This course will cover pathophysiologic processes across the lifespan and explore complex patient cases that are commonly encountered in a variety of practice settings. Healthy body physiology is explored to better understand disease processes. This course serves as the foundation to develop differential diagnoses and comprehensive treatment plans for patients, families and populations. Prereq: graduate standing or instructor permission.

This course examines guideline-supported evidence for advanced disease management of the acute/critically/chronically ill adolescent and adult including the frail elderly. The course reinforces the case based learning approach for commonly encountered problems. The course examines advanced health promotion and disease prevention management strategies, and advanced approaches to evaluate outcomes of interventions.

This course explores the philosophical issues underpinning scientific knowledge in nursing. Ontological and epistemological implications for the development of nursing knowledge will be explored. In the processes of analyzing and synthesizing, students will move through nursing's meta-paradigm to the major conceptual models and theories in nursing.

This course examines guideline-supported evidence for introductory disease management of the acute/critically/chronically ill adolescent and adults including the frail elderly. The course utilizes a case based learning approach for commonly encountered problems. The course examines health promotion and disease prevention management strategies, and approaches to evaluate the outcomes of the planned interventions.

This course provides clinical opportunities for PNP-PC students to synthesize and apply didactic content covered in all pre- and co-requisite courses. Students develop their history-taking and physical examination skills in the clinical setting. Role integration begins. Direct guidance and supervision is provided by NPs, physicians, and PAs at the clinical sites in collaboration with clinical faculty. Prerequisite: GNUR 6620.

This second clinical practicum builds upon Peds AC NP didactic knowledge and precepted practice for the provision of care to increasingly complex children. Students continue to refine their physical assessment and clinical management skills in the delivery of care to children with acute and chronic conditions. Role integration is emphasized.

Students will become familiar with the conventions of the various forms of scientific writing for nursing research, inc. writing for dissemination of knowledge to lay consumers. Will identify topical areas for their research and synthesize the literature relevant to their identified research topic and/or specific research questions. Will examine the ways that race, gender, class, disability and other identities manifest in their area of interest.

This course explores telehealth technologies and application to nursing practice. Focus is placed on translating telehealth technologies into practice through learning and utilizing real time video conferencing, home monitoring technologies, and store and forward technologies. Credentialing, reimbursement, regulatory, and policy issues related to implementation are emphasized.

This course addresses the foundational diagnosis & management of common illnesses included but not limited to infection, cardiac & pulmonary diseases in the primary care setting. Focus is on appropriate differential diagnoses, clinical reasoning, & treatment plan formulation. Varying presentations across the lifespan will be addressed in a patient-centered approach within the context of family, health beliefs, and social determinants of health.

This course provides an intensive and comprehensive introduction to the skills of advanced history-taking and physical assessment. Focus is on acquiring, analyzing, and synthesizing health assessment data as a basis for the development of an accurate problem list. Common normal variations & abnormalities of various developmental, cultural & ethnic groups are considered throughout the course. Prereq: FNP, AGACNP/CNS-fall; PNP PC/AC or NNP-spring.