Advanced Professional Nurse (MS)

This course prepares learners to understand advanced professional nursing roles. Professional nursing roles will be analyzed focusing on major components including, educator, leader, and researcher. Socialization into the advanced professional role is explored, including an introduction to ethics, legal, professional obligations and integrating DEI and social justice as part of the advanced nursing role.

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This course examines and evaluates concepts, theories, and models that inform advanced professional nursing. Selected nursing theories are analyzed and critiqued utilizing theory formation criteria. Learners will discuss application of nursing science and conceptual models to nursing and critically articulate use of theory-based practice in family, person-centered care, and/or advanced nursing roles. Requires entry into program.

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This course focuses on the knowledge and skills related to information systems and healthcare technologies. Learners will create and analyze informatics solutions utilizing clinical and operational healthcare data from individual and aggregate sources, to monitor and improve the effectiveness of nursing care. Requires entry into the program.

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This course provides advanced knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment. Learners will integrate evidenced-based practice and the science of nursing related to pathophysiologic principles, pharmacologic categories, and health assessment techniques. The learner will synthesize physiology/pathophysiology, health assessment and pharmacologic knowledge in the direct care role and responsibilities across diverse settings. Requires entry into program.

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This course examines the organizational and systems structure, navigation, policy, decision-making, evidence-based practice, and leadership roles will be analyzed. The concepts of resilience, service, power and influence, conflict resolution, negotiation, advanced communication, and collaboration strategies will be appraised. Learners are prepared to adapt and implement organizational leadership skills, interprofessional communication and collaboration techniques, social determinants of health, culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies to anticipate and respond to future trends.

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This course focuses on advanced evidence-based practice. The learner will examine the role of research and its application, utilization, and integration in advanced professional nursing roles. Learners will analyze research approaches, designs, and methods. Emphasis is placed on the development of analytic skills for reading and appraising research in educational and organizational settings.

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This course emphasizes analysis of teaching learning pedagogies in the context of nursing education. Learners will be prepared to integrate nursing science into the practice of teaching with emphasis on individual, family, and societal health. Focusing on the importance of belonging in the diversity, equity, and inclusion in one¿s philosophy of nursing education, teaching style, and approaches to learner activities.

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This course is designed to develop learners¿ understanding of evidence-based and empirical curricular design, development, and management. Analyzing major models, strategies, and techniques for conducting academic and healthcare staff assessments of diverse learners with equitable and inclusive approaches. Practical application of teaching and assessment procedures that lead to reliable, meaningful, and valid evaluations.

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NURS 685

This course will incorporate technology within multiple settings to provide culturally responsive teaching, student learning, and evaluation methods. Best practices of distance learning, use of the internet, simulation, innovation, and integrating computer and other technologies into nursing education will be addressed. This course explores how technology is used effectively to facilitate, support, and evaluate student learning. Requires entry into the program.

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NURS 686

This course emphasizes the implementation of effective, innovative learner-centered pedagogies in direct care practice. Learners will facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion through professional teaching practice. Simulations, field experiences, and seminar discussions will prepare learners to teach nursing in a variety of settings. Includes 180 practice experience hours with (a) mentor(s).

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