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All general education requirements must be successfully completed before beginning 3100 level nursing courses.

All previous level nursing courses must be successfully satisfied prior to progressing to the next level nursing courses.

0100 Orientation to Professional Nursing (0)
Prerequisites: Admission to four-year baccalaureate program. Mandatory six-week introduction to the nursing program provides a comprehensive orientation to the program. Students are introduced to the academic and clinical expectations of the curriculum. Concerns critical for academic success (i.e., time management, effective study skills, stress management and dealing with test anxiety) are addressed.

2103 Nutrition and Health (3)
This course examines the nutritional needs throughout the life span with emphasis on nutritional principles related to health promotion and protection. Content includes assimilation, digestion and absorption of nutrients and cultural and economic influences on dietary practices.

2105 Communication in the Nursing Profession (3)
Prerequisite: None. This course focuses on the development of communication abilities utilized in professional nursing. The individual's relationship with self, others, and groups is discussed. Students learn verbal and non-verbal communication skills, self-awareness, and sensitivity to others. Interpersonal skills are introduced to enable the student to develop effective human caring relationships with a diverse population of clients and colleagues.

3101 Nursing and Health (6)
Prerequisites: Bio 1131, Bio 1141, Bio 1162, Chem 1052, Nursing 1010; pre- or co- requisites: Nurs 3106, Nurs 3110, Nurs 3111. An introduction to the discipline of nursing, the historical and theoretical development of nursing is explored with an emphasis on critical thinking, the teaching/learning process, and foundational practice concepts. Through modular laboratory experiences, the student acquires psychomotor skills to provide safe and effective nursing care to clients promoting health and wellness. Includes classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences.

3106 Assessment of Clients in Health and Illness (3)
Prerequisite: Bio 1131, Bio 1141, Bio 1162, Chem 1052, Psych 1268, Nurs 0100. This course integrates theoretical knowledge and interpersonal skills in the assessment of clients, focusing on differentiating normal from abnormal findings. It emphasizes the use of problem solving, critical thinking and cultural competency in identifying multidimensional health variations across the life span. The course includes classroom and laboratory experiences.

3110 Pathophysiological Bases of Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisite: Bio 1131, Bio 1141, Bio 1162, Chem 1052 (or equivalent), Nurs 0100. This course focuses on the nature of disease, its causes, and the bodily changes that accompany it. Includes a study of general principles of disease, specific diseases of individual organs and systems and the clinical implications.

3111 Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisite: Bio 1131, Bio 1141, Bio 1162, Chem 1052, Nurs 0100; pre/co requisite: Nurs 3110. This course introduces key terminology, legal foundations, general principles and clinical applications of pharmacology.

3205 Adult Health Nursing I (5)
Prerequisite: All 3100 level nursing courses, Psych 1268. This course focuses on the nursing care of the adult experiencing selected pathophysiological processes affecting body regulatory mechanisms. These mechanisms are related to immune responses, problems of oxygenation, ventilation, transport and perfusion; kidney function; regulatory mechanisms and digestion, absorption and elimination. Emphasis is placed on health restoration, maintenance and support as well as the continued development of the nurse-client relationship, critical thinking processes, and research-based nursing practice. This course includes classroom and clinical activities in a variety of settings.

3206 Adult Health Nursing II (5)
Prerequisite: All 3100 level nursing courses, Psych 1268. This course focuses on the nursing care of the adult experiencing selected pathophysiological processes affecting body regulatory mechanisms. These mechanisms are related to endocrine, sensory-perceptual, gynecological, and genitourinary functions. Emphasis is placed on health restoration, maintenance and support as well as the continued development of the nurse-client relationship, critical thinking processes, and research-based nursing practice. This course includes classroom and clinical activities in a variety of settings.

3214 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4)
Prerequisite: All 3100-level nursing courses; Psych 1268. This course focuses on health and illness across the lifespan of clients who have acute and chronic emotional and psychosocial difficulties and psychiatric illnesses The course emphasizes development of students' decisional capabilities, self-awareness and professional behaviors as they utilize theory and research from nursing, psychology and related disciplines for the provision of nursing care to individuals, families and groups. Clinical experiences in community and acute care settings are designed for students to engage in individual and group strategies that promote and maintain mental health. Course includes classroom and clinical activities in a variety of settings.

3215 Nursing of Women and Childbearing Families (4)
Prerequisite: All 3100 level nursing courses, Psych 1268. This course focuses on the childbearing family and women's reproductive health, including family dynamics and growth and development. Health promotion, protection, maintenance and restoration are covered in experiences that include hospital and community settings. Health care policy and systems as relevant to these populations are included. Course includes classroom and clinical activities in a variety of settings.

