Topics in Nursing Practice
TOPICS IN NURSING PRACTIC
This course is designed to introduce pre-licensure students to relevant and emergent topics which affect the practice of nursing in the national and international healthcare system. The focus will be on issues confronting professional nurses including global health, cultural awareness, gender identity, and evidence-based wellness. State mandated topics for licensure will be covered.
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Pathophysiology of the Child
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE CH
This course is required for students in Pediatric Primary Care and the Pediatric Specialty Care programs. The pathogenesis of common conditions affecting children is presented and serves as a basis for clinical management. Relevant pharmacology is presented for each of the disease entities.
- T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Deanna M Schneider
Info - 3 points
Maternal-Fetal-Newborn Physiology
MAT-FETAL-NEWBORN PHYSIOL
The fundamental purpose of this course is to facilitate an understanding of the physiological mechanisms relevant to the maternal experience, fetal life, and the neonatal period. This course will focus primarily on the physiology of normal maternal/fetal/newborn issues and cover some common complications and pathology.
- W 3 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sally W Aboelela
CULPA: 5 Info - 2 points
Independent Study in Family Primary Care
INDEP STUDY IN FAMILY NUR
Individualized, guided learning experiences at the graduate level in a selected area of concentration. The area of concentration selected should reflect both the role of the clinical specialist / nurse practitioner and the student’s specific interests. Proposed work must be outlined prior to registration and agreed upon by both faculty and student.
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Instructor:
Ellen M Fahey
Info - 1-8 points
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical Pr
PNP CLINICAL PRACTICUM
This is the first clinical experience with pediatric patients for the PNP student. The student will be responsible for developing objectives and sharing them with the preceptor. The skills needed to obtain a good history and physical will be honed and further developed. When possible, the student will proactively seek opportunities to practice clinical skills of vision screening, hearing screening and venous access. The student will develop their skills in developmental and mental health screening.
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Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I: Didact
PED PRIMARY CARE NURSING
Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I is designed to prepare the student to provide primary care to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers so that children may meet their optimal physical, intellectual, and emotional growth and development. The content focuses on health promotion, illness prevention, and the treatment of episodic problems from infancy through preschool.
- M 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Clare C McKegney
Info - 3 points
Principles and Practice of Oncology II:
PRIN & PRACTICE OF ONCOLO
This course presents a systematic overview of the most common cancer diagnoses across the lifespan and associated prevention, screening, and early detection. The course presents genetic predispositions and mutations as well as familial syndromes that increase risk for a diagnosis of cancer. The course examines cancer diagnoses that appear in all age groups as well as cancers mostly specific to set age groups. It incorporates the pathophysiology of pediatric, adolescent, young adult, and adult cancers, current evidence-based treatment modalities and regimens for each cancer, and data from ongoing clinical trials about cutting-edge therapies being developed. The course provides a framework for the oncology nurse practitioner (NP) for synthesis, integration, and application of this knowledge for diagnosing, assessing, and managing patients with a cancer diagnosis in clinical practice.
- M 6:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Shanelly Singh
Info - 2 points
Primary Care for the FNP: Practicum
PC FOR THE FNP: PRAC
The clinical practicum is designed to prepare the students to provide primary care across the lifespan focusing on health maintenance. The clinical experience will familiarize the student with age-appropriate physical, cognitive and emotional development, routine well and episodic care as well as identifying social determinants of health and health disparities in primary care.
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Diagnosis and Management of Acute & Crit
DX & MGMT ACUT CRIT ILLNE
This is the last of three Diagnosis and Management courses designed to educate students on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of common acute and critical illnesses via a systems-based approach. Pathophysiologic alterations, assessment, diagnostic findings, and multimodal management will be discussed. The course will examine social determinants of health and health disparities that may impact patients and family outcomes. Focus will be on the differential diagnosis and comprehensive healthcare management of commonly encountered acute and chronic physical illnesses using didactic lectures, case studies and simulation.
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF NURSE ANESTHE
PRIN & PRACTICE OF NURS A
This is the first of four didactic courses that discuss techniques for anesthetic administration and related technologies in the context of various surgical and diagnostic interventions in diverse anesthetizing locations. Focus is assessment and management of monitoring modalities and other techniques in the perioperative environment. Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities.
