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 NUR 1101 Intro Prof. Nursing
Description: Development of nursing as an art, science, and profession. Current and evolving roles of the nurse in health care within a Judeo-Christian value system 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 1103 Intro Prof Nursing II
Description: Use of effective communication and assessment process in professional nursing practice. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 2104 Nur Process & Health Asses I
Description: Nursing assessment and diagnosis related to environmental variables and health behaviors of individuals and families. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: (CHM 1131 and CHM 1134) or CHM 1152 or (CHM 3201 and CHM 3211)
Corequisites: NUR 2105
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 2105 Nur Process Hlth Lab I
Description: Practice of selected assessment skills in a laboratory setting. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 2104
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008

 NUR 2106 Essentials of Nursing Practice
Description: Identification of the health maintenance, restoration, and promotion needs of individuals from birth through senescence. Emphasis on the nursing process and the role of the nurse as an interdependent and collaborative member of the health care team. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 1101 and NUR 1103 and NUR 2104 and NUR 2105
Corequisites: NUR 2107
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 2107 Prac Essen of Nsg Prac
Description: Practice of selected assessment and nursing skills in the laboratory and clinical settings. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 2104 and NUR 2105
Corequisites: NUR 2106
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 2200 Healthy Lifestyles & Human Val
Description: Exploration of real life issues of college students, with emphasis on personal decision making and values clarification. Substance use/abuse, sexuality, depression, STD/AIDS, stress management. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 3000 Founda in Nur and Health
Description: Concepts of health and the systems of health care. The College of Nursing philosophy as a framework of formulations of nursing diagnosis and design of care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 3005
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007

 NUR 3005 Practcum in Nur & Health
Description: Nursing Assessment of individuals and families in laboratory and clinical practice. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 3000
Last Offered: Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2007

 NUR 3030 Basic Conc Pharmacology
Description: A classification of pharmacological agents, their actions, dosages, toxicity and interactions related to the physiological variables and life-cycle. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: CHM 1131 and CHM 1134 and BIO 1205 and BIO 1206
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2007

 NUR 3108 Pathophysiology
Description: Human pathogenesis from the cellular, histologic, and systemic perspectives. Emphasis on pathophysiology that is commonly experienced by the individual and frequently encountered in the clinical setting. The influence of etiologic agents, environment, and human behavior on health maintenance, health restoration, and health promotion. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: BIO 1205 and BIO 1206
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008

 NUR 3110 Research in Nursing
Description: Emphasis on the methods of systematic inquiry in nursing practice. Designed to develop critical consumers of published research. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 3112 Nursing Care of Adults
Description: Nursing interventions directed toward maintaining, restoring , and promoting health for adults and their families expressing age-related changes and other health alterations. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 2104 and NUR 2105 and NUR 2106 and NUR 2107
Corequisites: NUR 3108, NUR 3113
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 3113 Prac Nsg Care of Adults
Description: Clinical application of nursing interventions directed towards maintaining, restoring, and promoting health of adults with health alterations in a variety of settings. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 2104 and NUR 2105 and NUR 2106 and NUR 2107
Corequisites: NUR 3112
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 3116 Nur Care Adult Comp Prob
Description: Maintenance, restoration, and promotion of health for adults families, and groups experiencing complex alterations of mental and physical health. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 3112 and NUR 3113
Corequisites: NUR 3117
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 3117 Prac Nur Adul Comp Prob
Description: Clinical application of nursing interventions directed toward mental health, physical health and health promotion of adults with complex health alterations in a variety of settings. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 3112 and NUR 3113
Corequisites: NUR 3116
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008

 NUR 4101 Parent-Child Nursing
Description: Nursing interventions for maintaining, restoring, and promoting health for women, infants, children and adolescents in childbearing and childbearing families. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 3116 and NUR 3117
Corequisites: NUR 4103
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 4102 Nur & Health Promotion
Description: Nursing and educative interventions which promote the health of groups. Focus on health needs of populations and management of health risks. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 4101 and NUR 4103
Corequisites: NUR 4107
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 4103 Prac Parent-Child Nurs
Description: Clinical application of nursing interventions toward maintaining, restoring, and promoting health of women, infants, children, and adolescents. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 3116 and NUR 3117
Corequisites: NUR 4101
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008

