Courses
The online catalog includes the most recent changes to courses and degree requirements that have been approved by the Faculty Senate, including changes that are not yet effective. Courses showing two entries of the same number indicate that the course information is changing. The most recently approved version is shown first, followed by the older version, in gray, with its last-effective term preceding the course title. Courses shown in gray with only one entry of the course number are being discontinued. Course offerings by term can be accessed by clicking on the term links when viewing a specific campus catalog.
Nursing (NURS)
306 [M] Professional Development I: Contexts of Care 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. First of the professional development series; introduction to the various contexts that guide care, including the nurse, the patient, and the health care system. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
308 [M] Professional Development II: Evidence Based Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 306; NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317. Second in professional development series; focuses on developing clinical decision making that utilizes evidence through the integration of current scientific research. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
308 (Effective through Fall 2023) [M] Professional Development II: Evidence Based Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 306; NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317. First of professional development series; focus on nursing and health care research, information management, informatics, and development of nursing research. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
308 (Effective through Summer 2023) Professional Development I: Evidence Based Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. First of professional development series; focus on nursing and health care research, information management, informatics, and development of nursing research. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
309 [M] Professional Development II: Ethical Reasoning and Decision Making Processes in Nursing 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 315 or concurrent enrollment. Continuation of professional development series; moral/ethical reasoning models, decision processes, and philosophical basis of nursing as a discipline. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
311 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations of common human dysfunction; nursing implications for prevention and therapeutic approaches including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
311 (Effective through Summer 2023) Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations of common human dysfunction; nursing implications for prevention and therapeutic approaches including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
315 Nursing Practice: Health and Illness 4 (0-12) Course Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in NURS 316 and NURS 317; admitted to the major in Nursing. Introduction to nursing practice and health assessment: professional values, core competencies, core knowledge and role development. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
315 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Practice: Health and Illness 4 (0-12) Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Introduction to nursing practice and health assessment: professional values, core competencies, core knowledge and role development. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
316 Introduction to Nursing Practice in Health and Illness: Theory 2 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing; concurrent enrollment in NURS 315 and NURS 317. Introduction to nursing concepts and holistic assessment including core professional values, knowledge and competencies for nursing practice. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
316 (Effective through Summer 2023) Introduction to Nursing Practice in Health and Illness: Theory 2 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Introduction to nursing concepts and holistic assessment including core professional values, knowledge and competencies for nursing practice. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
317 Health Assessment 3 (2-2) Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing; concurrent enrollment in NURS 315 and NURS 316. Systematic approach to health assessment of adults emphasizing and incorporating use of nursing process and scientific rationale. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
317 (Effective through Summer 2023) Health Assessment 3 (2-2) Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Systematic approach to health assessment of adults emphasizing and incorporating use of nursing process and scientific rationale. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
318 Growth and Development Across the Life Span 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Theoretical and conceptual perspectives on human growth and development across the life span. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
322 Health Equity in the Context of Care 2 Course Prerequisite: NURS 306; NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317. An exploration of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) and how the social determinants of health impact the nursing practice and society's trajectory toward justice and health. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
322 (Effective through Fall 2023) Health Equity in the Context of Care 2 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. An exploration of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) and how the social determinants of health impact the nursing practice and society's trajectory toward justice and health. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
322 (Effective through Summer 2023) The Human Experience of Diversity and Health 2 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Explorations of regional, national, and global expressions of health and illness and implications for health care professionals. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
323 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing in the Genome Era 2 Genome science and application of genetic and genomic concepts to nursing care. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
324 Nursing Concepts in Acute and Chronic Illness in the Adult 5 Course Prerequisite: NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 325. Theoretical concepts of acute and chronic illness in the adult as a basis for critical thinking and decision-making in nursing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
324 (Effective through Fall 2023) Nursing Concepts in Acute and Chronic Illness in the Adult 4 Course Prerequisite: NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 325. Theoretical concepts of acute and chronic illness in the adult as a basis for critical thinking and decision-making in nursing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
324 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Concepts in Acute and Chronic Illness in the Adult 4 Course Prerequisite: NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317. Theoretical concepts of acute and chronic illness in the adult as a basis for critical thinking and decision-making in nursing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
325 Nursing Practice in Acute and Chronic Illness in Adults 5 (0-15) Course Prerequisite: NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 324. Application of acute and chronic illness concepts and strategies in the care of adults to improve health and well-being. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
325 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Practice in Acute and Chronic Illness in Adults 5 (0-15) Course Prerequisite: NURS 311; NURS 315; NURS 316; NURS 317; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 324. Application of acute/chronic illness concepts in adults as a basis for critical thinking and decision-making in nursing. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
328 (Effective through Summer 2023) Introduction to Gerontological Nursing 2 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Professional values, communication, and functional assessment in care of elders; core knowledge and role development of the gerontological nurse. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
360 Contemporary Nursing 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Integration of foundational nursing theory into an exploration of historical, ethical/legal, and current issues, to further develop the professional nurse. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
392 Therapeutic Touch: A Nursing Modality of Caring and Healing 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Explores the broad arena of touch as a means of interpersonal communication and as a mechanism for healing using Krieger-Kunz method.
