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 […]