Christine E. Lynn
College of Nursing


Course Descriptions

Link to Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Programs

Undergraduate Courses/ link to graduate courses

Being Cared For: Reflections from the Other Side of the Bed (NSP 1195) 3 credits
Writing Across Curriculum (Gordon Rule)
Prerequisite: ENC 1101

This general education course focuses on exploring the lived experience of being cared for through various cultural and societal lenses. Caring theories and concepts of nursing are examined critically and explicated in a variety of writing assignments.

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 1 (NUR 3026C) 2 credits
Prerequisites: Admission to B.S.N. program, BSC 2085, BSC 2085L, or equivalent, BSC 2086, BSC 2086L, or equivalent, MCB 2004. MCB 2004L, or equivalnent
Corequisites: NUR 3065, NUR 3065L
Course focuses on practical application of basic nursing skills using a scientific basis. This first course on fundamentals of nursing practice emphasizes beginning nursing skills through evidence-based, compassionate, culturally sensitive, ethical and safe practice principles. 

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 2 (NUR 3029C) 2 credits
Prerequisite: NUR 3026C
Corequisites: NUR 3262, NUR 3262L

Focuses on practical application of complex nursing skills using a scientific basis. This second course on fundamentals of nursing practice emphasizes the expansion of nursing skills through evidence-based, culturally sensitive, ethical and safe practice principles. 

Health Assessment in Nursing Situations (NUR 3065) 2 credits
Prerequisite:  Admission to B.S.N. program,    BSC 2085, BSC 2085L, or equivalent, BSC 2086, BSC 2086L, or equivalent
Corequisite: NUR 3065L

Focus is on the process of conducting a holistic health assessment across the lifespan. Emphasis is on the attributes of compassionate care, relation centered care, and distinguishing between normal and abnormal clinical findings.  

Health Assessment in Nursing Situations Lab (NUR 3065L) 1 credit
Prerequisite: Admission to B.S.N. program,  BSC 2085, BSC 2085L, or equivalent, BSC 2086, BSC 2086L, or equivalent
Corequisite: NUR 3065

Focuses on the systematic obtainment of a complete and accurate history, performing clinically relevant holistic health assessment of adults including modifications for infants, children, older adults and persons with special needs.  Emphasizes the application of professional caring and ethical principles in conducting the health assessment.  Grading: S/U

Foundations of Caring Science in Nursing Situations (NUR 3115) 3 credits
Introduces nursing as a distinct discipline of knowledge and unique professional practice grounded in caring science. The evolution of the science and art of professional nursing as a discipline is examined. Emphasis is placed on introducing the student to caring science, as well as concepts of civility and inclusivity, as foundations for practice. Nursing’s role in local, global, sociopolitical issues are also discussed.

Foundations of Nursing Practice (NUR 3119C ) 2 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to B.S.N. program,    BSC 2085, BSC 2085L, BSC 2086, BSC 2086L, MCB 2004, MCB 2004L
Corequisites: NUR 3065, NUR 3065L

Focuses on the study of the concepts and principles necessary to competently perform the technological skills and therapeutic interventions needed for professional nursing practice. Topics include knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework for nursing. Emphasis is on using multiple ways of knowing as an organizing framework and application of concepts and principles that are basic to an environment of safety. Developmental, genetic and environmental risk factors that affect healthcare are explored. Nursing situations and simulations are used to apply the concept of safe, quality care.

Pharmacotherapeutics (NUR 3145) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to the B.S.N. program
Corequisite: NUR 4125

Emphasizes the principles of pharmacotherapeutics in the treatment of illness and promotion of wellness across the lifespan.  Identifies nursing implications in the safe administration and monitoring of the effects of pharmacotherapeutic agents. Focuses on the development of clinical reasoning skills in the application of drug therapy.

Creating Healing Environments (NUR 3171) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NUR 3115 
Focuses on the creation of healing environments from multiple perspectives. Emphasis is on self-care management and the design of environments that promote caring, health, wellness and healing and the development of self as a healing environment. The impact of architecture and technology on health and healing is explored. Environments and organizational structures that promote health equity and a culture of caring are included. 

Food, Nutrition, and Health (NUR 3183) 3 credits
Course examines the principles of human nutrition, including nutrient characteristics, digestion, absorption, metabolism, food sources, functions, requirements and interrelationships with other nutrients, health and diseases.

Chronic Care in Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations (NUR 3262) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3026C, NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L,  NUR 3145 and NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 3262L, NUR 3029C

Focuses on theoretical foundations of chronic health conditions among adults and aging populations. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of health promotion, disease prevention, and maintenance of function throughout the life course. Uses best evidence to create caring environments that ensure quality and safety across settings. The nurse’s role as a member of the interprofessional team in providing culturally appropriate health teaching, screening, and care transitions is explored.  

Chronic Care in Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations in Practice (NUR 3262L) 2 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3026C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3145, NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 3262, NUR 3029C

Provides opportunities to use nursing knowledge and apply principles of wellness, health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of function for adults, focusing on persons with chronic health conditions. Use of best evidence to promote and preserve wellness for persons and families living with chronic health conditions is core. Integrates principles of communication and information management. Emphasizes cultural differences in health teaching, screening and community referrals.  
Grading: S/U 

Nursing Care of Children: Nursing Situations (NUR 3358) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3145 and NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 3358L

Focuses on holistic and developmentally appropriate nursing care of children and their family members. Emphasizes understanding normal childhood development, common health challenges, and appropriate nursing care to promote well-being in children and families through compassionate caring. Explores how collaboration with persons, families and interprofessional teams creates quality outcomes and a culture of safety. 

