Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
(Course sequencing: 45:705:660 & 661; 662 & 663; 664 & 665; 673 & 674)
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45:705:660
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory I (3)
The focus of this course is to synthesize and review current issues, theories, and research in health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention related to adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults. The role of the advanced practice nurse in risk assessment, counseling, education, and preventive screening will be emphasized. Students will integrate and apply concepts from advanced health assessment, advanced pathophysiology, and advanced pharmacology as they relate to providing comprehensive primary care. Knowledge needed for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of culturally diverse adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults in primary care settings is addressed.
Prerequisites: 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692; 26:120:547.
Corequisite: 45:705:661.
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45:705:661
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum I (3)
This practicum focuses on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing with adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults. The focus of this course is on the application and integration of health promotion, health protection, and prevention in primary care. Students will have the opportunity to gain a beginning framework for developing appropriate treatment plans for patients in primary care settings that integrate age appropriate counseling, preventive health screening, health promotion, risk reduction, and patient education.
Prerequisites: 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692; 26:120:547.
Corequisite: 45:705:660.
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45:705:662
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory II (2)
The focus of this course is theory relevant to the diagnosis and management of acute primary health care problems and illnesses of adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults. This course is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults in primary care. Students examine theories and research findings pertinent to the care of the acutely ill adolescent, young adult, adult, and elderly client. Knowledge needed for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of culturally diverse adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults in primary care settings is addressed.
Prerequisites: 45:705:660, 661.
Corequisite: 45:705:663.
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45:705:663
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum II (2)
This practicum focuses on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing with adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults. The focus of this course is the diagnosis and management of acute, episodic illness in the primary care setting.
Prerequisites: 45:705:660, 661.
Corequisite: 45:705:662.
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45:705:664
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory III (2)
The focus of this course is theory relevant to the diagnosis and management of chronic primary health care problems and illnesses of young adults, adults, and elderly clients. This course is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to young adults, adults, and elderly clients in primary care. Students examine theories and research findings pertinent to the care of the chronically ill young adult, adult, and elderly client. Knowledge needed for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of culturally diverse young adults, adults, and elderly clients in primary care settings is addressed. It is the third course in a series depending upon the student's course of study for the advanced practice role.
Prerequisites: 45:705:663, 664.
Corequisite: 45:705:665.
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45:705:665
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum III (2)
This practicum focuses on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing with young adults, adults, and elderly clients. The focus of this course is the diagnosis and management of chronic primary care needs of young adults, adults, and elderly clients.
Prerequisite: 662, 663.
Corequisite: 45:705:664.
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45:705:673
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory IV (2)
This course is designed to synthesize and build upon the theory and knowledge from the preceding courses in providing care to adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults in the primary care setting. The emphasis of this course is on the management of complex patients and those with multimorbidities. The role of palliative care and end-of-life care will be addressed.
Prerequisites: 45:705:664, 665.
Corequisites: 45:705:674.
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45:705:674
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum IV (2)
This practicum focuses on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing with adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults The focus of this course is the diagnosis and management of complex chronic primary care needs of adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults. Students will be prepared for entry into practice.
Prerequisites: 45:705:664, 665.
Corequisite: 45:705:673.
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Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(Course sequencing: 45:705:627 & 628; 629 & 630; 632 & 633; 634 & 635)
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45:705:627
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory I (3)
This course will provide an advanced knowledge relevant to nursing of acute and chronic management of acutely ill adult-gerontological clients. It will prepare students to enter into the high-acuity, hospital-based environment. A large focus will be placed on patient assessment, admission and discharge history, physicals, and consultations. The course will focus on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing in the specific areas of neurological, hematological, endocrine, which includes lab values, EKG diagnosis, and radiologic interpretations.
Prerequisites: 26:120:540, 547; 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692, 698.
Corequisite: 45:705:628.
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45:705:628
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum I (3)
This course will provide an advanced knowledge relevant to nursing of acute and chronic management of acutely ill adult clients. It will focus on the application of knowledge in the clinical area essential to acute care advanced practice nursing. A minimum of 125 hours of direct clinical observation with the student's preceptor is required in this section.
Prerequisites: 26:120:540, 547; 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692, 698.
Corequisite: 45:705:627.
