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Music Education Courses are designated as MUSE in the class schedule.
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MUSE 449S - Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3)
For candidates who have declared for the single subject credential in music.
Pre- or corequisite: MUSE 449I .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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MUSE 527 - Seminar in Choral Pedagogy (2)
For graduate students seeking better knowledge of choral music instruction. Topics: strategies for cognitive transfer; learning theory; classroom management; conducting gesture; choral tone; sequencing instruction; philosophical foundations of education; pacing; instructional techniques; advocacy; assessment; and current issues in music education.
Graduate-level
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Nursing Courses are designated as NURS in the class schedule. Note: All clinical nursing courses for the B.S. in Nursing require admission to the university and to the School of Nursing as a nursing major. The School of Nursing application, health care information listed under the “Bachelor of Science in Nursing” text above, and references are also required.
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NURS 205 - Medical Terminology (3)
Introduction to medical terminology using word building (roots, suffixes, prefixes, spelling, and pronunciation) as they relate to anatomical structure and function. Additional topics include medical terminology related to pharmacology, abnormal conditions, surgical procedures, and diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. (KNES 205 and NURS 205 are the same course.)
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 305 - Professional Nursing (3)
Examine professional nursing roles, including nursing history, ethics, research, theories and frameworks. Introduces advocacy, health promotion, genetics, genomics, inter-professional practice and patient safety. Instructional technologies and information literacy. Meets upper-division writing requirement.
Prerequisite: admission to B.S. in Nursing program.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 310 - Nursing Research/Evidence-Based Practice (3)
Understanding and appraising research evidence, and the role of research in developing nursing knowledge. Examine research methods and analyze current issues in relation to integrating and implementing evidence-based practice.
Pre- or corequisite: NURS 305 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 312 - Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Bridge to Registered Nurse (RN) (3)
Will guide the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) through the role transition into becoming a Registered Nurse (RN). Must hold a current Vocational Nurse license in good standing.
Prerequisite: currently enrolled in the LVN to BSN program.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 321 - Health Assessment (3)
Health assessment across the lifespan. Basic knowledge and skills necessary to perform assessments, including interviewing, history taking and foundational physical assessment skills are acquired. Developmental and culturally competent assessment skills and ability to recognize deviations from normal.
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s program in Nursing. Corequisite: NURS 321L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 321L - Health Assessment Professional Practice Laboratory (1)
Practice history talking, physical examination techniques, and risk identification on peers during supervised campus laboratory sessions. Apply the skills and techniques acquired to intervene and reduce risks and/or promote health with individual clients during clinical laboratory. Credit/No Credit only. (3 hours laboratory).
Prerequisite: admission to pre-licensure pathway to the bachelor or master’s program in Nursing; Corequisite: NURS 321 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 322 - Concepts of Professional Nursing (3)
Professional nursing role within the health care environment, including nursing theory and interpersonal communication. Theory and evidence-based nursing practice. Influence of culture and professional values on the role of the professional nurse. Meets undergraduate writing requirement.
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s program in Nursing.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 323 - Integrated Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (5)
Normal physiology and anatomy, altered physiologic states and nursing management of selected pathophysiologic disorders and diseases. Core drug knowledge, pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Drug classifications by categories affecting various body systems and disease states.
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s program in Nursing.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 324 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (1)
Development approach to providing culturally appropriate nursing care. Growth, development and sociocultural factors that influence the health and illness of various cultural groups and explores factors that impact the use of health care resources.
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure Nursing pathway.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 340 - Health Assessment (2)
Concepts and principles of comprehensive assessment of the health status, emphasizing interviewing skills, health histories, physical and psychosocial findings required for detailed health and family histories across the life span with consideration of the influence of culture.
Pre- or corequisite: NURS 305 . Corequisite: NURS 340L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 340L - Health Assessment Lab (1)
Learn and demonstrate appropriate interviewing and technical skills in examining the client, emphasizing the history and physical assessment and health promotion.
Corequisites: NURS 305, NURS 340.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 345 - Pathophysiology (3)
Builds upon and explores major pathophysiological concepts using a body systems approach that is critical to clinical decision making in nursing. Recognize pathophysiological manifestations as they relate to disease processes.