Nursing Care of Children: Nursing Situations in Practice (NUR 3358L) 1 credit
Prerequisites: NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3145 and NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 3358
Integrates the study of caring science with concepts and theories of family, human growth and development, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management for nursing situations with children and families. Examines developmental and cultural differences in health assessments, screenings, health teaching, and community referrals.   Emphasizes collaboration with persons, families, and interprofessional teams to create quality outcomes and a safety culture.  

Maternal Newborn: Nursing Situations (NUR 3455) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3145, NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 3455L
Focuses on the study of caring science and the use of multiple ways of knowing in nursing situations with childbearing women and newborns. Addresses health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management for nursing situations in childbearing women and newborns. Examines health assessments, screenings, health teaching using a holistic nursing approach. Describes collaboration with persons, families, and interprofessional teams to create quality outcomes and a safety culture. 

Maternal Newborn: Nursing Situations in Practice (NUR 3455L) 1 credit
Prerequisites: NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3145, NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 3455
Integrates the study of caring science and the use of multiple ways of knowing in practicum situations with childbearing women and newborns. Implements health promotion, risk reduction and disease management in childbearing women and newborns. Conducts health assessments, screenings and health teaching using a holistic nursing approach. Collaborates with persons, families and interprofessional teams to create quality outcomes and a culture of safety. 

The Developing Family:  Nursing Situations (NUR 3465) 4 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3119C, NUR 4125 and NUR 3145
Corequisite: NUR 3465L

Integrates the study of caring science with concepts and theories of family, human growth and development, health promotion, risk reduction and disease management for nursing situations with childbearing women, children and families. Examines evidence-based, age-appropriate communication strategies and nursing responses. Also examines developmental and cultural differences in health assessments, screenings, health teaching and community referrals. Emphasizes collaboration with persons, families and interprofessional teams to create quality outcomes and a culture of safety. Explores the nurse’s role in advocacy for women, children and families on issues of equity in health policy and access to healthcare.

The Developing Family:    Nursing Situations in Practice (NUR 3465L)  2 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3119C, NUR 4125 and NUR 3145
Corequisite: NUR 3465

Integrates the study of caring science with concepts and theories of family, human growth and development, health promotion, risk reduction and disease management for nursing situations with childbearing women, children and families. Examines evidence-based, age-appropriate communication strategies and nursing responses. Also examines developmental and cultural differences in health assessments, screenings, health teaching and community referrals. Emphasizes collaboration with persons, families and interprofessional teams to create quality outcomes and a culture of safety. Explores the nurse’s role in advocacy for women, children and families on issues of equity in health policy and access to healthcare.    Grading: S/U

Professional Nursing Practice (NUR 3821) 2 credits
Examines the professional identity of the nurse including accountability, perspective, collaborative disposition, and comportment, that reflects nursing’s characteristics and values. Examines ethical principles related to nursing practice. Describes the development of the nurse as an individual who is resilient and capable of adapting to ambiguity and change. 

Systems, Quality and Information Technology (NUR 4079) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NUR  3821
Examines the role of the nurse in responding to complex systems of healthcare while employing established and emerging principles of safety and improvement science. Describes the use of informatic processes and technologies in the delivery of safe, highquality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance with best practices and professional and regulatory standards. 

General Pathophysiology (NUR 4125) 3 credits
Prerequisites: BSC 2085 and BSC 2085L or equivalent, BSC 2086 and BSC 2086L or equivalent
Prerequisites or Corequisites: MCB 2004, CHM 2032 and CHM 2032L
Focuses on the pathophysiology of human illness within a systems framework. Emphasis is on understanding pathophysiology as an alteration of normal subsystem physiological function altering health of the individual. Course concepts provide the basis for interpretation and analysis of signs and symptoms within a framework of health and disease.  Presents selected pathophysiological nursing situation exemplars and the concepts to related conditions in diverse clients across the lifespan. 

Nursing Research (NUR 4165) 3 credits
Prerequisites: STA 2023 or equivalent
and admission to the B.S.N. program
Explores the relationship between theory, research and practice. Examines fundamental principles of the research process, including ethical and cultural considerations. Students search and critically appraise nursing research studies.

Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations Across the Lifespan (NUR 4525) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 4125 and NUR 3145
Corequisite: NUR 4525L
Integrates behavioral concepts and standards of practice to design person-centered care in psychiatric mental health nursing situations. Presents principles of communication as a foundation for developing caring relationships. Uses clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to provide effective psychiatric-mental health nursing care. 

Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations in Practice (NUR 4525L) 1 credit
Prerequisites:  NUR 3029C, NUR 3065, NUR 3065L, NUR 3115, NUR 3145 and NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 4525

Presents principles of communication in developing caring, therapeutic relationships with persons in psychiatric settings, using mental health concepts and theoretical frameworks to examine coping behaviors in response to alterations in psychological functioning. Acute care and community- based experiences provide opportunities for students to participate in interprofessional team planning, interventions and therapeutic group meetings. Grading: S/U 

Population Health: Nursing Situations (NUR 4638) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 4638L 

Emphasizes promoting the health and well-being of populations across the lifespan and continuum of care. Explores core public health functions, principles of epidemiology, cultural competency, social determinants of health, health promotion and disease and injury prevention through the nursing process. Focuses on disaster and emergency preparedness to protect population health. 

Population Health Practicum: Nursing Situations (NUR 4638L) 1 credit
Prerequisite: NUR 4125
Corequisite: NUR 4638
Provides clinical experience for nursing students in community and/or public health settings with an emphasis on population- focused nursing care across the lifespan and continuum of care. Emphasis is on using the nursing process to provide safe, effective, equitable, sociocultural and linguistically appropriate care to promote the health and well-being of families, communities, and populations.

