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72 Graduate Course Descriptions Students engage in a critical analysis of selected theories that are used to support nursing education, practice, and research. The wide range of relevant theories that the student is exposed to in this course include those used in nursing as well as the natural, social, organizational, and biological sciences. Knowledge of both relevant theory and current research provide a firm foundation for advanced nursing practice. NURS 511/ Introduction to the Clinical Nurse Leader Role 1.25 cr. Co-requisite: NURS 501 This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop advanced competencies required for implementation of the clinical nurse leader direct care practice role within a healthcare agency. The focus will be on acquisition of advanced knowledge in key areas such as horizontal leadership, effective use of self, advocacy, conceptual analysis of the CNL role, and lateral integration of care. Practicum experiences will take place in one or more healthcare settings under the guidance of an expert clinical preceptor. Course includes 1 hour/week on campus plus 35 clinical practicum hours. NURS 523/ School Nursing Foundations 3 cr. This is a foundation course in the School Nurse Certification programs. It focuses on the theoretical, legal basis of the professional school nurse role. Responsibilities of the school nurse are defined in coordinating and implementing a school health program. Forces influencing the develop- ment and implementation of the school nurse role will be explored includ ing the individual student, the family, and the community within the framework of state and federal laws regarding school health and education. NURS 524/ Assessment and Management of School Age Children and Adolescents 3 cr. This course provides the theoretical foundation for the School Nurse to asses student health issues, plan appropriate school based care, make timely referrals, and evaluate outcomes in an elementary, middle or high school setting. NURS 525/ School Nurse Practicum I 3 cr. NURS 526/School Nurse Practicum Seminar 1 cr. These courses are taken concurrently. This practicum provides the student with the opportunity to implement knowledge from prerequisite courses while focusing on the delivery of healthcare services to school aged chil- dren and adolescents in New Jersey public schools. Clinical experiences will take place under the guidance of experienced school nurse mentors focusing on pupil health appraisals, interdisciplinary collaborative health planning, and planned health counseling within the context of existing federal, state, and district health policies and laws. Weekly seminars provide the student with the opportunity to further examine specific topics related to school nursing practice. There are 120 practicum hours plus a two hour weekly on-campus seminar. These courses are required for the School Nurse Non-Instructional Certificate. NURS 603/ Individual, Family, and Community Systems 3 cr. This course provides a foundation for nurses engaged in advanced nursing practice to view individuals, families, and communities as com- plex adaptive systems. Graduate students will apply critical thinking skills to assess the needs of and plan culturally sensitive and competent care for individuals and families across the lifespan recognizing the diversity of these members of the global health care community. NURS 604/ Research and Evidence-Based Nursing for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 cr. Prerequisite or Corequisite: NURS 506 This course provides the graduate nursing student with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in evidence-based practice in the health- care environment. The course focuses on analysis of research and its application to practice. Students learn to design intervention strategies based on current best evidence, and to measure patient outcomes related to the implementation of evidence-based practice. NURS 625/ School Nurse Practicum II 3 cr. NURS 626/School Nurse Practicum Seminar II 1 cr. These courses are taken concurrently. This course provides theory and practice experiences in providing formal Health Education classes to children and adolescents in New Jersey public schools from a school health nursing perspective. Practicum experiences will take place in selected school settings under the guidance of School Nurse Health Educators/Health Educators who will provide experiences in health education curriculum development, design, and implementation. The student will spend one day per week assigned to teaching Health Education in the classroom. This course satisfies the requirement for School Nurse Instructional Certification. 120 practicum hours plus a two hour weekly on-campus seminar. NURS 633/ Advanced Holistic Health Assessment 4 cr. Prerequisite: NURS 504 or Corequisites: NURS 503 and 603 This clinical course provides lecture and clinical laboratory experience where students learn and refine comprehensive health assessment abili- ties consistent with advanced nursing practice. This course allows stu- dents to sensitively and skillfully elicit a comprehensive health history, which includes aspects of the client's biopsychosocial, cultural, and spiritual profile. Students will develop and practice communication and observation skills through interviewing, as well as performing physical, functional, and risk assessments on clients across the lifespan. The stu- dent will complete 35 hours of supervision by a preceptor in a clinical setting to refine the skills necessary in the advanced nursing practice role. The course includes 4 hours/week of lecture and laboratory experi- ences plus 35 hours of supervised clinical experience. NURS 636/ Primary Care I 5 cr. Prerequisite: NURS 633 This clinical course focuses on the provision of primary health care in ambulatory settings. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic interventions appropriate for management of individuals experiencing acute episodic or chronic illness, as well as strategies for wellness promotion and dis- ease prevention. Students have the opportunity to develop sophisticated knowledge and skills relevant to the delivery of primary care through lecture and clinical practice under the guidance of a nurse practitioner or physician preceptor. Clinical experience includes 135 clinical hours and 15 hours of clinical seminar. NURS 637/Primary Care III Prerequisite: NURS 636 and 638 for FNP students/ 5.5 cr. for Adult/Gero NP students 5 cr. This course sequence focuses on the delivery of health care to individ- uals experiencing complex illnesses and conditions. While continuing to expand on the role of the nurse practitioner in health promotion and disease prevention, emphasis is placed on strategies for management of patients with multiple and/or chronic, complex illnesses. Students will have the opportunity to develop sophisticated knowledge and skills rel- evant to the delivery of primary care through lectures, discussion, and clinical practice under the guidance of a nurse practitioner or physician preceptor. Clinical experience is 200 hours (FNP) or 135 hours (Adult/ Gero NP) plus 15 hours of clinical seminar. NURS 638/Primary Care II Prerequisite: NURS 636 for FNP students/ 5.5 cr. for Adult/Gero NP students 5 cr. This clinical course focuses on the delivery of primary healthcare to specific populations including adolescents and women. Emphasis is placed on health assessment, health promotion, and therapeutic inter- ventions appropriate for management of acute and chronic illnesses in these populations. Students will have the opportunity to develop knowl- edge and skills through lectures, discussions, and clinical practice. Clinical practice occurs under the guidance of a nurse practitioner or physician preceptor. Clinical experience is 200 hours (FNP) or 135 hours (Adult/Gero NP) plus 15 hours of clinical seminar. NURS 643/ Primary Care of the Childbearing Family 3 cr. Prerequisite: NURS 636 This course focuses on primary health care in the ambulatory setting for women during pregnancy and the post-partum period and for infants, toddlers, and school-age children. Emphasis is placed on strategies for health promotion, illness prevention, and therapeutic management of two populations: women experiencing normal childbearing experi- ences as well as those experiencing acute episodic or complex chronic conditions during pregnancy and the post-partum, and children during normal developmental phases and those experiencing acute episodic or 218503_001-086_r5ri.indd 72 9/14/15 10:17 AM

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