2021-2022 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 92 2021–22 Graduate Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions NSG-6320 – NSG-6500 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) 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 research 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. Students will learn skills needed to make a change in the clinical practice setting. 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-6180 Advanced Clinical Applications or NSG-6480 Nursing Education Practicum; (NLHI area of focus) NSG-6780 Nursing Leadership Practicum I or NSG-6790 Nursing Leadership Practicum II; (PNP area of focus) NSG-6800 Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Primary Care or NSG-6810 Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Development and Behavioral Health or NSG-6820 Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Health Promotion or NSG-6830 Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Disease Management. (Fee:$50)