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920 Madison Avenue, Suite 1020 • Memphis, TN 38163 • Phone: (901) 448-6128

Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/nursing/

Wendy Likes, DNSc, PhD, APRN-BC Dean	Glynis Blackard, PhD, RN, MSN Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Susan R. Jacob, PhD, RN Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs	J. Carolyn Graff, PhD PhD Program Director
Ansley Stanfill, PhD, RN Associate Dean of Research	Sherry Webb, DNSc, RN, CNL, NEA-BC Chair, Department of Acute & Tertiary Care
Sara W. Day, PhD, RN, FAAN Assistant Dean, Center for Community and Global Partnerships	Victoria Y. Bass, CPA Assistant Dean of Finance
Randall L. Johnson, PhD, RN BSN Program Director	Bobby B. Bellfower, DNSc, NNP DNP Program Director
Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, RN, FAAN Chair, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

Information About the College

Programs

Courses

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

ACNP 804 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Nursing Practice

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course focuses on the complex care of acute and chronically ill adult and geriatric patients. Content includes diagnosis and management of acute and chronic illness. Emphasis is placed on evidence based, comprehensive, and interprofessional practice for the acute and chronically ill patient.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites:
ACNP 805 Acute Care Diagnostic Reasoning or with the permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
Spring - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
ACNP 805 - Diagnostic Reasoning for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on building a foundation for the specialization of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse. Emphasis is placed on diagnostic reasoning to develop evidence based, comprehensive differential diagnoses for the acute and chronically ill patient.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
ACNP 807 - Adult Gerontology Advanced Critical Care

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on the complex care of critically ill adult and geriatric patients. Content includes diagnoses and management of critical illnesses. Emphasis is placed on evidence based, comprehensive, and interprofessional practice for critically ill patients.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites:
ACNP 804 Acute Care Advanced Nursing Practice

ACNP 805 Acute Diagnostic Reasoning

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
Spring - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
ACNP 809 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Practicum

Cr Hrs: 4 (0-0-4)
The course focuses on the diagnosis and management of acutely ill adult and geriatric patients. Emphasis is on the care of patients in highly specialized settings. Information technology resources are used to improve the quality of care for this patient population.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: ACNP 811 Advanced Clinical Assessment and ACNP 812 Advanced Clinical Management, or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Spring - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Summer - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
ACNP 810 - Professional Strategies of Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nursing

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on addressing challenges relative to the role of the adult-gerontology acute care advanced practice nurse. Strategies for addressing professional issues and crisis management in the acute care setting are emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
Spring - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
ACNP 811 - Advanced Clinical Assessment Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Cr Hrs: 2-4 (0-0-[2-4])
This course focuses on refining advanced clinical assessment skills for the care of acute and chronic adult and geriatric patients.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Emma Murray
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Donna Lynch-smith
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Margaret Harvey
Spring - Instructor of Record: Tracy H McClinton
ACNP 812 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Clinical Management

Cr Hrs: 2-4 (0-0-[2-4])
This course focuses on the diagnosis and management of complex acutely ill adult and geriatric patients. Emphasis is on prioritizing assessments and interventions according to the patient’s most immediate and potentially life threatening/altering need.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: ACNP 811 Advanced Clinical Assessment Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nursing; NSG 824 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis; or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: tracy Mcclinton
Spring - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Tracy Mcclinton
ACNP 813 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Strategies for Focused Studies

Cr Hrs: 4 (2-0-2)
This course emphasizes the theoretical and clinical content specific to a focused area in adult gerontology acute care advanced practice nursing. Strategies for analyzing and evaluating evidence-based practice in the area of study are examined. This course prepares advanced practice nursing students at the doctoral level.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 8

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
Spring - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
ACNP 815 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Focused Study and Dissemination

Cr Hrs: 4 (2-0-2)
This course emphasizes the theoretical and clinical content specific to a focused area in adult gerontology acute care advanced practice nursing. Strategies for evaluating and implementing evidence-based practice in the area of study are disseminated. This course continually builds on the student’s clinical preparation as a doctorally prepared advanced practice nurse.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
Spring - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith

Advanced Practice Nursing - Anatomy

ANES 817 - DNP APN Anatomy

Cr Hrs: 4 (3-1-0)
This course provides scientific underpinnings in histology, gross anatomy and clinical anatomy relevant for basic science, procedures, and the delivery of anesthesia practice. This course focuses on anatomy at the micro- and macro-cellular level.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
Prerequisites: ANES 876 Medical Physical Science for DNP Nurse Anesthesia

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Michael J Herr II

Epidemiology for Nursing

BION 712 - Principles of Epidemiology

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course offers the basic principles of epidemiology

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Not currently offered

Family Nurse Practitioner

FNP 800 - Advanced Family Nursing I

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on acquisition of evidence-based knowledge and skills related to the advanced practice of nursing across the lifespan in primary care. Emphasis is on disease symptomatology, clinical decision-making, and therapeutic interventions.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: NSG 831 Advanced Pathophysiology, NSG 830 Advanced Pharmacology, and NSG 824 Advanced health Assessment and Diagnosis or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Vicki Chandler
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Laura Reed
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Sharon Little
FNP 801 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice I