3216 Child and Family Health Nursing (4)
Prerequisite: all 3100 level nursing courses, Psych 1268. This course focuses on pediatric health and illness with emphasis on family dynamics, growth and development and communication with children and their families. Health promotion, protection, restoration, maintenance and support concepts are covered in experiences that include hospital and community settings. Health care policy and systems are studied as relevant to this population. Course includes classroom and clinical activities in a variety of settings.

3799 Quantitative Analysis in the Health Sciences (3)
Prerequisite: Math 1030 or equivalent. This course focuses on concepts and applications of statistics in the health sciences. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, probability distributions of random variables, sampling and estimation. The course uses examples and content from health sciences to provide the basic concept structure for quantitative analysis.

3804 Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisites: Philosophyy (3 credits). This course explores the ethical and legal dimensions of nursing practice. The relationship between ethical and legal issues is examined within nursing situations. The student participates in dialogue addressing ethical-legal issues in professional nursing practice to explore personal value, increase sensitivity to others and to develop ethical reasoning abilities.

3807 Nursing Research (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 3799 (or equivalent). This course introduces the values and characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research within an ethical perspective. Students examine the research process through analysis and critique of nursing research.

3808 Management and Leadership in Nursing (3)
Prerequisites: All 3200-level nursing courses; Nurs 3807; Nurs 3817. Econ 1000 or equivalent. This course prepares the nurse to coordinate and manage client care in diverse health care settings. Emphasis is placed on leadership and management theory and related skills, collaboration, delegation, coordination, and evaluation of multi-disciplinary work and the application of outcome-based nursing practice.

3817 Introduction to Nursing and Health Informatics (3)
Prerequisite: None. This online laboratory course establishes competency in fundamental information management and computer technology skills. It enables students to use existing information systems and available information to manage nursing practice. Students critically evaluate technology, information, and its sources; use decision support systems designed for clinical decision making; and focus on the representation of nursing data, information, and knowledge.

3873 Guided Study in Nursing (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. This course is an in-depth independent study of selected topics in nursing under the guidance of a specific instructor. No more than six hours may be taken under this option.

3900 Dimensions of Professional Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Nursing as RN. Investigates the roles and responsibilities of the professional nurse within a rapidly changing health care delivery system. Key issues are explored with emphasis on health promotion and health. Graduates of diploma nursing programs will be awarded college credit for successful validation of basic nursing knowledge as part of this course.

3920 Health Assessment (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 3900 and Nurs 3817 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. This laboratory course focuses on the knowledge, communication abilities, and technical skills necessary for comprehensive assessment of individuals of all ages.

4300 Community Health Nursing (4)
Prerequisites: All 3000-level nursing courses. This course provides a conceptual foundation for nursing that recognizes the community as client in society. The course examines socioeconomic, environmental, epidemiological, and legislative influences, ethical/legal issues, and the impact of health beliefs and practices on health promotion and protection in communities and society. The student applies various theories and concepts when encountering families, groups and communities with diverse value systems and cultural backgrounds. Course includes classroom and clinical activities in a variety of settings.

4310 Senior Synthesis (5)
Prerequisites: all 3000-level nursing courses, Nurs 4300 and 3808 may be taken concurrently. This course integrates theory and practice from previous nursing and general education courses with the goal of preparing the student for entry into professional nursing practice. Within a seminar context, students explore a variety of clinical and professional nursing topics. The course includes research-based strategies utilized for health promotion and protection, health restoration, maintenance and support. Areas of study are selected from across the lifespan, including diverse populations in a variety of health care systems. Course includes classroom and clinical experiences in a variety of settings. Not for graduate credit.

4338 Sociology of Health (3)
Same as Soc 4338. Prerequisites: Soc 1010 and junior standing. Exploration of social dimensions and issues related to health and illness such as access to the health care delivery system; factors influencing prevention, utilization, and compliance; changing relationships among health care providers and consumers; health care costs, trends, and cross-cultural variations.

4720 Perioperative Nursing (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Provides experiences in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings. Includes a clinical component.

4722 Transcultural Nursing (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Examines transcultural nursing concepts, theories and practices in relationship to human caring. Focuses on application and analysis of health care and scope of practice within selected cultural contexts. Includes practicum experiences.

4723 Nurse Externship (3)
Prerequisites: Senior level status; GPA 3.0 (4.0 scale) This course provides the opportunity to apply theoretical and conceptual knowledge and skills in a structured clinical environment under the guidance of a mentor.

4724 Emergency/Trauma Nursing (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 3205 and 3206 or consent of instructor. This course provides a framework for the roles and responsibilities of the professional registered nurse in Emergency and Trauma nursing care.

