introduction to health care systems. Factors affecting health and thevalue placed on health, the delivery of health care in different settings,the roles of various health workers, and the sociological and economicaspects of health care. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 212 — HUMAN RESPONSES TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS I4 credits.

Builds on students' previous work in the biological sciences, socialsciences and the humanities. Introduces the physiological, psychosocialand cultural basis of health and the role of the nurse in promotingoptimum function and well-being. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016

NURSING 219 — CLINICAL NURSING I3-4 credits.

Beginning practice of nursing in laboratory and selected health caresettings. Enroll Info: Nurs 212 or con reg; Nurs 301 or con reg; Chld Fam362 or 363 or equiv, or con reg; or cons instRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programCourse Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016

NURSING 299 — INDEPENDENT READING1-3 credits.

Enroll Info: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing consent of instructorRequisites: Consent of instructorRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 301 — HEALTH HISTORY AND PATIENT ASSESSMENT3 credits.

Basic techniques of writing a health history and conducting a routineassessment of a patient's health status. Enroll Info: NUR, NRN or PAclassif; Anat 328 or equiv or con reg; Physiol 335 or equiv or con reg; orcons instRequisites: Declared in Nursing program, Registered Nurse program, orNursing Collaborative programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016

NURSING 302 — INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION3 credits.

Characteristics of qualitative and quantitative data and research process;analysis and evaluation of patient data and published nursing studies.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing program or Registered Nurse programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

NURSING 310 — MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS:IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING3 credits.

Theoretical foundations for nursing care; role of the nurse in communitymental health settings, hospital settings, and psychiatric therapies. EnrollInfo: Chld Fam 362 or 363 or equiv, or cons instRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2017

NURSING 312 — HUMAN RESPONSES TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS II4 credits.

Focus is on human responses to adult illnesses. Those adult illnessesthat are highly prevalent or can induce potentially life-threatening humanresponses will be emphasized. Enroll Info: Nurs 212, phmcol or con reg,pathophysiol or con reg, Nurs 219 or con regRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017

NURSING 313 — FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE2-3 credits.

Focuses on foundational concepts necessary to provide person-centered,evidence-based nursing care, including the nursing process and healthand illness concepts. Active learning is emphasized as students gainconfidence with applying the nursing process and begin to developclinical judgment and assessment skills. This course complements acompanion experiential course (NURSING 316), in which students provideholistic, safe therapeutic care in community and acute-care settings.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program),concurrent enrollment in NURSING 316Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

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NURSING 314 — HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTIONACROSS THE LIFESPAN3 credits.

Focuses on the role of the baccalaureate generalist nurse in healthpromotion and disease prevention across the lifespan. Students willlearn about factors that impact health of individuals and families.Active learning is emphasized as students apply the nursing processto concepts such as health determinants, health education, self-management, and innate psychological needs related to well-being. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program),NURSING 313 or concurrent enrollmentRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 315 — PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING PRACTICE1-2 credits.

Focuses on professional nursing attributes and interaction essential toprofessional competence. Students study concepts that allow them toprovide care unique to an individual, family, community, and systems,and to the context in which they live. Concepts related to the healthcare system are included to provide a foundation for beginning nursingpractice. Knowledge from sciences, social studies, and humanitieseducation is integrated into nursing practice and builds foundationalknowledge of the science of nursing. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 316 — FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE: EXPERIENTIALLEARNING4-5 credits.

Introduces psychomotor and assessment skills necessary to provideperson-centered, evidence-based nursing care. Students will experienceopportunities to promote wellness and respond to health problems byparticipating in direct client care in community and acute-care settings.Students will develop confidence with the application of skills andclinical judgment in a simulation lab and through concept-based learningexperiences in care settings. Enroll Info: Declared in the Nursing programand NURSING 313 or concurrent enrollmentRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program),NURSING 313 or concurrent enrollmentCourse Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 317 — PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR NURSINGPRACTICE2 credits.

Introduces the foundational concepts of pharmacology, drug therapy,actions and interactions, and their therapeutic and adverse effects.Major drug classes are paired with health and illness concepts whileconsidering the appropriate client-centered nursing interventions fordisease states as they relate to retaining, attaining, or maintainingpatients' health status across the lifespan. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing (Accelerated Program) and NURSING 318or concurrent enrollmentRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 318 — PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR NURSINGPRACTICE3 credits.

Promotes the understanding of altered physiological processesunderlying illness and disease. General concepts including etiology,pathogenesis, morphologic changes, and clinical significance areexplored from the genetic, molecular, cellular, organ, and systems-levels.Connections between patient symptoms, clinical signs, diagnostics,prognosis, and therapeutic considerations will form the basis for earlyexposure to clinical reasoning for common acute and chronic diseasesacross the lifespan. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing (Accelerated Program) and NURSING 317or concurrent enrollmentRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 319 — NURSING CARE IN THE INPATIENT SETTING4 credits.

Clinical practice in the inpatient setting based on applicationof clinical decision making in the nursing care of persons withselected physiological and psychosocial problems resulting frompathophysiological processes and the illness experience. Enroll Info: Nurs212, Nurs 219 or cons inst, Nurs 312 or con regRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programCourse Designation: Gen Ed - Communication Part BWorkplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017

NURSING 322 — COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING3 credits.

Introduction to community health nursing roles focusing on aggregatesas targets of public health services. Content includes epidemiology,structure of public health services, levels of prevention, and aggregateassessment. Enroll Info: Chld Fam 362 or 363 or equiv, Nurs 105, Nurs212, or cons instRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

NURSING 323 — HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS WITH INDIVIDUALSAND FAMILIES4 credits.

