September 2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Graduate Course Descriptions
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BU 530 - Business Leadership Foundations This course is designed to assess entry level business content knowledge and skills and validate both prior learning and experiential learning in the areas of business ethics, business leadership, global dimensions of leadership, human resource management, information technology management, strategic management and business integration, and the legal environment of business, accounting, finance, marketing, economics, analysis, operations and organizational behavior. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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BU 540 - Leadership Foundations This course is designed to assess entry level business content knowledge and skills and validate both prior learning and experiential learning in the areas of business ethics, business leadership, global dimensions of leadership, human resource management, information technology management, strategic management and business integration, and the legal environment of business. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites/Corequisites: None.
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BU 550 - Research Methods and Decision-Making This course focuses on skills in research and decision making for the academic and business environment. Topics include the development of research and writing skills, development of decision-making skills, and reflection and review of research activities. Students research and write academic and business papers, specify decisions, characterize alternatives, apply judgment, manage peer pressure, and implement ethical decisions. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite/Corequisite: None.
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BU 560 - Managerial Foundations A continuation of BU 540 , this course is designed to validate both prior learning and experiential learning in the areas of Accounting, Business Finance, Marketing, Microeconomics, Quantitative Analysis, Operations Management, and Organizational Behavior. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite or Corequisite: None.
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BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior High-performing organizations are driven by leaders who enable people to be effective both individually and as part of work teams. Integrating current and emerging leadership strategies, this course helps students develop leadership knowledge and skills, identify critical business challenges in an era of global competition, and act to turn those challenges into opportunities. This course presents strategies for evaluating personal leadership strengths and weaknesses as well as building leadership capacity in employees to increase individual and team performance and lead positive changes in culture and organizational performance. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations . Corequisite: BU 550 - Research Methods and Decision-Making .
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BU 610 - Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making This course covers both financial and managerial accounting as they apply to decision making in the organization. Students will explore the similarities and differences between financial accounting information and managerial accounting information with a focus on selecting the appropriate information based on internal and external needs. Students will learn how to identify and collect the appropriate accounting information to assist them in making decisions and reporting information. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations . Corequisite: BU 550 Research Methods and Decision-Making .
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BU 615 - Marketing and New Product Development This course focuses on the role of marketing and the marketing department in adding value to the organization. Major elements of the marketing process to be covered include domestic and global market assessment, strategic marketing planning, the development of an effective marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and distribution) to create customer value, consumer/business buying behavior, and market research. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations . Corequisite: BU 550 - Research Methods and Decision-Making .
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BU 620 - Technology and Innovation This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to manage technology organizations in an increasingly competitive global environment through the successful use of innovation and creativity. The course provides a consistent process for the formulation, implementation, and assessment of technology business strategy and presents a framework for the birth, growth, maturation, and decline of business innovation. Students will analyze technology issues in various business sectors throughout the course and develop findings and recommendations. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 550 Research Methods and Decision-Making . Corequisite: None.
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BU 622 - Information Security and Privacy This course covers various aspects of security in computing, including security threats and controls, basic cryptography and its applications, network intrusion detection and prevention, security administration and planning, anonymity and privacy, legal issues, protection, and ethics. Examples from a variety of private and public sector organizations are used to test concepts and assumptions throughout the course. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 550 Research Methods and Decision-Making . Corequisite: None.
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BU 624 - Systems Analysis and Design This course is designed to provide students with the tools they need to develop an integrated business solution approach to systems analysis and design issues. Students are introduced to the principles and techniques of systems analysis and design including the conceptual architecture of an information system, information systems framework, and conceptual building blocks. Appreciation of the multidisciplinary approach needed for systems analysis and design is learned through an understanding of information systems project sizing, structure, transaction analysis, user participation, performance criteria, and topologies and protocols required for a successful information systems project are discussed. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 620 - Technology and Innovation . Corequisite: None.
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BU 630 - Project and Operations Management This course provides students with the tools needed to manage operations and projects within an organization. Topics include demand forecasting and management, capacity planning and scheduling, inventory control, purchasing and materials management, facilities management, project management strategies and tactics, defining user needs and project scope, scheduling and budgeting, and performance objectives. Control methods, such as PERT/CPM, Gantt charts, project management software, and project audits, will also be covered. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations Corequisite: BU 550 Research Methods and Decision-Making
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BU 632 - Project Management Applications In this course students will apply the theory and practice of successful project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation. This includes the creation of project schedules, work breakdown structures, resource allocation and other frameworks utilized in a variety of real-work scenarios. Students will also evaluate the use of various software applications commonly used to manage projects. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 630 - Project and Operations Management . Corequisite: None.
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BU 634 - Project Cost and Risk Management This course focuses on both the costs and risks associated with projects and project portfolios. Students will estimate and evaluate project costs in relation to cost and delivery related risks. Risk analysis, monitoring and response planning techniques will also be applied. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 630 - Project and Operations Management . Corequisite: None.
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BU 636 - Project and Business Analysis In this course students will utilize analysis techniques to successfully identify the business needs associated with project initiation. Requirements gathering and management processes will be evaluated and implemented in real-work scenarios. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 630 - Project and Operations Management and BU 632 - Project Management Applications . Corequisite: None.
