Electives

Related courses constitute a further dimension of this program. Students seeking the Master of Science degree are required to take one three-credit elective course from the following list:
Community Health 510 The Economics of Health
Community Health 626 Health Administration
Community Health 627 Community Health Planning
Counseling and Development 605 Domestic Violence: Violence and the Family
Economics 636 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
Economics 651 Urban Economics
English 626 Twentieth-Century American Literature
GBA 512 Principles of Management and Leadership
Psychology 601M Human Sexuality
Psychology 611M Psychological Aspects of Disabilities
Sociology 603 Sociology of the Family
Sociology 607 Urban Sociology

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Courses

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An analysis of the research process for the formulation of testable hypotheses concerning adaptation and the person and the health/illness continuum in adults viewed as a basis for advanced nursing practice. Content includes formulating research problems and hypotheses. A review of literature is included. Qualitative and quantitative research approaches and methods of data collection are studied. Three credits.

Nursing 612 Pathophysiology of the Adult for Advanced Practice Nursing
Offered every Fall

The pathophysiology underlying diseases is studied to enable the student to form a basis for clinical judgment and diagnosis. The key principles and facts underlying present knowledge of tissue and organ systems, their specialized function and interrelationships will be studied. Three credits.

Nursing 620 The Theoretical Basis of Advanced Practice Nursing
Offered every Spring and Summer

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to examine in depth conceptual models of nursing. Course content will include discussion and comparison of various theoretical models as well as an outline of points to consider when selecting a model to use for Advanced Practice Nursing. Students will acquire knowledge concerning construction and testing of conceptual-theoretical models of nursing. Three credits.

Nursing 630 Seminar I - The Advanced Practice Role: Nursing Strategies for Change
Offered every Fall and Spring

This course provides a critical examination of behaviors expected in the advanced practice role. It focuses on factors which have an impact on the adaptation to the changing health-care delivery system by both consumers and health-care providers. Strategies for change and professional growth will be examined. Two credits.

Nursing 634 Advanced Physical Assessment
Offered every Spring

The student will be provided with knowledge, methods and laboratory experience to build upon and to refine physical-assessment skills. Comprehensive physical examination of the adult as well as psychosocial, developmental, occupational and cultural aspects of health assessment are studied in depth. Emphasis is

placed on the collaborative aspects of being a member of an interdisciplinary health-care team in a primary-care setting. Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Three credits.

Nursing 640 Nursing Research II
Offered every Spring

In this course students will develop a research design for the testing of hypotheses concerning adaptation/person and health/illness concepts which have relevance for advanced nursing practice. Pilot testing to establish feasibility of the research will be carried out. Three credits.

Nursing 644 Pharmacology
Offered every Fall and Spring

This in-depth course provides the adult nurse practitioner with the understanding of pharmacology, including prescription of medication, elimination pathways, dosage, toxicity, monitoring parameters and drug disease interaction of therapeutic agents. Content will include both State and Federal laws and regulations related to prescribing and record keeping. Three credits.

Nursing 650 Diagnosis and Management of Illnesses and Physical Conditions of the Adult I
Co-requisite: Nursing 654
Offered every Spring

This course focuses on clinical decision- making skills. Knowledge of physical assessment, pathophysiology and pharmacology provide underpinnings for the course content. Critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning are reinforced as the basis of practice. Concern is for the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic conditions of the adult in the collaborative practice primary-care setting. Three credits.