4725 Education and the Psychology of Human Sexuality (3)
Same as Ed Psych 3525. The course is designed to provide educators and other human services personnel with knowledge and understanding of various personal and social dimensions of human sexuality.

4741Advanced Nursing Assessment and Management of Clients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias (3)
Prerequisite: Senior status. Focuses on advanced nursing assessment and management of clients with cardiac rhythm problems and conduction disturbances. Includes a clinical component.

4742 Critical Care Nursing of the Adult (3)
Prerequisite: RN or completion of Nurs 3205 and 3206 or equivalent. Focuses on health restoration, health maintenance, and health support of individuals with dysfunctions or trauma to major organ systems. Emphasis is on understanding pathophysiology and psychosocial processes related to nursing and collaborative interventions, and the development of a functional framework for data organization and analysis.

4752 Primary Care Nursing (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of all junior level courses; Corequisite: Nurs 4911. This course introduces the role of the advanced practice nurse as a principal provider of primary health care to families across the life span. Major issues relate to health care provided in a variety of community settings are addressed.

4765 Women's Issues in Health Care (3)
This course is open to nursing majors and other persons interested in women's issues in health care. This seminar offers students the opportunity to explore women's issues in health care from the perspectives of both providers of health care and consumers of health care. Wellness, rather than pathology, is the emphasis of discussion of specific health care issues related to women. Student interest will determine specific issues to be examined.

4770 Topics in Nursing (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Explores special topics in the areas of clinical practice, nursing education, nursing administration, and professional development. No more than six hours may be taken under this option.

4901 Family and Community Nursing (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 3900, 3817 and 3920. This practicum course introduces the concepts, principles, skills, and professional nursing roles essential to practice community-based professional nursing with families and groups.

4905 Values in Professional Nursing (3)
Prerequisites: All 3000 level RN/BSN nursing courses or consent of instructor. Explores values and beliefs as they shape professional nursing practice and influence clinical decision making and interventions in the evolving health care system. Attention is given to the impact of sociocultural factors and health/illness beliefs and practices of the diverse populations served by the professional nurse. Students examine their own understanding of the moral nature of professional nursing within the context of a diverse society.

4911 Synthesis in Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 4901. This practicum course focuses on community-based application and synthesis of professional nursing roles and responsibilities with selected populations determined to be at risk for a variety of health related problems. The course includes assessment of cognitive and affective growth achieve while in the BSN Completion Program.

5000 Health and Wellness in the Elderly (3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Same as Ger 6401. Factors contributing to longevity and health in old age, including genetic predisposition, lifestyle, culture, and environment are related to aspects of maintaining health and promoting wellness. Through a holistic approach, explores aspects of nutrition, exercise and activity, prevention of hazards to health, maintaining self-responsibility, managing stress, and meeting continued developmental, emotional and spiritual needs. Considers cross-disciplinary interventions to promote health and wellness in the elderly. Introduces the "Putting Prevention into Practice" model adapted to health promotion in the elderly.

5100 Nursing Case Analyses in Acute and Critical Care of the Elderly (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 5110, 6748, 6742. From clinical practice with elderly, case analyses of acutely and critically ill elderly are developed and discussed in seminar. This is a clinical course.

6104 Values and Cultural Diversity in Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisites: Admission to MSN Program. This course explores the diversity of cultural influences and the moral/ethical influences on advanced nursing practice. The values and cultural beliefs of the individual student and the underlying values of the health care system are analyzed for their impact on communities and health care. Health/illness beliefs and practices of individuals, families and communities are explored as well as folk health care and complementary medicine.

6106 Policy, Organization and Financing in Health Care (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to MSN program or consent of instructor. This course is designed to explore the underpinnings of health policy as it relates to advanced nursing practice. It provides an overview of health care policy, organization and financing with emphasis on current health care trends within the framework of the workplace, government, professional organizations, and community. The policy making process at the organizational, local, state, national, and international level is explored. The variety of forces influencing policy and the policy making process are analyzed with emphasis on the nurses' role in influencing health care delivery, outcomes of client care, and nursing professional issues. Use of Health services and nursing research to influence policy is introduced.

6111 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program. This course analyzes major concepts and theories relevant to nursing. Ethical issues and dilemmas inherent in advanced nursing practice are also addressed.

6112 Nursing Research Methods (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 3799 or equivalent; Nurs 6111 (may be taken concurrently). This course provides the principles and techniques common to scientific investigation as applied to nursing. A plan of study for a nursing problem is developed.