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BU 640 - Human Resources Management This course covers the effective management of human resources in an organization, including concepts and techniques of personnel planning, job and performance evaluation, incentive and performance standards, accommodation of diversity in the workplace, and the impact of labor organizations on management. Current topics in human resource management that recognize the dynamic environment for this field will be researched. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior . Corequisite: None.
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BU 642 - Business and Labor Law This course focuses on the meaning of the “rule of law” and the conduct of a business, as well as contract elements in the market economy and how regulatory law affects an organization’s choices. Other topics include employer discrimination and employment law legal perspective in the firm, student skills recognizing ethical issues through discussion of current case studies to emphasize the impact of these topics on the daily operations of an organization, and labor law views and how they affect the management of employees. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior . Corequisite: None.
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BU 644 - Compensation and Rewards Management This course focuses on compensation and rewards management as human resource tools within organizations. Emphasis is placed on the integration of compensation and reward structures to create a strategic advantage for an organization. The course includes an overview of compensation systems, job evaluations in regards to reward structures, legal constraints involving compensation programs, and global compensation issues. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior . Corequisite: None.
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BU 650 - Healthcare Administration This course explores the major components and organizational interrelationships in the U.S. healthcare delivery system across the continuum of care. Topics include the history of the delivery system, delivery institutions and models, policy implementation, and payment mechanisms. Variables of access, cost, and quality are introduced. Application of these topics in the areas of healthcare reform, social and cultural changes that affect the system, and alternative healthcare allow students to analyze critically these evolving healthcare issues. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations or equivalent. Corequisite: None.
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BU 654 - Health Information Management This course provides an overview of the role of information systems in healthcare organizations. Students will explore the technical, organizational, and cost-benefit issues related to healthcare information systems, including clinical decision support, integrated networking and distributed computing technologies, telemedicine applications, and artificial intelligence solutions. Students will develop and exercise analytical skills for appraising health information systems and will acquire practical experience using biomedical research databases, desktop application software, and electronic communication systems. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations or equivalent. Corequisite: None.
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BU 660 - Accounting in the Organization This course expands on themes of managerial and cost accounting to include the evaluation, creation and administration of internal controls and accountability systems. Areas of focus will include the development and analysis of data sources that can be used in control systems as well as the implementation of those systems. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA). Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 610 - Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making . Corequisite: None.
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BU 662 - Corporate Financial Planning In this course students apply the concepts of financial management to the daily and strategic activities of the firm. This includes specific activities related to firm and industry analysis, monitoring and control and strategic planning. Broader themes of corporate investment, valuation and incentive structure are also discussed. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA). Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 610 - Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making . Corequisite: None.
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BU 664 - Financial Decision Analysis and Support Students in this course use a variety of analytical modeling tools and techniques to evaluate business decisions using of data from accounting, financial and operational sources. Both the theory of management decision making and practical application of real-world tools will be addressed. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA). Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 610 - Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making and BU 660 Accounting in the Organization . Corequisite: None.
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BU 681 - Global Business Perspectives In this course student will evaluate major global challenges that business are faced with. Emphasis will be on economic, political and cultural characteristics of different regions and how they impact the business landscape locally and globally. Impacts in multiple functional roles will be considered, specifically in the areas of marketing, human resources, finance, healthcare, business intelligence, technology and project management. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/0/60 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations or equivalent. Corequisite: None
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BU 682 - Applied Statistics for Data Analysis This class focuses on the mathematical and conceptual foundations of statistics within the context of data analysis. Students will be exposed to applied applications of probability and statistical techniques. Additionally, students will be introduced to the fundamental methods of data science and data analytics. Students will explore the ethics and privacy concerns related to the field. Software tools will be used throughout the course. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 600 Leadership and Organizational Behavior or BU 681 Global Business Perspectives . Corequiste: None
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BU 684 - Analysis Sources, Methods and Models This course explores and evaluates the various methods and standard models used to approach business problems. Consideration of data sources (including data mining, text mining and databases) and project plans/life-cycles will be addressed. Students will assemble data from multiple sources and develop plans, processes and conclusions. Software will be used throughout the course. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 600 Leadership and Organizational Behavior or BU 681 Global Business Perspectives . Corequisite: None
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BU 686 - Business Analytics and Data Visualization This course allows students to apply data analysis methods to practical business problems. Multiple functional areas will be addressed including marketing analytics as well as supply & demand forecasting. Students will utilize industry best practices in the analysis, solution recommendation and visualization of cases. Software will be used throughout the course. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 682 Applied Statistics for Data Analysis and BU 684 Analysis Sources, Methods and Models . Corequisite: None
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BU 690 - Business Integration & Strategic Planning This course focuses on how mission, vision, and values come together to inform the strategic planning process in an organization. The dynamic global environment that modern businesses operate in requires managers to master the art of thinking globally and to utilize frameworks for acting locally. Students will analyze the environment at a number of levels in order to develop a concise strategic plan. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 530 - Business Leadership Foundations . Corequisite: BU 550 - Research Methods and Decision-Making .
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BU 695 - Graduate Capstone Project This course is designed as the final capstone project, where students will demonstrate application, analysis, integration, and evaluation in a real-world project or simulation. The capstone experience gives each student the opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability to utilize what he/she has learned in the program. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: Final semester. Corequisite: None.
