Graduate Catalog 2022-2023

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NRSG 5000 Fnd Forensic Science Hlth Prof

Prerequisite: Department approval required. This course is designed to encourage a deeper understanding of the history of forensic science as it relates to healthcare, crime vulnerable populations, and the epidemiology of violence. Students will explore theories and frameworks that contribute to the practice of forensics in healthcare, the role of the healthcare worker as it relates to forensics, and multidisciplinary professionals, including victims advocates, coroners, law enforcement, attorneys, and pathologists.

3

NRSG 5010 Survey of Health Science Info

Focuses on uses of computer and technology-based health applications to support clinical, administrative, and educational decision-making.

3

NRSG 5480 Advanced Nursing Assessment

Co-requisite: NRSG 5480L. Provides basis for developing expertise in assessing health and illness states. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

3

NRSG 5480L Adv Nurs Assessment Clinical

Clinical component to accompany NRSG 5480. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

0

NRSG 5500 Perspectives of Adv Nur Pract

Study of changes in society and health care with a focus on issues that affect advanced nursing roles. This course examines role acquisition, ethical, legal, and political issues and practice/educational challenges currently facing advanced practice.

2

NRSG 5600 Hlthcare Research & Stat Analy

Focuses on research methodology, critical analyses of studies, and the relationships among theory, research, and practice.

3

NRSG 5800 Applied Pharmacology

Provides health care professionals in advanced nursing roles with a knowledge base in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics employed in the treatment of adults, adolescents, and children.

3

NRSG 5810 Adv Psychopharm Neurobio

Prerequisite: NRSG 5800. This course focuses on the study of advanced psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. With emphasis on neurobiology, medication selection, response monitoring and side effects management in the psychopharmacological treatment of individuals are covered. Prescriptive issues associated with comorbidities, available resources, and previous responses to psychotropic agents, ethnicity and age will be discussed.

3

NRSG 5900 Special Topics

Offers students opportunities to explore topics of particular relevance to nursing practice, education, or management.

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