Focuses on health and illness concepts emphasizing care to individualsand families across the lifespan. Students gain a fundamentalunderstanding of allostasis, oxygenation and hemostasis, andprotection and movement. Students gain knowledge of these conceptsthrough exemplars that illustrate common health processes and/oralterations. The nursing process will frame learning activities that fosterunderstanding of the nursing role in providing care to individuals andfamilies experiencing related health and illness concerns. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NURSING 313Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

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NURSING 324 — MEETING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH NEEDS OFINDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES3 credits.

Builds on students' previous knowledge to prepare them to meet thepsychosocial health needs of individuals, families, and communitiesacross the lifespan. Students will explore psychosocial conceptsof stress, coping, mood, cognition, and behavior across the health-illness continuum and across practice settings. The human experienceof psychosocial health needs is explored in the context of personalattributes, such as genetics, and interpersonal dynamics, such as familyand community. Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skillsneeded to collaborate in the treatment and care of client psychosocialhealth needs. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NURSING 314Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 325 — PROFESSIONALISM IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS2 credits.

Focuses on advancing knowledge of professional attributes and corecompetencies in the role of a nurse and how they are used in complexcare settings. Students gain an understanding of concepts of leadership,ethics, and advocacy. Students broaden their understanding of nursing'srole in the health care delivery system regarding quality improvement,care coordination, and palliation. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NURSING 315Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 326 — HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS WITH INDIVIDUALSAND FAMILIES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I2 credits.

Builds on psychomotor and assessment skills necessary to provide directcare to individuals and families across the lifespan. Develop clinicaljudgment, knowledge, communication skills, and professional behaviorwhile providing nursing care that is safe, evidence-based, and patientcentered. Experiential learning takes place in simulated and clinicalsettings, building on previous and concurrent coursework. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NURSING 316Course Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 327 — HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS WITH INDIVIDUALSAND FAMILIES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II2 credits.

Builds on psychomotor and assessment skills necessary to providedirect care to individuals and families across the lifespan. Studentscontinue to develop clinical judgment, knowledge, communication skills,and professional behavior while providing nursing care that is safe,evidence-based, and patient centered. Experiential learning takes placein simulated and clinical settings, building on previous and concurrentcoursework. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program),NURSING 316, and NURSING 326Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 332 — ESSENTIALS OF FAMILY-CENTERED PERINATAL ANDPEDIATRIC NURSING3 credits.

Introduces principles of family-centered nursing care of women duringthe perinatal period and of children from infancy through adolescence.Examines nursing strategies for health promotion, illness prevention,and coping with stressors frequently encountered during childbearing,illness, injury, hospitalization. Enroll Info: Chld Fam 362 or 363 or equiv;and NURSING 212; NURSING 219 may be taken concurrently; or cons instRequisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017

NURSING 400 — STUDY ABROAD IN NURSING1-6 credits.

A course carried within a UW-Madison study abroad program, offeredin conjunction with International Academic Programs, that has noequivalency on the UW-Madison campus and/or within the School ofNursing. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: Yes, for 2 number of completions

NURSING 401 — LEGAL AND SOCIAL FORCES IN NURSING3 credits.

Legal, social, and ethical forces affecting the education of nurses and thepractice of nursing. Enroll Info: Nurs 219Requisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

NURSING 415 — ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES ONINTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE3 credits.

Analysis of major organizational factors affecting the practice ofclinicians in health care delivery organizations. Enroll Info: Nurs/SA Phm/Soc Wk/Ther Sci 105; Nurs 319 for Nursing majors; or cons instRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

NURSING 419 — CLINICAL III: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSINGPRACTICUM4 credits.

This practicum, located in community health nursing agencies, willprovide students opportunities for practice directed toward preservationand promotion of health and prevention of disease, illness and injury inpopulations represented by the aged, parents, children and youth. EnrollInfo: Nurs 319, 322, 332, 433 or cons inst. Nurs 322 /or 332, 433 may betaken concurrentlyRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

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NURSING 422 — ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN NURSING PRACTICE3 credits.

Content is presented to develop skill in the application of concepts andto develop clinical knowledge for nursing practice. Pattern recognition isused to analyze practice concepts within an illness-wellness trajectory,across settings and with diverse populations. Enroll Info: Nurs 419 or conreg or cons instRequisites: Declared in Nursing program or Registered Nurse programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

NURSING 433 — ESSENTIALS OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING3 credits.

Health and functional ability of the elderly population as they relate tonursing practice are the focus of this course. Common health problemsfound in this population are studied with an emphasis on preventionand nursing management. Enroll Info: ChldFam 362 or 363 or equiv; andNURSING 212; NURSING 219 may be taken concurrently; or cons instRequisites: Declared in Nursing program, Registered Nurse program, orNursing Collaborative programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2017

NURSING 434 — HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS WITH INDIVIDUALS,FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES4-5 credits.

Builds on students understanding of health and illness concepts byfocusing on individuals, families, and communities recognizing theirunique attributes. The following core nursing concepts are integrated inthe course including: acid-base balance, cellular regulation, intracranialregulation, genomics, sexuality and reproduction, and an introductionto the organization of the community/public health system. Othercore nursing concepts are revisited as they apply to the communityas client or in complex care situations. The nursing process frameslearning activities that foster understanding the nursing role in providingevidence-based care to individuals, families across the lifespan, andto communities experiencing related health and illness concerns incollaboration with an interprofessional team. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program),NURSING 323 or concurrent enrollment, NURSING 326 or concurrentenrollment, and NURSING 327 or concurrent enrollmentCourse Designation: Gen Ed - Communication Part BRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 435 — EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE1 credit.