6114 Evidence Based Nursing (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6112. This course prepares nurses to implement a research utilization model to validate practice. The theoretical basis for research utilization and practical instances of its application in nursing is examined. Opportunities are provided to develop a research utilization plan to address a clinical area of practice.

6140 Health Promotion Across the Life Span (3)
Pre or corequisite: Nurs 6111. This course is designed to provide students with a conceptual basis of health promotion and health protection for clients across the life span. Clients are conceptualized as individuals, families and populations. An application of various developmental theories for the child, adult, older adult, and family will provide the basis to individualize health care needs for various age and family groups. Core concepts include theories of health, health promotion ad protection, epidemiology, disease and injury prevention, health education, growth and development, nutrition, and family systems theory.

6309 Role of the Nurse Educator (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program or consent of instructor. This course is designed to explore the various aspects of a nurse educator role. Issues, opportunities, and challenges are explored. The culture of nursing education, as well as the various roles of the nurse educator, is examined.

6320 Learning and Curriculum Development in Nursing (3)
Prerequisite: None. This course is designed to help the student learn about the components and process of designing an overall nursing curriculum. The students will develop an understanding of the theories of learning, components of a nursing curriculum, the principle of curriculum development of program goals and objectives, the effects of the environment on the nursing curriculum, and assessing program needs.

6321 Instructional Strategies in Nursing Education (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6320 or consent of instructor. Provides students in the master's level nursing education option with knowledge about a variety of instructional strategies used in nursing education to help students learn. Students will become familiar with the when, where, and how of instructional strategies used in the classroom and clinical areas. The use of technology and distance strategies in nursing education will be explored. Students will learn to assess learner needs and manage the learning environment.

6323 Educational Evaluation in Nursing (2)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6324. This course is designed to help the student learn methods of assessing nursing student's learning and achievement of goals in the classroom and clinical areas. Different methods of assessment in nursing will be explored. Students will be exposed to nursing program evaluation and learn how to maintain appropriate academic records.

6324 Nursing Education Research (2)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6112. This course is designed to explore research in nursing education. Current research related to nursing education will be explored as well as future opportunities for research. Methodology in nursing education research will be discussed. This course also examines scholarly writing and grant writing.

6409 Role of the Nurse Leader (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program or consent of instructor. Examines roles and responsibilities of the nurse leader in a complex health care system.

6425 Managed Care Services (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to MSN or consent of instructor. Provides analysis of health care environment in managed care and its impact on nurse's role.

6426 Health Resources Management (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6409. Focuses on roles and responsibilities of nurse leader for fiscal and human resource management in both public and private sectors. Includes analysis of environment, health care organization within the system, and impact of resource management on nursing and health care.

6428 Theory and Practice in Nursing Leadership (3) Prerequisite: Nurs 6409. Focuses on theories and practices of advanced nursing leadership and management within complex health care organizations.

6509 Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner (2)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program. In this course, the student explores professional role issues affecting advanced practice nurses (APNs). The course facilitates the role development of nurses who desire to function as primary care providers (nurse practitioners) or as specialists within a particular clinical area (clinical nurse specialists). Core concepts include: communication, collaboration, advocacy, negotiation, standards of practice, and subroles of advanced nursing practice.

6518 Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
This course focuses on implications for advanced nursing practice through examination of selected pathophysiological phenomena which occur frequently in the diverse populations to whom advanced nurses provide care.

6519 Advanced Pediatric Pathophysiology (3)
This course focuses on embryology of the major organ systems, as well as specific physiologic and pathophysiologic processes relevant to the child from birth through age 18. Implications for advanced nursing practice which result from alterations of normal physiologic functioning in cellular, tissue, and organ systems are examined. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between pathophysiology, decision making, and standards of advanced nursing practice.

6520 Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6518 or equivalent or consent of instructor. This course centers on clinical pharmacotherapeutics used for primary health care management. Emphasis is placed on the clinical use of drugs in the management of specific illnesses

6524 Health Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6518 (may be taken concurrently). Designed to provide a systematic approach to the advanced assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual assessment of individuals across the lifespan. This course builds on basic health assessment knowledge and skills, emphasizing advanced assessment skills, laboratory work interpretation, validation, documentation and analysis of assessment findings.

6526 Advanced Health Assessment for Pediatric Nursing Practice (3)
Comprehensive assessment of children through adolescence, including those with significant health and/or developmental deviations, using advanced diagnostic reasoning processes. Emphasis on health history, cultural diversity, differentiations, interpretation, and documentation of findings.

6529 Advanced Pharmacology for Pediatric Nursing Practice (3) Prerequisites: Admission to Master of Science in Nursing or permission of the instructor. The major focus of this course is the pharmacotherapeutic use of medications for primary health care management of children from birth to eighteen years of age by advanced practice nurses.

