NUR 5000 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
This course provides the student with the theoretical foundations for advanced nursing.  The primary focus of the course is on the analysis of nursing conceptual models and theories.  The relevance of concepts from basic and applied sciences are examined in terms of their impact  on individuals, families, groups as clients in health care systems, and global health care delivery.

NURS 5001 Health Care Policy (3)
The primary focus on this course is the analysis of healthcare systems.  Public and private healthcare delivery systems are examined.  Students explore future challenges and processes to improve systems.

NURS 5002 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
This course involves the systematic examination and application of the research process.  The concept of evidenced-based practice and its application to nursing is critically examined.

NURS 5003 Advanced Role Development (3)
This course provides students with an indepth understanding of the legal, historical, political, social, and ethical aspects of advanced nursing.  Traditional and emerging roles for advanced nursing are examined.

NURS 5101 Advanced Health Assessment (3)
This course prepares the advanced practice nurse to perform targeted and comprehensive advanced health assessment of the adult client.  Principles and techniques of data collection are incorporated.

NURS 5102 Advanced Health Assessment Clinical (1)
This clinical course emphasizes application of techniques to perform targeted and comprehensive advanced health assessment of the adult client.  Synthesis, critical analysis, interpretation of physical assessment data, diagnostic, reasoning, and clinical judgement are developed.

NURS 5103 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
An indepth scientific knowledge base relevant to selected pathophysiological states confronted by advanced practice nurses is explored.  This course provides a basis for the foundation of clinical decisions related to selected diagnostic tests and the initiation of therapeutic regimens.  Pathophysiology across the lifespan is correlated to clinical diagnosis and management.

NURS 5104 Advanced Pharmacology
This course provides advanced pharmacology and therapeutics used in the treatment of selected health conditions commonly encountered by the advanced practice nurse.  Emphasis focuses on the decision making process utilized to prescribe and monitor pharmacotherapeutics appropriate to the client situation.

NURS 5201 Theories of Nursing Education (3)
This course explores major research based theories of adult and nursing education.  These theories will be applied to a variety of settings and/or levels of education.

NURS 5202 Teaching Strategies and Evaluation Methods (3)
This course provides the learner with knowledge necessary for competent classroom and clinical teaching.  Methods of teaching students at the university, community college, and healthcare settings in classroom, seminar and electronic formats are explored.  Evaluation methods used in the classroom and in clinical instruction are included.

NURS 5203 Curriculum Design (3)
This course introduces the student to traditional and contemporary considerations for curriculum planning and design as applied to nursing education.  Emphasis is placed on philosophy, theory, objectives, curriculum designs, and total program evaluation.

NURS 5207 Clinical Focus Practicum (2)
This practicum experience is designed to integrate theory in a reality context of the clinical specialty.  Opportunities are provided to participate in all phases of client care.

NURS 5209 Nursing Education Practicum (4)
This practicum experience is designed to integrate theory in a reality context of the teaching role.  Opportunities are provided to participate in all phases of the teaching role and to experiment with different teaching methods.

NURS 5301 Nursing Administration I (3)
Comprehensive analysis of concepts required for effective performance of the nurse executive's role in organizations.  Management as a function of the total organizational system is evaluated.  Organizational designs and interpersonal relationships in the healthcare organization are critiqued.

NURS 5302 Health Care Finance (3)
Introduction to accounting and financial management focusing on the health care industry; includes understanding financial reports, costs behavior and profit analysis, cost allocation, pricing and service decisions, managerial accounting, planning and budgeting, time value analysis, and financial risk.

NURS 5304 Human Resource Management (3)
Personnel and human resource issues including labor management in nursing and health care settings.

NURS 5305 Quality Management in Nursing and Health Care (3)
Analysis of quality management system models in health care.

NURS 5309 Nursing Administration Practicum (4)
This practicum experience is designed to integrate theory in a reality context of the administrator's role.  Opportunities are provided to participate in all phases of the executive role in different administrative settings.

NURS 5401 Nursing Informatics and Information Management (2)
This course provides students with an overview of nursing informatics and the theoretical foundation for information management within the health care setting.  The impact of automated data management through advances in information technology, health care information systems, and tele-health are explored.

NURS 5402 Health Care Information Systems (3)
This course introduces the concepts upon which health care information systems are developed, implemented, and maintained.  Operating systems, networking concepts, security issues and work station design and evaluation related to the health care environment are addressed.

NURS 5403 Analysis and Design of Health Care Information Systems (3)
This course provides students with knowledge and skills needed to analyze and design health care information systems.  Informatics models, conceptual frameworks, and practice activities are discussed.

NURS 5404 Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems (3)
This course provides advanced knowledge and skill for implementing and evaluating health care information systems in practice.  Emerging technologies are emphasized.