Designed to develop students' skills in using evidence to improve nursingpractice. Students learn strategies to evaluate the quality of evidence andeffectively integrate evidence into nursing practice. Provides studentswith knowledge in how practice guidelines are developed, interpreted,and implemented in complex care settings. Students understand thesignificance of engaging partners in evidence-based practice andidentify processes to partner with others. Concepts from this course areintegrated with concurrent courses. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing, NURSING 315 and 325Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 436 — HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS WITH INDIVIDUALS,FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING2-4 credits.

Students spend concentrated time in two settings focusing on care toindividuals across the lifespan, families, and communities. The concept-based learning activities are aligned with those taught in the companiondidactic courses and build on previous learning and experiences.Students provide direct care from an evidenced-based perspective, at anincreasingly independent level. The student learning activities are guidedby nursing preceptors in practice settings and by School of Nursingfaculty in simulation and seminar settings. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NURSING 323, 324, 327 and (NURSING 325 and PATH 404) or(NURSING 434)Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 2 number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 437 — SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LOCAL AND GLOBAL SETTINGS2-3 credits.

Students learn principles and practices of social justice related tonursing and health in local and global settings. Concepts include healthdeterminants, diverse populations in complex care settings, healthoutcomes, and interventions for racial and other underrepresentedminorities. Students expand their understanding of global health byexamining global health systems, health and illness concepts on a globallevel, partnerships enacted in global settings, and the scope of nursingpractice in global health. This course provides a facilitated forum forstudents to critically reflect on their socially constructed identities andthe impact these identities have on health care systems. This course isalso designed to develop student perspective related to global health andnurses as global health actors invested in improving health of the globalpopulation as a whole. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing or Nursing (Accelerated Program) andNURSING 323Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 442 — HEALTH SYSTEMS, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS2 credits.

Learning is centered on health systems, policy, and economics. Expandunderstanding of core nursing competencies such as safe therapeuticcare, and health informatics by examining how these concepts operateat a systems-level to influence care and outcomes. Focus is givento emergency preparedness as enacted in a variety of systems. Keyconceptual elements of the healthcare system, organization, policy,financing and law and quality improvement and their impact on care andoutcomes are examined. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NURSING 434, 435, 436, and 437Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

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NURSING 443 — ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN COMPLEX NURSINGPRACTICE5 credits.

Students learn about complex health or health alterations and theirmanagement in regard to sexuality, reproduction, protection andmovement, cognitive function, and maladaptive behavior. The courseemphasizes the nurse's role in management of complex healthalterations within the health system, the community, and for transitionsto home. The nursing process will frame learning activities that fosterunderstanding the nursing role in providing evidence-based care toindividuals, families, and communities experiencing related health andillness concerns in collaboration with an interprofessional team. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: (NURSING 434, 435, 436, and 437) or (NURSING 436, 437 orconcurrent enrollment, 446 or concurrent enrollment, 447 or concurrentenrollment, and NURSING 448 or concurrent enrollment)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 444 — HEALTH SYSTEMS, POLICY, ECONOMICS, ANDRESEARCH3 credits.

Expand understanding of core nursing competencies such as safetherapeutic care and health informatics by examining how theseconcepts operate at a systems-level to influence care and outcomes.Focus is given to emergency preparedness as enacted in a varietyof systems. Key conceptual elements of the healthcare system,organization, policy, financing and law, and quality improvement andtheir impact on care and outcomes are examined. Students expand theirunderstanding of scholarship and evidence-based practice by delving intothe process of nursing research. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NURSING 434, 435, 436, and 437Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 445 — TRANSFORMATIVE NURSING CAPSTONE1 credit.

Integration of learning acquired throughout the nursing program.Learning outcomes integrate concepts associated with five nursingprogram meta concepts (professionalism; person, family, community,and systems-centered care; health and illness; health care context; andscholarship for evidence-based practice). Using processes of analysis,synthesis, reflection, and application, students advance in their transitionto becoming a professional nurse. Students are mentored through co-facilitation by faculty, academic staff, and practice professionals. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: NURSING 434, 435, 436, and 437Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 446 — ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN COMPLEX NURSINGPRACTICE: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING2-5 credits.

Spend concentrated time in two settings focusing on the complex care ofindividuals across the lifespan, families, and communities. Demonstrateadvanced ability to integrate professional nursing related theory andconcepts as they develop and implement the plan of care. Students arementored by clinical nursing preceptors in the clinical setting and bySchool of Nursing faculty in simulation and seminar settings. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NURSING 436Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 2 number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 447 — SCHOLARSHIP FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE2 credits.

Develop skills in using evidence to improve nursing practice. Learnstrategies to evaluate the quality of evidence and effectively integrateevidence into nursing practice. Provides knowledge in how practiceguidelines are developed, interpreted, and implemented in complex caresettings. Understand the significance of engaging partners in evidence-based practice and identify processes to partner with others in order tohave an impact on client care outcomes. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing (Accelerated Program), NURSING 314,323, 324, 326, 327, and 434Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 448 — LEADERSHIP IN THE PROFESSION OF NURSING2 credits.