Prerequisites: Completion of G.E. Categories B.1 andB.2. Pre- or corequisites: NURS 305 , NURS 310 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 390 - Critical Thinking in Nursing (1)
Use problem-based clinical case studies to critically analyze approaches to selected problems in nursing practice. Includes application of test-taking strategies, the nursing process, use of evidence-based practice concepts, and analysis of clinical practice issues.
Prerequisite: completion of one semester in the prelicensure Nursing pathway.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 399 - Peer Mentoring for Nursing Student Success (3)
Facilitates overall development by augmenting leadership, relationship building, communication skills, cultural sensitivity and effective goal setting through the experience of mentoring student peers. Learn to convey skills of self-management, resource utilization and confidence to others. Requires minimum of one semester in the nursing program.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 402 - Population Health Nursing (3)
Introduction to population health, public health core functionsand services related to community as client. Epidemiology, ethical principles, mandates, multidisciplinary theories/models, research utilizationand client advocacy applied to the nursing process for best practices for diverse, vulnerable, at risk populations.
Prerequisites: NURS 340 , NURS 340L , NURS 345 ; completion of GE category D.1. Corequisite: NURS 402L .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.Department Consent Required
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NURS 402L - Population Health Nursing Lab (2)
Practicum for community-oriented population nursing practice. Use community assessment, epidemiology, environmental, health education, political actionand case-management frameworks to guide evidence-based nursing care delivery to persons, familiesand populations in community settings.
Corequisite: NURS 402 .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
Department Consent Required
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NURS 403 - Foundations of Nursing Practice (3)
Concepts of physiological integrity; psychosocial integrity, safe, effective care environments and health promotion/maintenance. Beginning competencies required for care of adult and older adult clients with acute and chronic health problems across a variety of practice settings.
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing. Corequisite: NURS 403L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 403L - Foundations of Nursing Practice Lab (3)
Acquire basic nursing skills in simulated and actual clinical settings. Interpersonal communication, safety documentation and selected basic nursing interventions required for clients with acute and chronic health problems.
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing. Corequisite: NURS 403 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 404 - Mental Health Nursing (3)
Integrates theory from nursing, related fields, communication and critical thinking in providing nursing care for multicultural individuals, families, groups and specific populations with mental illness. Providing professional nursing care that promotes mental health and adaptation to mental illness.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; PSYC 101 , NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 322 , NURS 323 , NURS 403 , NURS 403L . Corequisite: NURS 404L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 404L - Mental Health Nursing Lab (2)
Develop interpersonal communication skills and therapeutic use of self. Develop role of nurse as provider, designer and coordinator of care for individuals, families and community groups with mental health care needs.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L . Corequisite: NURS 404 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 405 - Management of Medical Surgical Adult and Older Adult Clients (3)
Nursing theory for care of adult and older adult clients with medical-surgical health alterations. Diagnostic and therapeutic nursing interventions relevant to medical-surgical health alterations. Nursing process and critical thinking to manage acute and chronic medical-surgical problems.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L . Corequisite: NURS 405L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 405L - Management of Medical-Surgical Adult and Older Adult Clients Laboratory (3)
Opportunities to practice advanced nursing skills in simulated and actual clinical settings. Further development of the nursing role in providing and coordinating care for adult and older adult clients with acute and chronic medical-surgical health alterations.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L . Corequisite: NURS 405 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 406 - Reproductive Health Nursing (2)
Nursing theory for caring diverse and multicultural women, newborns and families. Integrating and applying theory from nursing and related fields, standards of clinical practice, evidence-based practice, communication and critical thinking with the nursing process.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s program in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L . Corequisite: NURS 406L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 406L - Reproductive Health Nursing Laboratory (2)
Integrating and applying the nursing process in providing care for multicultural women, neonates and their families. Developing the role of nurse as provider, designer and coordinator of care for women across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321 , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L . Corequisite: NURS 406 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 407 - Child Health Nursing (2)