6739 Adult Primary Care I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6105, 6106, 6108, 6140, 6111, 6112, 6518, 6524, 6520; 6509 & 6114 may be taken concurrently. Clinical course designed to provide a theoretical and practical base for advanced practice nursing students to diagnose and manage health problems of adults. Emphasis is placed on clinical assessment and decision-making in the provision of direct patient care within a defined scope of practice. The student is expected to clinically apply the concepts and theories discussed in class in the advanced nursing care of adults who are experiencing problems related to the upper and lower respiratory system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, skin and infectious diseases. Clinical experiences are designed to enhance assessment and technical skills needed in diagnosing common health problems.

6740 Adult Primary Care II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6739. Clinical course designed to provide a theoretical and practical base for advanced practice nursing students to diagnose and manage health problems of adults. Emphasis is placed on clinical assessment and decision-making in the provision of direct patient care within a defined scope of practice. The student is expected to clinically apply the concepts and theories discussed in class in the advanced nursing care of adults who are experiencing problems related to the musculoskeletal, neurological, endocrine/metabolic, genitourinary, reproductive systems, the eye, and mental health. Clinical experiences are designed to enhance assessment and technical skills needed in diagnosing common health problems.

6741 Family Health I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6106, 6108, 6140, 6111, 6112, 6518, 6524, 6520, 6114 may be taken concurrently. Clinical course designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain the concepts and skills essential to advanced practice nursing care of families experiencing acute and chronic health problems, with particular focus on women's and children's health issues. Emphasis is given to those health needs most commonly encountered by the Family Nurse Practitioner. A research- and theory-based approach to nursing interventions is used. Core concepts include family adaptation to acute and chronic conditions, health promotion, clinical decision-making and ethical decision-making.

6742 Family Health II: Diagnosis and Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6741. Clinical course designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain the concepts and skills essential to advanced practice nursing care of families experiencing acute and chronic health problems, with particular focus on adult clients. Emphasis is given to those health problems most commonly encountered by the Family Nurse Practitioner. A research- and theory-based approach to nursing interventions is used. Core concepts include family adaptation to acute and chronic conditions, health promotion, clinical decision-making, and ethical decision-making.

6743 Child Health I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6105, 6106, 6108, 6140, 6111, 6112, 6518, 6524, 6520, & 6114 may be take concurrently. Clinical course designed to provide students the opportunity to apply skills from advanced physical assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and theory to advanced nursing care of the child and family. Emphasis is placed on child and family developmental issues for advanced practice pediatric nurses. Normal cognitive, motor, social/emotional and language development and usual developmental challenges of each age group are addressed. Implications of the developmental stage of the child and family, level of developmental skill and developmental problems for the maintenance of health and management of illness by the advanced practice nurse are discussed. Core content includes information related to APN management of cultural and ethnic variations of growth and development problems; health maintenance; common pediatric behavioral problems; and recognition of circumstances that require interdisciplinary collaboration and referral. Clinical practice opportunities are arranged in collaboration with the instructor and planned in a variety of pediatric settings.

6744 Child Health II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6743. Clinical course designed to provide students the opportunity to apply skills from advanced physical assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and theory to advanced nursing care of the child and family. Emphasis is placed on using models and theories that guide advanced practice care for clients with common pediatric problems. Implications of the developmental stage of the child and family, level of developmental skills and developmental problems for the maintenance of health and management of illness by the APN nurse are discussed. The SOAP format is used and includes pertinent history, physical examination, laboratory findings and differential diagnosis relevant to the individual client. Focus is on development of a plan of care that encompasses the various treatment modalities used in managing common pediatric health problems including specific pharmaceutical and symptomatic treatment. Clinical practice opportunities are arranged in collaboration with the instructor and planned in a variety of pediatric settings.

6746 Women's Health I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6105, 6106, 6108, 6140, 6111, 6112, 6518, 6524, 6520 & 6114 may be take concurrently. Clinical course designed to provide students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from advanced physical assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and theory to advanced nursing care of women and families throughout the childbearing continuum. Emphasis is placed on using models and theories that guide advanced nursing practice and research-based care. Focus is on educating the advanced practice nurse to collaborate with women and their families to promote health and prevent disease. Within this context, the focus is on assessing, diagnosing, and planning care for women and families experiencing an uncomplicated childbearing continuum, as well as acute and/or chronic health care problems during preconception, pregnancy and the postpartum period, within a health promotion framework. The format includes pertinent history, physical examination, laboratory findings and differential diagnoses relevant to the individual client. Core concepts include adaptation of women through developmental stages, health risk assessment, health promotion, disease prevention, health education, primary care of women throughout the childbearing continuum, reproductive options, ethical decision-making, and grief and loss.