Learning is centered on advancing knowledge of professional attributesnecessary in healthcare settings. Students expand their understandingof core concepts related to ethics, advocacy, safe therapeutic care,technology, and health informatics at a systems-level to influence careand outcomes. Students broaden their understanding of nursing's role inthe healthcare delivery system regarding quality improvement, emergencypreparedness, care coordination, and palliation. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing (Accelerated Program), NURSING 314,323, 324, 326, 327, and 434Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 449 — NURSING CARE OF PERSONS AND FAMILIES WITHCOMPLEX HEALTH CARE NEEDS4 credits.

The overall goal is the provision of comprehensive nursing care to aspecific patient population. Scientific, theoretical, and experientialknowledge will form the basis for student nursing practice. Enroll Info:Nurs 419Requisites: Admitted to undergraduate Nursing programCourse Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

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NURSING 470 — SCHOOL NURSING IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITYHEALTH PRACTICE2-3 credits.

Theoretical foundation for community health nursing (CHN) applied toschool nurse settings. Students acquire the theoretical and practicalfoundations for establishing and maintaining school health nursingservices. Content is drawn from nursing and public health sciences andincludes topics of health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology,evidence based practice, ethics, and the role of the CHN. The nursingprocess is applied with a focus of providing care at the individualthrough the population level. The ecological model is used to analyze theinfluence of socioeconomic, environmental, political, and cultural healthdeterminants. ADN nurses who have not had a community health nursingcourse enroll for 3 credits. Enroll Info: Nursing major -junior standing orNCP classification; For students in the nursing major prior or concurrentcommunity health course; or consent of instructorRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 472 — PRACTICUM IN SCHOOL NURSING6 credits.

Direct work with the school nurse and school staff in planning andproviding health services to school age youth and school personnel.Enroll Info: Nurs 470, Jr st or NRN classification or cons instRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2012

NURSING 490 — MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ACROSS THE CARECONTINUUM3 credits.

This course is designed to expand the knowledge and skills necessary forproviding professional nursing care to individuals, groups, and familiesaffected by mental illness in any setting. Particular attention is focusedon complex health conditions and development of clinical reasoning tosupport competent nursing practice. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Only students who have declared the BSN@Home programRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions

NURSING 510 — CULTURALLY CONGRUENT PRACTICE3 credits.

Seminar assists students in building self-awareness, increasingknowledge, and advancing clinical skills needed to provide culturallycongruent, person-centered care to patients with diverse backgrounds.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 511 — COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA2-3 credits.

Provides an introduction to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias,with a focus on community supports for people living with dementia.Students will work across disciplines to learn how different areas ofsociety can become dementia friendly and how to integrate relevantapproaches in their future careers. Students will participate in a service-learning opportunity where they will work with local dementia-friendlycommunity groups to strengthen supports for people with dementia andtheir caregivers. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING/L I S/OCC THER  517 — DIGITAL HEALTH: INFORMATION ANDTECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTING CONSUMERS AND PATIENTS3 credits.

Increases student understanding of appropriate and accurate materialsfor consumer health and family education; the ethical and organizationalpolicy issues that arise when providing consumer and family healthinformation in different settings; the role of the public media indisseminating health information; the health-related information needsand preferences of racial/ethnic minority populations. It also provides anintroduction to health information technologies, from search engines towebsites to apps, that put people in charge of managing their own healthinformation. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019

NURSING/KINES/MEDICINE  523 — CLINICAL EXERCISE TESTING &TRAINING3 credits.

Physiological basis and methods of human exercise testing andtraining. Topics: clinical exercise physiology, exercise testing protocols,cardiopulmonary monitoring, basic ECG interpretation, exerciseprescription. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Kinesiology and KINES 314Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019

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NURSING/POP HLTH  525 — NURSING LEADERSHIP FOR GLOBALHEALTH2-3 credits.

This course is designed to prepare undergraduate and graduate nursingstudents for leadership in global health (GH) by examining their GH goalsin a course framework that integrates knowledge from nursing withcontemporary GH knowledge. Directed toward improving health of theglobal population as a whole, the framework addresses health trends,practice frameworks, the ecological model, ethics, nursing leadershiproles, concepts of partnership and evidence-based practice. Students'learning activity will be tailored to their program level (undergraduate/graduate), their interests and the number of credits they register for.Enroll Info: Junior standing and declared in a Nursing programRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016

NURSING 564 — NURSING AND HEALTH INFORMATICS3 credits.

Identification of computer and information technologies to supportnursing in the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health,illness, and development challenges. Examination of information systemsused in clinical practice, information processing challenges and nurses'roles in the eveluation of informatics solutions. Ethical, legal and socialissues related to informatics in patient care. Enroll Info: Jr St or cons instRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2013

NURSING 590 — CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES IN NURSING1-4 credits.

Health problems and their nursing management, e.g., critical care nursing,health promotion and prevention of disease, nursing of developmentaldisabilities. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 601 — ADVANCED ASSESSMENT3-4 credits.

Course focuses on development of advanced assessment and physicalexamination skills. Separate sections focus on different settings (acutecare, primary care) and clinical populations (adult, aging, pediatrics,women's health). Enroll Info: Intro crse in health physical assessment.Grad st or cons instRequisites: Declared in Nursing graduate program or Doctor of NursingprogramCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING/PHM PRAC  605 — PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FORADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES3 credits.

Pharmacotherapeutics content and application for advanced practicenursing. Emphasis on selection of appropriate therapeutics, developmentof clinical decision-making skills, and examination of legal, ethical, andsafety issues in prescribing medications. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in a School of Nursing graduate programCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 657 — CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY3 credits.