Cr Hrs: 3 (0-0-3)
This course focuses on clinical decision-making for advanced practice nursing care of individuals and families across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: FNP 800 - Advanced Family Nursing I or permission by the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites: NSG 831 Advanced Pathophysiology, NSG 830 Advanced Pharmacology, and NSG 824 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis or permission by Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Laura Reed
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Vicki Chandler
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Sharon Little
FNP 802 - Advanced Family Nursing II

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on the continuing development of a knowledge base necessary for clinical decision-making and refinement of a model of family-centered practice across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Co-requisites: FNP 803 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice II or permission by ExecutiveAssociate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites: FNP 800 - Advanced Family Nursing I or permission by Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Vicki Chandler
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Laura Reed
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Sharon H Little
FNP 803 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice II

Cr Hrs: 3 (0-0-3)
This course focuses on the continuing development of clinical decision-making for advanced practice nursing care of individuals and families across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: FNP 802 Advanced Family Nursing II or permission by Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites: FNP 801 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice I or permission by executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Sharon Little
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Chrystal Walker
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Vicki L Chandler
FNP 804 - Advanced Practice Practicum

Cr Hrs: 2-4 (0-0-[2-4])
This course focuses on continued development of the role as a Family Nurse Practitioner caring for individuals, families, and populations across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: FNP 802 - Advanced Family Nursing II and FNP 803 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice II or permission by Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Laura Reed
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Vickie Chandler
FNP 806 - Integrated Behavioral Health Care

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on integration of behavioral health care in primary care settings. Emphasis is on recognition and management of common behavioral health disorders across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: NSG 824 NSG 831 NSG 830 or permission by Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Vickie Chandler
FNP 807 - Management of Complex Health Problems

Cr Hrs: 4 (2-0-2)
This course focuses on evidence-based, patient and family-centered care with emphasis on complex health problems. Strategies are incorporated to optimize interprofessional collaboration and facilitate transitions of care.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Prerequisites: FNP 808 - Health Promotion for Family Nurse Practitioners or permission by Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Laura K Reed
Spring - Instructor of Record: Laura Reed
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Vickie Chandler
FNP 808 - Health Promotion for Family Nurse Practitioners

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on risk appraisal, health promotion, and disease/injury prevention used in advanced practice nursing care of individuals, families, and populations across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: NSG 831 - Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology

NSG 830 - Advanced Pharmacology

NSG 824 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Sharon Little
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Margaret Hartig

Health Outcomes and Policy for Nursing

NSG 876 - Leadership & Health Policy

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on leadership concepts and theories related to advanced practice nursing in current and emerging health care delivery systems. Strategic skills related to asserting power and influence along with conflict resolution techniques are developed. Students analyze the issues involved in health care policy development and the doctoral role in leading development and implementation of health policy.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Alisa Haushalter
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Jami Smith Brown
Spring - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sam Maceri
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Alisa Haushalter
Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Jami Smith Brown
Summer - Instructor of Record: Emma C Murray
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Sam Maceri
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Alisa Haushalter
Summer - Additional Instructor 4: Vicki Chandler
NSG 877 - Health Care Economics

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on theories and concepts of business, finance, and economics for application in the health care market. Students analyze the influence of economics on the design, implementation and practice of health care.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Loretta Alexia Williams
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Joseph Weingarten
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Camille Filoromo
Summer - Instructor of Record: Bobby Bellflower

Neonatal Nursing

NNP 818 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Pathophysiology

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course focuses on establishing specialized evidence-based knowledge and skills related to the advanced practice nursing care of neonates, infants, and toddlers through two years of age. Disordered physiological processes and biological responses to alterations in structure and function of tissues, organs, and systems are studied in the context of their etiology and manifestation.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Co-requisites: NNP 827 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Clinical Management
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
NNP 819 - DNP Neonatal Nursing II: Clinical

Cr Hrs: 4 (0-0-4)
This course focuses on in-depth assessment and management of complex, acute and chronically ill neonates, infants, and toddlers through two years of age. Emphasis is on the management of complex co-morbidities encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: NNP 828 - DNP Neonatal Nursing II: Pathophysiology or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites:

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
NNP 827 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Clinical Management

Cr Hrs: 4 (0-0-4)
This course focuses on in-depth assessment and management of complex, acute, critical and chronic health problems in neonates, infants, and toddlers through two years of age.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: NNP 818 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Pathophysiology or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
NNP 828 - DNP Neonatal Nursing II: Pathophysiology

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course focuses on the expansion of evidence-based knowledge of complex, multi-systemic physiological processes. Emphasis is on biological responses in the context of disease etiology and clinical manifestation in the care of neonates, infants, and toddlers through two years of age.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Co-requisites: NNP 819 - DNP Neonatal Nursing II: Clinical
Prerequisites: NNP 818 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Pathophysiology

NNP 827 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Clinical Management

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
NNP 831 - Maternal Risk and Neonatal Health Promotion 0-2 Yrs. of Age