Acute Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations (NUR 4716) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3262, NUR 3262L
Corequisite: NUR 4716L

Focus is on the integration, translation, and application of nursing knowledge using multiple ways of knowing for adults and aging populations with acute alterations in health. Emphasis is on developing clinical judgment utilizing person-centered care and interprofessional teams to promote quality and safety across the four spheres of care. 

Acute Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice (NUR 4716L) 2 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 3262, NUR 3262L
Corequisites: NUR 4716

Focus is on the application, integration, and translation of nursing knowledge using multiple ways of knowing for adults and aging populations experiencing acute alterations in health in this clinical practicum course. Emphasis is on the application of clinical reasoning and judgment in providing person-centered care with interprofessional teams to promote quality and safety.  Grading: S/U  

Management of Complex Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations (NUR 4764) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 4716 and NUR 4716L; Corequisite: NUR 4764L
Emphasis is placed on integrating advanced concepts, caring science, and evidence-based standards in complex nursing situations.  Highlights the importance of nursing as a part of a multidisciplinary approach to adult patients with complex health problems.  

Management of Complex Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice (NUR 4764L) 1 credit
Prerequisites: NUR 4716 and NUR 4716L; Corequisite: NUR 4764
Emphasis is placed on advancing clinical reasoning by integrating complex concepts and foundational nursing knowledge, caring science, and evidence-based standards to design person-centered care in complex nursing situations. This clinical practicum enhances the role development of the student in forming collaborative relationships with patients, their families and the interprofessional team. Focuses on application of clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing responses that nurture the wholeness of persons to maximize outcomes and improve quality of life. Grading: S/U

Professional Development in Nursing 1: Ethical and Legal Perspectives of Caring (NUR 4824) 1 credit
Prerequisite: Admission to B.S.N. program
Provides an introduction to the profession of nursing with emphasis on professional and personal accountability and theory-guided practice. Legal and ethical principles are examined and applied in nursing situations. Provides opportunities to establish personal and professional boundaries, examine individual beliefs and values and develop a personal philosophy of nursing emerging from the College of Nursing philosophy of caring.

Nursing Practice Immersion (NUR 4829L) 3 credits
Prerequisites:  NUR 3358, NUR 3358L, NUR 3455, NUR 3455L, NUR 4716, NUR 4716L, NUR 4638, NUR 4525, NUR 4525L
Corequisites: NUR 4764 and NUR 4764L
Provides a precepted integrative clinical practicum to synthesize competencies and skills required of the entry level professional nurse. Focuses on integration of one's professional nursing identity within the organizational environment in which healthcare is delivered.  Emphasizes principles of team dynamics, prioritization of patient care, gaining confidence in clinical reasoning and clinical judgment. This is an Academic Service Learning (ASL) course.  Grading: S/U 

Professional Development in Nursing 2: Designer of Caring Environments (NUR 4833)  1 credit
Prerequisite or Corequisite: NUR 4824
Examines the professional identity of the nurse as an advocate and a member of the interdisciplinary team using concepts and theories of nursing, chaos and complexity, organizational design, QSEN and IPE competencies as foundations to quality care and patient safety. Explores caring models of leadership, teamwork, decision making and priority setting in nursing situations.

Professional Development in Nursing 3: Leader/Coordinator of Caring Environments (NUR 4860)  1 credit
Prerequisite: NUR    4833
Examines the role of the nurse as leader and manager in creating a caring, healing environment in a unique sociopolitical, cultural, economic and technological atmosphere. Analyzes professional, organizational, historical and social factors influencing healthcare delivery within an evolving healthcare system. Emphasizes building cultures of quality and safety in complex healthcare delivery systems based on organizational strengths, using multiple strategies within environmental turbulence and change and managing fiscal resources for cost effectiveness. Provides interprofessional collaborative practice opportunities.

Professional Development in Nursing 4: Member of a Caring Profession (NUR 4861)  1 credit
Prerequisite or Corequisite: NUR 4860
Discusses contemporary issues confronting the nursing profession. Investigates methods to advocate for patients and the profession. Explores the profession’s impact on the dynamic evolution of healthcare. Emphasizes professional skills, such as portfolio development, interviewing, peer evaluation and the advancement of nursing’s role. Also considers professional issues related to self-care of the nurse, such as work-life balance, healthy work environments and resource assistance in building a nursing career.

Directed Independent Study (NUR 4905) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department

Directed Independent Research (NUR 4916) 0-3 credits
This course is designed for students conducting undergraduate research with faculty.    Grading: S/U

Special Topics (NUR 4930) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
This is an Academic Service Learning (ASL) course. 

Honors Seminar in Nursing 1 (NUR 4934) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NUR 4165 with minimum grade of "C;" College of Nursing junior standing
The first of three courses in the Honors in Nursing Program. The course focuses on building research skills required for scholarship, understanding how evidence and knowledge are developed, identifying gaps in the literature, formulating research questions and conducting ethical research.

Honors Seminar in Nursing 2 (NUR 4935) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NUR 4934 with minimum grade of "C;" College of Nursing junior standing
The second of three courses in the Honors in Nursing program, this course builds upon the previous seminar and helps students design a research proposal.

RI: Honors Seminar in Nursing 3 (NUR 4936) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: NUR 4935 with minimum grade of "C;" College of Nursing senior standing
This third and final course in the honors in nursing program helps students conduct an approved independent research project under the direction of a faculty member. At the completion of the project, students submit a written paper and present the work in an oral or poster format. This is a research-intensive (RI) course.

RI: Scholarship for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (NUR 4937) 3 credits
Prerequisites: For College of Nursing undergraduate students only
This course prepares the B.S.N. student to identify issues, appraise and integrate evidence, and evaluate outcomes. The emphasis is on translation of current evidence into nursing practice. This is a research-intensive (RI) course. 

