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  • 5.00 Credits

    Continuation of NURS 5120 examines the underlying pathophysiological and psychosocial basis for occurrence, detection and management of selected acute and chronic illnesses in all age groups. Primary focus will be on those illnesses of highest incidence in rural primary care. Management will focus on prevention, intervention, and evaluation. Prerequisite: NURS 5120.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prepares primary care practitioners in drug therapy management for a variety of client population with an emphasis or rural practice. Prerequisites are: NURS5166, NURS 5815, NURS 5820, and NURS 5824.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on the physical and psychological health of women and children as influenced by armed conflict. Examines the psychosocial, public health, and socioeconomic effects of living in contemporary war zones or conditions of threatened war. Key international documents that address effects upon women and children are discussed in order to evaluate feminist initiatives to prevent and mediate the consequences of war. Dual listed with NURS 4155; cross listed with WMST/INST 5155. Prerequisites: upper-division standing, lower division social or psychological science course and consent of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on the advanced practice nursing role of the prevention specialist in parent child health promotion with implications for rural community health policy development. Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree.
  • 2.00 Credits

    A system-based approach is used to explore selected pathophysiological states encountered across the lifespan in primary care. The developmental physiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and physiological responses to illness and treatment regimens are examined, providing a basis for the foundation of clinical decisions. Prerequisites: Admission in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Continuation of N5165 Advanced Pathophysiology I. A system approach is used to explore selected phatophysiological states encountered across the lifespan in primary care. The developmental physiology, etiology, pahogenesis, clinical manifestations, and physiological responses to illness and treatment regimens are examined, providing a basis for the foundation of clinical decisions. Prerequisites are: NURS 5165, NURS 5800, NURS 5805, NURS 5810, and NURS 5865.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on issues of gender, women and health, including the effects of gender bias in medical research and health care practices and policies. Health care issues of specific concern to women, both nationally and internationally are examined. Dual listed with NURS 4175; cross listed with WMST/INST 5175. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing, lower division social or psychological science course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on taxonomic systems used to classify psychiatric disorders and treatment, with emphasis on the common etiologic threads that are used to cluster psychiatric disease states. The relationship of taxonomies to health promotion and disease prevention, settings of care, intensity of services and related care issues are emphasized. Prerequisite: NURS 5006 or NURS 5215.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Focuses on the professional role and standards of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Emphasizes care practices for the diagnosing, acute treatment, and long term management of common psychiatric disorders including legal, ethical and health policy issues. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NURS 5201.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Designed for currently certified nurse practitioners. Builds on their core APN knowledge and experience, emphasizing concepts of psychiatric assessment, psychopharmacology, and neuron-pathophysiology. Prerequisites: graduate standing, Master of Science in Nursing, Certified Nurse Practitioner.