Cr Hrs: 6 (4-0-2)
This course focuses on fetal and neonatal health care during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Emphasis is on the influence of maternal disease states on embryonic and fetal development and subsequent outcomes for the neonate, infant, and toddler through age two years.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
NNP 832 - Pharmacology II: Neonatal

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on developing foundational pharmacological knowledge specific to the advanced practice nursing care of neonates, infants, and toddlers through two years of age.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Summer - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn

Nurse Anesthesia

ANES 876 - DNP Medical Physical Sciences for Anesthesia

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course builds upon a foundation of basic science principles for the delivery of anesthesia care, physiology and pharmacology. This course focuses on chemical and physical scientific principles applicable to the practice of anesthesia.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Jordan Issac
ANES 877 - DNP Physiology/Pathophysiology

Cr Hrs: 5 (5-0-0)
This course provides the scientific underpinnings in human normal and abnormal physiology for anesthetic management of differing pathological states. This course focuses on physiology and pathophysiology at the micro- and macro-cellular levels.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 880 Principles of Anesthesia II or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Cindi Dabney
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: jordan Isaac
ANES 879 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice I

Cr Hrs: 5 (5-0-0)
This course focuses on the application of basic principles of anesthesia practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 877 DNP Physiology/Pathophysiology or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Lanny Leon Coker
Summer - Additional Instructor 3: Jordan Issac
ANES 880 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice II

Cr Hrs: 6 (5-0-1)
This course focuses on clinical consequences of anesthetic management in relation to patient co-morbidities, surgical procedures and systemic effects. Emphasis is on the implementation and evaluation of appropriate anesthesia modalities. Students will evaluate care delivery in a simulated clinical laboratory environment.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Prerequisites: ANES 879 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice I

ANES 877 DNP Physiology and Pathophysiology or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Cindi Dabney
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Jordan Issac
ANES 882 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice III

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on the examination of clinical consequences on anesthetic management states within the specialty areas of anesthesia, surgery and systemic effects. Emphasis is on the specialty areas of anesthesia and surgery.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 880 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice II or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Lanny Coker
ANES 883 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum A

Cr Hrs: 8 (0-0-8)
This course integrates didactic knowledge from basic sciences, pharmacology, standards of practice and systems with practical application in nurse anesthesia. This course focuses on demonstration of proficiency in care of healthy patients and patients with systemic disease assigned ASA physical status classification of 1 or 2.

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
ANES 884 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum B

Cr Hrs: 6 (0-0-6)
This course focuses on achieving proficiency with the healthy patient and the patient with mild systemic disease (no functional limitation) for routine and emergency surgery. Students are assigned to patients with ASA physical status classifications of 1, 1E, 2, and 2E, as well as severe systemic disease (some functional limitations) with ASA physical status classifications of 3 and 3E.

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: ANES 883 DNP Anesthesia Practicum A or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
ANES 885 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum C

Cr Hrs: 7 (0-0-7)
This course focuses on achieving proficiency with the patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life (functionally incapacitated). Students are assigned patients with ASA physical status classifications of 4 or 5, as well as emergency surgeries assigned as 4E or 5E.

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: ANES 886 DNP Specialty Practicum A or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites: ANES 884 DNP Anesthesia Practicum B or by permision of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Cindy Dabney
ANES 886 - DNP Specialty Practicum A

Cr Hrs: 7 (0-0-7)
This is the first in a series of two specialty clinical courses. The focus of this course is on the student’s ability to achieve proficiency in anesthetic care for obstetric, pediatric, neurosurgical, trauma, pain management, and cardiac surgical patients.

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: ANES 885 DNP Anesthesia Practicum C or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites: ANES 884 DNP Anesthesia Practicum B or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Cindy Dabney
ANES 887 - DNP Specialty Practicum B

Cr Hrs: 7 (0-0-7)
This is the second in a series of two specialty clinical courses. This course continues to build on the student’s ability to achieve proficiency in anesthetic care for obstetric, pediatric, neurosurgical, trauma, pain management, and cardiac surgical patients.

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites:
ANES 885 DNP Anesthesia Practicum C; ANES 886 DNP Anesthesia Practicum A; or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
ANES 888 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice I

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course is the first in a series of comprehensive in-depth explorations of advanced practice nursing. The course focuses on historical and developmental aspects of DNP nurse anesthesia practice and professional organizations to guide role implementation.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Lanny Leon Coker
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Dwayne Lance Accardo
ANES 889 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice II

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course is the second in a series of comprehensive in-depth explorations of advanced practice nursing. The focus is on legal and regulatory aspects of advanced practice nursing to guide role implementation as they relate to nurse anesthesia.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 888 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice I or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Cindy Dabney
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Jordan Isaac
ANES 890 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice III

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course is the third in a series of comprehensive in-depth explorations of advanced practice nursing. The course focuses on ethics and cultural differences as they relate to nurse anesthesia practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 888 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice I , ANES 889 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice II . Nurse Anesthesia Practice II, or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Accardo
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Jordan Isaac
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Lanny Leon Coker
ANES 891 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice IV

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course is the fourth in a series for a comprehensive in-depth exploration of advanced nursing practice. This course focuses on technological, economical, interdisciplinary and emerging issues of advanced practice nursing to guide role implementation as it relates to advanced practice nursing and nurse anesthesia.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 890 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice III or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Accardo