Integrating and applying nursing process in providing age-appropriate care and advocating for infants, children and adolescents. Collaborating with the child, family and other members of the health care team to promote and adapt to illness.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L . Corequisite: NURS 407L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 407L - Child Health Nursing Lab (2)
Apply the dimensions of health, health care and nursing in addressing the health care needs of infants, children and adolescents, focusing on health promotion, risk reduction and disease prevention.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s program in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L . Corequisite: NURS 407 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 408L - Nursing Externship (3)
Gain additional clinical experience while employed in a clinical setting. Under the direct supervision of a registered nurse preceptor, provide direct care to selected patients, consistent with the student’s level of clinical experience. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. (1 hour seminar, 9 hours clinical externship)
Prerequisite: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 323 , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L , NURS 406 , NURS 406L , NURS 407 , NURS 407L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 410 - Leadership/Management in Professional Nursing (3)
Integrating the leadership role with professional nursing. Theories of leadership, management and organizations; their application to health care agencies. Importance of collaboration, accountability and advocacy in the leadership role.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L , NURS 406 , NURS 406L , NURS 407 , NURS 407L . Corequisite: NURS 410L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 410L - Leadership/Management in Professional Nursing Laboratory (1-2)
Practicum for leadership role within professional nursing. Concepts of decision making, critical thinking, ethics, advocacy, power, quality, safety, inter-professional collaboration, performance improvement, group dynamics and functioning as a team member are demonstrated.
Prerequisites: NURS 406 , NURS 406L , NURS 407 , NURS 407L ; or admission to Integrated Community College or RN to BSN pathway. Corequisite: NURS 410 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 411 - Management of the Adult with Complex Health Alterations (3)
Nursing theory for caring adult and older adult clients with complex health alterations. Diagnostic and therapeutic nursing interventions relevant to advanced medical-surgical health alterations. Nursing process and critical thinking to manage and coordinate care.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L , NURS 406 , NURS 406L , NURS 407 , NURS 407L . Corequisite: NURS 411L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 411L - Management of the Adult with Complex Health Alterations Laboratory (3)
Design and coordinate advanced medical surgical nursing care for adult and older adult clients with complex health alterations. Advanced medical-surgical and critical care nursing. Critical thinking, organization, leadership and time management skills. Credit/no credit only.
Prerequisites: admission to prelicensure pathway to the bachelor’s or master’s program in Nursing; NURS 321 , NURS 321L , NURS 403 , NURS 403L , NURS 404 , NURS 404L , NURS 405 , NURS 405L , NURS 406 , NURS 406L , NURS 407 , NURS 407L . Corequisite: NURS 411 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 412 - Capstone Theory (1)
The transition to practice, emphasizing critical thinking, coordinating care and focusing on applying theory and nursing process for purposes of planning, implementing and evaluating care delivery for patients.
Prerequisites:NURS 411,NURS 411L; admission to B.S. Nursing pre-licensure pathway. Pre- or corequisites: NURS 402,NURS 402L; or NURS 410,NURS 410L.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 412L - Capstone Nursing Practicum (4)
Supervised practicum experience focusing on applying theory and nursing process for purpose of planning, implementing and evaluating care delivery for patients as individuals and cohorts.
Prerequisites: NURS 411 , NURS 411L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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NURS 420 - Trans-Generational Issues in Nursing (4)
Course cannot be taken for graduate credit. Developmental theories across the lifespan and the aging process are discussed with emphasis on analysis of health behavior. Normative transitions, conflicts of childhood, adult life, and the nurse’s role in health promotion are included.
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; NURS 305 , NURS 310 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 452 - Leadership/Management in Professional Nursing (4)
Integrating leadership role within professional nursing. Compares leadership, managementand organizational theories and their application. Concepts of professionalism, ethics, advocacy, power, quality, safety, inter-professional collaboration, change, group dynamics, financeand decision making.
Pre- or corequisites: NURS 402 , NURS 402L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.Department Consent Required
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NURS 470 - Art and Science of Nursing (3)
Concepts of the humanistic art and science of nursing and inter-professional collaboration. Emphasize trans-generational health behaviors necessary to appraise the determinants of adult development and the aging process. Competencies identified by regulatory/accrediting bodies compared to student learning outcomes.