NURS 5405 Health care Data Analysis Techniques (3)
This course presents the concepts related to complex data analysis within the health care environment.  Principles of data collection, organization and statistical analysis and interpretation will be covered.  Students will also have the opportunity to review complex applications for data mining and reporting within the health care environment.

NURS 5407 Nursing Informatics Applications I (2)
The practicum course builds upon the concepts and technology introduced in related informatics course work to provide experiences in informatics applications in health care settings.

NURS 5409 Nursing Informatics Applications II (2)
The practicum course builds upon the concepts and technology introduced in other related informatics course work to provide additional experiences in informatics applications in health care settings.  Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of informatics applications and then identify specific informatics applications based on their practice interests.

NURS 5501 Advanced Adult Health Nursing I (3)
This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual basis of the advanced practice nurse role in the delivery of care to adult populations from a social, cultural, psychological, physical, spiritual, and economic perspective.

NURS 5503 Advanced Adult Health Nursing II (3)
This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual basis for nursing management of clients experiencing chronic illness from social, cultural, psychological, physical, spiritual, and economic perspectives.

NURS 5511 Psychiatric Nursing Care I (3)
This course will provide a foundation in the specialty care of individuals and families experiencing a psychiatric disorder.

NURS 5513 Psychiatric Nursing Care II (3)
This course provides students with a conceptual theory-base for implementing advanced practice nursing psychotherapy interventions.

NURS 5521 Advanced Concepts in Critical Care (3)
This course focuses on advanced concepts related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction.  Physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of the endocrine and defense systems are addressed.  Detailed overviews of multi-system dysfunction in shock, trauma, and burns are used to integrate core concepts with more complex pathophysiology and advanced treatment modalities.

NURS 5523 Core Concepts in Critical Care II (3)
This course focuses on the cardiovascular system, the hematologic system, and electrolyte balance in health and disease.  Physiology, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management are integrated to provide advanced knowledge necessary to deliver care to critically ill patients.

NURS 5541 Maternal Child Nursing I (3)
This course focuses on nursing care of women experiencing health issues and development transitions.  Nursing strategies for illness prevention, health promotion, and clinical management of acute and chronic conditions are examined.

NURS 5543 Maternal Child Nursing II (3)
This course provides opportunities for students to develop the knowledge they need to intervene in conditions affecting women prior to, throughout and after their pregnancy.

NURS 5601 Family Nurse Practitioner I (3)
The focus of this course is on nursing care of families with children and adolescents who are experiencing health and developmental transitions.  Nursing strategies are designed which promote health in children and adolescents and provide an avenue for intervention in situational health crisis.

NURS 5602 Family Nurse Practitioner I - Clinical (2)
This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to deliver advanced nursing care to children and adolescents in families and communities.  In collaboration with nursing faculty and clinical preceptors various primary care settings including rural and urban and underserved populations will be employed for clinical practice.

NURS 5603 Family Nurse Practitioner II (3)
This course focuses on the health and illness problems experienced by young and middle adults in underserved, rural, and urban populations.  Content includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial variables related to health/illness problems and life transitions of young and middle adults.

NURS 5604 Family Nurse Practitioner - Clinical (2)
The clinical course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to apply knowledge, skill, relevant theories, and research in the care of young and middle adults and their families.  The student is expected to complete health assessments of young and middle adult clients and develop comprehensive plans of care.

NURS 5605 Family Nurse Practitioner III (3)
This course focuses on nursing care of women experiencing health and developmental transitions.  Biopsychosocial interactions during the childbearing cycle, as well as other health concerns of women which affect the family system such as infertility and family planning are examined.

NURS 5606 Family Nurse Practitioner III - Clinical (2)
The focus of this clinical course is delivery of advanced nursing care to women.  Various clinical settings with underserved, rural, and urban populations will be employed for clinical practice.

NURS 5609 Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum (4)
This practicum experience focuses on the synthesis of previously gained knowledge and skills in the provision of advanced nursing care to individuals, families and communities.  Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention and clinical management of clients with common acute and chronic illness.

NURS 5631 Pediatric Nursing I (3)
This course focuses on health maintenance and health promotion for well children and their families.

NURS 5633 Pediatric Nursing II (3)
This course is designed to provide the advanced practice nurse with the necessary knowledge base to provide care for children and their families experiencing minor acute illness.  Content will emphasize common minor acute illnesses typically seen in the ambulatory clinic site.

NURS 5990 Scholarly Sythesis/Research (3-6)
As a culminating experience, this course provides the student with the opportunity to complete a synthesis activity.  The student may choose one of the following scholarly activies:  1) design a program; 2) write a grant proposal; 3) complete a thesis; 4) complete a scholarly project; 5) submit a manuscript for publication; 6) present at a national or regional research conference.