- W 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Maribeth L Massie
Info - 3 points
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF NURSE ANESTHE
PRIN & PRAC NURS ANES LAB
This lab is the first of three lab/simulation courses. Focus is placed upon essential technology and procedures utilized in the management of the patient during the preoperative, intraoperative, and the postoperative period. The course activities promote a synthesis of lecture content obtained in Principles & Practice of Nurse Anesthesia I course. Lab/simulation experiences will develop the psychomotor skills and critical thinking inherent to the practice of nurse anesthesia. Specific procedural skills must be safely demonstrated. Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans and simulations to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities.
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PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF NURSE ANESTHE
PRIN & PRAC NURS ANES IV
This is the fourth didactic course that discusses the various methods and techniques of anesthesia administration with an emphasis on the physiological basis for practice. Alterations in homeostatic mechanisms and advanced anesthetic management throughout the perioperative continuum of patients undergoing advanced, complex surgeries and procedures are emphasized. Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities.
- M 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Antoinette T Padula
Info - 3 points
Diagnosis and Management of the Complex
DIAG & MGMNT COMPLEX PATI
This is the third course of three consecutive courses focusing on a systems and developmental approach in primary care with emphasis on risk assessment, comorbidities and acuity to determine the most appropriate level of care. This course will focus on the differential diagnosis and comprehensive management of commonly encountered acute and chronic physical and mental health illnesses as they affect individuals across the lifespan.
- W 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Marlene E Mc Hugh
h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
Clinical Seminar in Women's Health
CLIN SEMIN WOMEN'S HEALTH
Clinical seminar in Women's Health is designed to provide the Women's Health Subspecialty student with an opportunity to expand on clinical practicum experiences via case presentation and faculty led group clinical discussion. Each student will present a case chosen from the women's health practicum experience. The presenting student will lead a class discussion based on their case facilitated by the course instructor. Some seminar sessions will include a didactic component presented by the course instructor to further elaborate on clinical issues presented in the cases over the course of the semester.
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Instructor:
Adena Bargad
Info - 1 points
Breastfeeding, Postpartum, and Newborn C
BREASTFEEDING/POSTPART/NE
This course provides the graduate nurse-midwifery student with a theoretical and practical knowledge of the neonate, breastfeeding, and the postpartum period with an emphasis on the first six weeks. Normal physiology and family centered management skills are emphasized. Students are encouraged to provide care that recognizes and respects the cultural dynamics of the family. Pathophysiology is also covered to familiarize the nurse-midwife with various interventions when deviations from the normal are encountered.
- W 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
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DNP Seminar in Pediatric Primary Care II
DNP SEM PED PRIM CARE III
This is the final seminar in the sequence for the DNP student. This seminar will continue to foster the student’s clinical decision-making process while incorporating evidence-based practice for the provision of primary care to pediatric patients across settings. Utilizing the clinical encounter format and CUSON DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as a framework, the student will analyze clinical decisions, appraise and apply evidence for best practice.
- T 8 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Deanna M Schneider
Info - 2 points
Neonatal and Pediatric Advanced Pharmaco
NEO & PEDS ADV PHARM
The goals of this course are to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles with application to neonatal and pediatric patients. The prevention and treatment of various disease states affecting neonatal and pediatric patients will be explored. This course will review pharmacotherapeutics including appropriate use, therapeutic medication monitoring, adverse medication reactions, precautions and contraindications, and medication safety as it affects the neonatal and pediatric population.
- M 3:30 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Susan Villegas
Info - 3 points
Clinical Seminar in Adult-Gerontology Ac
CLIN SEM ACUTE CARE II
Clinical Seminar in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care is designed to provide the AG-ACNP student an academic environment in which the students share their practicum experience and present case studies and journal articles for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organized format. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
- M 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Danielle K Zuma
Info - 1 points
Acute Care Radiology
ACUTE CARE RADIOLOGY
This course engages the advanced practice student in the basics of diagnostic radiology and point-of-care radiologic assessment necessary for today’s practitioner. The course offers the advanced practice student the opportunity to understand the process for selecting appropriate imaging modalities, and also challenges the student to develop novice-level competence in the interpretation of select diagnostic imaging of adults.
