6325 EBP I: Classroom Management This course examines issues related to working with adult learners in the classroom and the factors that impact learning in the classroom/ clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on the management of disruptive student behaviors which interfere with learning (incivility, unprepared students, honor students, overly friendly/familiar students, etc.). Students will study the impact of social change, educational structure, political forces, economics, and curriculum demands on the learning environment. A research project related to interventions is required. 6326 EBP II: Technology & Informatics in Nursing Education This course examines the technology available to enhance the educational experience in the classroom and/or clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on the integration of services, alternative activities, and other resources into the classroom/clinical learning environment. A research project related to the integration of educational technologic resources is required. 6327 Advanced Health Assessment This course focuses on the development of clinical reasoning and technical skills in performing accurate, comprehensive, health assessment across the life span and across populations. Interpretation of diagnostic findings as they relate to differential diagnoses is included. Prerequisite: NURS 6338.
nursing practice as it relates to the illness and disease management. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based care as the practitioner partners with patients, families, and other health care providers to treat illness and manage disease in this population. 2 (3) Prerequisite: NURS 6311. 6330 Family Health II Women and Children: Illness and Disease Management The focus of this course is on the role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in acute and chronic illness and disease management for women and children across the lifespan. Concepts from the foundational core are used to identify the competencies necessary for advanced nursing practice as it relates to the illness and disease management. Emphasis is placed on the evidence-based care of women and children in illness and disease management in this population. 2 (3) Prerequisite: NURS 6314. 6331 Curriculum Development This course is designed to introduce the student to curriculum design and development. The student investigates the many components of curriculum, social and consumer factors influencing the curriculum development, the philosophical foundation of curriculum, theoretical framework, program objectives and organization of learning experiences to fulfill problem objectives. Consideration is given to the requirements of external nursing accrediting agencies (BNE, AACN, CCNE, NLN, and NLNAC). Prerequisite: NURS 6320 Nursing Research.
6328 Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP): Financial, Diagnostics and Advanced Skills The focus of this course is on the role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in diagnosis, treatment and disease management for populations across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the development and refinement of advanced assessment skills, diagnostics and advanced clinical skills necessary for the treatment of illness and disease. Included is the business management process within the health care system. Prerequisite: NURS 6310.
6332 Teaching Strategies This course surveys the principles of teaching and learning as well as various learning theory. The student is expected to design a teaching session for a selected population, and incorporate various teaching strategies, including the clinical teaching role. Additionally, students study the legal and ethical aspect of the teaching role, student/faculty relationship, trends and issues in nursing education. Prerequisite: NURS 6320 Nursing Research.
6329 Family Health I Adult-Gerontology: Illness and Disease Management The focus of this course is on the role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in the management of acute and chronic illness and disease among the adult-gerontology population. Concepts from the foundational core are used to identify the competencies necessary for advanced
6336 Epidemiology & Population Health Research This course focuses on determinants of health and principles of epidemiologic data to design and deliver evidence-based, culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies. Health promotion strategies are presented for improving population-based health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and
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