The implementation of holistic nursing care for clients with mental illness based on theoretical and conceptual models and rationale. Faculty supervise students in complex practice settings using all steps of the nursing process based on psychiatric-mental health scope and standards. Collaboration is emphasized with all members of the interprofessional team. Prerequisites: GRNS 6050, GRNS 6060.
Attention is focused on provision of nursing care to the expectant, laboring, or post-partum mother and to the newborn infant. Pre/Co-requisite: GRNS 6080.
Faculty guide students in clinical settings to maximize exposure to all aspects of the nursing process with children having selected pathophysiological problems. Prerequisite: GRNS 5320. Pre/co-requisites: GRNS 6070, GRNS 6140, GRNS 6150.
Statewide population-focused public health nursing experience involving needs assessment, program development, case management, health promotion, disease prevention, and protection strategies, with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Co-requisite: GRNS 6140.
Exploration of philosophy of science, theory, and development of nursing knowledge. Nursing and non-nursing philosophies and theories relevant to advanced nursing practice will be discussed.
Examination of the processes of policy analysis and development with focus on advocacy. Prerequisite: Registered nurse licensure or Graduate Nursing student.
Critically examines the current body of knowledge associated with the development of compassion fatigue and professional burnout. Students will evaluate and apply integrative health practices that promote nurse, healthcare provider, and patient wellness. With an emphasis on reflective practice, students will contribute to an environment that promotes self-care, personal health, and wellbeing for self and others.
The role of advanced practitioners in the care of populations with an emphasis on the U. S. health care system.
Delve into the multifaceted realm of individuals assigned female sex at birth (AFAB), guided by a lens that prioritizes inclusivity and sensitivity. Through this experience, actively participate in patient care, concentrating on the comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, management, prevention, and evaluation of both acute and chronic health conditions prevalent in AFAB. Prerequisites: GRNS 7070, GRNS 7080. Pre/Co-requisites: GRNS 7170, GRNS 7180.
This practicum guides project initiation including summary tasks and milestones, business plan, identification of resources assigned to tasks, and task interdependencies. Project monitoring, reporting, and management are required. Prerequisite: GRNS 7220.
Provides an immersion clinical practicum of 60 hours for the primary care management of acute and common health problems encountered in primary care. To provide an opportunity for the student to promote optimal levels of well-being and functioning. Prerequisites: GRNS 7070, GRNS 7080, GRNS 7120, GRNS 7170, GRNS 7180.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.