ANESTHESIA AND COEXISTING DISEASE
ANES & COEXISTING DISEASE
This course focuses on the complex nature of common coexisting diseases and their influence on safe delivery of nurse anesthesia care in the perioperative period. Throughout this coure, learners will evaluate information obtained during physical and psychological assessment, review patient data and preoperative testing, and synthesize knowledge to formulate safe, individualized, perioperative anesthesia management plans for patients.
Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities.
- M 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Donald R Jr Boyd
Info - 3 points
DNP Seminar in Nurse Anesthesia Practice
DNP SEM NAP II
The second in a series of three courses that provides critical analysis of selected topics in nurse anesthesiology practice. Lecture and discussion facilitate integration of didactic content with clinical experiences, as NARs learn to integrate DNP Competencies into clinical practice.
- M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
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Scholarly Writing I
This online, self-directed course is the first of two designed to introduce students to scholarly writing and dissemination for clinicians. The course provides students with practical information, exercises, and resources for successful clinical manuscript preparation and clinical conference poster and oral presentation. The course introduces students to fundamental skills for scholarly writing including strategies for identifying topics and constructing clinical questions and understanding how different kinds of clinical questions are best answered by different approaches to scholarly writing. Students learn to differentiate among quality improvement projects, research projects, types of literature reviews, case studies and clinical practice manuscripts. Students utilize electronic resources for literature searches and citation management and develop familiarity with professional journals and conferences in their specialty areas. This course content allows for the synthesis and application of the skills and resources developed over the semester and will serve as the basis for a draft of a scholarly product (manuscript, poster, podium presentation) prepared in Scholarly Writing II. As a result, students are prepared for a lifelong approach to integrating scholarship into clinical practice.
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Instructor:
Adena Bargad
Info - 1 points
Incorporating Genetics and Genomics in A
INC GENETICS & GENOMICS
This course is intended to provide a strong foundation in the concepts of genetics and clinical applicability of genomic concepts commonly seen in advance practice nurses’ clinical practice. Both classical Mendelian and molecular genetics will be examined, in order to provide a knowledge base that will enable the advanced practice nurse to integrate genetic and genomic knowledge into clinical practice. Using a case discussion approach, clinical issues of genetics testing, genetic exceptionalism, individualized risk assessments and predictions are explored throughout their life span.
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Instructor:
Tracy D Andrews
Info - 3 points
Post DNP/Clinical Educational Fellowship
POST DNP CLIN ED FELLOWSH
This one year palliative and end of life care clinical fellowship will provide the post-clinical DNP graduate with a comprehensive experience in clinical practice across sites. Fellows will rotate through inpatient, long term, community and home care settings where the focus will be pain and symptom management, quality of life, and bereavement care. A multidisciplinary team under the direction of CUSON faculty will integrate education, research, and innovative clinical programs into the delivery of palliative and end of life care for adult patients and their families. Fellows must commit to a minimum of two days per week in the clinical setting and classroom.
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Instructor:
Penelope R Buschman
Info - 1-2 points
Practice Leadership and Quality
PRACTICE LEADERSHIP & QUA
This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to serve as a member and lead interdisciplinary groups in organizational assessment to identify systems issues and facilitate organization-wide changes in practice delivery utilizing quality improvement strategies. Course content focusses on understanding systems concepts and thinking to achieve results in complex health care delivery systems. Frameworks, approaches, and tools that foster critical thinking are examined as mechanisms to formulate vital questions, gather and assess relevant information, develop well-reasoned conclusions, test conclusions against relevant standards, compare conclusions with alternative systems of thought, and communicate effectively throughout the process.
- T 5 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
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DNP Intensive Practicum
DNP INTENSIVE PRACTICUM
The DNP intensive practicum focuses on the delivery of fully accountable, evidenced based care for patients across clinical sites. The DNP student will demonstrate an integration of comprehensive assessment, advanced differential diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, evaluation of care for patients and synthesis of evidence-based practice with patients with a variety of conditions. In this context, the DNP student will organize and develop a professional portfolio.
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Instructor:
Ellen M Fahey
Info - 5-6 points
Research Residency
RESEARCH RESIDENCY
The course is intended for PhD students who are engaged in relevant scholarly activities that are not associated with the required course sequence. Such activities must accrue more than 20 hours/week.
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Instructor:
Maureen George
h-index: 24 Info - 0 points