Characteristics and qualities of leadership in professional nursing. Effective leadership strategies for the nurse educator, administrator, and practitioner. Contemporary theories of nursing, concept formulation, fundamental theory development, and application to nursing practice. NU 621 Nursing Inquiry 3 s.h. A research course.
Emphasis is placed on various strategies for data collection and analysis.
Students will complete a research project investigating a nursing problem. Required course for all students electing a non-thesis option. NU 640 Dynamics of Health in the Adult 3 s.h. Study of factors which affect the health of adults. Emphasis on normal development and physiological and psychosocial changes as the adult moves through the life span.