Practicum includes laboratory demonstrations as well as clinical rounds. Relationships between physiologic responses and environmental influences are explored as these factors interact adversely on body system functioning. Selected theories and conceptual frameworks from nursing and related disciplines are studied and analyzed for their utilization in advanced nursing practice roles. The research process in the context of nursing theory and nursing practice is studied. Quantitative and qualitative methods are reviewed.
Students critique current nursing research and develop a research proposal.
The evolution of the American political system, recent developments, trends, and underlying causes of changes in healthcare delivery are analyzed. Political aspects of policy making and mobilization of political support are emphasized. A holistic approach is utilized to explore advanced assessment and concepts of human pathophysiology. Focusing on alterations and disruptions in physiologic functions which may alter health status, students use case situations as a means of establishing foundations for the development of therapeutic interventions in advanced nursing practice. The impact of cultural, sociopolitical, economic, and other factors on family health promotion is explored.