398 Special Topics V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits.
400 [M] Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Develops clinical questions, finds and critically appraises published evidence, and translates research into clinical practice. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
405 Nursing Leadership 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Explores leadership theory to critically analyze group behaviors and their effects on health care outcomes. Typically offered Fall and Summer.
406 Nursing Management of the Healthcare Environment 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Critically analyzes management strategies in diverse settings with a focus on quality safety and fiscal accountability of the changing healthcare system. Typically offered Spring and Summer.
408 Professional Development III: Leadership and Management 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325. Continuation of professional development series; focus on impact of leadership, management, and resource allocation on patient outcomes. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
408 (Effective through Summer 2023) Professional Development III: Leadership and Management 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 309. Continuation of professional development series; focus on impact of leadership, management, and resource allocation on patient outcomes. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
409 Professional Development IV: Transition to Practice 2 Course Prerequisite: NURS 408; NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417. Continuation of professional development series; focus on transition to practice and nursing across health care systems/delivery within global arena. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
412 Family and Community as a Context of Care 2 Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325. Concepts of family-focused nursing assessment, planning, and interventions with emphasis on referral to appropriate community resources. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
412 (Effective through Fall 2023) Family and Community as a Context of Care 1 (0-2) Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325. Concepts of family-focused nursing assessment, planning, and interventions with emphasis on referral to appropriate community resources. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
412 (Effective through Summer 2023) Family and Community as a Context of Care 1 (0-2) Concepts of family-focused nursing assessment, planning, and interventions with emphasis on referral to appropriate community resources. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
413 Informatics in Healthcare 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Leveraging technology, tools, and data to provide more efficient patient-centered care to improve health outcomes. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
414 Child and Family Health: Theory 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 415. Analysis and evaluation of scientific and theory base for nursing care of children and families. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
414 (Effective through Summer 2023) Child and Family Health: Theory 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 324; NURS 325; concurrent enrollment in NURS 328. Analysis and evaluation of scientific and theory base for nursing care of children and families. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
415 Children and Families as the Focus of Nursing Care 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 414. Synthesis and application of underlying science and nursing process with the unique population of children and families. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
415 (Effective through Summer 2023) Children and Families as the Focus of Nursing Care 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 324; NURS 325. Synthesis and application of underlying science and nursing process with the unique population of children and families. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
416 Childbearing Health of the Family 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325; concurrent enrollment in NURS 417. Care of childbearing families within the context of community; newborn health, and men's and women's reproductive health addressed. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
416 (Effective through Summer 2023) Childbearing Health of the Family 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 324; NURS 325; concurrent enrollment in NURS 328. Care of childbearing families within the context of community; newborn health, and men's and women's reproductive health addressed. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
417 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 308; NURS 322; NURS 324; NURS 325; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 416. Nursing care of families during the childbearing continuum and/or acute care settings; combination of clinical and seminar. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
417 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 324; NURS 325. Nursing care of families during the childbearing continuum and/or acute care settings; combination of clinical and seminar. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
424 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Concepts 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 408; NURS 412; NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 425. Principles and concepts of mental health studied within a nursing framework; includes psychopathology, treatment modalities, nursing care across the lifespan, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
424 (Effective through Summer 2023) Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Concepts 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417. Healthy to psychopathological states studied within a nursing framework; includes history, theories, legal/ethical issues of psychiatric/mental health nursing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