6747 Women's Health II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6746. Clinical course designed to provide students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to advanced practice nursing care of women and families throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on using models and theories that guide advanced nursing practice and research-based care. Focus is on educating the advanced practice nurse to collaborate with women and their families to promote health and prevent disease. Within this context, the focus is on assessing, diagnosing, and planning care for women, as well as women experiencing common health problems within a health promotion framework. The format includes pertinent history, physical examination, laboratory findings and differential diagnoses relevant to the individual client. Core concepts include adaptation of women through developmental stages, health risk assessment, health promotion, disease prevention, health education, primary care of well women, ethical decision-making, and grief and loss. Focus is on the development of a plan of care that encompasses the various treatment modalities used in managing common women's health problems including specific pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies.

6870 Special Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing (1-3) Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Explore special topics for the advanced practice nurse in the areas of research, theory, education and administration. No more than three hours shall be applied toward the degree. This course is for graduate MSN or Ph.D. levels.

6875 Special Study in Graduate Nursing (1-3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the MSN program and/or consent of the instructor. In-depth study of selected topics in nursing under the guidance of a specific instructor. No more than three hours may be applied to the master's program of study.

6877 Thesis/Directed Research Seminar (1)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6112 and permission of thesis/directed research chair. Presentation and discussion of selected research problems in nursing.

6878 Directed Research (1-6)
Prerequisites: Nursing 6112 and permission of faculty research adviser. Individual participation in the investigation of a research problem of relevance to nursing under the direction of a faculty research adviser.

6879 Research Thesis (1-6)
Prerequisites: Nurs 6112 and permission of faculty. Individual investigation of a research problem of relevance to nursing. Student works under the direction of a faculty committee to prepare and orally defend a thesis.

6948 Evidenced-Based Clinical Nursing Practice (5)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6112. This course provides the student with advanced education and clinical experience in the nursing care of a chosen specialty population. It requires the completion of population-specific modules and 250 clock hours of clinical practice in the specialty nursing area.

6950 Advanced Clinical Practice for Nursing Education (3)
Prerequisite: Nurs 6321. This is a clinical course providing experiences in the nurse educator role. Students will spend 375 clock hours with a preceptor in the various roles of a nurse educator.

6952 Synthesis Practicum (3)
Prerequisites: All required courses in Nurse Educator or Nursing Leadership of Health Systems option or consent of instructor. Serves as opportunity to operationalize role of nurse educator or nurse leader in selected academic and/or clinical settings. Includes frequent clinical seminars.

6954 Advanced Practice Nursing: Internship I (2)
Prerequisite: All required courses in the Advanced Practice Nurse option or consent of instructor. Provides opportunity to initiate the Advanced Practice Nurse role with selected populations. Students participate in precepted experiences with clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, and/or primary care physicians for a minimum of 225 hours. Frequent clinical seminars included.

6955 Advanced Practice Nursing: Internship II (2) Prerequisite: 6954. Continuation of precepted clinical experiences with selected populations initiated in Nursing 6954. Students satisfy a minimum of 225 precepted hours with clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, and/or primary care physicians and participate in frequent clinical seminars.

7480 Guided Nursing Research Seminar (1-6)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Provides opportunity to work in collaboration with faculty and peers in a focused research topic relevant to nursing.

7481 Development of Nursing Science and Theory (3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. This course focuses on the discipline of nursing, including the evolution of the state-of-the-art theory development in nursing. The course includes the aims of nursing science, the nature of scientific theories, theory analysis, a discussion of relationships among theory, research, and practice. Students engage in constructive dialogue as they begin to conceptualize nursing phenomena in their area of interest, and develop and evaluate the validity of a conceptual model.

7482 Health Promotion and Protection (3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. This seminar focuses on the theoretical basis for health promotion and protection addressing modes of nursing that are supportive and educative. The populations of interest include individuals and families across the lifespan with the goal to promote and maintain health and to reduce risks for illness or injury.

7483 Health Restoration and Support (3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. This seminar focuses on theoretical basis for health restoration and support addressing human responses to acute, critical and chronic health conditions. Populations of interest include individuals and families at risk for health crises such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, frail elderly, chronic illness, physical and cognitive impairment, and pain.

7484 Health Care Systems (3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. This seminar focuses on theoretical basis of health care systems. Students examine nursing and healthcare delivery models and the political and historical development of models such as primary care, primary nursing, case management, managed care, informatics, and decision support systems.

