2019-2020 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 78 2019–20 Graduate Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions NSG-6290 – NSG-6400 NSG-6290 GPHN Practicum II 1 hours In this course students partner with a domestic, global, or health ministry agency to apply acquired knowledge and skills in global health ministry. The practicum includes 100 hours of collaboration with a nurse missionary, parish nurse in a setting serving vulnerable populations, a community development project in a developing nation, or a nurse serving with a global voluntary agency. The focus of this experience is implementing population based healthcare management principles. Prerequisite: NSG-6280 GPHN Practicum I. (Fee: $125) NSG-6310 6 hours Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Adults The focus of this course is to prepare advanced practice students with biblical, theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations required in caring for adults in a family nurse practitioner role. Students will learn and apply health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and evidence based management of common primary health problems in adults. Students will develop skills in patient advocacy, cultural competence, clinical decision making and judgment. The student will work under the supervision of qualified clinical preceptors and the School of Nursing faculty to achieve entry level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. This course requires 200 hours of direct clinical care. Prerequisites: NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership; NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy; NSG-6070 Principles of Evidence Based Practice; NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice. (Fee: $1000) NSG-6315 3 hours Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Older Adults The focus of this course is to prepare advanced practice students with biblical, theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations required in caring for older adults in a family nurse practitioner role. Students will learn and apply health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and evidence- based management of common primary health problems in older adults. Students will develop skills in patient advocacy, cultural competence, clinical decision making and judgment. The student will work under the supervision of qualified clinical preceptors and the School of Nursing faculty to achieve entry level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. This course requires 100 hours of direct clinical care. Prerequisites: NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership; NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy; NSG- 6070 Principles of Evidence Based Practice; NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice. (Fee: $500) NSG-6320 3 hours Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Women The focus of this course is to prepare advanced practice students with biblical, theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations required in caring for women in a family nurse practitioner role. Students will learn and apply health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and evidence based management of common primary health problems in women. Students will develop skills in patient advocacy, cultural competence, clinical decision making and judgment. The student will work under the supervision of qualified clinical preceptors and the School of Nursing faculty to achieve entry level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. This course requires 100 hours of direct clinical care. Prerequisites: NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership; NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy; NSG-6070 Principles of Evidence Based Practice; NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice. (Fee: $500) NSG-6325 6 hours Advanced Concepts and Practice in the Care of Children The focus of this course is to prepare advanced practice students with biblical, theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations required in caring for children in a family nurse practitioner role. Students will learn and apply health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and evidence based management of common primary health problems in children. Students will develop skills in patient advocacy, cultural competence, clinical decision making and judgment. The student will work under the supervision of qualified clinical preceptors and the School of Nursing faculty to achieve entry level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. This course requires 200 hours of direct clinical care. Prerequisites: NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership; NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy; NSG-6070 Principles of Evidence Based Practice; NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice. (Fee: $1,000) NSG-6400 Foundations of Nursing Education 3 hours This course prepares nurse educators to articulate the roles and competencies inherent in interprofessional teams within academic and healthcare settings. Legal and ethical standards, and regulations influencing nursing education programs, curricula, and educational philosophies are analyzed through a biblical worldview. A major focus of this course is research in the neuroscience of learning and its impact on nursing education. Prerequisites: NSG-6050 Professional Role Development and Health Care Leadership; NSG-6060 Healthcare Economics and Policy; NSG-6070 Principles of Evidence Based Nursing Practice; NSG-6080 Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG- 6150 Advanced Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Genomics for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6160 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice; NSG-6170 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Nursing Practice. (Fee: $50)