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Elective Courses


Elective Courses

The courses listed below are usually open to both matriculated and nonmatriculated students. Elective course offerings may vary from year to year depending upon student interest and faculty availability. See the following section for course descriptions.

704a/b/c Master's Independent Study
713b (EMD 557b), Public Health Issues in HIV/AIDS
715a/b Stress Reduction and Relaxation
723a (HPA 592a), Concepts and Principles of Aging
725b Health Care Ethics
726 Practicum in Clinical Ethics
727a Analysis of Issues in Health Care Ethics
733b (RLST 977b), Living with Dying
735b Environment and Health
737a Nursing, Health, and Social Welfare in American History
769a Advanced Concepts and Principles of Diabetes Care

In addition to electives listed above, the following courses are open to degree-seeking students or nonmatriculated students with the permission of the instructor. See the following section for course descriptions.

Adult Advanced Practice Nursing Specialty

607b Pathophysiology and Management of Common Adult Clinical Problems I
609a Assessment of the Acutely and Critically Ill Client
611b Conceptual Basis of Nursing Practice
615a/b Principles and Practice of Oncology
803a/b Oncology Symptom Management
805a Cancer Pharmacology
807a Pathophysiology and Management of Common Adult Clinical Problems II
817b Professional Practice Issues for Adult Advanced Practice Nurses
819b Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Adult Continuum

Adult, Family, Gerontological, and Women's Health Primary Care Specialty

559b Adult Development: A Life Span Perspective
723a (HPA 592a), Concepts and Principles of Aging
895b Clinical Pharmacology

Doctor of Philosophy Program

911a/b Doctoral Research Practicum
919a Introduction to Computer-Assisted Data Management and Analysis
921b Seminar on Research in Care of Patients with Diabetes
[Not offered spring 2008]
923a Current Issues in Cardiovascular Nursing Research
925b Qualitative Research in Nursing
927b Seminar in Research in Care of People with Cancer or at Risk for Cancer and Their Families
929b Ethical Conduct of Clinical research
943b Methodological Issues in the Study of Health and Fitness
961a Contemporary Issues in Health Policy and Politics

Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing

501b Issues in Nursing
503 Biomedical Foundations of Health and Disease
507b Nutrition in Clinical Practice
509 Introduction to Drug Therapy

Nursing Management, Policy, and Leadership Specialty

561a Health Policy and Politics
563a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
575a Cultural Diversity in Health Care
577b Health Care Financial Management

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty

625b Children with Chronic Conditions/Disabilities and Their Families
633a Health Promotion in Children
635b Management of Common Pediatric Problems
637a Child Development
825a Advanced School Health Management Seminar
827a Pathophysiology and Advanced Management of Chronic Health Conditions in Children and Adolescents
833a/b Advanced Management of Pediatric Problems in the Primary Care Setting
845a Pediatric Pharmacology
849b Family Systems and Perspectives Relevant to Health Care

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Specialty

657a Mental Health Assessment Across the Life Span
659a Personality Theory and Adult Development
659b Psychopathology and Human Behavior.
661b Models of Treatment
663a Child Development Psychopathology and Treatment
851a Seminar in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Theoretical and Evidence-Based Perspectives
853b Specialty Didactic: The Gerontological Client/Mental Health and Aging
[Not offereed spring 2008]
855b Group Psychotherapy Seminar
859b Clinical Psychopharmacology
865a Family Psychotherapy Seminar
871b Neurobiology and Mental Illness

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