This course examines the history, rationale and mechanism of actionof drugs used in the treatment of mental health and behavioraldisorders. Emphasis is placed on neurobiological processesunderlying psychopathology and clinical application of evidence-basedpharmacological interventions across the lifespan. In addition, the coursefocuses on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, side-effects, druginteractions, therapeutic monitoring and variations in special populations.Finally, this course will review prescriptive authority, the potential impactof the current mental health care service system and ethical decisionmaking for health care professionals. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Doctor of Nursing Practice or Capstone Certificatein Post-Graduate Psychiatric NursingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 660 — RELAXATION STRATEGIES: TOOLS FOR PRACTICE1 credit.

Addresses the physiology of strees and relaxation, various strategies forfacilitating relaxation and evidence for the same; provides opportunitiesto experience selected relaxation strategies. Enroll Info: Preference givento those with Jr st and aboveRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2013

NURSING/PHM PRAC  674 — SEMINARS IN INTERPROFESSIONALMENTAL HEALTH CARE2 credits.

Addresses the team-based and patient-centered care of persons withmental health conditions. A special focus will be put on the managementof psychotropic medication regimens. A combination of lecture,discussion, and small group work will be utilized. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: PHM PRAC 555Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

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NURSING 679 — NURSING HONORS RESEARCH SEMINAR2 credits.

Provides students with the opportunity to learn more about thegeneration of nursing knowledge and about School of Nursing facultymembers' research projects. It introduces students to the principles,methods, and ethics of nursing research, strategies to evaluate thequality of research, and the importance of research for improving clinicalpractice. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in the Nursing Honors programRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 680 — HONORS SEMINAR1 credit.

Provides honors students with an opportunity to learn about facultyresearch interests. Enroll Info: Admission to the School of Nursing honorsprogmRequisites: Declared in honors programCourse Designation: Honors - Honors Only Courses (H)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016

NURSING 681 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS1-2 credits.

The senior honors thesis is directed experience with selected aspectsof the research process. One credit is required. Enroll Info: Honorsadmission; cons instRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Honors - Honors Only Courses (H)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 682 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS1-2 credits.

The senior honors thesis is a directed experience with selected aspectsof the research process. One credit is required. Enroll Info: Honorsadmission, cons inst, NURSING 681Requisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Honors - Honors Only Courses (H)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 698 — DIRECTED STUDY IN NURSING1-6 credits.

Directed study offers the student an opportunity to work with a facultymember on an individual study program. Enroll Info: Jr st cons instRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 699 — DIRECTED STUDY IN NURSING1-4 credits.

Enroll Info: Jr st cons instRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 702 — HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION INDIVERSE COMMUNITIES3 credits.

Best practice approaches to health promotion and disease preventionare explored from their theoretical foundations to clinical applicationsin diverse populations. Content focuses on the study and synthesisof epidemiologic evidence with emerging social, psychological, andbiological science to critically examine and propose evidence-basedstrategies to improve health outcomes, mitigate risk, and reducedisparities at the population level. Epidemiological principles, levels ofprevention, population health theory, infectious disease control, andconsiderations specific to health equity and ethical health promotionpractice in populations will be addressed. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019

NURSING 703 — HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC POLICY3 credits.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. healthcare systemand policy-making process at the local, state, and federal levels, aswell as an analysis of global health policies in other countries. Keypolicy issues covered include Medicare, Medicaid, the uninsured, publichealth, and healthcare reform. The course addresses the role of keystakeholders, including policy-makers, interest groups, and the media onthe development of health policy, as well as key forces involved in policy-making, including economics, innovation, social, ethical, and politicalfactors. The role and responsibility of nurse leaders and the impactof health policy on nursing practice at the individual, community, andpopulation level is examined. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

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NURSING 704 — LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING I3 credits.

Transition and expansion of leadership role for advanced practice.Emphasis on the development of effective, ethical leadership styles;interpretation of legal and professional requirements and regulations;examination of the ethics, values, beliefs, and norms of decision-makingin interdisciplinary, collaborative practice. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing graduate program or Doctor of NursingprogramCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING/MEDICINE/POP HLTH  705 — SEMINAR ININTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL RESEARCH EVIDENCE2 credits.

Exploration of interdisciplinary clinical research questions includingstrategies for assessing the evidence and conducting a systematicreview of research. An interdisciplinary perspective is emphasizedthroughout the course. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: SOC/POP HLTH  797 and STAT/B M I  542Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 706 — NURSING RESEARCH3 credits.

Examines a variety of research methods available to address health careproblems and issues in general, and nursing in particular. Enroll Info: Gradst in nursing or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 707 — LEADERSHIP FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES1 credit.

Develops professional leadership skills and practices within nursinghealth care systems with emphasis on interprofessional collaboration.This course is specifically designed for post masters advanced practicenurses. Enroll Info: Master Degree (Nursing)Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2013

NURSING 708 — ETHICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE IN HEALTH CARE2 credits.

The emphasis of the course is on exploration of ethical knowledgedevelopment with a focus on clarification, analysis and justificationrelevant to advanced nursing practice; examination and development oflearners' moral understanding; and distinguishing between moral andother professional responsibilities. Enroll Info: Admission to the DNPprogram or cons inst (e.g., for other graduate students in health sciences)Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 711 — BUSINESS CONCEPTS IN HEALTHCARE3 credits.