Nursing

NSG 422 - Directed Study

Cr Hrs: 2-6 ([2-6]-0-0)
An elective course designed to provide the student with the opportunity to undertake guided study and/or clinical experience in a focused area. Elective course.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 8

Grade Mode: P/F

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
Spring - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
Summer - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
NSG 440 - Professional Nursing Practice Concepts - RN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course examines the transition of registered nurses with a diploma or associate degree in assuming the roles of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in diverse healthcare settings. Pertinent issues in professional nursing are examined.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Loretta Alexia Williams
Spring - Instructor of Record: Loretta Alexia Williams
NSG 441 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan - RN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on concepts related to common diseases across the lifespan. Interrelated concepts affecting morbidity and mortality are examined.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
Spring - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
NSG 441 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on concepts related to common diseases across the lifespan. Interrelated concepts affecting morbidity and mortality are examined.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Seminar
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
Spring - Instructor of Record: Randall Johnson
NSG 442 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-1-0)
This course focuses on concepts related to performing a holistic, comprehensive health assessment across the lifespan. The influence of normal and abnormal health assessment variations is introduced.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Crystal Walker
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Ricketta Clark
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Christopher Cory Wilbanks
Spring - Instructor of Record: Crystal Walker
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Ricketta Clark
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Christopher Cory Wilbanks
NSG 442 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan RN

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-1-0)
This course focuses on concepts related to performing a holistic, comprehensive health assessment across the lifespan. The influence of normal and abnormal health assessment variations is introduced.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Ricketta Clark
Summer - Instructor of Record: Ricketta Clark
NSG 443 - Pharmacology across the Lifespan ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course builds a foundation for the provision of safe and effective pharmacotherapy for patients and families across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Jackie Burchum
Spring - Instructor of Record: Jackie Burchum
NSG 443 - Pharmacology across the Lifespan RN to BSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course builds a foundation for the provision of safe and effective pharmacotherapy for patients and families across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Jackie Burchum
Spring - Instructor of Record: Jackie Burchum
NSG 444 - Nursing Concepts I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Care

Cr Hrs: 7 (4-0-3)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical, and clinical foundation for professional nursing practice. Students are provided opportunities to apply clinical reasoning skills to explore professional values and the role of the professional nurse, apply the nursing process, and deliver safe, evidence-based, quality, patient-centered nursing care. Foundational concepts and skills for the nurse’s professional role are applied in the adult clinical setting.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab, Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Christie Cavallo
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Ashley Neal
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Anita Settles-Seymour
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Patricia Jones-Purdy
Fall - Additional Instructor 4: Jennifer Russell

Spring - Instructor of Record: Christie Cavallo
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Ashley Neal
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Anita Settles-Seymour
Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Patricia Jones-Purdy
Spring - Additional Instructor 4: Jennifer Russell
NSG 445 - Clinical Reasoning

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on concepts and cognitive skills foundational for nursing practice. Students learn the process by collecting cues, processing information, and formulating an understanding of patient problems or situations. This course forms the basis for the thinking process applied throughout nursing courses.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
Spring - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
NSG 446 - Nursing Concepts II: Care of Adult Patients with Acute and Chronic Health Problems

Cr Hrs: 7 (4-0-3)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical and clinical foundation for providing safe, patient/family-centered evidence-based care for adult patients with acute and chronic health problems. The course focuses on health maintenance, restoration, and the provision of comfort. Intermediate concepts and skills for the nurse’s professional role in nursing situations are emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab, Clinical
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Trina Barrett
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Patricia Jones-Purdy
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Ashley Neal
Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Anita Settles-Seymour
Summer - Instructor of Record: Trina Barrett
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Patricia Jones-Purdy
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Ashley Neal
Summer - Additional Instructor 3: Anita Settles-Seymour
NSG 447 - Reproductive, Childbearing, and Newborn Nursing Care Concepts

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-1)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical and clinical foundation for the delivery of patient/family centered, evidence-based reproductive, childbearing, and newborn nursing care. Emphasis is placed on the conditions affecting the male and female reproductive tract, the childbearing cycle, newborn healthcare, and sexual health promotion throughout the lifespan. Legal, ethical, sociocultural, economic, and historical factors influencing reproductive and infant health is explored. A holistic perspective is employed to support students in understanding the effects that culture, society, and trends may have on the expression of sexuality as a component of health.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab, Clinical
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Melody Waller
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Janet Tucker
Summer - Instructor of Record: Melody Waller
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Janet Tucker
NSG 448 - Pediatric and Adolescent Nursing Care Concepts