Nursing Graduate Courses

Advanced Health Assessment (NGR 6002) 2 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6110, 6141; matriculated students only or permission of department
Focuses on advanced assessment; history-taking; risk appraisal; health promotion; psychosocial, developmental, functional assessment and physical examination techniques. Emphasis is on diagnostic reasoning skills in assessing deviations from normal.

Advanced Health Assessment    Lab    (NGR 6002L) 1 credit
Prerequisites: NGR 6110, 6141
Corequisites: NGR 6002; matriculated students only

Provides a lab experience for the study of advanced health assessment. It includes supervised experiences of advanced clinical assessment and physical diagnosis.

Advanced Concepts for Direct Care Nursing Situations (NGR 6006) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6141, NGR 6002, NGR 6002L, NGR 6172
Explores how the advanced level of physiological concepts, assessment and pharmacology build a substantive knowledge base within their area of practice. Students apply advanced conceptual knowledge to their individual direct care focus in the nursing situations, i.e. adults, pediatrics, maternal/child, mental health or another specific care area.

Direct Care Focus Practicum (NGR 6006L) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6141, NGR 6002, NGR 6002L, NGR 6172
Prerequisite or    corequisite: NGR 6006

Students apply conceptual knowledge within their individual direct care focus practice areas.

Advanced Nursing Practice Grounded in Caring (NGR 6110) 3 credits
Prerequisites: B.S.N. or permission of department
Examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of caring as the essential concept for nursing practice, research, administration and education.    Major contributions to an understanding of caring from nursing as well as from humanities and science are surveyed. Emphasis on conceptualizations in nursing and philosophical literature. Students examine the implications of caring in relation to the use of multiple ways/patterns of knowing.

Advanced Pathophysiology (NGR 6141) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Undergraduate pathophysiology recommended
Offers advanced study of human pathophysiology as it relates to the detection of disease and nurturing wholeness of individuals and families throughout the lifespan using nursing situations grounded in caring.

Foundations of Holistic Nursing 1: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6168) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
The course advances the knowledge of historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of holistic nursing for practice and research. The focus is on the development of a foundation of a reflective nursing practice and incorporates caring for self as an essential component of advanced holistic nursing.

Foundations of Holistic Nursing 2: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6169) 3 credits
This course advances knowledge of contemporary views of healing and holistic nursing practice grounded in caring. An emphasis on holistic communication, therapeutic environments,    nurse coaching   and the body-mind-spirit connection supports a synthesis of knowledge of the foundations of practice. The focus is on refinement of reflective nursing practice and caring for self as foundational components of advanced holistic nursing.

Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (NGR 6172) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Undergraduate pharmacology recommended, NGR 6141; matriculated students only or permission of department
Builds on foundational knowledge of the use of pharmacotherapeutic agents including complementary and alternative therapies. Focuses on the major drug categories for physiological systems with indications, therapeutic and adverse effects and drug interactions in individuals across the lifespan in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. Personal, genetic and environmental practice considerations are addressed.

Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 2 (NGR 6176) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6172
This course builds on the principles of advanced pharmacotherapeutics and is designed to prepare advanced nursing practice students for their prescribing role as primary care providers. The focus is on the application of contemporary advanced drug knowledge and evidence-based decision making in the clinical setting for safe and effective prescribing across the life span.

Primary Care 1: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6200) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6002L, 6141, 6172, 6110, 6811
Corequisite: NGR 6200L

Focuses on the foundational study of primary care across the lifespan using nursing situations in advanced practice grounding in caring science, including health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of common conditions in the primary care setting.

Primary Care 1 Practicum: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6200L) 3 credits  
Prerequisites: NGR 6002L, 6141, 6172, 6110, 6811
Corequisite: NGR 6200

Allows students to integrate the foundational concepts of primary care in the practice settings to diagnose and manage common conditions across the lifespan. Development of the advanced practice nursing role utilizes nursing situations grounded in caring science and includes health promotion, disease prevention, ethical- and evidenced-based practice.

Perspectives of Aging (NGR 6251) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Emphasizes knowledge of the aging experience as a foundation to the advanced nursing practice of adult/gerontological nursing with culturally, ethnically and economically diverse groups of older adults, grounded in caring science. Includes history of gerontological nursing and an appreciation of the uniqueness and beauty of aging and social gerontology theories.

Developing Expertise in Holistic Healing: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6296L) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6002 and NGR 6002L or permission of department
Corequisite: NGR 6168

Course focuses on advanced holistic nursing with development of expertise in healing modalities grounded in caring. Emphasis is placed on reflective integration of mind-body practices,    nurse coaching    and other m   odalities to promote health and well-being.

Integrating Expertise in Holistic Practice: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6297L) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6296L or permission of department
Provides an opportunity to reflect and apply the student's knowledge and expertise in holistic nursing in preparation for professional practice. Emphasis is placed on developing a confident practice that answers uniquely to individual and group health and wellness needs.       An evidence-based project is required.

Care of Children: Nursing Situations in Advance Practice (NGR 6301) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6141, NGR 6002, NGR 6200 and NGR 6200L
Focuses on the care of children from infancy through adolescence using nursing situations in advanced practice including health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, assessment, diagnosis and management of health in the primary care setting. Emphasizes an appreciation of the wholeness and uniqueness of the individual and family in relation to psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, developmental and political issues affecting the health and well-being of children.

Women's Health: Nursing Situations in Advanced Practice (NGR 6342) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6141, NGR 6002, NGR 6200 and NGR 6200L
Focuses on the care of women using nursing situations in advanced practice including health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of common female and reproductive conditions across the lifespan. An appreciation of the wholeness and uniqueness of the individual and family in relation to psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, developmental and political issues is incorporated into strategies to enhance the health and well-being of women.

