This core graduate-level course prepares MSN students to become competent consumers and contributors to nursing research and evidence-based practice (EBP). Students examine the research process, scientific inquiry, and methods for critically appraising, synthesizing, and translating evidence into clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on the integration of best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to […]

This graduate-level course expands upon basic health assessment skills to prepare MSN students for advanced practice roles. It emphasizes comprehensive history-taking, advanced physical examination techniques, psychosocial and cultural assessments, and diagnostic reasoning across the lifespan. Students learn to integrate subjective and objective data, recognize normal variations and abnormal findings, formulate differential diagnoses, and document findings […]

This graduate-level course provides MSN students with an in-depth understanding of pharmacologic principles and the clinical application of drug therapy across the lifespan. Building on basic pharmacology knowledge, the course emphasizes pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics, and the physiologic basis for drug action and interaction. Students will analyze major drug classifications, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, contraindications, monitoring […]

Course Description This graduate-level course builds upon undergraduate pathophysiology knowledge to provide an in-depth exploration of the biologic basis of disease in adults and children across the lifespan. Students examine alterations in cellular and tissue function, adaptive and maladaptive responses to stressors, and the pathogenesis, etiology, clinical manifestations, and complications of selected diseases. Emphasis is […]

Course Description MSN 5000 – Advanced Nursing Roles is a foundational graduate course designed to prepare registered nurses for the expanded responsibilities, leadership demands, and professional expectations of advanced practice nursing (APN). This course explores the historical development, regulatory frameworks, ethical obligations, and clinical scholarship expectations of the four recognized APRN roles: Nurse Practitioner (NP), […]

NURS 4212: Population Health Nursing is an upper-division nursing course that prepares baccalaureate nursing students to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention strategies for aggregates, communities, and populations. Drawing on epidemiology, social determinants of health, health policy, and evidence-based practice, students will develop competencies in community health assessment, program planning, outbreak […]

Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience. Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent? Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection […]

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate statistical output for data analysis toward creating and sustaining a culture for evidence-based practice. You will locate quantitative and qualitative research to determine the value of research evidence as it impacts the APN/APRN in a healthcare environment. Address the following in a Word essay. You may use […]

Leader: Provide a brief overview of what a health information exchange is, common HIE models, consent models, how widespread their use is, and any other pertinent information you can find that you would like to share.

Case studies are a useful way for you to apply your knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic aspects of pharmacology to specific patient cases and health histories. For this Assignment, you evaluate drug treatment plans for patients with various disorders and justify drug therapy plans based on patient history and diagnosis. Resources Be sure to review […]