2016-2017 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 56 2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions NSG-6040 – NSG-6170 NSG-6040 3 hours Advanced Concepts in the Care of Children The focus of this course is to prepare the advanced practice students with the biblical, theoretical, scientific and technical foundations required in caring for children (infancy through adolescence). Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and management of common primary health problems of children (infancy through adolescence) in a variety of settings. Growth and development of the healthy newborns, infants, children and adolescents are examined along with stage-appropriate anticipatory health-management strategies. Evidence-based management strategies, ethical decision- making, and culturally sensitive care are addressed. Prerequisites: NSG-5010 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology, NSG- 5020 Advanced Health/physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, and NSG-5030 Advanced Pharmacology, NSG-5040 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice. Co- requisites: NSG-6045 Advanced Practice in the Care of Children for FNP. (Fee: $100) NSG-6045 1 hour Advanced Practice in the Care of Children for FNP In this course, the students are afforded the opportunity to master knowledge of health care problems in children and adolescents, and to develop the advanced clinical and decision- making skills required. The students apply knowledge and skills of health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and management of common primary health problems of children and adolescents in a clinical practice setting. The students work under the supervision of qualified preceptors and School of Nursing faculty to ensure that students achieve entry-level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. The practicum includes a 150-hour precepted experience with qualified preceptors. Prerequisites: NSG-5010 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology, NSG-5020 Advanced Health/physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, NSG-5030 Advanced Pharmacology, NSG-5040 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice. Co-requisite: NSG- 6040 Advanced Concepts in the Care of Children (or permission of instructor). (Fee: $400) NSG-6050 3 hours Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership The focus of this course is to introduce advanced nursing roles and responsibilities within the context of the health care delivery system. Specific emphasis will be placed on the advanced nursing role in health care leadership, scholarship, informatics, and population health. (Fee $50) NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy 3 hours The focus of this course is the United States health care system. The content of this course includes the health care policy development process, advocacy strategies to influence health and health care, health care regulation and payment issues, and health care delivery models. (Fee: $50) NSG-6070 3 hours Principles of Evidence Based Nursing Practice The focus of this course is on teaching the graduate nurse how to translate and integrate scholarship into practice in order to apply research outcomes within their practice setting, resolve practice problems, and disseminate information to the appropriate audience. The purpose is to teach graduate nurses to examine policies and seek evidence for every aspect of advanced nursing practice. (Fee: $50) NSG-6080 3 hours Biblical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice For the Christian nurse, professional practice is grounded in biblical truth. This course focuses on the integration of biblical truth with ethical theories, leadership principles, and spiritual care research. This course builds on the biblical competencies gained in previous courses, and is intended to give graduate nurses a deeper understanding of how graduate-level nursing competencies can be integrated with biblical truth. Prerequisite: BTGS-6100 Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study. (Fee: $50) NSG-6150 4 hours Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for APRN This course is designed to provide a well-grounded understanding of normal physiologic and pathophysiologic, and genetic mechanisms of disease across the lifespan that serves as one primary component of the foundation for clinical assessment, decision-making, and management. This course assumes knowledge of basic pathophysiology, and builds upon it to examine changes in normal cellular and tissue function that result in symptoms indicative of illness. (Fee: $50) NSG-6155 2 hours Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics This course is designed to provide system-focused content that addresses the normal physiologic, pathophysiologic, and genomic mechanisms of disease that serve as the foundation for advanced clinical assessment, decision-making, and management. Physiologic changes are compared and contrasted over the life span and developmental physiology, normal etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of commonly found/ observed altered health states and responses to illness and treatment modalities are examined. (Fee $50) NSG-6160 3 hours Advanced Pharmacology for APRN This course focuses on evidenced-based practice of pharmacotherapeutic management by examining pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles. Students will develop a practical advanced practice approach in applying pharmacological principles across the life span. Students will critically analyze, apply, and evaluate commonly used drugs for the treatment of self-limiting acute conditions and chronic diseases to determine best evidence for prescriptive intervention. Prerequisite: NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Nurse Practitioner. (Fee: $50) NSG-6165 Advanced Pharmacology 2 hours This course focuses on evidenced-based practice of pharmacotherapeutic management by examing pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles. Students will develop a practical advanced practice approach in applying pharmacological principles across the life span. Prerequisite: NSG-6155 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics. (Fee: $50) NSG-6170 3 hours Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for APRN The focus of this course is on utilization of diagnostic reasoning in analyzing data from comprehensive health assessments of clients across the life span in order to determine appropriate and effective health care, including health promotion strategies. Risk reduction, health promotion and prevention, early detection of physical and common emotional illnesses, and clinical decision- making are addressed. On-site laboratory practice of 50 hours is required for the Family Nurse Practitioner students. Prerequisite: NSG-5010 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology and evidence of undergraduate instruction in health assessment. (Fee: $200)