7485 Quantitative Design and Methods in Nursing Research (3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the doctoral program in Nurs 6112, and consent of instructor. This course focuses on quantitative research methods appropriate for nursing including experimental and non-experimental methods such as quasi-experimental, longitudinal, correlational, and descriptive design. Advantage and disadvantages of these designs will be addressed. Research questions and sources of errors related to each of these designs will be discussed.

7488 Qualitative Methods in Nursing Research (3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Examines the relationship between theoretical and philosophical perspectives and selection of appropriate methodologies in research design. Critically explores issues related to innovations in traditional qualitative designs and emerging technologies, rigor and validity and role of interpretive research in nursing science.

7490 Advanced Quantitative Design, Methods, and Analysis of Nursing Data (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 7485. This course focuses on issues in sampling and design, and implementation of interventions in nursing research. Content includes design and analysis issues affecting internal and external validity. Strategies and data manipulation related to univariate and basic multivariate analysis with computers are discussed.

7491Advanced Nursing Theory Development and Validation (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 7481 or consent of instructor. This course focuses on a systematic study of contemporary nursing science, on knowledge development, and on the application of major theory construction and validation strategies to specific nursing phenomena of interest. Students create and critically examine theoretical frameworks and models, with emphasis placed on constructing and testing theoretical statements.

7492 Advanced Quantitative Measurement and Analysis of Nursing Data (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 7490. This course focuses on measurement techniques and their applications in nursing research. Content includes examination of measurement and techniques for assessing validity, reliability, and structure of data collection instruments; instrument construction and procedures for critical evaluation of instruments; application of advanced statistical principles; application of strategies for data manipulation and analysis; and discussion of measurement limitations and data analysis solutions.

7493 Psychometrics (3)
Prerequisites: Nurs 7490 and doctoral level statistics course and/or consent of instructor. Focuses on application of psychometric theories and practices related to instrumentation in nursing research. Basic methodologies and techniques for constructing, testing, and evaluating instruments will be discussed and applied. Content will focus on theoretical foundations of measurement, item construction, instrument design, item analysis, validity and reliability assessment. Criteria for evaluating existing instruments will also be discussed.

7498 Doctoral Seminar (1-12)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Presentation and discussion of pertinent methodological and clinical issues related to doctoral research.

7499 Dissertation Research (1-12)
Prerequisites: All required course work; successful completion of written comprehensive examination.. Investigation of an advanced nature culmination in successful defense of dissertation. Continuous registration is required.

Bachelor of Health Sciences

The B.H.S. curricula were developed in collaboration with the Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health
Following are course descriptions for the cytotechnology and clinical laboratory technician clinical requirements.

3520 Leadership and Management Cytology (4)
Prerequisite: Economics 1001 or Business 3600 or equivalents. Examines theories of leadership, management and organizations as applied to cytotechnology. Healthcare economics, political issues and healthcare systems are investigated within a systems theory framework. Utilizes computer spreadsheets and delivery patterns. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

3807 Research Methods in Health Sciences (3)
Prerequisite: Psychology 2201 or equivalent. Develops an understanding of the research process as applied to allied health. The value and purpose of research within an ethical/legal context is explored. Qualitative and quantitative research methods and approaches to solve problems are examined. Students are actively involved in evaluating, critically analyzing and interpreting data to determine implications for practice. Offered exclusively for students meeting Clinical Lab Science or Cytotechnology requirements in the Clinical Program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4000 Introduction to Cytotechnology (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Cytotechnology program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health. An introduction to the profession of cytotechnology including basic cell biology, ethics, the microscope, and the history of the profession. Basic concepts of pathology, anatomy, normal histology, and benign cellular processes are taught.