Designed to prepare nurse leaders to recognize, analyze, and respond tocurrent business concepts (e.g., human resources, legal, regulatory, andaccreditation), economic, and financial management topics in healthcaresystems. Applies key financial and business concepts to healthcareand examines current issues and trends in healthcare finance, includingaccounting, budgeting, cost analysis, human resource management, andthe regulatory environment. Opportunities to analyze and evaluate therevenue and costs associated with a specific healthcare delivery systemat the program- or organizational-level. Utilizes case studies includingfinancial and clinical data to effectively balance the administrative andclinical needs of today's healthcare environment. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No

NURSING 712 — HEALTH SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIONPRACTICUM I3 credits.

An opportunity to explore and analyze healthcare systems includingpractical skills in leading teams. Based on the past nursing managementexperience and future role goals, this individualized planned practicumprovides an opportunity to explore the leader roles (multiple settings)within the context of an administrative issues. Emphasis is on clinicalengagement in management projects requiring critical assessment,design, planning, intervention, and evaluation activities using theoreticalmodels and management tools. The focus is on the advanced systemsanalysis and design of programs and services within an organization/community setting with an expectation of 250 practicum hours. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No

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NURSING 713 — HEALTH SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIONPRACTICUM II3 credits.

Designed to continue the application of leadership and managementskills and role development with a focus on leadership and innovationwithin complex health settings and across multisector partnerships.Emphasis is on the student's clinical engagement in managementprojects requiring critical assessment, design, planning, intervention,and evaluation activities using theoretical models and managementtools to leverage technology and innovation. Focuses on leadership andinnovation of programs and services within an organization/community-setting with an expectation of 250 practicum hours. Students areexpected at a minimum to co-lead an interdisciplinary improvement teamand are encouraged to apply key learnings from leadership, business,informatics, innovation and human factors courses to the practicum.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NURSING 712Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No

NURSING 714 — ADVANCED HEALTH SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP ANDINNOVATION3 credits.

Focuses on health innovation and leadership, integrating systemsthinking and relevant theories to advance innovation and achievesustainable change in contemporary health settings. Leaders apply andsynthesize theories of leadership, innovation, informatics, and businessconcepts to complex healthcare issues to improve outcomes. Utilizescurrent and emerging issues, theories, and case studies to exploreattributes of innovative leaders, emerging models of care, innovationmodels, design and adoption, mergers and affiliations in healthcare, andentrepreneurship. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No

NURSING 719 — INDEPENDENT FIELD STUDY IN CLINICAL NURSING1-6 credits.

Concentrated study and field work in a selected area of clinical nursing.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2015

NURSING 722 — ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING THEORY: ADULTS ANDOLDER ADULTS3 credits.

This course will examine theoretical perspectives and evidence-basedapproaches to human responses to health and illness during adulthoodand old age. Concepts and research from multiple disciplines will beexamined as a framework for reflective practice with adults. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 726 — FOUNDATIONS FOR APN CLINICAL PRACTICE I3 credits.

Designed to advance students' knowledge for clinical decision making.Health promotion, illness prevention and common health conditions areemphasized. Content tailored to APN role and population focus. EnrollInfo: N601, N605, N811, concurrent enrollment in N728, or consent ofinstructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 727 — FOUNDATIONS FOR APN CLINICAL PRACTICE II3 credits.

Designed to continue to advance students' knowledge for clinicaldecision-making. Complex and chronic health conditions are emphasizedwhile continuing to promote health maintenance within the context ofexisting health problems. Content tailored to APN role and populationfocus. Enroll Info: N726, N728, concurrent enrollment in N729, or consentof instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 728 — ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICAL APPLICATION ANDROLE DEVELOPMENT I1-4 credits.

Supervised clinical practicum focuses on the continued developmentand application of advanced health promotion, assessment and clinicalmanagement skills within the context of chronic illness and complexhealth issues. Practicum tailored to APN role and population focus. EnrollInfo: N728, concurrent enrollment in N727, or consent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

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NURSING 729 — ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICAL APPLICATION ANDROLE DEVELOPMENT II1-4 credits.

Supervised clinical practicum focuses on the continued developmentand application of advanced health promotion, assessment and clinicalmanagement skills within the context of chronic illness and complexhealth issues. Practicum tailored to APN role and population focus. EnrollInfo: N728, concurrent enrollment in N727, or consent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 740 — ISSUES IN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN WITHCHRONIC ILLNESS IN THE SCHOOLS1 credit.

Seminar provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and professionalsin the community to discuss emerging issues in the field of schoolnursing care of children with chronic health conditions. Seminarintroduces students to professional development issues commonlyexperienced by professionals working with children with chronic illnessesand how these issues impact the nurse practicing in the school setting.Enroll Info: Graduate standing, certificate student or consent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No

NURSING 741 — ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING THEORY: FAMILYPROCESS & CHILD DEVELOPMENT3 credits.

Analyzes selected family and child development theories and researchthat inform advanced practice nursing. Applies these concepts to assesschild and family needs, enhance the parent-child relationship, and developfamily-centered, culturally responsive interventions in health and illness.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING/PEDIAT/PHM PRAC/SOC WORK  746 — INTERDISCIPLINARYCARE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS3 credits.

Interdisciplinary team care of children with special health care needsacross the trajectory of illness presented within the context of family,culture, social determinants of health, community, and healthcare policy.Students introduced to interdisciplinary, collaborative, family-centeredteam care. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 747 — PRACTICUM IN A SELECTED FUNCTIONAL AREA0-8 credits.

Guided practicum in teaching consultation, or clinical specialist roles;students assigned to a teaching department, a nursing unit, or acooperating community health agency according to interest. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2012

NURSING 751 — ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING THEORY: PSYCHIATRICMENTAL HEALTH3 credits.