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BU 697 - Graduate Internship The course is the final class in the graduate experience. The student will participate in a minimum of 135 hours of “on-the-job” experience under direction of a work-site supervisor in an approved organization agreeing to sponsor the internship. The experience must be outside of the student’s current scope of work and the deliverables clearly demonstrate leadership and the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. The student and work-site supervisor will determine the scope of work and deliverables needed to demonstrate all graduate program core student learning outcomes. Evaluations of the level of proficiency demonstrated by the intern will be completed by both the faculty member and the work-site supervisor from the sponsoring organization. This course is offered in a 16 week format only. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 0/0/135/135 Prerequisite: Final semester. Corequisite: None.
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EN 304 - English Composition II This course requires students to analyze discourse communities, execute a well-designed academic research project, apply reading strategies to academic texts, and use texts as models for writing. Analyzing discourse communities involves identifying how communication conventions change in different contexts. Designing and executing an academic research project involves formulating research questions, conducting primary and/or secondary research, synthesizing ideas from multiple sources, discussing findings, and presenting the results in apa format. Applying reading strategies to academic texts involves using a process for reading, identifying text features, evaluating sources, and organizing reading notes. Using texts as models for writing involves analyzing and imitating the scope, structure, methods, use of evidence, and tone common to academic writing. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: EN 111 Information Literacy and EN 104 English Composition I. Corequisite: None.
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MA 320 - Statistics This course presents the study of basic statistical theory and concepts. Topics include statistical probabilities, measures of central tendency, measures of variation, hypothesis testing, regression, and correlation. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: MA 109 College Algebra Corequisite: None.
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SC 154 - Anatomy and Physiology I for Nurses The first anatomy and physiology course in a two-term sequence will provide nursing students with information and practical experience regarding anatomical and physiological concepts related to the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems, as well as, special senses. Biochemistry, cellular biology, and histology are integrated into each body system. Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 45/30/0/75 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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SC 166 - Microbiology This course provides an introduction to the study of microorganisms. It covers normal microbiota and pathogenic microbes. Select topics include function, metabolism, genetics, growth, and relationships to humans and the environment. Topics related to human infectious diseases include transmission, host defense mechanisms, growth processes, and the spread of infectious agents. This course also includes a practical component. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 30/30/0/60 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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SC 186 - Chemistry This course presents the basic concepts of chemistry. Topics to be presented include: matter, atoms, molecules, and atomic structure; chemical bond theory; molecular geometry and properties; writing chemical equations; the conservation of matter in chemical reactions; oxidation and reduction reactions; pH and acid-base chemistry; buffer, and solutions; and equilibrium. Students will also be provided with an overview of organic chemistry and biochemistry. This course includes a practical component. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 30/30/0/60 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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SC 254 - Anatomy and Physiology II for Nurses The second anatomy and physiology course in a two-term sequence will provide nursing students with information and practical experience regarding anatomical and physiological concepts as related to the circulatory system, lymphatic system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, and the male and female reproductive systems. Biochemistry, cell biology, and histology are integrated into each body system. Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 45/30/0/75 Prerequisites: SC 154 Anatomy and Physiology I for Nurses . Corequisites: None.
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Healthcare Administration |
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HA 610 - Health Policy and Management This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to guide students in evaluating healthcare policy issues that impact decision making and outcomes in healthcare. Students will explore healthcare delivery systems and analyze issues which impact the delivery of healthcare and nursing at global, national, and state levels of government. Students will analyze the development, formulation, and implementation of policies and related economic issues that can influence healthcare practice today. In addition, the course includes topics such as the relationship between healthcare providers and patients, insurance policies, quality management, legislative liability issues, ethical decision making, and other policy issues. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations or NU 560 - Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice . Corequisites: None.
