In this course students will apply strategies for improving the health of the public within the context of nursing’s metaparadigm: person, environment, health, and nursing. Emphasis is on recognizing nursing as a profession, person-centered care, and issues and trends in health and health care. The course will include examination of nursing care within health care systems and nurses’ roles in influencing health outcomes. Students will address whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Co-requisites: NRSG 515, NRSG 520, NRSG 540
This course will offer MSN students the opportunity to learn and reflect upon the risk factors in society that influence health equity, and identify barriers, and solutions that can improve overall health and well-being. Students will examine various conceptualizations of social determinants of health, including those explained and addressed within regional, state, national and international organizations dedicated to addressing health equity. Special emphasis will be placed on initiatives aimed at mitigating factors impacting health equity, specifically for marginalized populations and the master’s prepared nurse’s role in mitigation.
Co-requisites: NRSG 510, NRSG 520, NRSG 540
In this course, students will develop person-centered skills and health assessment techniques. Emphasis is on whole-person wellness, understanding person in the context of their environments, clinical judgment, and safety and quality. Students will analyze the influence of social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration in the provision of clinical skills and health assessment.
Co-requisites: NRSG 510, NRSG 515, NRSG 540
In this course, students will integrate research and evidence-based practice in providing nursing care and refine their critical thinking skills to incorporate innovative perspectives. Emphasis will be on interrelationships between professional, scholarly nursing practice, health systems and the spheres of care, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 510, NRSG 515, NRSG 520, NRSG 540
Students will ascertain the concepts and theories related to the provision of psychiatric/mental health nursing practice. Emphasis will be on nursing therapeutic interventions created for mental health and the care of persons with mental illnesses within the context of disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being, chronic disease care, and hospice/palliative/supportive care, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration. The course includes integration of didactic and clinical learning in a variety of settings.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 525
Co-requisites: NRSG 535, NRST 541
This course will offer MSN students the opportunity to learn and reflect upon social determinants of health and their impact on health equity. Students will examine various conceptualizations of social determinants of health, including those explained and addressed within regional, state, national and international organizations dedicated to addressing health equity. Special emphasis will be placed on initiatives aimed at mitigating factors impacting health equity specifically for marginalized populations and the master’s prepared nurse’s role in mitigation.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 525
Co-requisites: NRSG 530, NRSG 541, NRSG 550
In this course, students will analyze the integration of pathophysiology and pharmacology. Emphasis is on mechanisms underlying disease and concomitant therapeutic agents to treat disease. This course will encompass pathophysiology and pharmacology in the context of whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Co-requisites: NRSG 510, NRSG 515, NRSG 520
Students will expand their knowledge of the integration of pathophysiology and pharmacology in this course. Emphasis is on the examination of multifaceted disease processes and concomitant pharmacotherapies. This course is a continuation of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice I and will continue to illustrate pathophysiology and pharmacology within the context of whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 525
Co-requisites: NRSG 530, NRSG 535, NRSG 550
In this course, students will discover the spheres of care essential for entry-level nursing practice. The examination and application of the spheres of care are within the context of whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change and interprofessional collaboration. This course integrates didactic and clinical learning in a variety of settings across the lifespan within families and communities.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 530
Co-requisites: NRSG 535, NRSG 541
This course will offer MSN students the opportunity to learn and reflect upon the role of nursing and nurses in myriad interprofessional health care contexts. Students will learn about the importance of interprofessional healthcare teams who understand and invite the contributions of others, while working collaboratively toward optimized patient outcomes in different settings, specifically those that ensure quality and safety. Special emphasis will be placed on the exploration of social identity and the role of assumptions, biases and perceptions, and as well as, microaggressions in nursing and interprofessional teams.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 605
Co-requisites: NRSG 570, NRSG 610, NRSG 620
This course enhances students’ knowledge and skills of the spheres of care essential for entry-level nursing practice. Emphasis is on restorative care, including critical/trauma care, complex acute care, chronic disease care, and hospice/palliative/supportive care. The examination and application of the spheres of care are within the context of whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration. An integration of didactic and clinical learning will occur in a variety of settings across the lifespan within families and communities.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 605
Co-requisites: NRSG 560, NRSG 610, NRSG 620
This course will offer MSN students the opportunity to learn and reflect upon the role of nursing and nurses in identifying important health policy issues as well as becoming agents of change, devising innovations to meet the health care needs of the persons/families/communities they serve, and using program evaluation, data analysis, and information to advance social justice. Special emphasis will be placed on students’ ability to position themselves to be effective in orchestrating policy and regulatory changes at local, state, and national levels. Special emphasis will be placed on developing students’ understanding of themselves as leaders in policy formation, and how current policies affect the practice of nursing and the delivery of healthcare regionally, statewide, nationally and internationally.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 560, NRSG 570, NRSG 610, NRSG 620
Co-requisites: NRSG 640, NRSG 650, NRSG 670
This course prepares students to care for women, infants, and childbearing families across the spheres of care (disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being, chronic disease care, restorative care, and hospice/palliative/supportive care). The examination and application of these spheres are within the context of maternal-newborn nursing, women’s health, care of families, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration. This course integrates didactic and clinical learning in a variety of settings.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 530, NRSG 535, NRSG 541, NRSG 550
In this course, students will examine care for children and families across the spheres of care (disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being, chronic disease care, restorative care, and hospice/palliative/supportive care). The analysis and application of these spheres are within the context of pediatric nursing, care of the family, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration. An integration of didactic and clinical learning in a variety of settings will prepare students to lead care for children and families.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 600
In this course, students will obtain advanced integration of pathophysiology, pharmacology and health assessment concepts to enhance preparation for direct care roles for complex cases. This course will build on Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice I and II as well as health assessment throughout the curriculum. There will be special emphasis on hospice/supportive/palliative care, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 605
Co-requisites: NRSG 560, NRSG 570, NRSG 620
This course illustrates concepts and theories related to the provision of public health nursing practice. The promotion and protection of the health of the public will be emphasized within the context of disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being, chronic disease care, hospice/palliative/supportive care, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration. An integration of didactic and clinical learning will occur in a variety of community and public health settings.
Prerequisite: C- or better in NRSG 605
Co-requisites: NRSG 560, NRSG 570, NRSG 610
Students will examine informatics concepts, theories, and practices to enable them to incorporate technology responsibly, ethically, and creatively to meet the health care needs of patients, families, and communities. Emphasis will be on technology tools, technological systems, informatics processes, and care documentation processes across the spheres of care within the context of whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 560, NRSG 570, NRSG 610, NRSG 620
Co-requisites: NRSG 590, NRSG 650, NRSG 670
In this course, students will transition to professional Registered Nurse practice through a synthesis and implementation of program outcomes. Consideration of the spheres of care, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration will be emphasized. This course includes a precepted practicum with final preparation for the NCLEX-RN examination.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 560, NRSG 570, NRSG 610, NRSG 620
Co-requisites: NRSG 590, NRSG 640, NRSG 670
Students will apply leadership concepts and theories to skillfully practice as a leader to achieve clinical excellence, improve nursing care and health outcomes. Professional Registered Nurse leadership role development will be emphasized through understanding of complexity theory as well as assumption of principles of innovation and ingenuity, courage and resilience within the context of the spheres of care, whole-person wellness, social determinants of health and health equity, health care advocacy and systems change, and interprofessional collaboration.
Prerequisites: C- or better in NRSG 560, NRSG 570, NRSG 610, NRSG 620
Co-requisites: NRSG 590, NRSG 640, NRSG 650