2017-2018 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 60 2017–18 Graduate Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions NSG-6410 – PHAR-6112 NSG-6410 3 hours Teaching and Learning Strategies for Nurse Educators The course prepares nurse educators to develop effective teaching and learning strategies. Use of theoretical and evidence- based educational techniques, assessment of learners, and implementation of various instructional techniques for classroom, clinical, simulation/lab, and online instruction are emphasized. Strategies for promoting critical judgment and clinical decision- making, including the use of technology and simulation are included. Prerequisite: NSG-6400 Foundations of Nursing Education. (Fee: $50) NSG-6420 3 hours Curriculum Design and Development for Nurse Educators The course prepares nurse educators to examine and develop nursing education curriculum from a theoretical approach and biblical worldview. The course focuses on the design, planning, and revision of both curriculums and individual courses. Recent trends and research in nursing education are emphasized. Prerequisite: NSG-6400 Foundations of Nursing Education. (Fee: $50) NSG-6430 3 hours Assessment and Evaluation for Nurse Educators This course prepares nurse educators to assess learning within a variety of settings including classroom, clinical, simulation, lab, and online. Trends, processes, and challenges related to learning assessment are explored. Theories, practices, and standards of assessment and evaluation are examined and applied to curricular and student learning outcomes. Prerequisite: NSG-6400 Foundations of Nursing Education. (Fee: $50) NSG-6480 Nursing Education Practicum 2 hours This course prepares nurse educators to develop entry- level competencies in the role of nurse educator. The course is designed to provide 200 hours of supervised practicum experiences in an educational setting applying the educational principles and theories learned in their specialty courses. Prerequisite: NSG-6400 Foundations of Nursing Education; NSG-6410 Teaching and Learning Strategies for Nurse Educators; NSG-6420 Curriculum Design and Development for Nurse Educators; NSG-6430 Assessment and Evaluation for Nurse Educators . (Fee: $250) NSG-6500 2 hours Applied Scholarship in Advanced Nursing Practice This course will focus on the application of translational research skills and the integration of scholarship into practice. Students will identify a practice question, search evidence sources for potential solutions, evaluate current clinical prevention and health promotion interventions and make evidence based recommendations to improve health outcomes of individuals, families, communities, and aggregate/clinical populations. Corequisites: (FNP area of focus) NSG-6310 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Adults, or NSG-6315 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Older Adults, or NSG- 6320 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Women; NSG-6325 Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Children (GPHN area of focus) NSG-6280 GPHN Practicum I or NSG-6290 GPHN Practicum II; (NE area of focus) NSG-6480 Nursing Education Practicum, or NSG-6180 Advanced Clinical Applications. (Fee:$50) P Pharmacy (PHAR) PHAR-5200 Pharmacy Calculations 1 hour In this course skills will be developed to apply pharmaceutical mathematics to safely and accurately calculate dose, rate of infusion, and/or compound prescriptions. Basic elements will include conversion between units, understanding weights and measures, and methods of expressing concentration. This graduate course fulfills a Doctor of Pharmacy requirement and is intended for postbaccalaureate and unique situation transfer students. Prerequisites: permission of instructor. PHAR-5460 Advanced Physiology 3 hours This course will address the structure and function of major organ systems of the human body. Organ systems covered include muscular, nervous, endocrine/reproductive, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems. Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of lower division anatomy/physiology with lab PHAR-6110 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice 1 hour This course will focus on understanding the U.S. healthcare system and contemporary models of pharmacy practice. Key topics will include the regulations applicable to the practice of pharmacy in preparation for pharmacy internship experiences, prescription interpretation and fulfillment processes, health/ pharmacy literacy, patient safety and communication, cultural literacy, and models professionalism. Prerequisites: P1 or approval of instructor. PHAR-6111 Research Design and Methodology 3 hours This course provides an introduction to research design and methodology, as related to pharmacy and the health sciences. This course will focus on concepts of scientific research across the discipline of pharmacy, research strategies and methodology for qualitative and quantitative research, and principles of epidemiologic research. Students also will learn how to develop and write research projects, as this course provides the basis for the research project that will be completed and presented in PHAR 7348 Research Seminar. Prerequisites: P1 or approval of instructor. PHAR-6112 Introduction to Self Care 3 hours This course will focus on the development of an understanding of self-care, including its scope and limitations in the U.S. healthcare system, and a knowledge base regarding over-the- counter (OTC) medications (both traditional and complementary/ alternative, e.g., herbs, nutritional supplements, homeopathics) and home diagnostic/medication therapy management tests/aids. Further, students will learn how to interact with patients towards the appropriate selection and use of these products. Prerequisites: P1 or approval of instructor.