425 Nursing Practice: Psychiatric/Mental Health 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 408; NURS 412; NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; concurrent enrollment in NURS 424. Clinical application of the nursing process with clients experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric/mental health disruptions. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
425 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Practice: Psychiatric/Mental Health 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; concurrent enrollment in NURS 424. Clinical application of the nursing process with clients experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric/mental health disruptions. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
426 [M] Community Health Nursing Theory 2 Course Prerequisite: NURS 408; NURS 412; NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; concurrent enrollment in NURS 427. Synthesis of nursing and public health concepts with emphasis on community as partner and population-focused practice. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
426 (Effective through Summer 2023) [M] Community Health Nursing Theory 2 Course Prerequisite: NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417. Synthesis of nursing and public health concepts with emphasis on community as partner and population-focused practice. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
427 Community Health Nursing Practice 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 408; NURS 412; NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; concurrent enrollment in NURS 426. Promoting the public's health through application of the public health functions; assessment, policy development, and assurance. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
427 (Effective through Fall 2023) Community Health Nursing Practice 3 (0-9) Course Prerequisite: NURS 408; NURS 412; NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; concurrent enrollment in NURS 426. Promoting the public's health through application of the public health functions; assessment, policy development, and assurance. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
427 (Effective through Summer 2023) Community Health Nursing Practice 3 (0-9) Course Prerequisite: NURS 414; NURS 415; NURS 416; NURS 417; concurrent enrollment in NURS 426. Promoting the public's health through application of the public health functions; assessment, policy development, and assurance. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
430 [CAPS] Senior Practicum 4 (0-12) Course Prerequisite: NURS 409 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 424 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 425 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 426 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 427 or concurrent enrollment. Application of practical and professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes in a healthcare setting as a novice nurse. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
430 (Effective through Fall 2023) [CAPS] Senior Practicum 3 (0-9) Course Prerequisite: NURS 409 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 424 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 425 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 426 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 427 or concurrent enrollment; junior standing. Clinical and theoretical concepts applied in a concentrated clinical practicum; use of clinical preceptors and student objectives. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.
440 [M] Population Health Theory 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Synthesizes population-based nursing and public health concepts with a focus on upstream interventions in partnership with the community. Typically offered Fall and Summer.
455 Cultural Safety and Social Justice in Global Society 3 Balance of power in health professional relationships, cultural safety, social justice, and diversity in global society. Typically offered Spring.
456 Narrative Health Care in Clinical Practice 3 Narrative processes of attention, representation, and affiliation experienced by health professional students in clinical encounters. Typically offered Fall.
463 Coordination of Care Across Complex Populations 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Best practices and models of care delivery in coordination of complex health care needs across a variety of populations; shared decision making and professional collaboration are integrated into an understanding of individual- and population-level factors that impact health outcomes. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
465 Application of Population Health Principles 3 (0-9) Course Prerequisite: NURS 440 or concurrent enrollment. Application of community, public, and psychiatric mental health nursing concepts to communities, populations, groups, families, and individuals with identified health needs. Typically offered Spring and Summer.
471 Foundations of Occupational and Environmental Health Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing in any Health Professions program. Fundamentals of occupational and environmental health practice; concepts of prevention, epidemiology, disease prevention and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness. Typically offered Fall.
474 Presencing: The Core of a Nurse-Patient Relationship 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. The role of the nurse in the practice of presencing as a primary mechanism of caring and communication. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
476 Health Law: Application to Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Laws, principles and issues related to regulations of health care professionals, practice settings and public and private programs. Typically offered Summer Session.