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-1)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical, and clinical foundation for providing safe, patient/family centered, evidence-based nursing care to improve the quality of care for children and adolescents. The impact of legal, ethical, sociocultural, spiritual, political, economic, historical, and environmental factors on the health of children and adolescents is explored. Concepts related to developmental aspects associated with preventive care and health promotion of children and adolescents along the wellness-illness continuum are examined.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab, Clinical
Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Nancy Farrell
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Jennifer Russell
Summer - Instructor of Record: Nancy Farrell
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Jennifer Russell
NSG 449 - Evidence-Based Practice: Concepts of Scientific Inquiry & Evaluation - RN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on how evidence is generated through the research process and the utility of scientific evidence for nursing practice. A scientific perspective is employed to critically appraise and evaluate evidence yielded from systematic inquiry. Emphasis is placed on how the professional nurse translates research-based evidence from literature to address problems encountered in professional nursing practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Cory Wilbanks
Summer - Instructor of Record: Christopher Cory Wilbanks
NSG 449 - Evidence-Based Practice: Concepts of Sceintific Inquiry & Evaluation ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on how evidence is generated through the research process and the utility of scientific evidence for nursing practice. A scientific perspective is employed to critically appraise and evaluate evidence yielded from systematic inquiry. Emphasis is placed on how the professional nurse translates research-based evidence from literature to address problems encountered in professional nursing practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Melody Waller
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Loretta Alexia Williams
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Sara Day
Summer - Instructor of Record: Melody Waller
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Loretta Alexia Williams
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Sara Day
NSG 450 - Special Topics

Cr Hrs: 1-6
This course will provide students with the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge base in identified curricular areas needed for progression in their academic program. This course can be repeated once for a (Didactic and/or clinical).

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 12

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Susan Jacob
Spring - Instructor of Record: Susan Jacob
Summer - Instructor of Record: Susan Jacob
NSG 451 - Social, Environmental, and Genomic Determinants of Health ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on concepts related to the constellation of social, environmental, and genetic factors that work together across the health and illness continuum. The course examines sociodemographic, cultural, spiritual, political, legal, ethical, historical and global environmental factors that affect human health.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Ansley Stanfill
Summer - Instructor of Record: Ansley Stanfill
NSG 451 - Social, Environmental, and Genomic Determinants of Health RN to BSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on concepts related to the constellation of social, environmental, and genetic factors that work together across the health and illness continuum. The course examines sociodemographic, cultural, spiritual, political, legal, ethical, historical and global environmental factors that affect human health.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Ansley Stanfill
Summer - Instructor of Record: Ansley Stanfill
NSG 452 - Population Health Nursing Concepts - RN to BSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-1)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical, and clinical foundation for population-focused nursing care. Emphasis is placed on vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized populations within communities.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
Summer - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
NSG 452 - Population Health Nursing Concepts ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-1)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical, and clinical foundation for population-focused nursing care. Emphasis is placed on vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized populations within communities.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Ashley Neal
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Jennifer Russell
NSG 453 - Care Coordination & Transition Management ABSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course examines transitions that occur when patients in healthcare systems are transferred to different settings or levels of care based on changes in their conditions or needs. Patient transition experiences at multiple levels with attention to patient/family-centered-care and education are analyzed. Evidence-based healthcare interventions that support safety, quality, risk reduction, and health promotion are emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Sherry Webb
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Janet Tucker
NSG 453 - Care Coordination & Transition Management RN to BSN

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course examines transitions that occur when patients in healthcare systems are transferred to different settings or levels of care based on changes in their conditions or needs. Patient transition experiences at multiple levels with attention to patient/family-centered-care and education are analyzed. Evidence-based healthcare interventions that support safety, quality, risk reduction, and health promotion are emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Sherry Webb
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Janet Tucker
NSG 454 - Nursing Concepts III: Care for Adult Patients with Acute/Complex Health Problems

Cr Hrs: 7 (4-0-3)
This course incorporates theoretical and clinical concepts to provide safe, patient/family-centered, evidence-based nursing care to adults with acute/complex health problems. Concepts of management of acute/ complex illness and injury, promotion of health and function, provision of comfort, clinical reasoning and error reduction, and quality improvement are examined. Advanced concepts and skills for the nurse’s professional role are emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Jami Smith Brown
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Landon McDonald
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Christopher Cory Wilbanks
Summer - Additional Instructor 3: Christie Cavallo
Summer - Additional Instructor 4: Patricia Jones-Purdy
NSG 455 - Nursing Leadership and Management ABSN

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course builds on knowledge and use of leadership and management concepts applicable to the care delivery setting.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Terri Stewart
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Trina Barrett
NSG 455 - Nursing Leadership and Management RN to BSN

Cr Hrs: 4-0 (4-0-0)
This course builds on knowledge and use of leadership and management concepts applicable to the care delivery setting.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Terri Stewart
NSG 456 - Nursing Internship: Leadership and Management Practice ABSN

Cr Hrs: 2-3 (0-0-[2-3])
This course focuses on the application of concepts related to leadership and management practice in the clinical setting.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Sherry Webb
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Trina Barrett
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Jami Smith Brown
Summer - Additional Instructor 3: Alise Farrell
Summer - Additional Instructor 4: Patricia Jones-Purdy
NSG 456 - Nursing Internship: Leadership and Management Practice RN to BSN

Cr Hrs: 2-3 (0-0-[2-3])
This course focuses on the application of concepts related to leadership and management practice in the clinical setting.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Summer

Summer - Instructor of Record: Sherry Webb
NSG 460 - Mental Health Nursing Concepts

