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NUR-553
NUR-554
NUR-570
Practicum- Adv Gerontological Nurs II
Lead & HC Manag: Finan HC & Lead Teams
Adv Assess / Lab for Advance Nursing Roles
Focuses on synthesis of the Clinical Nurse Specialist ' s roles as clinical expert, educator, manager, researcher, and consultant in caring for older adults requiring long-term care at home or in a variety of institutional settings. Under preceptor supervision, students apply current nursing research to manage nursing diagnoses frequently occurring in clients in long-term care environments. Students also explore legal and ethical issues affecting quality of life and end-of-life decision making such as guardianship, ombudsman programs, residents ' rights, and advanced directives. Issues related to financing / reimbursement, staffing, facility accreditation, certification, licensure, and quality improvement strategies are explored. This course introduces students to the business and financial aspects of healthcare. Basic financial concepts and misconceptions about cost behavior, pricing and revenue, and cash flow are explored. Concepts are organized around the financial management paradigm: performance planning, performance measurement and performance management. Budgeting, and how to use performance reports and dashboards to guide performance, and how to prepare a variety of formal and ad hoc financial analyses will be addressed. Principles of facilitating, building and leading teams will be explored. This course builds upon the basic skills of physical assessment. Students will practice health assessment and physical examination skills in the classroom and laboratory settings. Emphasis is on clinical decision- making and differentiation of normal versus abnormal findings and the integration of the history and physical examination across the lifespan including pregnant women.
NUR-572
Role Transition Seminar I
This course will examine the principles, concepts and frameworks for advanced practice nursing in primary health care settings. The focus is on population health and caring for diverse populations. This course will synthesize principles of evidence-based practice quality and safety of health care practice, leadership, ethics, and role development.
NUR-573
Role Transition II
This course will examine the principles, concepts and frameworks for advanced practice nursing in primary health care settings. The focus is on population health and caring for diverse populations. This course will synthesize principles of evidence-based practice quality and safety of health care practice, leadership, ethics, and role development.
NUR-584
Cli Pra & Ro Dev Vi: Synth Learn Pract
This is a clinical course that provides the student with multiple opportunities to develop independence in nursing practice, skill in clinical judgement, and demonstrate accountability for clinical decisions. Students will be assigned to a dedicated education unit( DEU) or one of a variety of types of care settings
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