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45:705:629
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory II (2)
Using a body systems approach, content for each topic will address a review of relevant physiologic and pathophysiologic principles, with detailed coverage of current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches used to evaluate emergent clinical situations and to restore homeostasis. Where relevant, consideration will be given to the ethnocultural aspects of disease states. The structure and content of this course is specifically designed to provide advanced clinical concepts, serving as the basis from which students will be able to flexibly adapt their clinical practice as nursing and medical science advances over time. The concentration will be on alterations of the cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular systems.
Prerequisites: 45:705:627, 628.
Corequisite: 45:705:630.
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45:705:630
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum II (2)
This practicum focuses on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing with acutely critically ill patients. The focus of this course is on designing and managing interventional strategies for care of acutely critically ill patients utilizing algorithms and implementing outcome measures. A minimum of 125 hours of direct clinical observation with the student's preceptor is required in this section.
Prerequisites: 45:705:627, 628.
Corequisite: 45:705:629.
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45:705:632
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory III (2)
This course provides knowledge relevant to the advanced nursing of acute and chronic management of acutely ill adult and aged clients. It will focus on the multisystem disease and syndromes that are typically found. Again, the large focus will be placed on patient assessment and the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing in the specific area of multisystem organ syndromes. It will also look at transition from the hospital, palliative care issues, and the psychosocial issues.
Prerequisites: 45:705:629, 630.
Corequisite: 45:705:633.
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45:705:633
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum III (2)
This course will provide a practical experience designed to assist the student to develop clinical expertise in caring for acutely and critically ill adult-gerontological clients in a variety of critical care settings. It will focus on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing.
Prerequisites: 45:705:629, 630.
Corequisite: 45:705:632.
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45:705:634
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory IV (2)
This is the final course in the student's education that will provide an advanced knowledge relevant to nursing of acute and chronic management of acutely ill adult clients. It will prepare students to enter into the high-acuity, hospital-based environment. A large focus will be placed on patient assessment, admission and discharge history, physicals, and consultations. The course will focus on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing in the specific areas of special needs of the acute care: end-of-life, transplant, psychiatric issues (including suicide and mental illness), and those with physical and learning disabilities.
Prerequisites: 45:705:632, 633.
Corequisite: 45:705:635.
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45:705:635
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum IV (2)
This course will provide a culminating practicum experience designed to assist the student to develop clinical expertise in caring for acutely and critically ill clients in a variety of critical care settings. It will focus on the application of knowledge essential to advanced practice nursing. A minimum of 125 hours of direct clinical observation with the student's preceptor is required in this section.
Prerequisites: 45:705:632, 633.
Corequisite: 45:705:634.
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
(Course Sequencing: 45:705:656 & 657; 654 & 655; 658 & 659; 671 & 672)
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45:705:656
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory I (3)
This course prepares students to critically analyze current research and health policy to determine how genomics, epidemiology, and public health principles impact growth and development, health promotion, and disease prevention in the pediatric population. Students will utilize practice guidelines to guide strategies for health promotion, illness prevention, and treatment of common episodic issues affecting the infant through preschooler.
Prerequisites: 26:120:547; 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692, 698.
Corequisite: 45:705:657.
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45:705:657
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Practicum I (3)
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge attained in Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory I in a supervised clinical setting. The course focuses on primary care of the young child. All students will be required to obtain 180 hours of supervised clinical practice in a pediatric setting. Practicum sites and preceptors will be assigned by the faculty.
Prerequisites: 26:120:547; 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692, 698.
Corequisite: 45:705:656.
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45:705:654
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory II (2)
This course focuses on the delivery of primary health care from school-age through preadolescence. Students will utilize health policy and current evidence to provide health promotion and illness and injury prevention for the young child. Knowledge of growth and development, research, and evidence-based guidelines will be used to manage common episodic problems. Students will examine various nontraditional settings in which health promotion, developmental screening, and care to young children are provided.
Prerequisites: 45:705:656, 657.
Corequisite: 45:705:655.
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45:705:655
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Practicum II (2)
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge attained in Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory II in a supervised clinical setting. It focuses on primary care of the school-aged through preadolescence child. All students will be required to obtain a minimum of 180 hours of supervised clinical practice in a pediatric setting. Practicum sites and preceptors will be assigned by the faculty.
Prerequisites: 45:705:656, 657.
Corequisite: 45:705:654.
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45:705:658
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory III (2)
This course focuses on the assessment and treatment of adolescents in a variety of settings. Students will focus on the special needs encountered among adolescents. Utilizing current evidence-based guidelines and theories of development, students will gain the necessary knowledge to address specific health promotion needs of the adolescent. Current theories and management guidelines will be applied to current health problems, including acute episodic illness, stable chronic disease, mental and behavioral health issues, and health promotion needs. Additionally students will address medical legal issues that can complicate the care of adolescents.