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-1)
This course provides the conceptual, theoretical and clinical foundation for providing professional nursing care that focuses on promotion of mental health and the care of patients with acute and chronic mental health problems across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Loretta Alexia Williams
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Sam Maceri
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Gabrielle Jackson
Spring - Instructor of Record: Loretta Alexia Williams
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sam Maceri
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Gabrielle Jackson
NSG 819 - Evaluation of Practice

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on various methodologies to critically evaluate clinical practice. Students develop proficiency in knowledge translation, quality improvement science, and evaluation strategies to create and sustain changes in health care delivery.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites:
NSG 827 Epidemiology for Clinical Practice

NSG 860 Methods of Evaluation of Practice

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Sharon Little
Spring - Instructor of Record: Sharon Little
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sarah Rhoads
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Tracy McClinton
Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Margaret Hartig
NSG 824 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis

Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-1)
This course focuses on advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis. The course facilitates development and application of knowledge through skill acquisition in primary and acute care settings. Emphasis is placed on recognition of signs and symptoms across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Ricketta Clark
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Crystal Martin Walker
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Diane Pace
Spring - Instructor of Record: Ricketta Clark
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Diane Pace
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Crystal Martin Walker
Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Laura Reed
NSG 827 - Epidemiology for Clinical Practice

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on concepts and methods in epidemiology. Application and interpretation of descriptive and inferential statistical tests used in epidemiological and clinical studies are emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Carrie Harvey
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Nina Sublette
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Reba Umberger
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Trimika Bowdre
Fall - Additional Instructor 4: Elizabeth Paton

Spring - Instructor of Record: Margaret Carrie Harvey
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Trimika Bowdre
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Reba Umberger
Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Elizabeth Paton
Spring - Additional Instructor 4: Nina Sublette
NSG 855 - Doctor of Nursing Practice: Professional Role Development

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on transition into the advanced practice nursing role in the context of the Doctor of Nursing Practice. Professional standards, practice management, and the requirements and regulations of the role are examined.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Diane Todd Pace
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Crystal Martin Walker
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Wendy Likes
NSG 860 - Methods for Evaluation of Practice

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on the foundation and methods for evaluating advanced clinical practice through the use of best evidence. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods are examined for conducting critical appraisal and synthesis of the literature.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: NSG 827 - Epidemiology for Clinical Practice or permission by Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Margaret Carrie Harvey
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Margaret Hartig
Summer - Instructor of Record: Margaret Carrie Harvey
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Margaret Hartig
NSG 910 - Philosophy of Science and Theory in Nursing

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course focuses upon the development of nursing science and epistemology in the western world. Philosophical approaches to the development and advancement of nursing science are examined in the context of current and historical periods. Theories and concepts from nursing and other disciplines are critiqued.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Mona Wicks
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Carolyn Graff
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Nina Sublette
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Margaret Hartig
Fall - Additional Instructor 4: Amy Koehn
NSG 921 - Psychiatric/Mental Health (PMH) Seminar

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course focuses on current research and issues in mental healthcare for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse. Literature that addresses psychiatric care is used to keep providers abreast of cutting edge information and treatment for mental health disorders in a variety of settings. Integration of mental healthcare into selected primary care conditions and diagnoses is addressed.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Seminar
Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Jacqueline Sharp
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Grade Mode: P/F

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Michelle Rickard
Spring - Instructor of Record: Michelle Rickard
Summer - Instructor of Record: Michelle Rickard
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Pediatric Primary Nurse Practitioner

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Stephanie nikbakht
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Sally Humphrey
Spring - Instructor of Record: Stephanie Nikbakht
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sally Humphrey
Summer - Instructor of Record: Sally Humphrey
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Adult-Gero Acute Care

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
Spring - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Emma C Murray
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Margaret Harvey
Summer - Instructor of Record: Donna Lynch-Smith
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Family Nurse Practitioner

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Laura K Reed
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Vicki Chandler
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: sharon Little
Spring - Instructor of Record: Laura K Reed
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Vicki Chandler
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Sharon Little
Summer - Instructor of Record: Laura Reed
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Vicki Chandler
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy R Koehn
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Summer - Instructor of Record: Amy Koehn
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Nurse Anesthesia

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
Spring - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
Summer - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Cindi Dabney
NSG 926 - DNP Synthesis Practicum: Psychiatric Mental Health

Cr Hrs: 2-6 (0-0-[2-6])
This course focuses on concentration specific clinical practice of doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on refining the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: P/F

Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Jackie Sharp
Spring - Instructor of Record: Jackie Sharp
Summer - Instructor of Record: Jackie Sharp
NSG 947 - DNP Project Seminar I

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course provides the foundation for evidence-based practice and knowledge translation within the doctoral role of advanced practice nursing.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Laura Reed
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Amy Koehn
Fall - Additional Instructor 4: Bobby Bellflower
NSG 948 - DNP Project Design and Methods

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on evidence-based practice and quality improvement processes. The emphasis will be on steps in the development of a DNP inquiry project.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Tracy Mcclinton
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Vicki Chandler
Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Tracy McClinton
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
NSG 949 - DNP Project Implementation and Evaluation