Analysis and integration of selected theories and models inpsychotherapy, neuroscience, mental health, psychiatric disorders, andadvanced psychiatric mental health nursing in complex care settings withdiverse patients, communities, and populations. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING/PHARMACY/PHY ASST/PHY THER/POP HLTH  758 —INTERPROFESSIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP1 credit.

Provides students with an opportunity to engage in collaboration,problem solving and teamwork in an interdisciplinary framework as theyprepare an Interprofessional Case Competition (Fall) or as they preparea collaborative case conference for the health professional students oncampus (Spring). As students from different healthcare and public healthbackgrounds interact, learn together and share their experiences, theywill become better prepared to lead and collaborate professionally in thefuture. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 761 — HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING, EVALUATION, ANDQUALITY IMPROVEMENT3 credits.

Provides content in theory, concepts, and methods of program planningand evaluation in the context of health care and community healthorganizations. Provides basic concept related to designing andimplementing health services quality improvement projects. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

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NURSING 764 — NURSING AND HEALTH INFORMATICS3 credits.

Application of computer and information technologies to support nursingin the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health, illness,and developmental challenges. Identification of information processingchallenges and evaluation of informatics solutions. Ethical, legal andsocial issues related to informatics in patient care. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING/LAW/MED SC-M  768 — CONSUMER HEALTH ADVOCACY ANDPATIENT-CENTERED CARE CLINICAL1-7 credits.

Interdisciplinary health advocacy clinical supervised by diverseprofessional staff. Provide broad advocacy to patients with life-threatening and serious chronic illnesses. Advocacy topics include:medical decision-making, insurance, medical debt, disability issues.Weekly discussions of patient cases and related guest lectures. EnrollInfo: Graduate or Professional standing or acceptance in CapstoneCertificate in Consumer Health AdvocacyRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING/LAW/MED SC-M  769 — CONSUMER ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE1-3 credits.

Explores consumer issues in health care delivery in interdisciplinarydiscussion-based format. Covers current delivery system, expenditures/finance, managed care/insurance, barriers to access, reform, and otherselect topics. Ideal for future healthcare providers and others interestedin patients' experiences. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2012

NURSING 772 — LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING IN HEALTH CARE3 credits.

Provides healthcare leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competenciesto improve patient, organization and health system outcomes. Effectiveorganizational and systems leadership will help to eliminate healthdisparities and promote patient safety and excellence in practice. Thecourse includes the analysis, integration, and application of principlesof leadership and management to healthcare organizations and topopulation-based efforts across the healthcare delivery system includinga basic introduction to finance. Emphasis is placed on the practical skillsneeded to succeed as leaders in today's complex environments. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 785 — FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ANDEVALUATION IN NURSING EDUCATION3 credits.

Examination and application of knowledge and skills related tocurriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation for nursingeducation. Emphasis on history and philosophy of nursing curricula,models of curriculum and evaluation, and strategies for change andinnovation. Enroll Info: Grad st in nursing, grad research crse or cons instRequisites: Declared in Nursing graduate program or Doctor of NursingprogramCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 786 — FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING INNURSING3 credits.

The focus of this course is the planning, implementing, and evaluationof teaching and learning strategies for nursing education within diversesettings and student populations. Enroll Info: NURSING 785Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 787 — NURSING EDUCATION PRACTICUM1-3 credits.

Application of knowledge and skills in the nurse educator role inselected educational environments (classroom, clinical, laboratoryand/or communities). Seminar component included for discussion ofinstructional experiences and issues. Enroll Info: NURSING 785 and 786or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019

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NURSING 788 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN EDUCATION IN NURSING1-3 credits.

Examination of current topics and issues in nursing education. EnrollInfo: Grad St in Nursing or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions

NURSING 798 — MASTER'S RESEARCH PRACTICUM3 credits.

The goal of the research practicum is to promote the student's learningof the research process in nursing through direct experience. Studentswork closely with faculty to determine the nature, scope and design of theresearch experience. Enroll Info: Nursing 700 or 701Requisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2014

NURSING 799 — INDEPENDENT STUDY1-6 credits.

Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 802 — ETHICS AND THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OFRESEARCH1 credit.

Ethical issues in the design, conduct and reporting of research areexamined in the context of the nature of the scientific endeavor, thestructure of the research community, and professional and federalguidelines for supporting scientific integrity and controlling misconduct.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 803 — ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE DESIGN AND METHODS3 credits.

One of two research courses in the PhD program in nursing, this coursefocuses on the conduct of research primarily from empirical, analyticaltraditions. In the course, students will: * Address the integration ofresearch paradigms, questions, designs, and methods for such research *Compare details, characteristics, strengths and limitations of alternativeresearch designs and methods * Discuss issues and standards forpreparing research proposals for different purposes (e.g., institutionalreview boards for human subjects, NIH) to advance the nursing discipline.Enroll Info: PhD student in nursing and course in graduate statistics orconsent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 804 — ADVANCED QUALITATIVE DESIGN AND METHODS3 credits.

One of two research courses in the graduate PhD program in nursing,this course focuses on how to conduct qualitative research. Contentaddressed the philosophical underpinnings of various interpretivequalitative methodologies to assist students in matching the bestmethod to particular research questions. The class format also offersstudents opportunities to engage in research procedures associated withvarious qualitative traditions. Enroll Info: NURSING 803 or consent ofinstructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 805 — MEASUREMENT IN HEALTH RESEARCH3 credits.

