2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 82 2020–21 Graduate Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions NSG-6315 – NSG-6420 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) 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)