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on implementation of the proposed DNP inquiry project. The emphasis is on data collection and analysis.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites:
NSG 947 DNP Project Seminar I and NSG 948 DNP Project Design and Methods

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Margaret Harvey
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
Spring - Instructor of Record: Margaret Harvey
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Tracy McClinton
Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Sharon Little
NSG 950 - DNP Project Seminar II

Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)
This course focuses on scholarly dissemination of the DNP project findings.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: NSG 947 - DNP Project Seminar I

NSG 948 - DNP Project Design and Methods

NSG 949 - DNP Project Implementation and Evaluation

Term offered: Fall, Spring, summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Margaret Harvey
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Margaret Harvey
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sharon Little
Summer - Instructor of Record: Margaret Harvey
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Dwayne Accardo
Summer - Additional Instructor 2: Cindy Dabney
NSG 960 - Directed Study

Cr Hrs: 1-6 ([1-6]-0-[1-6])
A course designed to provide the doctoral student with the opportunity to undertake additional guided study, research, and/or practice experience in an area of the student’s choice under Faculty supervision. The student will develop course outcomes in consultation with Faculty.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 12

Grade Mode: P/F

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab, Clinical
Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Bobby Bellflower
Spring - Instructor of Record: Bobby Bellflower
Summer - Instructor of Record: Bobby Bellflower

Pathology for Nursing

NSG 831 - Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on the examination of typical and disordered physiological processes and human biological responses to alterations in structure and function of genes, tissues, organs, and systems within the context of lifespan and environmental factors. Emphasis is on etiology and manifestation of physical and psychological disorders.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Jackie Burchum
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Rudra Channappanavar

Pharmacology for Nursing

ANES 892 - DNP Pharmacology I: Anesthesia

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course focuses on the pharmacology and impact of anesthetic agents and drugs used in DNP nurse anesthesia practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: None

Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Lanny Leon Coker
ANES 893 - DNP Pharmacology II: Anesthesia

Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)
This course expands upon the pharmacology of anesthetic agents and drugs currently used in DNP nurse anesthesia practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: ANES 892 DNP Pharmacology I: Anesthesia

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Dwayne Lance Accardo
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Lanny Leon Coker
NSG 830 - Advanced Pharmacology

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on the major drug classifications used by advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, adverse effects, drug and food interactions, safety concerns, and special considerations across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Spring, Summer

Spring - Instructor of Record: Jacqueline Lee Burchum
Summer - Instructor of Record: Jacqueline Lee Burchum

Psychiatric Mental Health

PMH 800 - Individual, Group and Family Therapy

Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
This course focuses on psychotherapeutic theories and associated therapeutic techniques for individual, group and family therapy across the lifespan. The role of the psychiatric mental health advanced practice nurse in the delivery of psychotherapeutic interventions is emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: PMH 810 - Assessment Strategies in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing , PMH 812 - Biological Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring

Spring - Instructor of Record: Jackie Sharp
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Arabella Bruce
PMH 801 - Individual, Group and Family Clinical Practice

Cr Hrs: 2 (0-0-2)
Therapeutic interventions based on bio- psycho-social assessment and specific selected theoretical perspectives are provided for individuals, families, and groups. Health promotion, disease prevention and expansion of the consultation role in advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing are incorporated. Clinical experience includes medication prescribing and monitoring. Reflective practice strategies are introduced.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Co-requisites: PMH 800 or permission by Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Prerequisites: PMH 810 PMH 812 or permission by Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Spring
PMH 802 - Adult and Geriatric Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Disorders

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on the assessment, treatment, and management of adult and geriatric patients with complex psychiatric mental health disorders. The role of the psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurse in inter-professional practice is emphasized. Theory underlying the practice of consultation is included.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: PMH 810 - Assessment Strategies in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing , PMH 812 - Biological Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders or by permission of the Exec. Assoc. Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Jacqueline Sharp
Spring - Instructor of Record: Jackie Sharp
PMH 804 - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Care in Advanced Psychiatric Nursing

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on theoretical and foundational knowledge for diagnosis and treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric-mental health conditions. The role of the psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurse in the delivery of child and adolescent mental health care is emphasized.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Prerequisites: PMH 810 Assessment Strategies in PMH Nursing, PMH 812 Biological Treatments for Psych Disorders or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Arabella Bruce
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Jackie Sharp
Spring - Instructor of Record: Arabella Bruce
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Jackie Sharp
PMH 805 - Child and Adolescent Mental Healthcare Clinical Practice

Cr Hrs: 2 (0-0-2)
Therapeutic interventions based on bio-psycho-social assessment and selected theoretical perspectives are provided for children and adolescents within the context of the family/support group. Health promotion, disease prevention and expansion of the consultation role in advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing for children and adolescents are incorporated. Clinical experience includes psychotherapy, as well as medication prescribing and monitoring.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Term offered: Fall
PMH 807 - Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Practice

Cr Hrs: 2 (0-0-2)
This course provides an introduction to psychiatric mental health advanced nursing clinical practice.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: PMH 810 Assessment Strategies in Psychiatric Mental health Nursing, PMH 812 Biological Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Jackie Sharp
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
Summer - Instructor of Record: jackie sharp
Summer - Additional Instructor 1: Bobby Bellflower
PMH 809 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Practice I