Psychopathological Disorders Across the Lifespan: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6503) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6141, 6172
Prerequisites or Corequisites: NGR 6002, 6002L

This course focuses on the advanced knowledge of psychopathology, assessment, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, prevalence and impact on the individual and family well-being across the lifespan.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan: Role Synthesis in Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6505L) 4 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6508, 6508L
Role functions of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners are synthesized to prepare students for certification, professional engagement and practice management of persons with common or complex mental disorders across the lifespan.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan: Group Therapy in Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6508) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6509, 6509L; Corequisite: NGR 6508L
Emphasis is placed on the theoretical and conceptual models of group therapy management and treatment of adults children and families with mental health disorders across the lifespan.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Practicum 2: Group Therapy in Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6508L) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6509, 6509L; Corequisite: NGR 6508
Theoretical and conceptual models of group therapy, pharmacological therapeutics and non-pharmacological care are applied in the treatment of adults, children and families.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan: Individual and Family Therapy in
Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6509) 3 credits

Prerequisites: NGR 6538, 6503; Corequisite: NGR 6509L
Emphasis is on the theoretical and conceptual models of individual and family psychotherapy, pharmacological therapeutics and non-pharmacological care in treatment of adults, children and families across the lifespan.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Practicum 1: Individual and Family Therapy in Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6509L) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6538, 6503; Corequisite: NGR 6509
In this course, mental health concepts are applied in the diagnosis of mental disorders. Individual and family psychotherapies, pharmacologic therapeutics and non-pharmacological care are used in the treatment of adults, children and families.

Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan for Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6538) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6141, 6172
Prerequisites or Corequisites: NGR 6002, 6002L

This course addresses advanced concepts in neurobiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with psychiatric and mental disorders across the lifespan.

Primary Care 2: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6605) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6200; Corequisite: NGR 6605L
Focuses on the expanding study of primary care across the lifespan using nursing situations in advanced practice grounded in caring science, including health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of more complex conditions in the primary care setting.

Primary Care 2 Practicum: Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6605L) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6200 and 6200L; Corequisite: NGR 6605
Allows students to integrate the foundational concepts of primary care in the practice setting to diagnose and manage common and complex conditions across the lifespan. Development of the advanced practice nursing role utilizes nursing situations grounded in caring science and includes health promotion, disease prevention, ethical- and evidenced-based practice.

Comprehensive Care of Adolescents through Older Adults (NGR 6607) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6605, permission of department
Corequisite: NGR 6607L

Focuses on preparing AGNP students in the management of adolescents, adults and older adults and their families/caregivers in primary care settings across the continuum of care. Nursing situations grounded in caring are used to diagnose and manage complex health conditions. Prepares students for certification, practice management and professional engagement.

Comprehensive Care of Adolescents through Older Adults Practicum  (NGR 6607L) 4 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6605L, permission of department
Corequisite: NGR 6607

Students prepare for comprehensive management of adolescents, adults and older adults and their families with specialized, complex health care in primary care settings across the continuum of care. Development of the advanced practice nursing role utilizes nursing situations grounded in caring science and includes health promotion, disease prevention and ethical- and evidence-based practice.

Primary Care of Families: Comprehensive Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6619) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6605, NGR 6605L
Corequisite: NGR 6619L

Family nurse practitioner students prepare for comprehensive management of primary care patients across the lifespan. Nursing situations grounded in caring are used to diagnose and manage common and complex health conditions in a variety of health care settings. Prepares students for certification, practice management and professional engagement.

Primary Care of Families Practicum (NGR 6619L) 4 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6605; NGR 6605L
Corequisite: NGR 6619

Prepares family nurse practitioner students for comprehensive management of primary care patients across the lifespan. Nursing situations grounded in caring are used to diagnose and manage common and complex health conditions in a variety of health care settings. Prepares students for certification, practice management and professional engagement.

Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6673) 3 credits
Examines the distribution and determinants of health and disease in human populations. Epidemiological tools used in advanced nursing practice to improve health by altering personal, social and environmental risk factors are introduced. This is an Academic Service Learning (ASL) course.

Creative Teaching - Learning Methods in Nursing Education (NGR 6711) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6718
Course focuses on creative teaching/learning strategies to foster knowledge development and critical reasoning within a caring student/faculty community. The creative design of teaching/learning modalities used in classroom-based, online and nursing practice environments are explored, critiqued, and practiced. Teaching/learning theories, design concepts, and evaluation criteria are studied and applied using an interactive approach to promote teaching excellence.

Curriculum Evolution and Models in Nursing Education (NGR 6713) 3 credits
Examines the concept of caring-based nursing education as the central value and dominant construct of the discipline. Also projects the evolution of nursing education in higher education, the development and structure of the discipline in curriculum design, and the role of the nursing educator in academia historically and for the future.

Evaluation in Nursing Education (NGR 6718) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6713
Course provides an examination of various assessment and evaluation strategies within the context of caring in nursing for use in program evaluation, admission, placement, progression, and graduation decisions in nursing education.

Financial Administration of Nursing Systems (NGR 6722) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Introduces healthcare financial management, providing a foundation for application in a caring-based nursing leadership practice. Financial management principles are presented, including financial management framework, financial accounting, cost analysis, planning and control, financial resource decision-making, managing financial resources and future directions of nursing and financial management.

Advanced Nursing Administration Practicum 1 (NGR 6723L) 1-2 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Provides an opportunity to reflect upon and apply knowledge acquired in the core, cognate or concentration courses to administrative nursing practice within the health care delivery system. Students synthesize and apply knowledge grounded in caring and humanizing the health care system in a practice setting under supervision of a mentor.