 NUR 4107 Prac NUR Hlth Promotion
Description: Application of health promotion strategies to groups composed of individuals, family and community members. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: NUR 4101 and NUR 4103
Corequisites: NUR 4102
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 4110 Leader & Management NUR
Description: Leadership and management principles related to the practice of Nursing. Pre-requisites: NUR 4101 and NUR 4103 OR Co-requisites: NUR 4101 and NUR 4103 OR NUR 4102 and NUR 4107 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008

 NUR 4130 Contemp Issues & Trends
Description: Critical analysis of major issues and trends in nursing and health care. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009

 NUR 4800 Women's Health Issues
Description: Women's Health from physiological, psychosocial, political, historical and cultural perspectives. Open to non-nursing majors. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2004 , Spring 2003

 NUR 4802 Issues Trend Gerontology
Description: Aging and the effects of transitions associated with aging. Emphasis is on functional assessment, chronicity and the impact of demography. Open to nursing and other majors with interest in gerontology. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 4900 Guided Study in Nursing
Description: Study or project development in a special interest area in nursing under faculty guidance. Includes tutorial sessions as necessary. Registration with the permission of the Dean. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Summer 2008

 NUR 4901 Guided Study in Nursing
Description: Description not available. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008

 NUR 4902 Guided Study in Nursing
Description: Description not available. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 4903 Guided Study in Nursing
Description: Description not available. 4.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2005 , Spring 2003

 NUR 4904 Guided Study in Nursing
Description: Description not available. 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Summer 2008 , Spring 2008

 NUR 4905 Guided Study in Nursing
Description: Description not available. 6.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008

 NUR 6100 Oncology Nursing
Description: An in-depth study of the major cancers and the nurse's role in the common modalities for the treatment of cancer. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2002 , Summer 2001 , Summer 2000 , Summer 1999

 NUR 7080 Intro Health Care System
Description: The health care delivery system in the United States. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2001 , Spring 2000 , Spring 1999

 NUR 7081 International Health
Description: International and intercultural environments for nursing and health. Restricted to graduate students, or undergraduate students with permission. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2008 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2003 , Spring 2002

 NUR 7082 Explorations in Loss
Description: Social, cultural and psychological conditions that influence human grief in modern society. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007

 NUR 7084 Principles of Epidemiology
Description: Determinants and distribution of health and illness; application of epidemological principles and biostatistics to advanced nursing practice and health care delivery. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2002 , Summer 2001 , Summer 1999 , Summer 1998

 NUR 7085 Contem Pract Health and Ill
Description: Concepts related to suffering, caring and healing and practices related to health and illness from diverse spiritual traditions. Current research on the impact of spiritual practices on health and illness. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2003 , Summer 2002 , Summer 2001

 NUR 7086 Pain in Clinical Practice
Description: Pathophysiology of pain, pain assessment the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of common analgesics and traditional pain management modalities, pain theories and pain taxonomies, alternative and non-traditional pain management practices. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 7087 Field Study in Intl. Health
Description: Socio-cultural dimensions of health and illness and systems for delivering nursing and health care within a selected country. Visits to clinics and hospitals. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Graduate students and qualified undergraduates
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8500 American Higher Education
Description: Evolution of American Higher Education: trends, issues, policies and procedures. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 8609 Clin Mgt Family Care II
Description: Second FNP course focused on the primary care of children and childbearing women as seen in the primary care setting. Client situations are assessed within the context of family and community. Provides the theory for NUR 8610 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8611 and NUR 8612
Corequisites: NUR 8610
Last Offered: Summer 2010

 NUR 8610 Pract Clin Mgt Family Care II
Description: Provides clinical experience for students to apply advanced nursing theory in planning interventions for health promotion and illness management of children and women of childbearing age in primary care. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8611 and NUR 8612
Corequisites: NUR 8609
Last Offered: Summer 2010

 NUR 8611 Clin. Mgt. Family Care I
Description: First FNP course focuses on common acute and stable chronic problems of adults seen in primary care. Client situations are assessed within the context of family and community. Provides the theory for NUR 8612. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8910 and NUR 8901
Corequisites: NUR 8612, NUR 8903
Last Offered: Spring 2010

 NUR 8612 Pract Clin Mgt Family Care I
Description: Provides clinical experience for students to apply advanced nursing theory in planning interventions for health promotion and illness management of adults in primary care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8910 and NUR 8901
Corequisites: NUR 8611, NUR 8903
Last Offered: Spring 2010

 NUR 8613 Clin Mgt Family Care III
Description: Third FNP course focuses on common acute and stable chronic problems of older clients seen in primary care. Clients are assessed within the context of family and community. Seminar for NUR 8614 to integrate theory with clinical practice. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8609 and NUR 8610
Corequisites: NUR 8614
Last Offered:

 NUR 8614 Pract Clin Mgt Family Care III
Description: Provides additional clinical experience for students to apply advanced nursing theory in planning interventions for health promotion and illness management of clients across the lifespan in primary care. 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8609 and NUR 8610
Corequisites: NUR 8613
Last Offered:

 NUR 8615 Issues Across the Lifespan
Description: Examines common issues confronting individuals & families in today's complex health care system. Emphasis is on life stages & the influences of biological, cognitive, social, moral & emotional factors on the individual, family & community. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 8711 Clin Man Ger Pri Care I
Description: Common health problems of adults/elderly in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8910
Corequisites: NUR 8712
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8712 Prac: Clin Man Ger Pri C I
Description: Clinical management of clients in geriatric primary care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 8711
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8713 Clin Man Ger Pri Care II
Description: Common health problems of adults/elderly in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 8714
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2005

 NUR 8714 Prac: Clin Man Ger Pri C. II
Description: Clinical Management of clients in geriatric primary care. 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8712
Corequisites: NUR 8713
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2005

 NUR 8763 Trends in Aging
Description: Theories and issues associated with aging in society. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004 , Fall 2001

 NUR 8811 Clin Mgt Ped I
Description: Common health problems of children. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8910
Corequisites: NUR 8812
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2006

 NUR 8812 Prac Ped Primary Care I
Description: Clinical practice in health promotion and illness management of children in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 8811
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2006

 NUR 8813 Clin Mgt Ped II
Description: Common problems of children in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 8814
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004

 NUR 8814 Prac Ped Primary Care II
Description: Clinical practice in health promotion and illness management of children in primary care. 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8812
Corequisites: NUR 8813
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004

 NUR 8863 Health Prom Growing Child
Description: Common behaviors and situations during each developmental stage from birth to adolesence. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2005

 NUR 8900 Issues Hlth & Deliv Syst
Description: Description not available. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007

 NUR 8901 Advanced Pathophysiology
Description: Physiological processes and pathological changes that contribute to alterations in health. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008

 NUR 8902 Development of Nursing Science
Description: Analysis of the evolution and continuing development of nursing science. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 8903 Advanced Pharmacology
Description: Principles of Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites:
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8904 Nursing Research
Description: Critical appraisal of nursing studies and modes of inquiry for nursing practice, education and administration. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 8905 Health Care Financing
Description: Health care financing; mechanisms, legislation and issues. Emphasis on sources of financing, analysis of financial statements and reimbursement mechanisms. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8906 Leadership Strategies
Description: Phenomenon of leadership, the differences between leadership and management, and strategies for providing leadership in nursing. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8912 or NUR 8812 or NUR 8712 or NUR 8939 or NUR 8954 or NUR 8948 or NUR 9024 or NUR 9028
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 8908 Hlth Care Orgs/Nsg Sys
Description: Dynamics, culture and politics of health care organizations and nursing care systems. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2004 , Fall 2003 , Fall 1999 , Fall 1998

 NUR 8910 Advanced Physical Assessment
Description: Knowledge and skills necessary for the delivery of primary care to clients. Specific sessions for advanced pediatric, geriatric and adult physical assessment. 4.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007

 NUR 8911 Clin Mgmt and Adult I
Description: Common-acute and stable-chronic health problems of adults in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8910
Corequisites: NUR 8912
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8912 Prac: Clin Mgmt Adult I
Description: Nursing interventions for health promotion and illness management of adults in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 8911
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8913 Clin Mgmt and P II
Description: Additional common-acute and stable-chronic health problems of adults seen in primary health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: NUR 8914
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 8914 Prat: Clin Mgmt and P II
Description: Nursing interventions for health promotion and illness management of adults in primary health care. 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8912
Corequisites: NUR 8913
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 8915 Role Transition for APNs
Description: Exploration of the role of primary care NP in tertiary care settings. Application of theoretical and clinical advanced primary care nursing management skills to hospitalized patients. 5.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2009

 NUR 8916 Community Hlth Nur
Description: Nursing environmental phenomena, sociocultural, economic and political factors influencing the health care of specific client aggregates and communities. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2004

 NUR 8918 Adv. in Clin. Nursing Practice
Description: Clinical practice across the life span including technological, pharmaceutical and ethical/legal practices and their impact on nursing practice. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2001 , Spring 2000 , Spring 1999 , Fall 1998