Cr Hrs: 2-4 (0-0-[2-4])
This course focuses on advanced nursing clinical practice for psychiatric and mental health disorders in child and adolescent patients and the practice of individual, group and family therapy.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: PMH 800 - Individual, Group and Family Therapy , PMH 804 - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Care in Advanced Psychiatric Nursing , PMH 807 - Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Practice or by permission of the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Fall - Instructor of Record: Arabella Bruce
Spring - Instructor of Record: Arabella Bruce
Summer - Instructor of Record: Arabella Bruce
PMH 810 - Assessment Strategies in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
This course focuses on foundational knowledge and skills for assessment of individuals and families to detect psychiatric-mental health issues across the lifespan.

Grade Mode: Standard

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Instructional Method: Lecture
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Jacqueline Sharp
Spring - Instructor of Record: Jacqueline Sharp

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College of Nursing

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Programs

Courses

ACNP 804 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Nursing Practice

ACNP 805 - Diagnostic Reasoning for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse

ACNP 807 - Adult Gerontology Advanced Critical Care

ACNP 809 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Practicum

ACNP 810 - Professional Strategies of Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nursing

ACNP 811 - Advanced Clinical Assessment Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

ACNP 812 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Clinical Management

ACNP 813 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Strategies for Focused Studies

ACNP 815 - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Focused Study and Dissemination

ANES 817 - DNP APN Anatomy

BION 712 - Principles of Epidemiology

FNP 800 - Advanced Family Nursing I

FNP 801 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice I

FNP 802 - Advanced Family Nursing II

FNP 803 - Advanced Family Clinical Practice II

FNP 804 - Advanced Practice Practicum

FNP 806 - Integrated Behavioral Health Care

FNP 807 - Management of Complex Health Problems

FNP 808 - Health Promotion for Family Nurse Practitioners

NSG 876 - Leadership & Health Policy

NSG 877 - Health Care Economics

NNP 818 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Pathophysiology

NNP 819 - DNP Neonatal Nursing II: Clinical

NNP 827 - DNP Neonatal Nursing I: Clinical Management

NNP 828 - DNP Neonatal Nursing II: Pathophysiology

NNP 831 - Maternal Risk and Neonatal Health Promotion 0-2 Yrs. of Age

NNP 832 - Pharmacology II: Neonatal

ANES 876 - DNP Medical Physical Sciences for Anesthesia

ANES 877 - DNP Physiology/Pathophysiology

ANES 879 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice I

ANES 880 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice II

ANES 882 - Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice III

ANES 883 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum A

ANES 884 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum B

ANES 885 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum C

ANES 886 - DNP Specialty Practicum A

ANES 887 - DNP Specialty Practicum B

ANES 888 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice I

ANES 889 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice II

ANES 890 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice III

ANES 891 - Roles of DNP Adv Nurse Anesthesia Practice IV

NSG 422 - Directed Study

NSG 440 - Professional Nursing Practice Concepts - RN

NSG 441 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan - RN

NSG 441 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan ABSN

NSG 442 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan ABSN

NSG 442 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan RN

NSG 443 - Pharmacology across the Lifespan ABSN

NSG 443 - Pharmacology across the Lifespan RN to BSN

NSG 444 - Nursing Concepts I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Care

NSG 445 - Clinical Reasoning

NSG 446 - Nursing Concepts II: Care of Adult Patients with Acute and Chronic Health Problems

NSG 447 - Reproductive, Childbearing, and Newborn Nursing Care Concepts

NSG 448 - Pediatric and Adolescent Nursing Care Concepts

NSG 449 - Evidence-Based Practice: Concepts of Scientific Inquiry & Evaluation - RN

NSG 449 - Evidence-Based Practice: Concepts of Sceintific Inquiry & Evaluation ABSN

NSG 450 - Special Topics

NSG 451 - Social, Environmental, and Genomic Determinants of Health ABSN

NSG 451 - Social, Environmental, and Genomic Determinants of Health RN to BSN

NSG 452 - Population Health Nursing Concepts - RN to BSN

NSG 452 - Population Health Nursing Concepts ABSN

NSG 453 - Care Coordination & Transition Management ABSN

NSG 453 - Care Coordination & Transition Management RN to BSN

NSG 454 - Nursing Concepts III: Care for Adult Patients with Acute/Complex Health Problems

NSG 455 - Nursing Leadership and Management ABSN

NSG 455 - Nursing Leadership and Management RN to BSN

NSG 456 - Nursing Internship: Leadership and Management Practice ABSN

NSG 456 - Nursing Internship: Leadership and Management Practice RN to BSN

NSG 460 - Mental Health Nursing Concepts

NSG 819 - Evaluation of Practice

NSG 824 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis

NSG 827 - Epidemiology for Clinical Practice

NSG 855 - Doctor of Nursing Practice: Professional Role Development

NSG 860 - Methods for Evaluation of Practice

NSG 910 - Philosophy of Science and Theory in Nursing

NSG 921 - Psychiatric/Mental Health (PMH) Seminar