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This course provides the background for graduate nursing students to perform advanced health assessment skills utilizing a diagnostic process based on clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, evidence-based practice, and symptom analysis for advanced practice providers. Students will engage in clinical evaluation of common problems presented by case study method. Upon successful completion of this course, students will complete a health history and perform a physical assessment.

This course provides the knowledge and skills to perform a critical analysis of theories and acquire knowledge and skills necessary to utilize multidisciplinary models in advanced nursing practice. Student will explore systems theories, adult learning theories, theories associated with culture and diversity, bioethics, and the ecological model of social determinants of health. Upon successful completion of this course, students can apply theoretical models to nursing education or health systems leadership practice.

This course provides the background for graduate students to discuss the complex nature of disease and abnormal physiological processes. Students will gain advanced understanding in diseases processes and analyze the underlying cause of various disorders. Topics in this course will include signs and symptomatology, underlying causes, risk factors, progression of disease and approaches to care. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to apply pathophysiology concepts to nursing practice and nursing education.

This course provides an understanding and application of basic epidemiological principles and methods to issues related to the health of populations. Topics include surveillance, environmental science, and population health analysis and program planning as well as global health issues, health disparities, illness prevention and health promotion and health behavior modification. Students will apply knowledge related to the concepts of public health practice and perform critical appraisal of relevant literature.

This course focuses on the exploration of social change theories and the role of technology as well as frameworks for community and political engagement, advocacy, and empowerment. Emphasis will be placed on the roles of key stakeholders who influence healthcare policy to include government, consumers, providers and payers. Students will examine general micro and macro issues, regulatory processes and quality control and policy making at various levels of government. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to participation policy, politics, and advocacy in healthcare settings.

This course provides the background for students to refine their skills and build their knowledge related to reading research, critiquing research, the research process and essential concepts related to nursing science development. Through the course, students will evaluate the quality and applicability of relevant research and discuss topics pertinent to nursing scholarship, ethics, and clinical outcomes. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to apply research concepts to proposals, critiques, and evidence-based practice guidelines in nursing.

This course provides a focus on the use of technology in the healthcare environment and nursing education programs. Topics discussed in this course include computer science, computer and information science, an introduction to regulatory standards for electronic data and monitoring systems, legal and ethical applications for nursing informatics, administrative information systems, tele-health, consumer information and education, simulation, emerging technologies and the future of nursing informatics. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to apply technology to solve nursing practice problems.