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Graduate Course Descriptions 73 chronic conditions. This course will prepare the student for clinical experiences in ambulatory care settings such as clinics, private offices, and other community settings where women and children receive pri- mary care. NURS 660/ Nurse Management of Chronic and Complex Conditions 3.25 cr. Prerequisites: NURS 633, NURS 501 and NURS 511 Introduction to CNL Role This course will focus on advanced nursing assessment and management of the individual with a chronic and/or complex condition or multiple chronic and/or complex conditions across the lifespan. Emphasis will be placed on planning care based on best clinical evidence and evaluation of client outcomes. Family coping and support for families experiencing complex and chronic illness will also be considered. Clinical experiences will give the student the opportunity to plan and delegate care for clients with multiple chronic health problems; identify nursing interventions to impact outcomes of care; assimilation and application of research- based information to design, implement, and evaluate client plans of care; and contribute to interdisciplinary plans of care based on best practice guidelines and evidence based practice. Includes 35 clinical practice hours and three classroom hours per week. NURS 685/ Health Promotion for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 cr. This course focuses on health promotion for individuals, families, and communities. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention will be addressed. Emphasis is placed upon strategies that promote health and prevent disease. The advanced nursing practice role in modifying dis- ease processes through education, counseling, facilitating, stress reduc- tion, and lifestyle changes will be explored. NURS 690/ Practicum in the Nurse Practitioner Role 5 cr. Prerequisite: NURS 636, 637 and 638 The primary focus of this course is to provide the student with an oppor - tunity to integrate and develop further competencies in the role of the nurse practitioner in the primary care setting. Continued emphasis is placed on clinical decision making as well as strategies for evaluation of health care practice, marketing, legal, and employment issues. Inter- disciplinary experiences are pursued and collaborative practice empha- sized, allowing students to explore the role of the nurse practitioner in the current health care system. Students have the opportunity to develop sophisticated knowledge and skills relevant to the delivery of primary health care through lecture and clinical practice under the guidance of a nurse practitioner or physical preceptor. Clinical experience is 180 clinical hours plus 15 hours of clinical semester. NURS 695/ Practicum in the Clinical Nurse Leader Role 4 cr. Prerequisites: NURS 633, 685 and 660 This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop advanced competencies required for implementation of the clinical nurse leader role within a healthcare agency. The focus is on acquisition of advanced knowledge in key areas such as finance/economics, quality management patient safety/risk management, healthcare technology, and informatics. Practicum experiences will take place in one or more healthcare settings under the guidance of an expert clinical preceptor. Course includes three hours/week of on-campus seminar plus 340 clinical practicum hours. NURS 694/ Capstone Seminar 1 cr. Prerequisites: NURS 604 and should be taken in the Spring prior to the Practicum Every candidate for a graduate degree must complete a capstone project that provides the candidate with the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to synthesize theoretical knowledge, critique and analyze research findings, and utilize scientific evidence as a basis for advanced nursing practice. The student will work closely with a faculty mentor who will review drafts and suggestion revisions until project meets criteria for approval. This course may be taken up to 2 times by students who need additional time to complete the capstone. NURS 705/ Capstone Project Prerequisite: Completion of NURS 694 Once the candidate has successfully passed the Capstone Seminar they will register for the Capstone Project. This indicator is registered for in the last summer session. This is an indicator that the capstone project has successfully been accomplished, including submission of final project report and presentation of a professional level poster. The following courses offered by Thomas Jefferson University are required for students in the TCNJ Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program (NURK). NURS 662/ Jeff U Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner I 3 cr. Prerequisites: NURS 504, NURS 665 and 666 Introduces the conceptual basis for meeting the health promotion and maintenance needs of the normal pregnant mother and the normal neo- nate. Prepares students to assume the role of a care provider, and to con- tribute and support the collaborative responsibility of other healthcare members in meeting the health needs of the pregnant mother with pre- natal care and neonates at birth. Includes concepts, theories and research related to health promotion, health maintenance, and prevention of ill- ness and injury of epidemiological significant problems. Integrates core and support course content as well as the use of critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills to provide and in-depth focus on assessment, diagnosis, and management of primary healthcare needs. Requires 16 hours per week of clinical practicum with a preceptor. NURS 663/ Jeff U Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner II 3 cr. Prerequisites: NURS 504, NURS 665, 666 and 662 Addresses the conceptual basis for meeting the health promotion and maintenance needs of the normal pregnant mother and the normal neo- nate. Presents common variations in pregnancy and neonates. Prepares students to assume the role of a care provider, and to contribute and sup- port the collaborative responsibility of other healthcare members in meet- ing the health needs of the pregnant mother with prenatal care and the neonates at birth. Includes concepts, theories, and research related to health promotion, health maintenance, and prevention of illness and injury of epidemiologically significant problems are included. Integrates core and support course content as well as use of critical-thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills to provide an in-depth focus on assessment, diagnosis, and management of primary healthcare needs. Sixteen hours per week of clinical practicum with a preceptor is required (224 clinical hours). NURS 664/ Jeff U Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner III 3 cr. Prerequisites: NURS 504, NURS 665, 666 and 663 Focuses on the management of the high-risk neonate. This course will prepare the student to assume the role of a care provider, and to con- tribute and support the collaborative responsibility of other health care members in meeting the health needs of the high-risk neonate and family. Includes concepts, theories, and research related to management of care and prevention of complications, as well as health promotion, health maintenance, and prevention of illness and injury of epidemiologically significant problems. Integrates core and support course content as well as use of critical-thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills to provide an in-depth focus on assessment, diagnosis and management of healthcare needs. Sixteen hours per week of clinical practicum with a preceptor is required (224 clinical hours). NURS 665/ Jeff U Comprehensive Assessment for Clinical Decision Making for the Mother and Neonate 3 cr. Refines and expands upon prior health assessment skills, including com- prehensive history taking, developmental, and psychosocial assessment, and recognition of pathological changes as well as variations of normal. Stresses the development of clinical-decision-making skills, taking into consideration life circumstances and economic, cultural, and develop- mental variations. Emphasizes taking a detailed problem-based history of the mother, physical assessment of the neonate, and the development of case presentation skills and charting. Students learn to differentiate, interpret, and document normal and abnormal findings. NURS 666/ Jeff U Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 3 cr. Designed to meet the needs of nurses in advanced practice who are eli- gible for prescriptive privileges. Provides a comprehensive and clinically pertinent analysis of pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of 218503_001-086_r5ri.indd 73 9/14/15 10:17 AM

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