Prerequisites: NURS 305 NURS 310 , NURS 340 , NURS 340L , NURS 345 . Pre- or corequisites: NURS 402 , NURS 402L .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 470B - Art and Science of Nursing II (6)
The art and science of nursing; competencies identified by regulatory/accrediting agencies and their association to the BSN role in inter-professional collaboration; and planning evidence-based care for populations across the healthcare continuum.
Prerequisite: NURS 470A .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 499 - Independent Study in Nursing (1-3)
Individually supervised studies and/or projects. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
Department Consent Required
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NURS 501 - Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Practice (3)
Study and critique of the organization and development of nursing knowledge. Requires consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 502 - Theoretical and Research Perspectives for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Develop knowledge and utilize theory, evidence-based practice, and research methods, interpretation, critique, and utilization. Must pass with a C (2.0) or better.
Prerequisite: Nursing graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 505A - Nursing Research and Evaluation for Practice (3)
Research methodology, research problems, interpretation and utilization of research results, with emphasis on critiquing qualitative and quantitative nursing research.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 505B - Seminar in Nursing Research (3)
Concepts and issues related to evidence-based practice. Developing and refining the directed project/research proposal. Proposal includes problem/purpose statements, literature review, measurement tools, work plan, timeline, method and evaluation (analysis/synthesis) plan.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 ; or DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 507 - Advanced Decision Making: Nursing Issues Seminar (3)
Applies critical thinking and decision making theory to professional issues within the context of ethical/legal and public policy considerations and with multidisciplinary health teams.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 508 - Advanced Nursing: Vulnerable Populations (3)
Applies epidemiological model to analyze the health risk factors that place populations at risk for health conditions, and plan nursing interventions to promote health and prevent disease.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 ; or DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 510 - Development and Evaluation of Nursing Curricula (3)
Major components of, and processors for, curriculum development and program evaluation. Analyze a curriculum and utilize a program evaluation model to recommend curricular revisions.
Prerequisite: M.S. Nursing graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 511 - Theoretical Basis of Leadership and Organizations in Nursing (3)
Theoretical bases for organizational context, structure and function. Models for leadership within a health care industry that deals with diverse client populations.
Prerequisite: NURS 502 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 512 - Instructional Design in Nursing Education (3)
Course design and instructional strategies to include teaching modalities, including use of simulation and evaluating student learning.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 510 , NURS 517 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 513 - Nursing Service Economics (3)
Applying critical thinking and decision-making theory to economic control techniques within the organizational context of complex health care systems. Review budgeting terminology and concepts in detail, as well as current trends and regulatory requirement for operations.
Prerequisite: admission to the Nursing Leadership concentration.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 514 - Nursing Service Leadership Practicum I (3)
Supervised learning experiences in leadership in nursing. Applying organizational and nursing theories and identifying researchable problems in nursing leadership. (1 hour seminar and 8 hours practicum per week.)
Prerequisite: NURS 513 . Pre- or corequisite: NURS 511 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 515 - Nursing Service Administration Practicum II (3)
Synthesis of theory and practice to develop and utilize techniques for strategic management in nursing service administration. Issues relevant to advanced nursing roles. (1 hour seminar and 8 hours practicum per week, each semester)
Prerequisite: NURS 514 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 515A - Nursing Service Administration Practicum II A (3)
Synthesis of theory and practice to develop and utilize techniques for strategic management in nursing service administration. Issues relevant to advanced clinical practice in nursing. (1 hour seminar and 8 hours practicum per week, each semester)
Prerequisite: NURS 514 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 515B - Nursing Service Administration Practicum II B (3)
Synthesis of theory and practice to develop and utilize techniques for strategic management in nursing service administration. Issues relevant to advanced clinical practice in nursing. (1 hour seminar and 8 hours practicum per week, each semester)
Prerequisite: NURS 515A .