477 Health Care Ethics V 2-3 Ethical theories including deontology, teleology, virtue ethics and applicability to ethical dilemmas in nursing. Credit not granted for both NURS 477 and NURS 577. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Spring and Summer.
478 Plateau Tribes: Culture and Health 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, or Pharmacy; junior standing. History, culture, and health care needs of the Plateau Indian tribes; both classroom and practicum experience. Credit not granted for both NURS 478 and NURS 578. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Spring.
479 Advanced Physiology for Clinical Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing. Cellular and system physiology foundational to advanced practice and understanding drug mechanisms of action. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
481 International Health Care 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 315. Study abroad experience in global health care; assessment and evaluation skills in planning and implementing culturally appropriate health care for individuals and communities. Typically offered Summer Session.
490 Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation/Advanced Cardiac Life Support V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Basic interpretation of common ECG rhythms, dysrhythmias, and application of ACLS dysrhythmia management guidelines.
491 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Laboratory Value Analysis and Interpretation 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 311; NURS 324; NURS 325. Analysis/interpretation of common laboratory values; basic interpretation of common ECG rhythms, dysrhythmias, and application of ACLS dysrhythmias management guidelines. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
492 Essentials of Disaster Management for Health Professions 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing; junior standing. Implications for disaster management across the health professions; mental health and ethical issues and concerns related to vulnerable populations. Typically offered Summer Session.
495 [CAPS] Advanced Practicum 3 Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in Nursing; junior standing. Application and integration of theoretical content in an area of nursing practice of special interest to the student. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
497 Special Topics in Nursing V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
498 Special Topics in Nursing V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
499 Special Problems V 1-4 May be repeated for credit. Independent study conducted under the jurisdiction of an approving faculty member; may include independent research studies in technical or specialized problems; selection and analysis of specified readings; development of a creative project; or field experiences. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.
501 Psychiatric Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Children and Adolescents 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 530; NURS 562; admission to PMHNP program. Introduction to assessment, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric illnesses common in children and adolescents.
502 Psychiatric Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Adults and Geriatrics 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 530; NURS 562; admission to PMHNP program. Introduction to assessment, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric illnesses common in adults and geriatrics.
503 Scientific Inquiry in Nursing 2 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Scientific inquiry applied to theoretical and philosophical foundations in nursing.
504 Evidence-Based Practice 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Exploration of evidence-based practice through the conduct of scientific inquiry and application of credible evidence, best practice guidelines, and outcomes management reports.
505 Analytical Foundations for Practice Inquiry 3 Course prerequisite: NURS 503, NURS 504, and admission to Nursing graduate program; or post-master's DNP program. Application of quantitative methods and statistics in current health care to review, describe, and interpret the language of research.
508 Diagnostics and Procedures for Primary Care Practice 2 (1-4) Course Prerequisite: NURS 562 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 563 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 581; admission to FNP program. Introduction to the selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests, and performance of minor procedures for primary care practice.
509 Clinical Decision Making: Essential Concepts and Diagnostic Reasoning 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 562 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 563 or concurrent enrollment; NURS 581; admission to the FNP program. A primary care framework for conducting systematic clinical encounters, developing differential diagnoses, and planning care for individuals and families.
513 Primary Care I: Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Disease Detection Across the Lifespan 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 508; NURS 509; concurrent enrollment in NURS 514. Primary care approaches to health promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction, and disease detection for individuals and families across the life span.
514 Primary Care Practicum 1 2 (0-8) Course Prerequisite: NURS 508; NURS 509; concurrent enrollment in NURS 513. Primary care practicum experience focused on health promotion, disease prevention, and disease detection across the lifespan in primary health care.
515 Primary Care II: Acute Health Conditions Across the Lifespan 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 513; NURS 514; concurrent enrollment in NURS 516. Clinical management and analysis of acute and common conditions presenting in the primary care setting, emphasizing a lifespan approach.
