Nursing Courses

This course will provide a foundation for understanding qualitative design including underlying philosophical underpinnings; ethical considerations; sampling, data collection and analysis approaches; and interpretation and application of findings. Emphasis will be placed on traditional approaches; select emerging approaches will be introduced.

This course will provide a foundation for understanding quantitative design including underlying philosophical underpinnings; ethical considerations; sampling, data collection and analysis approaches; and interpretation and application of findings. Emphasis will be placed on examining and understanding select quantitative approaches.

This course's theoretical content focuses on the knowledge, judgement, skills and abilities necessary to apply the core nurse practitioner (NP) competency of management of the treatment of clients' health conditions by utilizing advanced pharmocotherapeutic methods.

Prerequisited or co-requisited Nurs 6203

This concentrated practicum course provides an opportunity for the synthesis on the specialized knowledge, skill, and judgment inherent in the role of the Nurse Practitioner within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team setting. Facilitated by a faculty advisor and clinical preceptor, the student assumes responsibility for providing primary care to culturally diverse clients across the life span. In addition to the clinical hours of the practicum, the course includes a seminar component that addresses professional, philosophical and ethical issues related to the role of the Nurse Practitioner. This practicum includes a minimum of 300 hours of supervised clinical practice in the role of the Nurse Practitioner. 

Critically appraises relevant ethics theories alongside experiences of moral agency in healthcare practice to successfully navigate challenges to ethically sensitive professional practice and to efficaciously participate in cross-disciplinary team analysis and decision making.