NURS6201
Advanced Practice Nursing Role Development
4 quarter credits
Learners investigate the role of the advanced practice nurse. Learners analyze principles related to leadership, autonomy, scope of practice, and role development. For MSN Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Masters Certificate learners only. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
4 quarter credits
NURS6202
Advanced Pathophysiology
4 quarter credits
Learners analyze pathophysiologic processes and their effect on body systems across the lifespan. Learners build on their foundation of anatomy and physiology to enhance clinical decision-making in the advanced practice role. For MSN Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate learners only. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer except for learners in the Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing as approved through Faculty Gap Analysis. Prerequisite NURS6201. MSN Learners must have completed NHS6004, NHS6008, NURS6016, NURS6011.
4 quarter credits
NURS6203
Advanced Pharmacology
4 quarter credits
Learners analyze advanced principles of pharmacology as they relate to the treatment and management of illnesses and conditions across the lifespan. Learners build on their foundation of pharmacology to enhance clinical decision-making in the advanced practice role to safely, legally, ethically, and therapeutically prescribe, administer, and counsel patients regarding medication therapy and regimes. For MSN Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Masters Certificate learners only. Prerequisites: NURS6201, NURS6202. MSN Learners must have completed NHS6004, NHS6008, NURS6016, NURS6011.
4 quarter credits
NURS6205
Advanced Health Assessment Skills Immersion
2 quarter credits
Learners analyze advanced principles of health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and advanced practice skill acquisition across the lifespan. Learners acquire knowledge and skills necessary to perform focused and comprehensive examinations, advanced primary care skills, and office procedures, and to interpret diagnostic testing in preparation for the nurse practitioner learner¿s role in the clinical setting. Learners build on prior knowledge to enhance clinical decision-making and diagnostic reasoning, in preparation for the advanced practice nursing role in primary care. Content is delivered in both asynchronous and synchronous formats. For MSN Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master¿s Certificate learners only. NURS6205 must be taken concurrently with NURS6204. Grading for this course is S/NS. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer. Prerequisite: NURS6201, NURS6202, NURS6203.
2 quarter credits
NURS6301
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 1
4 quarter credits
Learners gain an understanding of the theoretical basis for the competencies of the nurse practitioner and cultivate skills in comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of commonly occurring acute and chronic illnesses and conditions impacting individuals across the lifespan. Learners build upon their knowledge of advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment while learning the role of the nurse practitioner in primary care. For MSN Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Masters Certificate learners only. NURS6301 must be taken concurrently with NURS6302. Prerequisite(s): NURS6206, NURS6207. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer except for learners in the Post-Masters Certificate in Nursing as approved through Faculty Gap Analysis.
4 quarter credits