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HA 620 - Healthcare Economics, Finance, and Resource Management This course focuses on optimizing the healthcare administration leader role and providing the healthcare administration leader student with an appreciation for the fiscal status of both the global health system and healthcare organizations. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
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HA 625 - Healthcare Law and Ethics This course is designed to provide the healthcare administrative leader student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective ethical leader and manager necessary to oversee the ethical operation of a healthcare organization. Students will learn how regulatory law affects a healthcare organization’s operations within established rules intended to protect the public, promote access to care, and ensure that healthcare administration professionals adhere to high ethical and legal standards. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
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HA 630 - Marketing and Strategic Growth in Healthcare This course focuses on the role of marketing and strategic growth in adding value to the healthcare organization. Major elements of the marketing and strategy processes to be covered include domestic and global market assessment, strategic marketing planning, the development of an effective marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and distribution) to create customer value, consumer/business buying behavior, and market research. Learners master the art of thinking globally and to utilize frameworks for acting locally. Students will analyze the environment at several levels in order to develop a concise strategic plan. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
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HA 635 - Healthcare Human Resources Management This course covers the effective management of human resources in healthcare organizations, including concepts and techniques of personnel planning, job and performance evaluation, incentive and performance standards, accommodation of ethnic and cultural diversity in the workplace, and the impact of labor organizations on management. Current topics in human resource management recognize the dynamic environment for this field will be researched. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
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HA 640 - Healthcare Operations Assessment and Decision-Making This course focuses on skills in operations assessment and decision making for healthcare organizations. This course will introduce, and apply research methods and designs, knowledge-based research techniques, evidence-based practice, outcome evaluation, and evaluation of research processes. Grant writing and national guidelines will be covered. Students will be exposed to the critique of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Ethical issues in research and the value of healthcare administration research will be critically explored. In addition, students will be able to develop a research proposal or carry out a quality improvement project. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
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HA 645 - Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Healthcare This course provides students with the tools needed to manage operations and projects within a healthcare organization. Topics include demand forecasting and management, capacity planning and scheduling, inventory control, purchasing and materials management, facilities management, project management strategies and tactics, defining user needs and project scope, scheduling and budgeting, and performance objectives. Control methods, such as NAHQ concepts and principles, PERT/CPM, Gantt charts, project management software, and project audits, will also be covered. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
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HA 695 - Graduate Capstone Project This course is designed as the final capstone project that provides the student with the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge and competencies acquired from the core healthcare administration courses. Students will demonstrate application, analysis, integration, and evaluation in a real-world project or simulation. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: HA 645 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Healthcare and final semester Corequisites: None
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NSG 631 - Synthesis I This course will provide the student with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge and skills that increase competence and confidence as a nurse. This course will utilize the components of nursing knowledge gained and translate it into development of a culminating experience with a capstone project. This course requires decision making skills, utilization of nursing science, analysis of data, evaluation and creation of new ideas to help patients. All students are required to complete a final capstone project that reflects mastery of the program outcomes. This course is part one of the capstone project. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/45/75 Prerequisites: NSG 526 Family Nursing , NSG 527 Medical Surgical Nursing II and NSG 528 Clinical III . Corequisites: None.
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NSG 321 - Advanced Leadership and Management This course uses theoretical frameworks in critical thinking strategies to study the coordinating role of the profession nurse within the healthcare delivery system. Current theories of leadership and management in relation to nursing practice. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: None.
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NSG 323 - Community and Public Health Nursing This course focuses on the role and competencies of the nurse in the community setting, to promote whole-person health. The principles of professional nursing care are applied to culturally diverse individuals, families, and groups and are integrated throughout the health-illness continuum. In the clinical setting, students care for selected patients in various community-based settings, integrating knowledge of epidemiology and factors that influence population health. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/45/105 Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: None.
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NSG 520 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology This course focuses on the basic understanding of pathophysiology related to human illness with an emphasis placed on cellular alterations in organ systems as they relate to selected disease states. Opportunities will be presented that provide for the use of critical thinking processes to analyze diverse client presentations of selected illness for symptomatology, pathophysiology, and health care implications. Students will be introduced to the role of pharmacotherapeutic agents in the treatment of illness and in the promotion of wellness in patients throughout the lifespan. These concepts provide the basis for the study of drug actions, indications, side effects, nursing implications, and patient education. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/0/60 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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NSG 521 - Fundamental Concepts and Health Assessment This course focuses on the concept of health assessment as the foundational step of the nursing process. Knowledge and skills necessary for the performance of comprehensive and focused health assessments will be presented. Interviewing, observation, inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation skills will be examined. Normal findings, variations from normal, cultural differences and appropriate equipment use will be considered. Students will be provided with opportunities to learn and develop basic competencies necessary to facilitate the optimal well-being of the patient within the healthcare setting in a safe, legal, and ethical manner. Focus is placed on the nursing process, health promotion, disease prevention, professional communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration within the context of meeting basic patient needs in a healthcare environment. Throughout the course, students demonstrate competence of fundamental principles of nursing practice which are validated through clinical skill performance assessments. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 75/0/0/75 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: NSG 522 Clinical I .
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NSG 522 - Clinical I This course provides a clinical practicum for the application of concepts learned in health assessment and fundamental nursing courses. Evidence-based practice, critical thinking, teaching/learning, professional behaviors, communication, collaboration, skills/technology, and professional development are embodied and exhibited. The student engages in the application of the nursing process in collaboration with the RN preceptor or clinical instructor, who guides the clinical experience. Semester Credit Hours: 2.00 Contact Hours: 0/45/45/90 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: NSG 521 Fundamental Concepts and Health Assessment .
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NSG 523 - Medical Surgical Nursing I This course is designed to further develop and apply concepts related to the nursing process of acute and chronically ill patients. Teamwork and collaboration are introduced to enhance safe and quality nursing care in a variety of clinical settings. Classroom and clinical experiences integrate the concepts of caring, collaboration, communication, cultural sensitivity, community and clinical judgment to facilitate the wellbeing of individuals and prepare the student as a provider of care. In the clinical setting, students will care for patients with select medical and/or surgical problems in various settings, state knowledge of pathophysiology and psychosocial dynamics, apply the nursing process, utilize information technology, interact with other health care professionals, and practice clinical decision making and critical inquiry while caring for culturally diverse, ill adults. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/0/60 Prerequisites: NSG 520 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology , NSG 521 Fundamental Concepts and Health Assessment and NSG 522 Clinical I . Corequisites: NSG 525 Clinical II .
