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GAPS – Nursing
be completed in one of the following settings: A university or college simulator center, a private simulation center or a hospital operated simulation center. The course requires attendance at 2 classroom workshops and completion of 16 supervised practicum hours during the course. NUR 556. Applied Clinical Management 3 credits Building on the foundation of undergraduate coursework, this graduate level course provides the MSN student with essential integrated content in pathophysiology, pharmacology and health/physical assessment in preparation for providing direct patient care services at an advanced level. Using evolving case scenarios, students will explore the inter-relationships of pathophysiological changes to health and physical assessment findings and diagnostic study results in human illness across the lifespan. Implementation of pharmacologic agents as a therapeutic intervention is discussed including indications, pharmacodynamics, dosing, side effects, patient safety issues and expected outcomes. Clinical reasoning is emphasized within the construct of health assessment, planning priority-based patient care and evaluating health outcomes. NUR 565. Nursing Education Practicum 3 credits This course is designed to provide an opportunity for nursing education students to experience the role of nurse educator in selected healthcare delivery and/ or educational environments. This experience focuses specifically on synthesis, application, and evaluation of concepts of education, adult learning principles, and technology as the related to education, leadership, and management skill sets required of nurse educators; and ethics and liability issues related to education in a variety of environments. The student is paired with a mentor having knowledge and expertise in nursing education concepts. Twelve (12) class hours and fifty (50) practicum hours are required for completion of the course. Students should have completed nursing education theory courses prior to enrolling in the practicum experience. NUR 566. Nursing Administration Practicum 3 credits This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students choosing the nursing administration concentration to apply leadership/management concepts in a selected healthcare delivery environment. Students will work with a mentor who will assist the student to experience the role of a nurse administrator in a selected healthcare delivery environment. Specifically, the course emphasizes opportunities to analyze, assess, implement, and evaluate concepts of organizational culture; leadership/ management skill sets and competencies needed to effect change in organizations; assessment, implementation, and evaluation of organizational outcomes; strategic planning and goal setting in organizations; allocation of human and financial resources; computer technology in healthcare systems; and communication, ethics, and legal issues in nursing administration. There are twelve (12) classroom hours and fifty (50) practicum hours required in this course. Students should have completed the theory courses in the nursing administration concentration prior to enrolling in the practicum experience (BUS 517, BUS 575, and BUS 587). NUR 567. Geriatric Nurse Specialist Practicum 3 credits This capstone clinical course in the geriatric nursing sequence provides the opportunity for the student to apply advanced geriatric nursing knowledge and skills in diverse settings and to expand the level of expertise in a selected area of advanced nursing practice. Under the guidance of a faculty member and master’s prepared preceptor, students will implement a self-designed learning contract that will facilitate meeting professional goals in geriatric nursing. Clinical experiences that are consistent with program and learner objectives are individually planned wherever possible. NUR 568. Advanced Critical Care Concepts 3 credits This course provides the graduate student in nursing education or nursing