NUR-545 |
Cli Pra / Rol Dev V: Community Health Nsg |
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This course introduces the concepts of community health utilizing the populationfocused nursing process. This | |||
course emphasizes the care of culturally diverse individuals, families, and aggregates in a variety of community | |||
settings with an emphasis on identifying and caring for vulnerable populations. Community health nursing | |||
concepts as well as the importance of developing cultural humility to ensure sensitive and equitable health care | |||
delivery will be stressed. The impact of the health care delivery system on the nurse as well individual and | |||
community health outcomes will be explored. The role of the professional nurse, the clinical nurse leader and | |||
interdisciplinary healthcare team members in the community will be critically analyzed. Practice experience is | |||
required and students will be exposed to the culturally diverse population, health disparities that exist in | |||
Pennsylvania and the United States and some of the efforts by individuals, groups, organizations, to deal with | |||
disparities. Clinicals will be completed in a variety of community settings including home care, hospice, extended | |||
care facilities and population focused settings. |
5.00 |
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NUR-546 |
Hea Prom & Dis Prevent Lifespane & Globe |
This course will examine ways health care delivery systems, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and other engaged stakeholders work in collaboration to develop interventions to improve the health outcomes of both individuals and populations in the local, national, and global arena. An upstream thinking approach will be utilized focusing on the social determinants of health, fundamental issues of health equity, and social justice across the lifespan. Continued attention to epidemiologic principles will enhance the knowledge needed to understand the natural history and burden of diseases, the evaluation of preventive interventions, and the globalization of health. The expanded role of the masters prepared nurse in local, national, |
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and global population health will continue to be explored. |
3.00 |
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NUR-548 |
Nsg Ethics & Larger Healthcare Arena |
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This course will provide the opportunity to explore the ethical and legal issues facing nursing and other health | |||
care providers in a complex every changing health care arena. The student will describe foundational ethical | |||
concepts in nursing and using ethical theories and decision-making frameworks will analyze ethical dilemmas | |||
both in nursing practice and as a clinical nurse leader. Students will be challenged to examine their individual and | |||
professional values, as well as consider diverse perspectives on various ethical issues. Using a case study / topic | |||
debate approach, topics will focus on clinical care, research, health care organizational issues as well as ethical | |||
and legal issues related to health care delivery at the local, national, and global levels. |
3.00 |
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NUR-554 |
Lead & HC Manag: Finan HC & Lead Teams |
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 |
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facilitating, building and leading teams will be explored. |
3.00 |
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NUR-570 |
Adv Assess / Lab for Advance Nursing Roles |
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 |
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across the lifespan including pregnant women. |
3.00 |
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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 |
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development. |
3.00 |
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