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NSG 524 - Mental Health Nursing This course focuses on the role of the nurse in caring for patients with alterations in mental health. Focus is placed on the nursing process framework with emphasis on assessment, therapeutic communication, neurobiological and psychosocial theories, pharmacology, and current practices related to the care of the mentally ill. Interventions focus on aspects of care to include professional communication, patient and family teaching, review of community resources, and practical application in various clinical settings. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: NSG 520 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology , NSG 521 Fundamental Concepts and Health Assessment and NSG 522 Clinical I . Corequisites: NSG 525 Clinical II .
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NSG 526 - Family Nursing This course introduces the student to family-centered care and the health needs of the childbearing family. Students review concepts, skills, and techniques needed to care for culturally diverse maternal, infant, and pediatric patients and their families. The nursing process is utilized to emphasize the concepts of family-centered care, collaboration, communication, cultural competence, and community. The clinical experiences focus on concepts and skills required to provide safe and evidence-based care in a variety of clinical settings. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/0/60 Prerequisites: NSG 523 Medical Surgical Nursing I , NSG 524 Mental Health Nursing and NSG 525 Clinical II . Corequisites: NSG 528 Clinical III .
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NSG 527 - Medical Surgical Nursing II This course expands on previous nursing knowledge and skills to provide care to patients that have complex health alterations in a variety of clinical settings. Students will explore the concepts of professionalism, collaboration, communication, and cultural competency within the context of illness and their role as provider of care, educator, and patient advocate. In the clinical setting, students will care for selected patients in various settings, applying knowledge of pathophysiology and psychosocial dynamics for patients with medical and/or surgical problems. Focused on nursing care of complex patients, families, and groups in unstable situations with unpredictable outcomes. The course focuses on nursing practice that facilitates the wellbeing of individuals within the context of critical or complex illness and continues in preparing the student as a provider of care. In the clinical setting, students care for selected patients in various settings, integrating knowledge of pathophysiology and psychosocial dynamics for patients with acute or complex medical and/or surgical problems. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 75/0/0/75 Prerequisites: NSG 523 Medical Surgical Nursing I , NSG 524 Mental Health Nursing and NSG 525 Clinical II . Corequisites: NSG 528 Clinical III .
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NSG 528 - Clinical III This course provides a clinical practicum for the application of concepts learned in maternity, newborn, pediatric, and advanced medical surgical nursing courses. Evidence-based practice, critical thinking, teaching/learning, professional behaviors, communication, collaboration, managing care, management/leadership, skills/technology, and professional development are embodied and exhibited. The student engages in the application of the nursing process in collaboration with the RN preceptor or clinical instructor, who guides the clinical experience. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 0/0/135/135 Prerequisites: NSG 523 Medical Surgical Nursing I , NSG 524 Mental Health Nursing and NSG 525 Clinical II . Corequisites: NSG 526 Family Nursing and NSG 527 Medical Surgical Nursing II .
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NSG 621 - Clinical IV This course provides a clinical practicum for the application of concepts learned throughout the program. Evidence-based practice, critical thinking, teaching/learning, professional behaviors, communication, collaboration, managing care, management/leadership, skills/technology, and professional development are embodied and exhibited. The student engages in the application of the nursing process in collaboration with the RN preceptor or clinical instructor, who guides the clinical experience. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 0/0/135/135 Prerequisites: NSG 526 Family Nursing , NSG 527 Medical Surgical Nursing II and NSG 528 Clinical III . Corequisites: None.
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NSG 625 - Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Technology This course focuses on the use of health information systems, communication devices, computer applications and explores the impact of these technologies on nursing practice. This course provides an overview of the integration of technology and nursing informatics in various healthcare environments. Legal, ethical, and cultural issues directing use of technology are examined. The influence of technology on patient outcomes will be explored. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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NSG 630 - Leadership This course uses theoretical frameworks in critical thinking strategies to study the coordinating role of the profession nurse within the healthcare delivery system. Current theories of leadership and management in relation to nursing practice. This course examines organizations from a systems perspective, addressing the concepts of leadership, motivation, and behavior. Strategic planning, fiscal responsibility, legal and ethical issues, and performance improvement are explored. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: NSG 680 Population Health . Corequisites: None.
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NSG 632 - Synthesis II This course is part two of the capstone project. The student will implement the proposed project and evaluate the results related to the change/plan. This is a small-scale project to encourage growth of the student nurse as they transition to a graduate nurse. This course requires decision making skills, utilization of nursing science, analysis of data, evaluation and creation of new ideas to help patient populations. All students are required to complete a final capstone project that reflects mastery of the program outcomes. Semester Credit Hours: 2.00 Contact Hours: 0/0/90/90 Prerequisites: NSG 526 Family Nursing , NSG 527 Medical Surgical Nursing II , NSG 528 Clinical III , NSG 621 Clinical IV and NSG 631 Synthesis I . Corequisites: NSG 635 Integration of Concepts .