Graduate-level
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NURS 516A - Nurse Educator Teaching Practicum (3)
Applying theories and concepts in curriculum development, evaluation, instructional strategies, and student evaluation in nursing education. Work with an experienced nurse educator in the academic or agency setting under the supervision of the instructor.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 505B , NURS 510 , NURS 512 , NURS 517 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 516B - Nurse Educator Clinical Practicum (3)
Working with a master’s or doctorally prepared nurse with advanced clinical knowledge and skills, the student will demonstrate expanded clinical knowledge and proficiency in the student’s area of clinical practice.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 505B , NURS 510 , NURS 512 , NURS 517 , NURS 540 , NURS 542L , NURS 552 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 517 - Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education (3)
Assessment and evaluation strategies utilized in nursing education. Conceptual frameworks; formative and summative strategies for assessing, testing and evaluation learning; clinical evaluation; and course and program evaluation.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 510 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 518 - Healthcare Quality and Safety (3)
Patient safety and its relationship to overall improvement in the quality of health care emphasizing the leaders’ role in creating and sustaining a culture of safety.
Prerequisite: NURS 502 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 519 - Informatics in Healthcare (3)
Using information systems/technology resources to implement quality improvement initiatives and support practice and administrative decision-making. Standards and principles for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient technology, and related ethical, regulatory and legal issues.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN or DNP program.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 520 - Advanced Concepts in Leadership of Health Care Systems (3)
Focuses on advanced concepts in health care leadership, including health work environments, ethics, human resources, innovation management, interdisciplinary collaboration and organizational governance.
Prerequisites: graduate standing in MSN, Nursing Leadership concentration; NURS 502 , NURS 507 , NURS 511 , NURS 513 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 524 - Advanced Health Assessment: Ambulatory Pediatrics (3)
Knowledge/skills required to conduct a pediatric assessment appropriate to the age of the child/adolescent and the nature of the visit. Collection, analysis and application of health/physical assessment data on children within the school environment.
Prerequisites: undergraduate course in Health Assessment; admission to the school Nursing program.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 526 - Health Care for the Young Family (3)
Knowledge and skills needed to identify and provide health promotion/disease prevention information to school staff, parents and their children. Developmental/behavioral theories and assessment techniques and strategies for health lifestyles.
Prerequisite: NURS 505A .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 530 - School Nurse Specialist I (3)
Advanced theory and practice of school nursing, emphasizing the health care provider role of the school nurse with children of varying ages, including those with special needs and learning disabilities.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 532 - School Nurse Specialist II (3)
Advanced practice role of school nurses focusing on program level issues. Management, coordination, resource utilization, advocacy, health care policy and communication with school staff, educators, administrators, clients and families within school districts.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate program.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 533L - School Nurse Specialist Practicum (3)
Field study applying theory, research, and clinical skills related to the multifaceted role of the professional school nurse. Planning, coordinating, and providing health care in school/community settings. Assessing and managing children’s health care needs.
Prerequisite: NURS 530 . Pre- or corequisite: NURS 532 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 540 - Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Implications for Nurses (2)
Principles of normal body functioning, pathophysiologic and psychological changes occurring with altered health across life span. Clinical case studies utilized to demonstrate the pathophysiologic basis for assessment and management of common health problems. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 542 - Advanced Health Assessment (2)
Apply theoretical concepts related to comprehensive health assessment of patients across the lifespan. Analyze, synthesize and apply comprehensive health assessment data, including the bio-psychosocial, development and environmental needs of patients and families.
Prerequisite: Nursing graduate standing. Corequisite: NURS 542L .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.Department Consent Required
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NURS 542L - Advanced Health Assessment Laboratory (1)
Clinical application of advanced health assessment skills and strategies necessary for advanced practice nursing role in a particular area of specialization. (3 hours practicum per week)
Corequisite: NURS 542 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 544 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (2)
National clinical preventive services guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention, health assessment and screening pertinent to various age groups. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units. Requires consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 546 - Primary Care of Women I: Family Planning/Gynecology (3)
Primary health care by advanced practice nurses for women, including assessment, diagnosis prevention, research and management of common gynecologic and family planning problems. Supporting reproductive pathophysiology and patient education. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: NURS 540 , NURS 542 , NURS 542L .