516 Primary Care Practicum II 2 (0-8) Course Prerequisite: NURS 513; NURS 514; concurrent enrollment in NURS 515. Primary care practicum experience focused on acute and common conditions in individuals and families across the lifespan.
518 Translating Evidence into Practice 3 (2-3) Course prerequisite: NURS 553; NURS 565; NURS 591; admission to Nursing graduate program. Development of advanced skills for appraising and applying evidence in advanced practice.
521 Nursing Education: Assessment and Evaluation 3 Course prerequisite: NURS 523. Examines assessment and evaluation methodologies across academic programs, including student, course, and program evaluations.
521 (Effective through Fall 2023) Nursing Education: Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Evaluation 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Exploration of concepts related to teaching and learning, assessment of diverse learning needs, instructional strategies and design, evaluation of performance outcomes.
523 Nursing Education: Curriculum Design 3 Course prerequisite: Admitted to Nurse Educator Certificate Plan. Synthesis and application of adult learning theory and curriculum design models in academic and practice, including professional education standards, accreditation and regulatory processes, and competency-based education models in nursing education.
523 (Effective through Fall 2023) Nursing Education: Curriculum Design 3 Course prerequisite: Must qualify for graduate status in Nursing. Synthesis and application of adult learning theory and curriculum design models in academic and practice, including professional education standards, accreditation and regulatory processes, and competency-based education models in nursing education.
523 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Education: Curriculum and Accreditation 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Exploration of curriculum and accreditation history, development, future predictions; leadership, and policy development in academic and service settings.
524 Foundations of Methodological Applications for Health Sciences 2 Qualitative and quantitative methods in health care; research, statistics, and interpretation language. Typically offered Summer Session.
526 Analytical Foundations for Health Sciences 3 Quantitative methods, research and statistics in current health care literature. Required preparation must include college-level statistics course. Typically offered Spring.
527 Association, Group Difference and Regression Techniques for Health Services 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 526. Application of quantitative techniques to explore relationships and group differences among variables supporting questions in health science research. Required preparation: Graduate-level statistics course. Typically offered Spring.
528 Multivariate Statistical Techniques for Health Sciences 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 527. Application of quantitative techniques to explore multivariate relationships among variables supporting questions in health science research. Typically offered Fall.
529 Analytical Seminar for Health Science 3 In-depth research methods used for health science research. Typically offered Spring.
530 Theory of Psychopharmacology and Safe Prescribing Practices 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 563; NURS 581. Psychopharmacology across the lifespan for clinical practice including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, principles of prescribing, client education, and outcome monitoring.
531 Culture, Populations, and Family Health Care 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Diverse health beliefs and practices of clients, families, and members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
533 Nursing Education: Teaching and Learning 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 521; NURS 523. Explores student-centered teaching and learning strategies that respond to diverse learning needs, innovative design, and an array of delivery methods across didactic and experiential settings.
533 (Effective through Summer 2023) Nursing Education: Delivery Methods for Diversity, Inclusion, and Interprofessional Education 3 Synthesis and application of advanced instructional delivery technologies, and best practices in diversity, inclusion, and interprofessional healthcare education.
534 Research Seminar: Grant Development and Critique 3 Seminar focusing on writing a fellowship and/ or grant application and skills for critically reviewing a funded fellowship or grant. Typically offered Summer Session.
535 Philosophy of Nursing Science 3 Course prerequisite: Graduate standing in Nursing; NURS 534 or concurrent enrollment. Structure and organization of fields of knowledge in science including historical and philosophical tenets of inquiry. Typically offered Summer Session.
536 Nursing Theory: Foundations for Knowledge Development 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Theory development analysis; theory critique; nursing knowledge examination; impact of theory on nursing science, applied to student's phenomenon of interest. Typically offered Fall.
537 Primary Care III: Chronic Health Conditions Across the Lifespan 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 515; NURS 516; concurrent enrollment in NURS 538. Synthesis of clinical management approaches for care of individuals with chronic and complex conditions across the lifespan.
