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NR103
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Nursing History and Health Promotion
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This course offers an active and participatory environment for the study of nursing history through the use of primary and secondary sources, discussions, simulations and research assignments. This course will utilize both teacher centered and studen...
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NR104
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Focus on Nursing
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This survey course introduces the profession of nursing and offers insight into career options, roles and opportunities open to the baccalaureate nurse. This course encourages the student to think broadly about nursing while it provides an introducti...
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NR105
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Nutrition and Health Promotion
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This course focuses on the use of basic concepts from nursing, nutrition, integrative therapies and biophysical sciences, as well as Healthy People 2020 to explore the determinates of health, wellness, and illness of individuals. Environmental, and s...
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NR188
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No Norwich Equivalent
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This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
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NR199
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Pilot Course
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A course is permitted to run as a pilot without seeking faculty approval for one academic year. The section will include the title of the course. A student will not earn credit for a pilot course and the course when approved as its own course.
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NR206
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Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
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Students study age specific approaches to assessment of human health. Focusing on evaluation of health and function of individuals, students acquire knowledge of health assessment and promotion in relation to comprehensive nursing care. The concepts...
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NR211
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Pharmacology I
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This course is an introduction to the science of Pharmacology. It is part I of II pharmacology courses aligned with care of the adult I and care of the adult II and divided into body systems. The basic concepts of pharmacology, such as drug testing a...
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NR215
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Client, Psychological/Mental Health Problems
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In this course students are introduced to current theory and research about contemporary practices in mental health nursing. Students develop their use of self as a therapeutic tool and focus on a holistic approach to assessment and care of persons w...
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NR215L
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Client, Psychological/Mental Health Problems
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This immersion course teaches students how to apply current theory and research about contemporary practices in care of patients with mental health and social health problems. Students demonstrate the use of self as a therapeutic tool and focus on a...
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NR217
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Simulation for Nursing Practice
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Simulation for Nursing Practice 4 Cr. Students learn fundamental cognitive, psychomotor, and behavioral practices of professional nursing. Essential nursing skills, process, and diagnoses are addressed through concept based learning. Simulations fost...
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NR225
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Research For Evidence-Based Practice
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This course introduces the student to the principles, methods, and process of research for evidence-based practice. Content includes how research contributes to the development of nursing knowledge, improves nursing practice, supports design of nursi...
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NR232
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Technology and Informatics in Healthcare
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This course stresses the ethical and legal issues, including privacy and security, related to electronic systems in healthcare. It is designed to provide students with an introduction to and an initial experience of accessing information from a varie...
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NR261
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Pathophysiology
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This course provides an overview of the pathophysiology of selected conditions focusing on the etiology, pathogenesis, physiological changes and clinical manifestations of common health problems. Analysis of the sequences of changes leading to variou...
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NR288
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No Norwich Equivalent
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This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
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NR299
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Pilot Course
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A course is permitted to run as a pilot without seeking faculty approval for one academic year. The section will include the title of the course. A student will not earn credit for a pilot course and the course when approved as its own course.
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NR316
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Care of the Adult 1
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In this course students integrate the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adults as they study nursing care during wellness and illness. Focus is on the musculoskeletal, endocrine, immune, integumen...
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NR316L
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Care of the Adult 1 Practicum
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This course asks students to apply knowledge of the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adults as they study nursing care during wellness and illness. Students learn the professional nursing role in...
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NR321
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Nursing Leadership
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In this course students focus on theoretical foundations and conceptual principles of nursing leadership and the skills necessary to practice leadership competently in healthcare environments. The course is designed to enhance leadership self-awarene...
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NR331
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Care of Women and Childbearing Family
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An introduction to current evidence-based knowledge, theory and skills of the practice of maternal/newborn and women’s health nursing building on knowledge from preceding courses in the social and physical sciences, and nursing courses, to help the s...
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NR331L
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Care of Women and Childbearing Family Practice
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Nursing Care of Women and Childbearing Families clinical practicum to apply current knowledge, research and skills in contemporary practice of the health of maternal/newborn and women nursing to the care of selected clients. Client selection will be...
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NR341
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Care of Children/Child Rearing
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In this course students focus on the nursing care of children, adolescents and families dealing with health and developmental challenges of childhood and explore health promotion needs of childrearing families. This course employs a developmental per...
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NR341L
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Care of Children/Child Rearing
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In this course students apply knowledge of the causes of childhood and adolescent illness in context with the relevant developmental challenges specific to the patient. Health promotion needs of the child and family in illness are stressed. Critical...