4010 Clinical Bacteriology (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 2482 and 2483 or consent of instructor. Studies morphology, cultural and growth characteristics of bacteria and viruses which cause infectious disease. Specimen and media selection, collection, transport, storage and processing are also studied. Students learn to differentiate normal from pathogenic microorganisms. Disease correlation with laboratory data is stressed. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4100 Female Genital Tract I (4)
Begin to differentiate diagnosis presented diseases on kodachromes and glass slides. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4110 Bacteriology Practicum (4)
Prerequisite: Biology 4010 or consent of instructor. Morphology, cultural and growth characteristics of bacteria and viruses which cause infectious diseases. Specimen and media selection, collection, transport, storage, and processing covered. Differentiation between normal and pathogenic microorganisms and disease correlation with laboratory data stressed. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4200 Female Genital Tract II (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 4100 or consent of instructor. Emphasis on the study of lesions of the uterine corpus, metastatic lesions, and lesions of the vulva and vagina. The student is expected to differentiate between malignant and premalignant diseases of the uterine corpus and to begin differential diagnosis of endometrial adenocarcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma from glass slides and kodachromes. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4250 Parasitology and Mycology (2)
Prerequisite: Biology 2482 or 2483 or consent of instructor. Lectures and laboratory exercises focus on identification and differentiation of selected parasites, medically important fungi, and common contaminants. Common methods and techniques and instruments explored. Classification, diagnostic states of fungi and parasites, and life cycles and vectors for parasites studied. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4300 The Processing Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Biology 4200 or consent of instructor. Includes routine procedures for processing, receipt, staining, coverslipping, and filing of specimens. Cytology laboratory experience includes performing laboratory techniques under the supervision of a cytotechnologist. Offers exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4400 Respiratory and Order (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 4900 or consent of instructor. Designed to acquaint the student with the anatomy and histology of the upper and lower respiratory areas. Epithelial appearances and changes associated with normal, benign , and malignant processes are emphasized. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4410 Clinical Immunology (2)
Prerequisite: Biology 4842 or consent of instructor. Introduce the principles of both normal and abnormal responses of the immune system through the molecules, cells, organs, and systems responsible for the recognition and disposal of foreign materials. Immunological manifestations of diseases are discussed. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health

4450 Immunology Practicum (1)
Prerequisite: Biology 4410 or consent of instructor. The focus of the clinical practice is on serologic and immunologic testing. Data interpretation, troubleshooting in test systems and disease correlation with laboratory data are stressed. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4510 Immunohematology (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 4842 or consent of instructor. Studies theory and principles in immunology and genetics that determine blood types. Transfusion services stressed. Aspects of red cells, platelets and components discussed regarding selection, collection, transport, storage, processing, and their use for transfusion. Donor requirements and laboratory operations included. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4550 Immunohematology Practicum (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Clinical practice focuses on basic and special testing to assure safe blood supply and safe transfusion therapy. Adverse reactions investigated to identify cause of reaction. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4600 Body Fluid Cytology (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 4400 or consent of instructor. Examines the cytopathology of effusions, cerebral spinal fluid and other body fluids, and the cytologic changes associated with benign and malignant processes. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4601 Hematology (4)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study of fundamentals of hematology and hemotasis. Hematopoiesis, pathogenesis of anemia and disease process resulting in abnormal erythrocyte morphology will be presented. Focus on leukocyte disorders, leukemias, lymphomas, and lipid storage disease. Platelet structure and function, vascular and platelet disorders, defects of clotting factors, and interaction of fibrinolytic coagulation and kinin systems discussed. Provides an overview of the use of flowcytometric and molecular diagnostics in hemapathology. Laboratory component will be part of comprehensive clinical experience in hematology. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4661 Hematology Practicum (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 4601or consent of instructor. Clinical practice focuses on basic and special testing in hematology as well as phlebotomy. Identification of normal and abnormal cell morphology is studied, and diseases are correlated with abnormal cells. Coagulation testing to identify coagulation defects and hemostatic diseases performed. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4700 Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Cytology (3)
Prerequisite: Biology 4600 or consent of instructor. The study of the cytology of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems. The anatomy of each body site is discussed along with the Normal , benign and malignant cellular changes of each system. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4701 Clinical Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Focus on biochemical theory and physiology of carbohydrates, lipids, and lipoproteins, heme derivatives, liver and renal function, non-protein nitrogenous compounds, proteins, enzymes, electrolytes, and acid-base balance, hormones, and endocrine system. Normal and abnormal manifestations of diseases and correlation with other laboratory tests presented. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4750 Chemistry Practicum (4)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Clinical practice focuses on basic and special test methods and focuses on basic and special test methods and instrumentation used in quantifying metabolites and analytes discussed in Biology 4701. Quality control, correlation of test data and disease states presented. Biological and chemical safety practiced. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4800 Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (4)
Prerequisite: Biology 4700 or consent of instructor. Examines the anatomy and histology of the breast, thyroid, and lymph nodes with emphasis on the cytologic patterns associated with normal benign, and malignant processes. In addition, the student will have the opportunity to observe and assist the cytopathologist and/or cytotechnologist with fine needle aspiration procedures from various body sites to observe techniques for processing and rapid cytologic assessment. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.

4810 Issues and Trends in Role Development (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical laboratory science program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health. Presents overview of educational principles and teaching. Selected laboratory management issues considered.

4900 Advanced Practices in Cytology (12)
Prerequisite: Biology 4800 or consent of instructor. This clinical course requires the student to examine a variety of specimens for cytologic evaluations from all body sites. Students must have achieved minimum screening accuracy in prerequisite courses to begin practicum. Offered exclusively for students meeting clinical lab science or cytotechnology requirements in the clinical program at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health.