538 Primary Care Practicum III 2 (0-8) Course Prerequisite: NURS 515; NURS 516; concurrent enrollment in NURS 537. Primary care practicum focused on caring for individuals and families with complex and chronic health conditions across the lifespan.
540 NP Clinical Practicum V 1-10 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 10 credits. Course Prerequisite: NURS 514 or 547. Primary Care Practicum experience requiring the supervised provision of increasingly complex direct patient care.
542 Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Assessment for Population Healthcare Professionals 4 (3-3) Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Advanced assessment, pharmacology, and pathophysiology used by population health nurses.
544 Therapeutic Modalities I: Introduction to Therapies 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 530; admission to PMHNP program. Initial theoretical training in individual and group therapy applicable across lifespan and cross-culturally.
545 Therapeutic Modalities II 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 544. PMHNP practicum experience with focused training in theory of individual and group therapies applicable across lifespan and cross-culturally.
547 Therapeutic Modalities in Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 545. PMHNP practicum clinical experience focused on development of therapy relationships in two modalities.
553 Organizational Systems and Leadership II 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: NURS 576 or concurrent enrollment. Integration of principal dimensions of healthcare policy evaluation, and quality improvement in a constantly changing health care environment.
554 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Health Professions 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Introduction to epidemiology: principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation including analysis of key elements of investigation of high risk populations. Required preparation must include college-level statistics course.
555 PMHNP Practicum I 3 (1-8) Course Prerequisite: NURS 501; NURS 530; admission to PMHNP program. Psychiatric mental health practicum experience focused on developing initial competency in the comprehensive PMHNP nursing role across the lifespan.
556 Advanced Population Health V 2-6 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Culminating analysis, development, and enactment of advanced practice roles in teaching, practice, or administration of community-based/population-focused nursing.
557 DNP Project I 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: NURS 518; NURS 553; NURS 554. Application of knowledge of current nursing science to the development of a proposal for the final DNP project.
558 DNP Project II 3 (1-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 557 with a grade B or better. Development of program design plan and collection of data for the DNP Project.
559 DNP Project III 3 (1-6) Course Prerequisite: NURS 558 with a grade B or better. Implementation and evaluation of the DNP Project.
560 PMHNP Practicum II 3 (0-12) Course Prerequisite: NURS 501; NURS 502; NURS 555; admission to PMHNP program. Clinical practicum experience focused on ongoing development of proficiency in the comprehensive lifespan PMHNP nursing role.
562 Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnoses 3 (2-3) Course prerequisite: NURS 581 or concurrent enrollment; admission to Nursing graduate program. Applying health assessment and differential diagnostic skills to individuals, families, and populations in rural, urban, and medically under-served areas.
563 Advanced Pharmacology 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Pharmacology for clinical practice including decision making, prescribing, drug monitoring, and patient education associated with prescriptive authority.
564 Family Health and Health Promotion of Populations 3 Interprofessional course analyzing the theoretical bases for developing and evaluating health promotion strategies tailored to variations in health behaviors.
565 Information Management for Clinical Practice 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 505; NURS 576; admission to Nursing graduate program. Application/evaluation of nursing informatics; information systems to support clinical research, practice, administration, and education. Required preparation must include competency in word processing/spreadsheets.
566 Community Analysis and Grant Development 2 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Application of core public health functions in community analysis, program development and program evaluation.
573 Rational Prescribing 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 563; admission to FNP program. Pharmacology for clinical practice including decision-making, prescribing, drug monitoring, and patient education associated with prescriptive authority.
576 Organizational Systems and Leadership I 3 (2-3) Course prerequisite: NURS 503 and NURS 504; or admission as a post-master's DNP or PhD student. Analysis of organizational systems and the advanced nurse clinician's role as a leader for change.
577 Health Care Ethics V 2-3 Ethical theories including deontology, teleology, virtue ethics and applicability to ethical dilemmas in nursing. Credit not granted for both NURS 477 and NURS 577. Offered at 400 and 500 level.