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NSG 633 - Safety and Quality This course focuses on current national and global trends, policies, and challenges which impact health and healthcare delivery. An overview of ethical and legal issues commonly presented to nurses and other health care providers is discussed with emphasis on the identification and analysis of legal and ethical principles underlying clinical judgment in nursing. This course examines organizations from a systems perspective, addressing the concepts of leadership, motivation, and behavior. Strategic planning, fiscal responsibility, legal and ethical issues, and performance improvement are explored. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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NSG 660 - Scholarly Practice This course explores the research process and its contributions to professional nursing practice. The skills related to reading published research findings and utilizing that evidence as a basis for professional nursing practice are developed. This course will introduce, and apply research methods and designs, knowledge-based research techniques, evidence-based practice, outcome evaluation, and evaluation of research processes. Grant writing and national guidelines regarding human subject research protection will be covered. Students will be exposed to the critique of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Ethical issues in research and the value of nursing and healthcare research will be critically explored. In addition, students will be able to develop a research proposal or carry out a quality improvement project. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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NSG 680 - Population Health This course focuses on the role and competencies of the nurse in the community setting, to promote whole-person health. The principles of professional nursing care are applied to culturally diverse individuals, families, and groups and are integrated throughout the health-illness continuum. In the clinical setting, students care for selected patients in various community-based settings, integrating knowledge of epidemiology and factors that influence population health. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/0/60 Prerequisites: NSG 660 Scholarly Practice . Corequisites: None.
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NU 451 - Nursing Leadership and Management This course will explore leadership, management, and organizational theories necessary to provide effective delivery of nursing care to a diverse population in varied clinical settings. Techniques used by successful managers will be reviewed as will information on outcomes evaluation, quality improvement activities, and cost-wise decision making. The student will complete a self-evaluation of their leadership skills and finalize their employment portfolio. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisite: None. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 None. None.
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NU 474 - Community Health Nursing This course focuses on the roles of community and public health nursing as they pertain to promotion of a healthy community. Students will be guided to think critically about the role and core competencies of community health nursing in promoting health, preventing disease, and restoring health. Emphasis is placed on the examination of concepts, theories, and practice from nursing and public health to assess and respond to the health status and needs of diverse communities. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/45/105 Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None.
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NU 480 - Dimensions of Advanced Nursing Practice This course utilizes the knowledge, skills, research, technology, and experience, learners will expand and explore advanced nursing practice as an educator, leader, and practitioner. This course will examine nursing theory, professional role competencies, and standards related to practice, education, and leadership. Semester Credit Hours: 2.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/0/30 Prerequisite: None. Corequisites: None.
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NU 500 - Theoretical Foundations for Nursing The theoretical foundations for this nursing course focus on exposing the advanced practice nurse to a wide range of theory. The course will provide students with the basis for understanding, constructing, formulating, applying, and evaluating theory. It will also examine the role that theory plays in providing the scientific basis for nursing praxis. Selected theories and conceptual frameworks will be studied and critiqued for their utilization in terms of nursing knowledge development as they relate to practice and research. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites/Corequisites: None.
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NU 510 - Advanced Physical Assessment This course is an examination of the process of holistic assessment (physical, psychosocial, and cultural) of individuals across the lifespan. Students will focus on critical thinking and decision-making skills relating to the application of assessment skills in the role of the nurse leader and nurse educator. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisite: None.
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NU 525 - Technology and Nursing Informatics in Advanced Practice This course provides an overview of the integration of technology and nursing informatics in various healthcare environments. Legal, ethical, and cultural issues directing use of technology are examined. The influence of technology on patient outcomes will be explored. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: None.
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NU 530 - Organizational Systems and Behaviors This course examines organizations from a systems perspective, addressing the concepts of leadership, motivation, and behavior. Strategic planning, fiscal responsibility, legal and ethical issues, and performance improvement are explored. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisite: None.
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NU 560 - Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice This course will introduce, and apply research methods and designs, knowledge-based research techniques, evidence-based practice, outcome evaluation, and evaluation of research processes. Grant writing and national guidelines regarding human subject research protection will be covered. Students will be exposed to the critique of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Ethical issues in research and the value of nursing and healthcare research will be critically explored. In addition, students will be able to develop a research proposal or carry out a quality improvement project. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: MA 320 or equivalent. Corequisite: None
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NU 580 - Health Promotion Across the Life Span This course presents an array of clinical case studies that give the graduate student the opportunity to assess and intervene in healthcare problems across their lifespan at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of healthcare. Key concepts such as healthy lifestyles, selfcare, holisms, healing therapeutics, caring communication, critical thinking, diversity, healthcare technology, and nursing leadership and education will be addressed. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: NU 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing and NU 560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice . Corequisite: None.
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NU 600 - Teaching/Learning Strategies This course focuses on the fundamentals of teaching and learning by examining a variety of teaching, learning, and instructional designs and strategies. General principles, theories, and methodologies related to learning and instructional development will be addressed. Issues of learners’ engagement and the process of incorporating best practices into the classroom will be examined. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None Corequisite: None.
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NU 610 - Advanced Health Assessment This course is an examination of the process of holistic assessment (physical, psychosocial, and cultural) of individuals across the lifespan. Focus is critical thinking and decision-making related to the role of the advanced practice nurse in a primary care setting. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/00/00/45 Prerequisites: NU 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing and NU 560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice . Corequisites: None
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NU 617 - The Nurse Educator Roles This course is designed to assist graduate students in synthesizing knowledge, skills, research, technology, and experiences from previous education courses in relation to implementing the role of the nurse educator. Theories of effective teaching and learning, and the theoretical principles and concepts that apply to nursing education will be analyzed. Semester Credit Hours: 1.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/0/15 Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None
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NU 623 - Adult Healthcare This course focuses on the provision of care to the adult patient, aged 18 to 64 years of age, by the family nurse practitioner. This clinical course continues to develop diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills in students. Students apply theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practices in the assessment and management of health and disease states in the adult population. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/135/150 Prerequisites: NU 611 Clinical Decision-Making . Corequisite: None.