 NUR 8921 Prac Adult Nur
Description: Clinical practice with selected clients or groups of ill and well adults. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8923 Prac Community Hlth Nur
Description: Clinical practice with selected clients, groups and communities. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2008 , Spring 2007 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2005

 NUR 8925 Prac Gerontolcl Hlth Nur
Description: Clinical Practice with selected clients in gerontological settings. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2008 , Spring 2007 , Spring 2006 , Fall 1999

 NUR 8927 Prac Parent-Child Hlth Nur
Description: Clinical Practice with selected clients in parent/child settings. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8929 Prac Psych-Mental Nur
Description: Clinical Practice with selected clients in mental health settings. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2005 , Spring 2004 , Spring 2003 , Spring 2001

 NUR 8930 Administration in Health Care
Description: Planning and organizing the delivery of health care services across the continuum. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8932 Health Care Administration II
Description: Directing and controlling the delivery of health care services across the continuum. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2005 , Summer 2004 , Spring 1999 , Spring 1998

 NUR 8940 Perspectives Clin Pract
Description: Latest advances in clinical practice and implications for the role of the health care administrator. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8941 Data & Resource Management
Description: Strategies to access and maximize resources for case management populations. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 8933
Last Offered: Spring 2004

 NUR 8944 Qulty Imprvmnt & Patient Sfty
Description: Designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of patient safety and its relationship to quality improvement and health care systems management. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2003 , Fall 2001

 NUR 8948 Field Placement in H C Admin
Description: Select and operationalize aspects of the administrator role. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2007 , Spring 2006 , Fall 2005

 NUR 8950 Curriculm in Nursing
Description: Curriculum designs, conceptual frameworks, instructional resource, program plans, outcomes, and modes of evaluation, including standards, criteria and accreditation. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 8951 Prin of Meas & Eval in Nursing
Description: Concepts related to assessment, measurement and evaluation in nursing, decision-making, objectivity vs. subjectivity, and legal and ethical issues related to evaluation. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 8952 Teaching Strategies
Description: Teaching modalities based on the problem solving process, teaching/learning process and the nature of communication in teaching. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 8954 Teaching Practicum
Description: Select and operationalize an aspect of the educator role. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008

 NUR 8961 Pol Action Hlth Policy
Description: Political action; structure, process and outcome of the development of health policy in the United States. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004 , Fall 2002

 NUR 8963 Family Systems & Dynamic
Description: Systems approach as a framework for conceptualizing and understanding the dynamics of the family throughout the life cycle. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 8964 Clinical Ethics
Description: Exploration of moral dilemmas within the health care professions; ethical theories and principles; professional responsibility and accountability; patients' rights; social justice in health care. responsibility. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 8965 Clin Gen for H C Profs
Description: Genetic concepts and principles as they pertain to human variation in health and disease. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2007 , Summer 2006 , Fall 2000

 NUR 8966 Integrative Hlth in Clin Prac
Description: In-depth review of current practices, availability & utilization of complementary & alternative therapies in the United States. New techniques, ancient healing practices, traditional healthcare & medicinal botanicals with application for nursing & healthcare are explored. Restricted to Nursing graduate students & senior undergraduates with permission. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2008

 NUR 8970 Computer Sys Hlth Care
Description: The use of computers in health care and nursing practice, education and administration. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Spring 2006 , Fall 2004

 NUR 8971 Healthcare Economics & Finance
Description: Examines accounting concepts, budget preparation, reimbursement structure, economic principles & financial management strategies to understand the economic & financial realities of health care. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009

 NUR 8972 Workforce Mgt in Healthcare
Description: Examines management of human resources within a healthcare environment. Topics include workforce planning, recruitment & retention strategies, workload, staff evaluations & labor organizations. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2009

 NUR 8973 Healthcare Marketing Decisions
Description: Examines marketing principles as they apply to various healthcare delivery systems, including development of strategies for market positioning, pricing, competitive analysis, promotion & public relations. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2009

 NUR 8974 Business Ethics in Healthcare
Description: Identifies the various ethical issues in healthcare organizations & explores strategies that may be helpful in handling ethical dilemmas. Students use a case study approach to critically analyze ethical issues. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2009

 NUR 8975 Healthcare Project Management
Description: Provides an understanding of the continuum of project management & concepts necessary to evaluate the benefits of services to healthcare organizations. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2009

 NUR 8980 Creat Teach Nur: Human
Description: Creative teaching strategies beyond those used more commonly to meet nursing education objectives. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2009 , Spring 2007 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2000