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NR361
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Pharmacology II
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This course is part II of II pharmacology courses aligned with care of the adult II and is divided into body systems. The basic concepts of pharmacology, such as drug testing and approval, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, therapeutic and toxic...
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NR365
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Pathopharmacology for Nurses
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Builds upon the biological/chemical science courses. A comprehensive study of human pathophysiology and the application of pharmacotherapies commonly encountered with each of these disease processes. Epidemiology, disease state presentation with comm...
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NR388
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No Norwich Equivalent
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This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
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NR416
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Care of the Adult II
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In this course students are required to integrate the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adults as they study nursing care during wellness and illness. Focus is on the neurological system, cardiova...
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NR416L
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Care of Adult II
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In this course students apply knowledge of the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adults as they study nursing care during wellness and illness. Students learn the professional nursing role in plan...
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NR420
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Care at End of Life
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The study of current theory and research about contemporary practices caring for clients and their families at the end of life. Teaching effective interaction skills with clients, families and health care providers. Throughout the course, students de...
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NR421
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Coordinator of Care
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In this course students integrate the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adults as they study nursing in the context of uncertain and complex clinical environments. Students will use previous medic...
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NR421L
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Coordinator of Care Practicum
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In this final undergraduate clinical practicum, students demonstrate achievement of knowledge and skills in nursing practice as they enter into professional practice. Clinical experience includes practice under the guidance of an agency preceptor. St...
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NR431
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Promoting Health in Communities
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In this course students learn current theory and research about contemporary practices in community/public health nursing. In population-focused nursing, the group, aggregate, community, or population is the unit of care. Epidemiologic studies have s...
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NR431L
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Promoting Health in Communities: Clinical Practicum
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In this course, students will apply concepts of community/public health in providing population-focused care to groups, aggregates, and communities. Clinical experiences are coordinated in a variety of settings and require students to engage with ind...
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NR441
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Nursing Capstone
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In this course the student begins to transition to the role of graduate nurse and explores issues relevant to contemporary nursing practice including the ethics and regulation of practice. Local, state, national and international policies and initiat...
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NR488
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No Norwich Equivalent
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This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
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NR499
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Pilot Course
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A course is permitted to run as a pilot, without seeking faculty approval for one academic year. The section will include the title of the course. A student will not earn credit for a pilot course and the course when approved as its own course.
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NR514
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Epidemiology and Population Health
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This course provides a foundation of key concepts essential to population-focused healthcare professionals, the aggregate, community or population as the unit of care. The focus of the course is on health promotion/disease prevention with emphasis on...
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NR520
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Theoretical Constructs for Leadership Roles in Nursing
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This seminar prepares the student with the theoretical foundation to function in management level nursing roles across a variety of nursing specialties and health care settings. The student will be prepared to understand, evaluate, and utilize approp...
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NR523
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Healthcare Systems, Nursing Leadership, and Advanced Nursing Roles
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This course examines the healthcare system and guides students to assess and analyze the healthcare system in the context of advanced practice healthcare professional and the role of advanced practice healthcare professionals. The student explores or...
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NR524
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Health Policy, Advocacy, and Economics in Healthcare
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This course examines healthcare delivery in the United States, to include the role of public policy, advocacy, and industry regulation. Health policy perspectives and the analytical tools to understand the national policy-making environment are integ...
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NR530
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Evidence-Based Practice
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This seminar prepares the student to become proficient in the utilization of research, the critical evaluation of research, identification of researchable problems within a variety of practice settings, and the application of research to clinical pro...
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NR531
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Clinical Concepts: Advanced Pathophysiology
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No Description Set
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NR533
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Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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This course provides students with an overview of the fundamentals of quality improvement and a foundation in healthcare quality. Students are first introduced to the course content through a historical perspective on quality improvement and the curr...
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NR534
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Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
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This course reviews concepts important to implementing and sustaining effective use of technology in the clinical environment. Security and privacy for the protection of privileged information, effective policy development, testing and implementation...
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NR540
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The Heath Care Organization: Behavior and Development
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No Description Set
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NR542
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Clinical Concepts: Advanced Health Assessment
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No Description Set
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NR544
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Clinical Concepts: Advanced Pathophysiology for Disease Management I
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No Description Set
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NR548
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Advanced Pathophysiology
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This course examines pathophysiological processes integral to the understanding of human health conditions and disorders across the lifespan. Objective and subjective manifestations of common health problems resulting from environmental, genetic, and...
