615 Advanced Pathophysiology. This course focuses on the pathogenesis of common conditions affecting individuals and families as a basis for nursing primary care management. Offered fall semester. 616 Advanced Health Assessment. Students develop sophistication in the ability to assess and evaluate subtle diagnostic cues in client populations across the life span.
Emphasis is placed on enhancing students' clinical judgment.
Offered spring semester. The Advanced Practice Nurse. This course focuses on exploring issues relating to graduate nursing education and the advanced practice role. Contemporary concerns such as the politics of health care reform, the advanced practice nurse's usefulness and marketability, and the legal responsibility and accountability of the professional nurse in advanced practice are analyzed. Offered spring semester.