Advanced Nursing Administration Practicum 2 (NGR 6724L) 1-4 credits
Prerequisites: Permission of department
Provides an opportunity to reflect upon and apply knowledge acquired in the core, cognate or concentration courses to administrative nursing practice within the health care delivery system, with specific focus on varied practice settings. Students synthesize and apply knowledge grounded in caring and humanizing the health care system in a practice setting under supervision of a mentor. Students engage in systematic inquiry as a foundation for their nursing practice as an administrator.

Leadership in Nursing Administration:   Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6725) 3 credits
Explores and focuses on the components of nursing leadership situations within the health care delivery system. Students are given the opportunity to examine the concepts of leadership, behavior and culture of organizations and the impact of nursing leadership on the creation of caring environments in health care delivery systems.

Clinical Nurse Leadership Role: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6770) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6110, NGR 6811, NGR 6812, or permission of instructor
Introduction to the role of the clinical nurse leader within nursing and the healthcare delivery system. Specific emphasis is given to clinical nursing leader responsibilities in the development and management of caring-based nursing environments.

Advanced Perspectives in Clinical Nurse Leadership (NGR 6771) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6110, NGR 6770, NGR 6811, NGR 6812, or permission of instructor
Focuses on the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) in the management of clinical outcomes in a caring-based nursing environment. Professional role transition into the CNL practice role and professional advocacy is discussed.

Clinical Nurse Leader Practicum: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6773L) 1-3 credits
Prerequisites: All nursing core, cognates, and concentration courses
Focuses on the development of advanced nursing practice and the emerging role of the clinical nurse leader. The content includes the study of leadership from multiple disciplinary theoretical perspectives.

Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice Roles (NGR 6811) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6110 or permission of department
Focuses on the evolution of philosophical and theoretical foundations of nursing in nursing research and theory guided practice. Theory development and evaluation include an emphasis on middle range theories and their use in advanced nursing roles across multiple settings.

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (NGR 6812) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics and NGR 6811 or permission of department
Emphasizes nursing research and the integration of theories, evidence, clinical judgment and interprofessional perspectives using translational processes to evaluate and enhance nursing practice and health care policy.

Quantitative Methods for Advancement of Health Sciences and Nursing Practice (NGR 6814) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Builds on the basic statistical concepts and fundamental research strategies that apply to nursing research and practice. Students design clinical questions that investigate problems in nursing and health systems evaluation.

Nursing Informatics (NGR 6871) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Focuses on nursing informatics and the promotion, generation, management and processing of relevant data in order to use information and develop knowledge that supports nurses and the care of patients in all practice domains and nursing situations. Information technology and human caring factors that influence nursing informatics are addressed.

Leadership, Policy and Finance in Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 6891) 3 credits
Focuses on organizational and systems leadership. Financial structure quality and safety, informatics, healthcare technology and reform are examined. An emphasis is placed on the effects of nursing leadership grounded in caring on clinical outcomes and population health.

Influencing Health Care Policy Through Nursing: Advanced Nursing Situations (NGR 6892) 3 credits
Examines issues and trends in the development and impact of policy on the health care delivery system. An emphasis is placed upon the process of legislative health policy and the role of professional nursing in influencing the policy-making process.

Directed Independent Study (NGR 6905) 1-4 credits
Prerequisites: Permission of department and faculty; requires proposal and contract
Guided independent reading and research in advanced topics in nursing based on individual interests.

Special Topics (NGR 6930) 1-6 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of faculty/department
The study of a special area of nursing. Topics will vary. Course may be repeated for credit. See end of course listing for possible topics.

Advanced Nursing Education Practicum (NGR 6944L) 1-3 credits
Corequisites: NGR 6711 or NGR 6713 or NGR 6718
Integrates the pedagogy of teaching with theories of nursing through guided practice in classroom, online and practice settings. Activities focus on curriculum development, teaching/learning strategies and evaluation methods.

Nursing Project (NGR 6970) 1-6 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6812; permission of department; contract with faculty committee; candidacy form required
This course offers the opportunity for a scholarly endeavor to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate a nursing project that has evolved from nursing practice and is clearly grounded in nursing knowledge. More than three credits may be required to complete the project.

Thesis Research (NGR 6971) 1-6 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6812; permission of department; contract with faculty committee; candidacy form required
This course provides the opportunity for the student to design, implement, and complete a formal research investigation. Research proposals must involve authorization by the University Committee on Human Subjects and possibly other outside entities.

Evolution of Nursing as a Discipline and Practice (NGR 7111) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program or permission of department
Analyzes the historical development of nursing as a discipline of knowledge and professional practice. Privileges and responsibilities of the nurse as scholar, practitioner, healer, and educator are examined.

Philosophies of Science Grounding Nursing (NGR 7115) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program
Presents a critical analysis of different philosophical views of science that have shaped the history and development of the discipline and practice of nursing. Examines major philosophical paradigms as they relate to the art and science of nursing. The plurality of philosophies is necessary to reflect the many facets of nursing in relation to human science, critical science and feminist critique, complexity sciences, applied science, and practice science, which all will be discussed and debated.

Caring Science 1: An Essential Domain of Nursing Knowledge (NGR 7116) 3 credits
Prerequisite:Admission to Ph.D. program
Advanced study of caring from ontological, epistemological, ontical and anthropological and praxis perspectives. Focus is on the theoretical grounding of phenomena in caring science.

Caring Science 2: Developing Phenomena of Interest within Research Focus Areas (NGR 7118) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7116, for Ph.D. students
Course focuses on knowledge gaps in caring science related to phenomena of interest within the context of the four research areas: healthy aging across the lifespan, holistic health, health equity and transforming healthcare environments

Caring Science 3: Innovative Methodologies to Study Caring Science (NGR 7119) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7118, NGR 7815, NGR 7818, for Ph.D. students
Evaluates and designs caring science-based approaches in nursing and team science. Develops expertise in applying innovative methodologies to study phenomena of interest within caring science.

