ESTRUCTURA Y FUNCIÓN DE LOS ESPACIOS VACÍOS.

Master’s prepared nurses can obtain the clinical and didactic experiences neces­ sary to m eet the eligibility requirem ents for nurse practitioner certification. The program will provide the opportunity to p repare for the certification examination for Adult, Gerontological, Family, Pediatrics, or W om en’s Health Nurse Practi­ tioner.

The program o f study includes the following courses: Clinical Judgm ent, Roles in Advanced Practice, Clinical Applications, and Advanced Practice Nursing I and II. Consideration will be given to w eekend classes and opportunity to com plete clinical practice hours in the student’s hom e community. Master’s prepared nurses may obtain the certification in one calendar year o f study.

C ourses o f In struction

NUR 520 Theory Development in Nursing. Exploration and identification of various frame­ works for nursing practice. Includes philosophical theories, nursing theories (development), implementation, and evaluation. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instmc- tor. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 523 Clinical Judgment: Adults. Designed to provide graduate students in nursing with the opportunity to develop health assessment skills and to interpret client data using a selected theoretical framework. Specific foci will be the development of data collection and nursing diagnostic skills for clinical emphasis related to adults. Prerequisites: Officially admitted to the graduate program and NUR 520; HS 608 (can also be taken concurrently). Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 524 Clinical Judgment: Children. Designed to provide graduate students in nursing with the opportunity to develop health assessment skills and to interpret client data using a

*A grade of at least a B (3.0) must be achieved.

selected theoretical framework. Specific foci will be the development of data collection and nursing diagnostic skills for clinical emphasis related to children. Prerequisites: Officially admitted to the graduate program and NUR 520; HS 608 (can be taken concurrently). Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 525 Clinical Judgment: Elderly. Designed to provide graduate students in nursing with the opportunity to develop health assessment skills and to interpret client data using a selected theoretical framework. Specific foci will be the development of data collection and nursing diagnostic skills for clinical emphasis related to the elderly. Prerequisites: Officially admitted to the graduate program and NUR 520; HS 608 (can be taken concurrently). Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 526 Clinical Judgment: Families Designed to provide graduate students in nursing with the opportunity to develop health assessment skills and to interpret client data using a selected theoretical framework Specific foci will be the development of data collection and nursing diagnostic skills for clinical emphasis related to families. Prerequisites: Officially admitted to the graduate program and NUR 520; HS 608 (can be taken concurrently) Four credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 527 Clinical Judgment: Women Designed to provide graduate students in nursing with the opportunity to develop health assessment skills and to interpret client data using a selected theoretical framework. Specific foci will be the development of data collection and nursing diagnostic skills for clinical emphasis related to women. Prerequisites: Officially admitted to the graduate program and NUR 520; HS 608 (can be taken concurrently). Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 528 Clinical Judgment: Mental Health. Designed to provide graduate students in nursing with the opportunity to develop health assessment skills and to interpret client data using a selected theoretical framework Specific foci will be the development of data collection and nursing diagnostic skills for clinical emphasis related to mental health. Prerequisites: Officially admitted to the graduate program and NUR 520; HS 528 (can be taken concurrently). Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 533 Health Perspectives: Adults. Theoretical concepts related to the health of individu­ als and families. Focus is on the application of theories to clinical practice of adults. Students will examine psychosocial theories which provide explanation for individual and family responses which affect health. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the graduate program. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 534 Health Perspectives: Children. Theoretical concepts related to the health of indi­ viduals and families. Focus is on the application of theories to clinical practice of children. Students will examine psychosocial theories which provide explanation for individual and family responses which affect health. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the grad­ uate program. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 535 Health Perspectives: Elderly. Theoretical concepts related to the health of individ­ uals and families. Focus is on the application of theories to clinical practice of the elderly. Students will examine psychosocial theories which provide explanation for individual and family responses which affect health. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the grad­ uate program. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 536 Health Perspectives: Families. Theoretical concepts related to the health of indi­ viduals and families. Focus is on the application of theories to clinical practice of families. Students will examine psychosocial theories which provide explanation for individual and family responses which affect health. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the grad­ uate program. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 537 Health Perspectives: Women. Theoretical concepts related to the health of individ­ uals and families. Focus is on the application of theories to clinical practice of women. Students will examine psychosocial theories which provide explanation for individual and family responses which affect health. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the graduate program. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 538 Health Perspectives: Mental Health. Theoretical concepts related to the health of individuals and families. Focus is on the application of theories to clinical practice of mental health. Students will examine psychosocial theories which provide explanation for individual and family responses which affect health. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the graduate program. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 540 Health Care Delivery. Analysis of American health care systems, related social policy, and political processes pertinent to organization, structure, goals, legislation, policy and decision-making, evaluation, cost factors, health care teams, consultation, collaboration, provider-consumer roles in the system, urban-rural health care needs, and cultural impact. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Two credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 620 Clinical Pharmacology. Explores pharmacological categories of drugs used by practitioners with a variety of patient groups. Selected drugs within categories are presented and compared on parameters such as indications, therapeutic and/or adverse effects, monitoring, doses, and common drug interactions. Prerequisites: HS 311 or equivalent and HS 608 or equivalent. Three credits. Offered summer semester.