578 Plateau Tribes: Culture and Health 3 (2-3) Course Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, or Pharmacy graduate programs. History, culture, and health care needs of the Plateau Indian tribes; both classroom and practicum experience. Credit not granted for both NURS 478 and NURS 578. Offered at 400 and 500 level.
581 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Etiology, pathogenesis, manifestations, and outcomes of disruption and dysfunction of human physiology.
582 PMHNP Internship 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 555 or admission to PMHNP program. A culminating internship focusing on the provision of comprehensive psychiatric mental health care to individuals and families across the lifespan.
583 DNP Population Health Practicum V 1-5 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 10 credits. Course Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Population Health programs. Application and integration of theoretical content, research, assessment, and intervention strategies into practice.
584 Health Care Law, Policy, and Analysis 3 Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Analysis of health care policy and delivery systems including access, disparity, barriers to care, social justice, vulnerability, and health outcomes.
585 Nursing Education: Faculty Role Practicum V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: NURS 521; NURS 523. Competencies in the role of nurse educator for academic and practice settings. Typically offered Even Years - Spring. S, F grading.
585 (Effective through Summer 2024) Faculty Role Seminar 3 Analysis of current issues related to the faculty role in nursing education. Typically offered Even Years - Spring.
587 Research Inquiry: Qualitative Methods I 3 Qualitative methodologies, issues and techniques of data collection, analysis and interpretation; issues of ethics and bias. Typically offered Spring.
588 Research Inquiry: Quantitative Methods I 3 Quantitative methodologies, issues and techniques of data collection, analysis and interpretation. Typically offered Fall.
589 Psychometrics in Health Care Research 2 Course prerequisite: NURS 526; NURS 527; NURS 588. Application of psychometric theory and techniques for constructing, analyzing and testing instruments to measure nursing and educational interventions and outcomes. Typically offered Summer Session.
590 Research Inquiry: Quantitative Methods II 2 Course prerequisite: NURS 588; NURS 589. Advanced theoretical and practical application of selected quantitative and methodological strategies.
591 Introduction to Mixed Methods and Evaluation 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 503, NURS 504, and NURS 554; or admission to post-master's DNP program and NURS 554. Program development, implementation, and outcomes evaluation in healthcare, primarily from a mixed methods and perspective.
592 Research Inquiry: Qualitative Methods II 2 Course prerequisite: NURS 587. Application of qualitative methodologies, techniques of qualitative data analysis, presentation of qualitative findings, rigor, data management and research dissemination. Typically offered Fall and Spring.
593 Preliminary Examination Seminar 1 Course prerequisite: By college permission only; PhD in Nursing; completion of 30 core credits. Methods to synthesize material from coursework to present and analyze scholarly nursing science knowledge. Typically offered Spring. S, F grading.
593 (Effective through Summer 2023) Preliminary Examination Seminar 1 Course prerequisite: PhD in Nursing; completion of 30 core credits; by permission only. Methods to synthesize material from coursework to present and analyze scholarly nursing science knowledge. Typically offered Spring. S, F grading.
596 Nursing Science: Theory and Science of Nursing II 3 Course Prerequisite: NURS 536. Analysis and application of concepts, models, and theories for nursing science research with a focus on vulnerable populations.
597 Advanced Topics in Nursing V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Specialized topics within the discipline; content will vary each term.
598 Advanced Topics in Nursing V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Specialized topics within the discipline; content will vary each term.
599 Independent Study V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. S, F grading.
700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Independent research and advanced study for students working on their master's research, thesis and/or final examination. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 700 credit. S, U grading.
702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Independent research in special problems, directed study, and/or examination credit for students in a non-thesis master's degree program. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 702 credit. S, U grading.
799 Dissertation Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit. Course prerequisite: Admission to Nursing graduate program. Best practices for doctoral research and presentation. Typically offered Summer Session. S, F grading.
800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the Nursing PhD program. Independent research and advanced study for students working on their doctoral research, dissertation and/or final examination. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 800 credit. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, U grading.