 NUR 9002 Independent Study
Description: Description not available. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 9004 Advanced Study in Nursing
Description: Design a creative project that will provide an insightful study of an idea, theory, issue or problem. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 9010 Fund Nurse Anest Pract
Description: Fundamental Practice of Nursing Anesthesia. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9011 Pharm in Anest Pract
Description: Pharmacology and the use of anesthetic agents and adjunct drugs. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9012 Chem and Physics in Anes
Description: Physics and Physical laws related to anesthesia. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9013 Adv Anat and Phys IA
Description: Anatomy related to physiochemical mechanisms governing cardiovascular and respiratory functions. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 1997

 NUR 9014 Adv Anat Phys IB
Description: Anatomy related to physicochemical mechanisms governing cardiovascular and expiratory functions. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9015 Pharm Strat Anest I
Description: Adjunct agents in anesthesia. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9016 Adv Dim in Nurse Anest I
Description: Clinical application of theoretical knowledge related to management of patients with complex illness. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9017 Prof Asp of Nurse Anes I
Description: Professional issues, roles and responsibilities of nurse anesthetists. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9018 Adv Dim Nurse Anest II
Description: Clinical application of theoretical knowledge related to management of patients with complex illnesses. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 1999 , Summer 1998

 NUR 9019 Pharm Strat in Anest II
Description: Adjunct agents in anesthesia. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 1999 , Summer 1998

 NUR 9020 Adv Dim Nurse Anest III
Description: Clinical application of theoretical knowledge related to management of patients with complex illnesses. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9021 Adv Anat and Physio II
Description: Inorganic and organic chemistry related to anesthesia administration. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9023 Adv Dim in Nur Anest IV
Description: Clinical application of theoretical knowledge related to management of patients with complex illnesses. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9024 Pharm Strat in Anest III
Description: Adjunct agents in anesthesia. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9025 Adv Dim in Nurse Anest V
Description: Clinical application of theoretical knowledge related to management of patients with complex illnesses. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9026 Prof Asp of Nurs Anest II
Description: Professional issues, rights and responsibilities in Nurse Anesthetists. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered:

 NUR 9027 Adv Dim in Nur Anest VI
Description: Clinical application of theoretical knowledge in management of patients with complex illnesses. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9028 Prof Asp of Nurs Anest II
Description: Professional issues, rights and responsibilities of Nurse Anesthetists. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007

 NUR 9500 Social Ethics & Healthcare
Description: The impact on societal health and well-being of broad social initiatives and government policies will be considered using selected frameworks. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9501 Concepts in Health & Culture
Description: Concepts related to health, nursing, ethics, education, diversity and/or cultural competence will be analyzed as they relate to research and theory development. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9502 Philosophy & Science Nursing
Description: The history of science from premodern through postmodern paradigms, including definitions of knowledge, inquiry and consciousness, Nightingale in context, and nursing and biomedical models in context. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9503 Quantitative Res Des & Methods
Description: Defining research problems, ethical considerations, validity, and various designs including experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, program evaluation, meta-analysis and epidemiological studies. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9504 Qualitative Res Des & Methods
Description: Qualitative approaches to research including phenomenology, hermeneutics, grounded theory, ethnography, case study, historical research, combined methods and issues of rigor and confirmability. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007

 NUR 9505 Statistical Analysis I
Description: Principles of inferential statistical analysis including descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, t-test, chi-squared, F sampling distribution, and effect size. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9506 Statistical Analysis II
Description: Interpretation of advanced multivariate analysis including factor analysis, path analysis, analysis of covariance, and multiple regression. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9508 Doctoral Dissertation Continua
Description: Students who have completed all other doctoral requirements will enroll each semester until completion of the dissertation. 0.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009

 NUR 9509 Philosophy of Higher Education
Description: The relation of major philosophical themes and trends up to the twenty-first century to concepts and issues in higher education. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007

 NUR 9511 Dissertation Seminar I
Description: First in a sequence of courses that offer students the opportunity to develop a research focus. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NUR 9512 Dissertation Seminar II
Description: Second in a sequence of courses that offer students the opportunity to develop an area of research. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 9511
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9513 Dissertation Seminar III
Description: Third in a sequence of courses that offer students the opportunity to develop an area of research. 1.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 9512
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Spring 2007

 NUR 9514 Advanced Research Design
Description: Fourth in a sequence of courses that provide structure for development of the dissertation proposal. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students
Prerequisites: NUR 9513
Last Offered: Summer 2010 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007