Graduate-level
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NURS 548A - Primary Care: Acute Problems I (2)
Theory and research related to the problems affecting patients and families across the lifespan. Health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, differential diagnosis, management and patient/family education and counseling related to these conditions. Quality health care, resource management and shared-decision making.
Prerequisites: NURS 540 , NURS 542 , NURS 542L .
Graduate-level
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NURS 548L - Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum II (3)
Continued clinical field study applying theory, research and developing clinical skills related to the provision of care to pediatric and adult patients and their families, including gynecology and family planning, in increasingly complex clinical situations. (9 hours practicum per week)
Corequisite: NURS 548A .
Graduate-level
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NURS 552 - Advanced Pharmacology: Prescriptive Authority (3)
Advanced course of pharmacology and pharmacotheurapeutic content and application relevant to the Advanced Practice Nurse. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 570 - Basic Women’s Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Reviews theory, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of ambulatory care for women during childbearing and postpartum/family planning periods in culturally diverse populations. Research findings within the framework of the normalcy of childbearing.
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Women’s Health concentration.
Graduate-level
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NURS 572 - Intrapartum Management (3)
Theory, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of women during labor, birth and the immediate postpartum.
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Nurse Midwifery Specialty. Corequisite: NURS 570 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 573A - Internship in Basic Midwifery Practice (5)
Applying basic midwifery knowledge in the clinical setting. Clinical internship of health promotion, diagnosis and management of low risk childbearing women and newborns. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care.
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Nurse Midwifery specialty. Pre- or corequisites: NURS 570 , NURS 572 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 573B - Basic Women’s Health Care Practicum (3)
Applying basic Advanced Practice Nursing knowledge in the clinical setting. Clinical practicum of health promotion, diagnosis and management of low risk childbearing women. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care. (minimum 12 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Nurse Practitioner specialty. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 570 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 574 - Intermediate Women’s Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Theory, research, assessment, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of complications related to ambulatory health care of women. Reviews domestic violence. Evaluation of research findings.
Prerequisite: NURS 570 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 575 - Management of Acute and Critical Conditions in Obstetrics (2)
Incorporate triage theory and advanced pathophysiology concepts into diagnosing and managing acute and critical obstetric conditions to inform advanced practice in women’s health care.
Prerequisites: NURS 540, NURS 542, NURS 542L, NURS 552.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 576 - Women’s Health Care: Newborn Assessment and Management (1)
Assessing and managing newborns through the first 28 days of life.
Prerequisites: Nursing Women’s Health Care MS student; NURS 570 , NURS 572 , NURS 573A .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 577A - Internship in Intermediate Nurse Midwifery Practice (7)
Clinical application of knowledge in midwifery practice for childbearing women and newborns with moderate to high risk factors. Co-management and collaborative management. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care.
Prerequisites: NURS 570 , NURS 572 , NURS 573A . Corequisites: NURS 574 , NURS 576 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 577B - Intermediate Women’s Health Care Practicum (3)
Clinical application of knowledge in Advanced Practice Nursing for care of women with moderate to high risk conditions in pregnancy. Co-management and collaborative management. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care. (Minimum 9 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: NURS 573B . Corequisite: NURS 574 .
Graduate-level
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NURS 579A - Advanced Nurse Midwifery Internship (5)
Synthesis of clinical knowledge and skill for advanced practice in women’s health. Residency incorporates full scope practice and primary care to prepare for independent practice as a nurse-midwife.
Prerequisite: successful completion of all didactic and clinical courses related to the Nurse Midwifery specialty.
Graduate-level
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NURS 579B - Advanced Women’s Health Care Practicum (5)
Synthesis of clinical knowledge and skill for advanced practice in women’s health. Residency incorporates full scope practice and primary care to prepare for independent practice as a women’s health care nurse practitioner. (Minimum 9 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: successful completion of all courses related to specialty.
