Courses

The purpose of this didactic course is to prepare Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner students to assess, diagnose, and manage selected health care needs of adults and geriatrics. The focus is on advanced practice nursing with adults and families in the acute care setting. Emphasis is placed on the wellness and the pathophysiology and epidemiology underlying acute and chronic health problems.

The purpose of this course is provide an in-depth study of the health care management of the Adult Geron Acute Care patient. Emphasis is on the interaction among health care providers in a culturally diverse environment.

The purpose of this course is to provide a forum for the evaluation of issues and trends encountered in advanced adult gerontological acute care nursing. Emphasis is on a critical analysis and management of issues by the Adult Geron Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in an interdisciplinary health care delivery system.

The purpose of this practicum course is to provide opportunities for students to apply concepts in select clinical settings. Focus is on adults and families in the acute care setting. The emphasis is on diagnostic reasoning and decision making/critical thinking.

The purpose of this course is to provide an opportunity for the Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner student to practice within an advanced nursing framework. The focus is on the role of the advanced practice nurse in the health care management of adults. Emphasis is on collaboration with other health care providers in a culturally diverse environment.

The purpose of this culminating course is to provide a preceptor and faculty facilitated experience in the Adult Geron Acute Care Nurse Practitioner role. The focus is on the application and synthesis of knowledge and skills acquired in all previous courses.

This course assists the Adult-Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist DNP student to finalize selection of a topic or phenomenon of interest applicable to the development of a doctoral synthesis project.

Theories of leadership, motivation, power, and change are used to influence change in health care organizations. This course will provide for the beginning implementation of evidence-based clinical models to promote positive clinical outcomes. The Adult-Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist student will synthesize, critique, and apply evidence to support quality clinical or organizational practices.

Provides Adult-Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist students the opportunity to complete implementation of the scholarly doctoral project, demonstrating all DNP competencies. The student, guided by the faculty facilitator, will complete implementation of the scholarly doctoral system's change project and begin preparation for dissemination.

Final course in residency series as Adult-Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist student finalizes implementation and evaluation of the DNP scholarly project. Provides Adult-Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist students the opportunity to fully express all DNP competencies.