Prerequisites: 45:705:654, 655.
Corequisite: 45:705:659.
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45:705:659
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Practicum III (2)
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge attained in Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory III in a supervised clinical setting. It focuses on primary care of adolescents. All students will be required to obtain a minimum of 180 hours of supervised clinical practice in a pediatric setting. Practicum sites and preceptors will be assigned by the faculty.
Prerequisites: 45:705:654, 655.
Corequisite: 45:705:658.
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45:705:671
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Theory IV (2)
In this course students will focus on care coordination of children and adolescents with special health care needs (SHCN) from an advanced practice perspective. Local and national policy will be examined as students learn to advocate for patients at all levels of health care (1-4). Students will utilize theories of chronicity as they explore ways to care for SHCN children and adolescents in various primary care settings.
Prerequisites: 45:705:658, 659.
Corequisite: 45:705:672.
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45:705:672
Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Practicum IV (2)
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge attained in Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing Theory IV in a supervised clinical setting. It focuses on primary care of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions. All students will be required to obtain a minimum of 180 hours of supervised clinical practice in a pediatric setting. Practicum sites and preceptors will be assigned by the faculty.
Prerequisites: 45:705:658, 659.
Corequisite: 45:705:671.
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Family Nurse Practitioner
(Course sequencing: 45:705:660 & 661; 662 & 663; 664 & 665; 673 & 674; 656 & 657)
See the "Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner" and "Pediatric Nurse Practitioner" sections for a description of courses.
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
(Course Sequencing:
45:705:614 & 615; 616 & 617; 618 & 619)
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45:705:614
Human Behavior Theory I (3)
This course is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to adults and older adults with acute and severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). The examination of theory and research findings pertinent to neuroscience, psychopharmacology,and psychotherapeutic/psychosocial interventions of clients, their families, and groups is evaluated for best evidence practices. Knowledge needed for mental health assessment, differential diagnosis, and intervention with culturally diverse persons is addressed.
Prerequisites: 26:120:547; 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692, 698.
Corequisite: 45:705:615.
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45:705:615
Human Behavior: Practicum I (3)
This practicum focuses on the application and integration of knowledge and skills essential to advanced practice nursing of adults and older adults with acute and severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and their families. The focus of this course is assessing clients' mental health needs, developing psychodynamic formulations and case plans, delivering evidenced-based supportive, brief, and short-term psychotherapy, and implementing outcome measures.
Prerequisites: 26:120:547; 45:705:608, 610, 620, 692, 698.
Corequisite: 45:705:614.
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45:705:616
Family Systems Theory II (3)
This course is designed to synthesize advanced practice psychiatric mental health knowledge relevant to high-risk couples, families, and groups and to examine theories and research findings pertinent to the mental health care of couples, families, and groups. Knowledge needed for the mental health assessment, case formulation, and intervention with culturally diverse, high-risk couples, families, and groups will be addressed.
Prerequisites: 45:705:614, 615.
Corequisite: 45:705:617.
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45:705:617
Family Systems Practicum II (3)
This practicum focuses on the application and integration of knowledge and skills essential to advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing with couples, families, and groups. The course focus is assessing mental health needs, developing case formulations, using therapeutic interventions, and implementing outcome measures for couples, families, and groups.
Prerequisites: 45:705:614, 615.
Corequisite:616.
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45:705:618
Human Behavior: Theory III (3)
This course is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to children and adolescents with acute and severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and specialty areas in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Theories and research findings pertinent to neuroscience and psychotherapeutic interventions of children and adolescent clients and their families and specialty areas in psychiatric and mental health nursing are explored. Knowledge needed for mental health assessment, differential diagnosis, and intervention with culturally diverse persons is addressed.
Prerequisites: 45:705:616, 617.
Corequisite: 45:705:619.
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45:705:619
Human Behavior: Practicum III (3)
This practicum focuses on the application and integration of knowledge and skills essential to advanced practice nursing of children and adolescents with acute and severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and their families. The focus of this course is conducting psychiatric evaluations; determining differential diagnoses; developing psychodynamic formulations and case plans; delivering evidenced-based supportive, brief, and short-term psychotherapy; identifying and evaluating psychopharmacological agents; and implementing outcome measures with children and adolescent clients and patients with acute and SPMI. The course also examines specialty areas in advanced practice psychiatric nursing.
Prerequisites: 45:705:616, 617.
Corequisite: 45:705:618.
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