Theory Development and Application in Nursing (NGR 7121) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program
Explores patterns of knowing, theory development, and evaluation in the context of nursing knowledge guided by caring philosophy. Nursing theories are studied with emphasis on middle range theory as applied to practice and research. Concept analysis methods are introduced as a foundation for theory building and evaluation.

Theoretical Grounding for Caring-Based Practice    (NGR 7124) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
This course examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of caring as essential for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.). Students explore insight into the human health experience as explicitly presented in grand, mid-range and practice theories. Students apply theory to guide D.N.P. practice and create innovative models of healthcare that are grounded in caring.

Population-Based Caring in Aging Societies (NGR 7661) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Epidemiology
Course offers an in-depth study of population-based healthcare in an increasingly diverse aging society. Includes consideration and distribution determinants of health and illness as well as policy changes.

Population-Based Healthcare and Health Equity (NGR 7662C) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 6673, NGR 7855
This course offers an in-depth study of population-based health in an increasingly diverse society. Focus includes analyzing data to identify gaps in inequities in care and monitoring trends in outcomes for populations across the lifespan. Students develop plans to promote and protect the health of the most vulnerable populations, using culturally tailored organizational strategies to promote diversity, equity and inclusion and build equitable processes to promote health equity.

Crafting the Life of Scholarship (NGR 7709) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program or permission of department
Prepares the doctoral student to integrate behaviors and attributes of "being scholarly" into a variety of career choices. Course explores the application of scholarly practices and outcomes to positions in academia, practice, organizations, government, and other settings.

Ethics and Public Policy for Promoting Health    (NGR 7738) 3 credits
Prerequisites: Permission of department
This course examines the intersectionality of nursing, individual, community and public policy with the goal of creating collaborative partnerships to influence policy related to contemporary health issues. Students apply knowledge of the processes to advocate for healthcare that honors human dignity and supports inclusivity and health equity in services at local, state, national and global levels. Students explore caring philosophies and theories to inform advanced nursing practice and impact public policy initiatives.

Introduction to Practice Management: Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 7767) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
This course provides a comprehensive overview of practice, business, finance and management principles necessary to establish and maintain a successful,    compassionate clinical nursing practice.

The Role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice as Scholar (NGR 7768) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7124, NGR 7855; admission to D.N.P. program
This course examines the distinct practice scholarship role of the D.N.P. in improving health outcomes from the lens of caring. Emphasis on the history of nursing and healing, professional communication, optimal health environments, and the need for changes within a complex health care system.

Healthcare Systems Leadership and Finance (NGR 7793) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
Course explores the structure and functions of healthcare delivery systems and healthcare financing with special consideration to the impact of an aging population. The role of the D.N.P. in creating caring environments through both organizational and systems policy changes are addressed throughout the course.

Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare (NGR 7795) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
This course explores the structure and functions of the U.S. healthcare delivery system. Particular emphasis is on the role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) in humanizing healthcare delivery systems, using theories and principles of leadership and impacting both organizational and systems policy changes. Historical and current policies are examined focusing on interprofessional collaboration, conflict management and leading teams.

Qualitative Research Methods 1 (NGR 7815) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program or permission of department
Overview of qualitative research methods used in the development of nursing knowledge. Research design, sampling, data collection, data analysis, criteria for rigor, and ethical issues are explored. The philosophical, epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic foundations of qualitative research methods are examined.

Mixed Methods in Practice-Based Research (NGR 7816) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7815 and NGR 7818 or permission of instructor
Focuses on examination of mixed methods approach for practice-based research encompassing the evolution of mixed methods, designs, rigor, data collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of the results.

Qualitative Research Methods 2 (NGR 7817) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 7815 or equivalent or permission of department
Designed for nursing students and students in other disciplines to achieve an advanced level of expertise in selected qualitative approaches. Expected course outcome is a completed qualitative project.

Advanced Nursing Research: Applied Quantitative Design and Method (NGR 7818) 3 credits
Prerequisites:    NGR 7846, NGR 7115, NGR 7116, NGR 7121, NGR 7932, NGR 7934
Examines advanced experimental and non-experimental research methods including sampling, instrumentation, data collection and data analysis. Integrates interpretation of findings and application to nursing practice. Analyzes ethical issues related to research and research-based nursing practice.

Measurement in Practice-Based Research (NGR 7822) 3 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 7818 or permission of department
Analysis of measurement strategies for practice-based research, encompassing selection, evaluation, and development of measures and instruments.

Evaluating Systems and Models of Care in Advanced Practice Nursing (NGR 7826) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
An examination of various program evaluation strategies for nursing models and systems of care. Phases of evaluation are included.

Applied Advanced Statistics (NGR 7845) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7815, NGR 7818
Focuses on advanced statistical concepts and research strategies for knowledge development in the discipline of nursing and the health sciences with an emphasis on longitudinal analyses.

Essential Statistical Methods for Nursing Science (NGR 7846) 3 credits
Prerequisites: 6000-level statistics class and permission of department
An interdisciplinary course focusing on advanced statistical concepts and research strategies for knowledge development in the discipline of nursing and health sciences. Advanced biostatistical analyses such as hierarchical linear modeling, logistic regression, survival analysis, repeated measures, ANOVA, MANOVA, MANCOVA and structural equation modeling will be included.

Research for Advanced Practice Nursing (NGR 7850) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Application of research to support advanced nursing practice with aging and diverse populations and to support new models of care delivery using evidence-based practice.