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NR552
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Advanced Pharmacology
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Builds the understanding of fundamental pharmacological principles, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism, and dose-response relationships and includes the study of major pharmacological classes related to common disease proce...
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NR553
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Advanced Physical Assessment
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This course builds upon basic health assessment and guides the student to obtain a complete and accurate health assessment, including history, physical examination, and commonly used screening tools, as a foundation for advanced nursing practice with...
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NR557
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Strategic Planning and Practice Applications in Nursing Informatics
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No Description Set
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NR559
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Curriculum Development in Nursing
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In this course the student focuses on the relationship between institutional vision, mission and values on currculum design, development and revision within the context of a curriculum that is relevant, evidence-based and unified. The theoretical fou...
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NR561
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Scholarship of Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation
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This seminar prepares students to measure and assess learners in a variety of nursing contexts e.g., clinical evaluation, via simulation as well as evaluate curriculum on the program level. Foundations of educational measurement and evaluation , lear...
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NR564
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Innovations in Teaching and Learning
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This course prepares the student to apply theoretical concepts related to how adults learn and how teachers teach to prepare students with highly developed critical thinking skills to meet the demands of comples nursing practice in the contemporary h...
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NR565
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Assessment and Evaluation Strategies
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Course focuses on the assessment, measurement and evaluation of learning outcomes as measures of learner progress and program quality. Content includes foundations of educational measurement and evaluation, development of learner performance outcomes...
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NR566
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Strategic Planning and Management in Healthcare
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No Description Set
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NR567
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Using Informatics to improve Nursing Practice
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No Description Set
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NR568
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Nursing Education Practicum
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This course focuses on preparing the student to expand on the baccalaureate nursing foundation and advance knowledge to gain expertise in a specific nursing practice. The student will complete a mentored clinical practicum to achieve professional, sp...
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NR571
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ClinicalConceptsADV Pathophys1
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No Description Set
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NR572
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ClinicalConceptsADV Pathophys2
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Students examine pathophysiological processes integral to the understanding of human health conditions and disorders of children and adults. Objective and subjective manifestations of common health problems resulting from environmental, genetic, and...
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NR573
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ClinicalConcept ADV Pathophys3
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No Description Set
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NR574
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ClinicalConceptsADV Pathophys4
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No Description Set
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NR581
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Leadership in Healthcare Systems
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Students explore organizational science and its application to healthcare and analyze the principles of leadership and leadership science including theory, styles as well as contemporary approaches and strategies. The course emphasizes system science...
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NR582
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Healthcare Resource Management
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Students examine the critical aspects of human resource management in the context of healthcare systems. Human resource management includes confronting the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention, staffing management, performance appraisal...
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NR585
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Strategic Planning in Healthcare
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This course emphasizes strategic planning in healthcare, business planning and conceptual analysis of role. Discussion focuses on the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities for strategic planning and for practice as a nurse leader across trad...
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NR586
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The Nurse Leader's Role in Healthcare Systems
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This practicum experience expands and refines the leadership and management skills related to the administrative nurse leader role. Working with a nurse leader acting as a manager/administrator in a selected care environment, the student focuses thei...
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NR588
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No Norwich Equivalent
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This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
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NR590
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Advanced Pharmacology - Population Focus: Family
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This course builds on principles of advanced pharmacology and provides a comprehensive overview of major drug classifications in relation to children and families. The effects of selected medications on pathophysiology with considerations of age are...
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NR591
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Advanced Pharmacology-Population Focus: Acute Care Adult Gerontology
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This course builds on knowledge of the basic principles of pharmacology to establish a knowledge base for clinical judgments in the pharmacologic management and evaluation of adults and older adults as related to the role of Adult-Gerontology Acute C...
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NR592
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Advanced Pharmacology Population Focus PMHNP
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This course builds on principles of advanced pharmacology and provides a comprehensive overview of major drug classifications in relation to mental health diagnoses and treatment across the lifespan. The effects of selected medications on pathophysio...
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NR593
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Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice
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This course focuses on the use of the research process in developing new healthcare professional knowledge and applying that to an evidence-based practice. The student examines and develops research questions, considers theoretical frameworks, method...
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NR611
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Family Nurse Practitioner I - Adult
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The course is designed to facilitate student achievement of the competencies required of a practicing primary care provider in the family practice setting. The course focuses on the assessment and management of acute and chronic health care challenge...
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NR612
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FNP-I Adult Clinical
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A clinical experience to advance proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required. Students will work with a variety of preceptors in...
