Graduate Catalog 2017-2018

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NRSG 9100 Role Transitions

Prerequisites: NRSG 8200, 8210, 8300, 8310, 8510, 8520, 8530, 8540, 9300. This course is designed to explore the leadership role and the collaborations necessary for the advanced practice nurse to affect change within health care organizations. This course will investigate topics in transformational leadership that emphasizes how nursing innovations can contribute to the modernization of health care delivery systems to ensure patient safety. Transformational leadership practice will be examined as it relates to nursing practice, health care organizations, and national health care policy.

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NRSG 9300 Evidenced Based Practice II

Prerequisite: C or better in NRSG 8300, 8410, 8530, 8310, 8420, 8540. Corequisite: NRSG 8520 and NRSG 8510. This course focuses on the evaluation and health outcomes of clinical research within diverse populations and practice settings. The clinical research process will be applied to researchable nursing problems. Practice inquire, health outcomes management, health care systems, dissemination, and leadership are emphasized.

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NRSG 9300L Evidence Based Practice II Lab

Prerequisite: C or better in NRSG 8410, 8530, 8310, 8300, 8420, 8540. Corequisite: NRSG 8520 and 8510. Lab component of NRSG 9300.

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NRSG 9310 Translational & Clin Res I

Prerequisites: Successful completion of all courses from first three DNP semesters NRSG 8410, NRSG 8530, NRSG 8310, NRSG 8300, NRSG 8420, NRSG 8540, NRSG 8520, NRSG 8510, NRSG 9300; proposal for Translational Research Project defended; approval by supervisory committee; and IRB approval and/or pending approval as indicated by nature of the project. This course reflects the culmination of practice inquire knowledge and competencies. The translational project entails student engagement in partnership building with clinicians, consumers, faculty and/or student to examine a clinical question/issue that involves translating evidence to everyday practice in the "real world" and ultimately informs and influences nursing care and enhances health outcomes, as well as raises clinical questions for future research. The project will be completed during a 30 week period which is encompassed by the Translational Research I and II courses. Translational Research I focuses on the implement and data collection phase of the project. Research I focuses on the implement and data collection phase of the project. When desirable and feasible, capstone projects should be carried out in a clinical environment in order to provide opportunities for collaborative efforts to explore a highly salient clinical issue and evaluate aspects of everyday clinical practice.

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NRSG 9320 Translational & Clin Res II

Prerequisite: NRSG 9310. This course reflects the culmination of practice inquire knowledge and competencies. The Translational Project entails student engagement in partnership building with clinicians, consumers, faculty, and/or students to examine a clinical question/issue that involves translating evidence to everyday practice in the "real world" and ultimately informs and influences nursing care and enhances health outcomes, as well as raises clinical questions for future research. This course will focus on the analysis and evaluation of the Translational Project. At the end of the course the student will have completed the project and have successfully defended the results.

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