Innovations in Inquiry (NGR 7853) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7815, NGR 7818, NGR 7822, NGR 7817
This course explores innovative approaches to inquiry, including implementation science, community-based participatory research, mixed methods, and meta-analysis/synthesis. Additional information includes challenges of designing and conducting studies with innovative inquiry approaches and translation of research findings to enable adoption of evidence-based change.

Translation of Evidence for Advanced Practice Nursing (NGR 7855) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
This course prepares the D.N.P. student for scholarship and knowledge needed for translation into practice. Major outcomes of the course are the development of knowledge and skills needed to develop a clinical question, review, and synthesize the literature and statistical understanding for evidence-based practice. Caring science guides a selected practice improvement model toward development of the future D.N.P. project.

Caring, Informatics and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice (NGR 7876) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
This course offers an in-depth study of nursing informatics and technology from a human caring perspective. Students use health information/technology to identify gaps and inform decision making to improve outcomes across all health systems.

Healthcare System Analysis and Quality Improvement (NGR 7895) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
This course provides an in-depth exploration into the science of improvement as a guide for quality initiatives in healthcare. Content areas include assessing organizations for gaps and deficiencies, methods for collecting and analyzing relevant data, and creating evidence-based strategies for positive change.

Directed Independent Study (NGR 7905) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of advisor or dissertation chair
Course provides opportunity for directed, independent, scholarly study with expert faculty in an area related to the student's focus of study.

Doctoral Seminar in Knowledge Development 1 (NGR 7932) 1 credit
Prerequisites: Admission to Ph.D. program or permission of department
Introduces students to the role of doctoral scholar. Focuses on approaches to knowledge development through search, critique, and management of literature sources.  Grading: S/U

Doctoral Seminar in Knowledge Development 2 (NGR 7934) 1 credit
Prerequisites: NGR 7932
Critique and synthesize literature to identify gaps in disciplinary nursing knowledge and formulate a research question.

Doctoral Seminar in Knowledge Development 3 (NGR 7936) 1 credit
Prerequisites: NGR 7934
Describe ethical research methods consistent with research questions and potential sources of funding. Plan for comprehensive examination.

Role Development: D.N.P.    Seminar 1 (NGR 7941) 1 credit
Prerequisite: Admission to D.N.P. program
Introduction to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) role, i   ncluding the history of nursing and healing, optimal health environments, the need for change in healthcare delivery, interprofessional collaboration and teamwork.

Integration of Cultural Concepts: D.N.P. Seminar 2 (NGR 7942C) 2-4 credits
Prerequisite: NGR 6110
Explores cultural diversity issues and concepts and addresses health disparities to promote health equity for vulnerable populations, with special emphasis on aging across the lifespan.

Project Development: D.N.P.    Seminar 3 (NGR 7943C) 1-3 credits
Prerequisites:    NGR 7826 and NGR 7850
Guides the student in the process of developing a D.N.P. proje   ct integrating the role of the D.N.P. in practice.

D.N.P. Project and    Residency (NGR 7945C) 1-6 credits
Prerequisites:    NGR 7943C and approval of the D.N.P. project proposal
Course encompasses clinical practice components and completion of a final practice-based project. Projects will reflect the D.N.P. designing systems of care across the lifespan within a caring framework. In a designated practice setting, the program requires a minimum of 250 clinical hours across two semesters. Course will be repeated at least once to meet overall program requirements. This is an Academic Service Learning (ASL) course. Grading: S/U

Residency in Advanced Practice Nursing (NGR 7945L) 3 credits
Prerequisites:    NGR 7943C    and approval of D.N.P. project proposal
This residency course provides a comprehensive practice experience to allow the learner to further synthesize and expand upon nursing knowledge, competency and caring science for advanced nursing practice at a high level of expertise. Learners begin implementation of the D.N.P. project in their area of specialization. This is an Academic Service Learning (ASL) course. Grading: S/U

Scholarship Practicum (NGR 7946) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR, 7815, NGR 7818
Course emphasizes scholarship processes of discovery, application, teaching and integration that create the context for coursework, discussion and practicum.

Practicum for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (NGR 7947L) 1-3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7895; admission to D.N.P. program
This practicum course provides a comprehensive experience for the student to further synthesize and expand upon caring science for advanced practice nursing. Students translate research into practice, link policy making with clinical systems and serve as change agents for health care. The student chooses an area of advanced practice nursing for clinical immersion.  Grading: S/U

Doctor of Nursing Practice Proposal Development (NGR 7974) 3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7855, NGR 7895; admission to D.N.P. program
This course guides the student in developing a D.N.P. project proposal to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes. The student collaborates with practice partners to create a project proposal addressing a particular situation/concern in the practice setting.

Project Implementation, Evaluation and Dissemination (NGR 7975C) 1-3 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7974C; admission to D.N.P. program
This course encompasses the implementation, evaluation and dissemination of the student's final scholarly D.N.P. project. Projects reflect the D.N.P. student's designing systems of care within a caring framework in a designated practice setting. This course may be repeated until the project is completed. Grading: S/U

Doctoral Synthesis (NGR 7978) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all required course work
Offers the doctoral student the opportunity, with faculty support and supervision, to synthesize learning from prior courses in preparation for Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations. May be repeated once. Grading: S/U

Advanced Research (NGR 7979) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of dissertation chair
Offers the doctoral student the opportunity, with faculty support and supervision, to prepare and defend the dissertation proposal. Course may be taken for more than one semester. May be repeated once. Credits can count toward dissertation hours. Total credits will not exceed 6. Grading: S/U

Dissertation (NGR 7980) 1-15 credits
Prerequisites: NGR 7978, 7979
Offers the doctoral student the opportunity, with faculty support and supervision, to complete and defend the dissertation. Minimum 15 credits for graduation, which may include up to 6 credits for NGR 7979. May be taken for more than one semester. Grading: S/U

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