Major issues in developing, testing, and using research instruments,including links between concepts, variables, and measures; theories ofmeasurement and scaling, including reliability and validity testing; andusing measures in research. Enroll Info: An intro crse in stats, Grad st orcons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016

NURSING 806 — EVALUATION AND APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE-BASEDPRACTICE3 credits.

This course evaluates collective evidence and applies it, as appropriate,as a basis for improving nursing practice, health care, and healthcareoutcomes. Enroll Info: Grad st in nursing or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

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NURSING 807 — GROUNDED THEORY RESEARCH3 credits.

A comprehensive understanding of the intellectual traditions thatinformed the development of grounded theory, variations of groundedtheory (second generation), and to provide an opportunity for activeparticipation in grounded theory research. Requires hands-onparticipation in a field-research project of the student's choice, engagingin data-collection and analysis, and in-depth readings in symbolicinteraction and grounded theory method. Enroll Info: Students shouldcomplete a graduate-level research course prior to enrolling.Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING 811 — ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY3 credits.

In-depth study of selected physiological and pathophysiological conceptswith application to advanced clinical practice across the lifespan. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing graduate program or Doctor of NursingprogramCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 815 — KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING3 credits.

Examination of the history of the discipline of nursing, with emphasis onthe evolution of debates regarding what is known and how it is known.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 816 — PROSEMINAR IN NURSING RESEARCH1 credit.

This seminar focuses on professional development and socializationto the role of nurse scientist. Topics emphasize development of careerpaths leading to productive research, scholarly publication / presentation,master teaching, and academic leadership. Discussion includes currenttopics in nursing research, especially as illustrated by the planned andongoing research of graduate students and faculty in nursing. Twosemesters are required; one in the first year of doctoral study and one asthe student is nearing completion of course work. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 818 — PATIENT-CENTERED RESEARCH3 credits.

This course addresses conceptual and methodological perspectivesin how patient-centered research and family-centered care researchis conducted, from the development through the testing andimplementation of interventions. Attention is given to variousconceptualizations of patient-centeredness, to the behavioral andphysiological origins of patient-centered interventions, family-centeredcare interventions, and to the trajectory of testing such interventions,from descriptive studies to experimental trials. Enroll Info: NURSING 815a grad level research methods course or consent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 819 — CLINICAL FIELD PRACTICUM - RESEARCH IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS3 credits.

This course provides a field experience in preparation for conductingclinical research in the health care setting that corresponds to thestudent's chosen health problem, phenomenon, or population of interest.Students will engage as participants and observers in the care setting todeepen their knowledge of the selected health problem and to examinethe application of theory and research in the care setting. Students willnegotiate a field experience with a selected agency or institution andparticipate in biweekly seminars. Enroll Info: Graduate student standing.Completion of at least one graduate level theory course in the populationor phenomenon of interest. Completion of at least one graduate levelresearch course.Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2018

NURSING 826 — FOUNDATIONS FOR APN CLINICAL PRACTICE III3 credits.

Designed to continue to advance students' knowledge for clinicaldecision-making. Coordination of complex care across systems andsettings will be emphasized. Content tailored to APN role and populationfocus. Enroll Info: N727, N729, concurrent enrollment in N828, or consentof instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

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NURSING 828 — CLINICAL LEADERSHIP III1-4 credits.

The focus of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice supervised clinicalpractice course is to enhance clinical leadership skills within the roleof an Advanced Practice Nurse. Students collaborate with a facultycourse professor and clinical preceptor to meet individualized learningobjectives. Enroll Info: Clinical II or equivalentRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING 829 — CLINICAL LEADERSHIP IV1-4 credits.

The focus of this Doctor of Nursing Practice supervised clinical practicecourse is to continue to enhance clinical leadership skills within therole of an Advanced Practice Nurse. Students collaborate with a facultycourse professor and clinical preceptor to meet individualized learningobjectives. Enroll Info: NURSING 828Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 847 — HEALTH POLICY PRACTICUM3 credits.

Provides a policy field experience that corresponds to the student'stargeted focus area, phenomenon, or population of interest. Studentswill negotiate a policy experience with a selected agency or institutionand actively participate in class seminars. Students will analyze relevantpolicies to their population of interest and actively influence the design,development, and implementation of a policy. Students will examinestrategies to accelerate policy adoption and implementation. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Declared in Nursing Practice, DNP; or Nursing, PH.DCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Summer 2019

NURSING/ED PSYCH/HDFS/SOC WORK  880 — PREVENTION SCIENCE3 credits.

This course provides a theoretical, empirical and practical foundationfor prevention science as it relates to the prevention of human socialproblems. Research and evaluation methods, program design strategies,best practices and policy as they relate to the field of prevention are alsoexamined. Intended for 2nd year graduate students. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

NURSING/ED PSYCH/HDFS/SOC WORK  881 — CAPSTONE SEMINAR INPREVENTION SCIENCE1 credit.

This course provides an opportunity for students to meet with preventionprofessionals and scholars from across campus and the communityto explore current and emerging issues of prevention research andprofessional practice. Students must complete HDFS/ED PSYCH/NURSING/SOC WORK  880 before taking this course. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 906 — SCHOLARLY PROJECT1-4 credits.

Independent scholarly project involves a systematic, evidence-basedapproach to enhance health-related outcomes. Project completed overtwo to three semesters. Enroll Info: Grad statistics crse, NURSING 706and NURSING 806Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, for 3 number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 990 — THESIS RESEARCH1-9 credits.

Enroll Info: Grad st thesis comm approvalRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

NURSING 999 — ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY1-9 credits.

Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020