The focus is on concepts and methods of biostatistical analysis as it is applied in the health sciences. The emphasis is on the application of appropriate biostatistical methods to specific studies in community health. The purpose of this course is to provide the advanced practice nurse with knowledge of normal physiology and alterations in physiology in individuals across the life span. The focus is theory and research applicable to organ systems and cellular events. Emphasis is on regulatory and compensatory functions in health and in patho-physiological conditions.
Emphasis is on developing self awareness and on strategies for advanced nursing practice.
The purpose of this course is to provide a forum for analysis and synthesis of selected theories, issues and trends, and research for the nurse administrator role. Emphasis is placed on development of a framework for practice for the role of nurse administrator, organizational structure, and nursing model in the changing sociopolitical economic environment. NU 562 Management of Health Care Organizations 3 cr The purpose of this course is to examine the role of the nurse administrator in the management of health care organizations. Emphasis will be on the analysis of theory and concepts basic to organizational management and interdisciplinary team management in health care systems. The purpose of this course is synthesis of the fiscal processes in health care systems to include basic accounting, financial decision-making concepts, statement analysis, and information systems in advanced nursing and healthcare management.