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NR613
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Family Nurse Practitioner II (Older Adult)
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Prepares for advanced practice as an FNP caring for the older adult in primary care. The student will learn through engagement in asynchronous class lectures, interactive discussion boards, and case studies. Participation in patient advocacy; health...
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NR614
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FNP-II Older Adult Clinical
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The FNP II clinical experience advances the students proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required during the term. Students will...
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NR615
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Family Nurse Practitioner III (Pediatrics
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NR 615 is designed to enable the student to integrate the theoretical components of pediatric primary care nursing at an advanced level. The course incorporates the student's application of clinical knowledge and skills to the delivery of primary ped...
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NR616
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FNP-III Pediatrics Clinical
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A clinical experience building upon previous clinical experience to advance proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. Patients during this practi...
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NR617
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Family Nurse Practitioner IV-Reproductive Health
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This course is the final didactic course in the FNP track. During this course, the student examines essential competencies necessary to provide primary health care to patients and families of diverse populations focusing on the reproductive healthcar...
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NR618
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Family Nurse Practitioner IV Clinical-Reproductive Health
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A clinical experience to advance proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required. Students will work with a variety of preceptors in...
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NR621
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care I
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The first AGACNP didactic course engages students in the development of a theoretical, practical, and evidence-based foundation for advanced practice nursing in the diagnosis and management of common episodic and chronic dysfunctions/alterations. Thr...
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NR622
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care 1 Clinical
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The AGACNP clinical experience advances the student's proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the adult lifespan for patients with acute, critical, complex conditions within the context of family, community, and culture. A minimum of 16...
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NR623
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care II
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Grounded in theory and evidence-based practice the second of four didactic adult gerontology acute care courses develops the students’ clinical foundation of advanced practice nursing management of complex and comorbid health care problems common to...
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NR624
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care II Clinical
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A clinical experience to advance proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the adult lifespan for patients with acute, critical, complex conditions within the context of family, community, and culture. The emphasis is on the integration o...
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NR625
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care III
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This AGACNP third specialty track didactic course focuses on the high acuity medical and surgical issues of adults and older adults and examines the epidemiology, assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation of acutely or critically ill adults a...
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NR626
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Adult Geriatric and Acute Care III Clinical
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The AGACNP III clinical experience advances the student's proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the adult lifespan for patients with acute, critical, complex conditions within the context of family, community, and culture. The emphasi...
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NR627
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care IV
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This fourth didactic course serves as the final synthesis of evidence-based theory and research related to care of acute, complex and critically ill adult and older adult patients with a focus on integration of the critical thinking and psychomotor s...
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NR628
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Adult Geriatric Acute Care IV Clinical
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This fourth clinical course includes culmination and transition experiences to independent-interdependent practice and build upon the Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) expertise. The AGACNP IV advances the student's proficie...
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NR631
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Psychiatric and Mental Health I
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This course studies the major presentations of mental illness, clinical theory, and the use of the DSM V in diagnosing and treatment decisions for clients across the lifespan. Utilizing self directed learning activities, emphasis is placed on assessm...
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NR632
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical I
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This clinical course provides the foundational intensive practical experience in the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) role. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required. Preceptors will guide and direct the PMHNP students as t...
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NR633
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Psychiatric and Mental Health II
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A continuation of Psychiatric and Mental Health NP I, this didactic course examines the theory of individual, family and group therapy techniques applicable across the lifespan, cross-cultural and problem-focused. The course further examines a select...
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NR634
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical II
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This second clinical course provides intensive practical experience in the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) role. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required. Preceptors will guide and direct the PMHNP students as they apply...
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NR635
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Psychiatric and Mental Health NP III
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A continuation of Psychiatric and Mental Health NP II (NR633), this course continues to examine the major presentations of mental illness, clinical theory, and the use of the DSM V in diagnosing and treatment decisions for children and adolescents. T...
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NR636
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical III
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This third clinical course provides intensive practical experience in the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) role. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required. Preceptors will guide and direct the PMHNP students as they apply e...
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NR637
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Psychiatric and Mental Health NP IV
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As the fourth and final didactic course in the PMHNP specialty track this course continues to examine the major presentations of mental illness, clinical theory, and the use of the DSM V in diagnosing and treatment decisions for older adults and fami...
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NR638
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical IV
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This fourth clinical course provides intensive practical experience in the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) role. A minimum of 165 clinical hours are required. Preceptors will guide and direct the PMHNP students as they apply...
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