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NU 627 - Geriatric Healthcare As the population ages, care of the older adult becomes an increasing need in primary care. Family nurse practitioners in primary care focus on care of patients across the lifespan including this older adult population. This clinical course will explore the special needs of the older adult (65 and older) by synthesizing theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practices in assessment and management of health and disease states in the geriatric population. Since this course is reflective of the last course in the clinical sequence, APEA testing for board certification preparation will be incorporated to assist the student with preparation for the exam. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/135/150 Prerequisites: All other courses and final semester. Corequisite: None.
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NU 631 - Healthcare of Women across the Lifespan The focus of this clinical course is on integrating theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practice in the assessment and management of health and disease states specific to women across the lifespan. Personal, family, cultural, community, and societal influences are analyzed for their impact on the physical and emotional health of women. Health risk identification, health promotion, health maintenance, and treatment alternatives are examined. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 30/00/90/120 Prerequisites: NU 623 Adult Healthcare Corequisite: None.
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NU 632 - Healthcare of Infants, Children and Adolescents The focus of this clinical course is on synthesizing theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practices in assessment and management of health and disease states in the pediatric population from birth through adolescence. The context of family-centered care in relation to individual child growth and development, safety, and cultural practices is explored. Health risk identification, health promotion, health maintenance, and treatment alternatives are applied to individuals, families, and populations. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/135/150 Prerequisites: NU 611 Clinical Decision-Making Corequisite: None.
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NU 635 - Curriculum Development and Evaluation This course explores the praxis, philosophies, principles, theories, and strategies in planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum. Students will define, analyze, and design a mock curriculum model for an institution or for an organization that requires staff development. The model curriculum will be reviewed and critiqued to provide the student with an opportunity to appreciate curriculum development, evaluation, and revision. Other issues that will be addressed include accreditation, program review, course and class objective, course and program evaluation, and valid and reliable tools for learner’s measurement of outcomes. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: None. Corequisite: None.
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NU 636 - Advanced Pharmacology This course is designed to advance the student’s knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics in the management of health and disease states. Major categories of pharmacological agents are examined in the context of the life span, culture, and health and disease states. State and federal regulation related to purchase, possession, administration and patient education about controlled substances, pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic agents used as medications are examined. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: NU 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing and NU 560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice . Corequisites: None
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NU 641 - Women’s Health for the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner The focus of this clinical course is on integrating theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practice in the assessment and management of health and disease states specific to women across the adult lifespan in the primary care settings. Personal, family, cultural, community, and societal influences are analyzed for their impact on the physical and emotional health of women. Health risk identification, health promotion, health maintenance, and treatment alternatives are examined. The clinical experience is through direct patient care setting with an emphasis on women’s health. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 30/00/90/120 Prerequisite: NU 611 Clinical Decision-Making Corequisite: None.
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NU 650 - Healthcare Economics, Finance and Resource Management This course focuses on optimizing the nurse leader role and providing the nurse leader student with an appreciation for the fiscal status of both the global health system and healthcare organizations. The nurse leader role in financial management and value-based purchasing will be discussed. Fiscal management of human and physical resources, talent acquisition and policy development for health care organizations are also addressed. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: NU 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing and NU 560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice . Corequisite: None
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NU 651 - Leading and Managing in Complex Organizations This course is designed to provide the nurse leader student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective leader and manager within complex organizations from a systems perspective. The concepts of collaborative leadership, shared decision making, leading change, adopting and adapting within the dynamic healthcare environment, applying evidence-based practices, implementing quality improvement strategies, conflict management, and project management will be explored. Contemporary leadership theories, organizational culture and ethics, communication, and diversity, will be addressed. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: NU 500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing and NU 560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice . Corequisite: None
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NU 652 - Dynamic Healthcare Leadership Practicum This direct care practicum course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for the nurse leader to adapt to and adopt change and apply evidence-based practice to promote transformation of healthcare delivery and patient care systems. Strategies to provide guidance to individuals and groups within the complex global healthcare system to implement change will be addressed. Strategic planning, quality and risk management, and the effect of regulatory agencies and policies exert on quality healthcare delivery will be discussed. Students will engage in self-reflection and formulate their personal goals as an advanced practice nurse leader. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/45/75 Prerequisites: NU 610 Advanced Health Assessment , NU 621 Advanced Pathophysiology and NU 636 Advanced Pharmacology . Corequisite: None
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NU 653 - Transformation of Care in Health Delivery Systems Practicum The capstone/practicum is the culminating experience of the graduate nursing program and provides the student with the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge and competencies acquired from the core and track courses. All students enrolled in the nursing program leadership track are required to complete a final capstone practicum to exhibit mastery and expertise as a nurse leader. The students in the nurse leader this course will complete a practicum with a mentor in an approved nursing leadership/administration setting. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/90/105 Prerequisite: NU 650 Healthcare Economics, Finance and Resource Management , NU 651 Leading and Managing in Complex Organizations , and NU 652 Dynamic Healthcare Leadership Practicum . Corequisite: None
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NU 661 - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I The focus of this clinical course is introducing theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practice in the assessment and management of health and disease states across the adult lifespan in the primary care settings. Personal, family, cultural, community, and societal influences are analyzed for their impact on the physical and emotional health of the adult and geriatric population. Health risk identification, health promotion, health maintenance, and treatment alternatives are examined. The clinical experience is through a direct patient care setting with an emphasis on adults across the lifespan. Semester Credit Hours: 4 Contact Hours: 30/00/90/120 Prerequisite: NU 611 Clinical Decision-Making Corequisite: NU 641 Women’s Health for the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
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NU 662 - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner II This course focuses on the building of theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practice in the assessment and management of health and disease states with an emphasis on the older adult (65 and older) in the primary care settings. Personal, family, cultural, community, and societal influences are analyzed for their impact on the physical and emotional health of the geriatric. Concepts of care, health maintenance, and treatment alternatives are examined. The clinical experience is through a direct patient care setting with a focus on the older adult. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 30/00/90/120 Prerequisite: NU 661 Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I Corequisite: None.
