The goal of this course is to learn about vaccines through the lens of COVID-19 disease and vaccines. We will discuss development, production, distribution, safety and efficacy testing, program implementation, and regulation. Enrollees will be divided into groups of 4-6 students. Each group will be assigned a specific COVID-19 vaccine platform in order to facilitate discussion of the steps of moving from concept to testing, through regulatory approval and distribution of the final product. There will be time both during and between lectures for students to discuss relevant issues with the faculty. Relevant reading materials will be provided. Discussion board questions and/ or specific assignments relevant to presented material will be used to expand our understanding of this subject matter.
This course provides adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills introduced in the didactic clinical assessment course in a supervised clinical setting. Advanced physical assessment skills and the identification of abnormalities in the physical exam and appropriate documentation are emphasized with a focus on the ability to integrate systems appropriately.
This clinical course is designed to develop clinical proficiency with the pediatric population. The clinical practicum is designed to prepare the students to provide primary health care to the pediatric population focusing on health maintenance. The clinical experience will familiarize the student with age-appropriate physical, cognitive and emotional development as well as routine and episodic care.
This course is designed to introduce the student to routine and episodic primary care of the pediatric patient. The focus will be placed on age-appropriate physical, cognitive, and emotional development, as well as frequently encountered illnesses seen in an outpatient setting.
This course is designed to integrate knowledge from Pediatric Primary Care for the FNP into clinical application. The focus will be placed on age-appropriate physical, cognitive, and emotional development, as well as frequently encountered illnesses as seen in an outpatient setting.
This seminar is designed to further develop the role of the DNP student, in the provision of care to individuals and families, with complex, chronic, comorbid, advanced or terminal illness through the lifespan across clinical settings. Using iterative case narrative writing, critical thinking and action in practice will be described. Using the DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as the framework, students will analyze clinical decision-making and utilize evidence for best clinical practices. In depth reflection and analysis, synthesis, critical appraisal and application of evidence will be highlighted.
This clinical course is designed to further develop the role of the student to provide care to individuals with complex, comorbid, advanced, or terminal illness and their families across care settings.
Learners will work with practitioners who treat transgender patients. Learners will be required to complete 120 hours of supervised clinical practice working with transgender patients. The clinical placements will be identified in accordance to with nurse practitioner specialty focus. Assistance will be given in identifying appropriate clinical placement sites.
This course will present Family Systems Theory as it applies to families across the lifespan. It will apply the concepts of Family Systems Theory to the understanding and assessment of the family life cycle from a multi-generation and multi-cultural perspective. The conceptual framework will assist the clinician in the provision of family-centered primary care.