Graduate-level
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NURS 579C - Fellowship in Midwifery and Women’s Health Practice (3)
For certified nurses in advanced midwifery and women’s health care, focusing on independent practice, research and/or health policy development. Student will be mentored by an established certified nurse-midwife or nurse practitioner for completion of objectives.
Prerequisites: completion of all courses required for MSN and completion of midwifery, midwifery/nurse practitioner, or nurse practitioner certification.
Graduate-level
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NURS 594 - Professional Role for the Advanced Practice Nurse as a Midwife or Nurse Pract. (3)
Critical thinking and decision-making theory specific to issues in women’s health care. Professional, ethical, legal, public policy aspects of nurse practitioner/nurse-midwifery practice. Legal basis of practice, national international trends in women’s health care, developing strategic business skills, promoting the profession.
Prerequisite: second-year graduate standing in Women’s Health Care.
Graduate-level
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NURS 596A - Comprehensive Clinical Practicum (2)
Low- to high-risk patient assessment and management through case study and skills lab competency. Simulated patient evaluation/management and comprehensive examination demonstrating student’s application of knowledge and skills. A full-year course over two semesters. (Minimum 6 hours per week per semester)
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 505B .
Graduate-level
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NURS 596B - Comprehensive Clinical Practicum (2)
Low- to high-risk patient assessment and management through case study and skills lab competency. Simulated patient evaluation/management and comprehensive examination demonstrating student’s application of knowledge and skills. A full-year course over two semesters. (Minimum 6 hours per week per semester) Requires consent of instructor.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 505B .
Graduate-level
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NURS 597 - Project (3)
Identify specific issues/problems in degree concentration; develop and complete project.
Prerequisites: NURS 502 , NURS 505B .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.Department Consent Required
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NURS 597A - Project (2)
Identifying specific issues/problems in degree concentration; developing and completing project. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B .
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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NURS 598A - Thesis (2)
Individual research with conferences with instructor, culminating in a thesis.
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B .
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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NURS 599 - Independent Graduate Study (1-3)
Independent inquiry resulting in oral or written report. May be repeated with different content for a maximum of six units.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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NURS 600 - Biostatistics for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)
Provides necessary skills and knowledge to interpret research that employs multivariate statistical techniques. Choosing correct statistical methods; descriptive, univariate and multivariate statistics; probability; estimation and hypothesis testing; and use of a statistical software package.
Graduate-level
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NURS 601 - Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Theories in nursing and other health care disciplines with particular emphasis on utility in practice; evaluate specific theoretically based strategies for individual nurse or patient change and those for planned changes within organizations.
Prerequisite: NURS 605 .
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 602 - Data Management, Quality Improvement and Evaluation for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Provides necessary skills and knowledge to use evidence and health data for quality improvement in a health setting. Uses quality systems to evaluate change and common methods used in quality improvement processes.
Prerequisite: DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 605 - Advanced Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (3)
Reading, interpreting and evaluating studies using quantitative and qualitative methods in nursing and other health care disciplines; develop initial literature review for integrative scholarship proposal.
Prerequisite: DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 610 - Leadership, Management and Economics in Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Analyzing leadership theories and organizational models within healthcare delivery systems. Principles of change theory, financial management, strategic planning, program development and implementation. Fiscally sound leadership management in providing healthcare for individuals and populations.
Prerequisite: DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 615 - Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention (3)
Applying epidemiological principles and approaches related to health and illness in at-risk populations. Use epidemiological models and inquiry to determine population needs and promote interventions to enhance health-related quality of life and prevent illness.
Prerequisite: DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 620 - Informatics in Healthcare (3)
Use information systems/technology resources to implement quality improvement initiatives and support practice and administrative decision-making. Standards and principles for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient care technology and related ethical, regulatory and legal issues.
Prerequisite: DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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NURS 630 - Healthcare Policy, Ethics and Advocacy for Nurses (3)
How national and international health policies, advocacy efforts, ethics and economics impact health care delivery and its outcomes and influence advanced practice nursing. Development of health care policy, delivery models, reimbursement mechanisms and economic perspectives.
Prerequisite: DNP standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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