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NU 663 - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum The emphasis of this course is refining competency theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines and contemporary practice in the assessment and management of health and disease states across the adult lifespan in the primary care settings. This final practicum will prepare the student to assume the role and professional responsibilities of the entry-level Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 00/00/180/180 Prerequisite: NU 662 Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner II and Final Semester. Corequisite: None.
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NU 664 - Clinical Decision-Making for the AGACNP This course is an examination of the processes applicable to clinical decision making in the acute care setting. Models for clinical decision making will be presented. An overview of key assessments and the wide range of clinical activity categories that impact the clinical decision-making process will be provided. Application of course concepts will be accomplished through engagement with acute and chronic clinical scenarios. The clinical experience is in the direct patient care setting with an emphasis on acute care. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/90/105 Prerequisites: NU 610 Advanced Health Assessment and NU 621 Advanced Pathophysiology Corequisites:NU 636 Advanced Pharmacology
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NU 665 - Advanced Practice Specialty Procedures and Skills for Acute Care The focus of this course is introducing and exploring the technical and procedural skills including clinical decision-making, indications, contraindications, complications and management of complications related to advanced practice, adult gerontology care nursing specialty skills. Application of course concepts will be accomplished through simulation exercises structured for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for management of the acute and/or chronically ill patient. The clinical experience is in the direct patient care setting with an emphasis on acute care. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/45/75 Prerequisites: NU 610 Advanced Health Assessment , NU 621 Advanced Pathophysiology , NU 636 Advanced Pharmacology , and NU 664 Clinical Decision-Making for the AGACNP Corequisites: None.
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NU 667 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I The focus of this course is introducing theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical foundation in the assessment and management of acute and chronic health states specific to adults across the lifespan in the acute care settings. Students will utilize evidence-based guidelines, clinical judgement, diagnostic reasoning in the development of differentials diagnoses while implementing a safe treatment plan that improves quality outcomes for patients. The clinical experience is in the direct patient care setting with an emphasis on acute care. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/135/165 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: NU 665 Advanced Practice Specialty Procedures and Skills for Acute Care
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NU 668 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II This course focuses on the building of theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical foundation in the complex assessment and management of acute and chronic health states specific to adults across the lifespan in the acute care settings. Students will utilize evidence-based guidelines, clinical judgement, diagnostic reasoning in the progressive development of differentials diagnoses while implementing a safe comprehensive treatment plan that improves quality outcomes for patients. The clinical experience is in the direct patient care setting with an emphasis on acute care. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/135/165 Prerequisites: NU 667 Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I Corequisites: None
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NU 669 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum The emphasis of this practicum course is refining competency in theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical proficiency in the complex assessment and management of acute and chronic health states and multisystem disorders specific to adults across the lifespan in the acute care settings. A portion of this final practicum will support the student’s population of interest while preparing the student to assume the role and professional responsibilities of the entry-level Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP). The clinical experience is in the direct patient care setting with an emphasis on acute care. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 15/0/180/195 Prerequisites: All other courses and Final Semester Corequisites: None.
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NU 670 - Advanced Psychopharmacology and Health Promotion This course provides scientific knowledge of psychopharmacology and its application to treatment of clients with psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. This course studies the advanced concepts related to neuroscience, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of psychotropic drugs as well as applications of psychopharmacology in the treatment and management of disorders in mental health. Substance abuse is explored with context of mental health disorders. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: NU 621 Advanced Pathophysiology and NU 636 Advanced Pharmacology . Corequisite: None.
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NU 671 - Clinical Decision-Making in Psychiatric Mental Health This course is an examination of the processes applicable to clinical decision making across the life span with patients exhibiting psychiatric disorders. Models for clinical decision making in mental health will be presented. An overview of key assessments and the clinical activity categories that impact clinical decision making will be provided. Application of course concepts will be accomplished through engagement with hypothetical clinical scenarios in the mental health patients. Semester Credit Hours: 2.00 Contact Hours: 0/0/90/90 Prerequisites: NU 610 Advanced Health Assessment , NU 621 Advanced Pathophysiology , and NU 636 Advanced Pharmacology Corequisites: None.
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