NUR 633 Clinical Applications: Adults. Students develop ability to apply advanced nursing care strategies for promotion of health, risk reduction and management of common health problems of adults. Prerequisites: 523 or, for APN, NUR 620. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 634 Clinical Applications: Children. Students develop ability to apply advanced nursing care strategies for promotion of health, risk reduction and management of common health problems of children. Prerequisites: 524 or, for APN, NUR 620. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 635 Clinical Applications: Elderly. Students develop ability to apply advanced nursing care strategies for promotion of health, risk reduction and management of common health problems of the elderly. Prerequisites: 525 or, for APN, NUR 620. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 636 Clinical Applications: Families. Students develop ability to apply advanced nursing care strategies for promotion of health, risk reduction and management of common health problems of family members. Prerequisites: 526 or, for APN, NUR 620. Four credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 637 Clinical Applications: Women. Students develop ability to apply advanced nursing care strategies for promotion of health, risk reduction and management of common health problems of women. Prerequisites: 527 or, for APN, NUR 620. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 638 Clinical Applications: Mental Health. Students develop ability to apply advanced nursing care strategies for promotion of health, risk reduction and management of common mental health problems. Prerequisites: 528 or, for APN, NUR 620. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 639 Professional Effectiveness. Development and implementation of influential skills in applying advanced nursing strategies for a specific population group. Students work in a variety of clinical settings. Clinical seminars integrate theoretical concepts. Prerequisites: 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, or 638. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 640 Nursing Education Program Development. Principles of program development with application to construction and revision of the nursing programs in schools and health care institutions. Includes educational philosophies, patterns of organization, certification and accreditation requirements and social and political influences. Prerequisite: Official admission to the graduate program. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 642 Teaching Health Professionals. Theories of learning, teaching modalities, planning for classroom and clinical teaching, and evaluation. Emphasis is on strategies appropriate for educating health professionals. Prerequisite: 640 or permission of instructor. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 644 Teaching Practicum. Supervised field experience. Students develop and present a teaching unit related to a program in the setting in which the practicum is being done. Also provides instruction and evaluation for a group of learners as appropriate. Prerequisites: 640, 642, and 639. Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 646 Nursing Administration. Application of theory to nursing administration: Includes theory, process, planning, directing and monitoring health care, financial and personnel management with emphasis on administrative strategies appropriate to the health care setting. Prerequisite: PA 614 and 615 pre- or corequisites or approval of instructor. Three credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 648 Administrative Practicum. Supervised field experience. Students apply theory to nursing administration in an agency setting. Students analyze an organization within the

context of the health care system and make recommendation for change. Prerequisites: 639, 646. Three credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 651 Roles in Advanced Practice. Forum for examining the role of the nurse in advanced practice. Application of theoretical knowledge occurs in the clinical setting with identified preceptors. Prerequisites: 633, 634, 635, 636, 637 or 638. Two credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 632 Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicum I. Application of advanced nursing strategies in managing acute and chronic alterations in health with specific client populations. Focuses on development, implementation, and evaluation of the comprehensive APN role. Clinical conference case presentations focus on scope of practice and collaboration in managing acute and chronic alterations in health. Prerequisites: 651. Four-five credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 653 Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicum II. Students gain independence in managing selected acute and chronic alterations in health. Focus is on continued development, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive APN role. Clinical conference case pre­ sentations focus on interdisciplinary role of APN in managing health care for selected client populations. Prerequisites: 652. Four-five credits. Offered winter semester.

NUR 680 Special Topics in Nursing. Lecture, discussion, and/or clinical laboratory course on topics of special interest to graduate nursing students. One to three credits.

NUR 690 Research Development in Nursing. Introduction to the process of research design. Includes research methodology, identification of a research problem, ethics, human subjects protection, and legal informed consent. Prerequisites: 520 and official admission to the graduate program. Two credits. Offered fall semester.

NUR 692 Nursing Protocol Exploration. Provides experience in the critical, systematic utilization of nursing research. Students identify a nursing problem and explore solutions by identifying and evaluating the applicability and scientific merit of a relevant body of research. Prerequisites: 690, STA 610 (pre- or co-requisite). One to two credits. Offered fall and winter semesters.

NUR 693 Nursing Protocol Development. Continued experience in the critical, systematic utilization of nursing research. Development of a research-based nursing protocol and a plan for implementation and evaluation based on relevant research and a critical analysis of the feasibility of implementation in a selected setting. Prerequisite: 692 One credit. Offered fall and winter semesters.

NUR 694 Thesis Preparation. Focus on research that students design, implement, and analyze in preparation for completion of a formal thesis. Students must register each semester while designing and initiating their research, completing a minimum of two credits. A maximum of two credits will count toward program requirements. Prerequisite: 690; STA 610 is a pre- or corequisite. One credit. Offered every semester.

NUR 695 Master’s Thesis. Completion of a formal thesis based on faculty-supervised research initiated in NUR 694. Students will register for this course in the semester in which they expect to complete the thesis and defend it before their thesis committee. A maximum of two credits will count toward program requirements. Prerequisite: 694 (a minimum of two credits). Two credits. Offered every semester.

NUR 699 Readings in Nursing. Independent supervised reading on selected topics. Credits and topic must be prearranged with faculty. One to three credits.