Health Promotion gerontological clinical practicum is designed to be taken as a co-requisite to 33:611 Gerontological Nursing II didactic, in which the student focuses on comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of health problems in older adults with complex, multi-system health issues. Students utilize evidence-based research to design, implement and evaluate intervention strategies to promote optimum functioning and wellness. Pharmacological and complementary therapies are applied. Client teaching is included.
Co-Req: 33.611 Gerontological Nursing II; Pre-Reqs: 33.610 Gerontological Nursing I, 33.613 Gerontological Nursing Practicum I
This course links health and illness to other central domains of life: gender, kinship, and culture within the context of the family, community and the current health care system. It draws on concepts from the social, health, and policy sciences to critically examine factors relating to health and health-seeking behaviors across the life course. Ethical dimensions of health policy formation and implementation are analyzed.
Pre-Reqs: Graduate Certificate or MS in Nursing; or Instructor permission
Through didactic, discussion and field experiences, participants in this course explore research and theory related to death, dying, grief, bereavement, and end-of-life-care throughout the lifespan. Personal, professional, cultural, and ethical barriers and facilitators to the provision of palliative care will be examined using a holistic approach. Comfort and restorative care will be considered within the context of the family and the community in a variety of settings where palliative care is provided.
The focus of this course is on the nursing care of older adults with psychiatric and mental health problems. This course promotes a holistic approach to mental health care of older adults within the community and long-term care setting. Nursing implications of psychopharmacology, behavioral, and complementary interventions will be discussed. Community resources for older adults with psychiatric and mental health problems will be explored.
This nursing course focuses on clinical pharmacology and the mechanisms of drug action which determine therapeutic efficacy in clinical practice. Content includes basic pathophysiology, clinical pharmacology and monitoring parameters and standards of practice. Emphasis is given to implications of patient safety, patient diversity and patient teaching.
Course focuses on the analysis, critique, and application of theory as a basis for advanced practice nursing. Relationships among theories, research, and nursing practice are emphasized.
Course focuses on the critique of research studies for the purpose of determining implications for evidence-based practice. The research process will be applied to researchable nursing problems. The role of frameworks, ethics, research designs, sampling theory, and measurement strategies are emphasized.
This survey course aims to educate advanced practice nurses for safe and effective prescribing practices in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses. The course utilizes a symptom management framework that integrates concepts from normative psychobiology with pathophysiology of the psychiatric diseases. From this perspective, emphasis is placed on gaining a fundamental understanding of the hypothesized compliment between the pathophysiologic basis of the disease state and mechanism of action of the drug treatment as a basis for rational selection of pharmacologic treatment. Current standards of practice and treatment algorithms are emphasized in helping the student to develop a working knowledge of psychopharmacology for the practice arena.
This course aims to familiarize the student with current theory and practice related to adult psychopharmacology. Particular attention is paid to current standards of practice, practice guidelines and evidence-based approaches to the use of the range of psychtherapeutic agents that are used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The course will orient the student to current psychobiological theory related to the hypothesized effects of psychopharmacologic drugs used in the treatment of psychiatric disease.
Focus is on health promotion and biopsychosocial wellbeing of older adults from diverse cultures. Utilizing current scientific research, physical/natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, implications for advanced nursing interventions and health policy are identified. Principles of pharmacology and pharmacological therapies related to the older adult are addressed.
This course focuses on the advanced practice nursing role in the holistic assessment and management of health problems of the older adult within a family and community context. Evidence-based strategies to prevent and treat common health problems and to maintain and promote health through the application of advanced knowledge, theory, relevant research and critical decision making are emphasized. Community resources, pharmacological therapies, and complementary strategies are addressed.
This capstone course builds on the gerontological nursing curriculum of the previous three semesters. Issues related to health care policy and legislation relative to their impact on the role of the nurse practitioner within primary care are analyzed. Advanced knowledge of the management of complex health issues is integrated into nursing practice. Transition to the role of the advanced practice nurse is examined and actualized through an intensive, precepted, clinical experience.
This course focuses on promotion of biopsychosocial well-being of older adults through comprehensive assessment of health, the diagnosis of age-related changes and health problems, and the design, implementation and evaluation of pharmacologic and complementary intervention strategies. The application of scientific knowledge, theory and research finding to clinical practice is emphasized. The utilization of current clinical technologies is introduced.
The focus of this course is on the comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of health problems in older adults with complex, multisystem health issues. Students utilize evidence-based research to design, implement, and evaluate intervention strategies to promote optimum functioning and wellness. Pharmacological and complementary therapies are applied. Group leadership, client, and peer teaching are included.
The focus of this course is on health promotion, diagnosis and management of the common psychiatric/mental health issues pertaining to adults from diverse backgrounds. Utilizing current scientific research, students develop skills in analyzing data, differential diagnosis, and developing holistic plans of care that address health promotion, illness prevention and mental health promotion of a wide variety of client populations. Principles of psychopharmacology and psychopharmacological therapies as well as psychotherapy skills are addressed.
This course focuses on the role of the advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurse in assessment and diagnosis of complex psychiatric/mental health problems and the challenges these problems pose to effective health promotion and illness management. The course aims to develop skills in the area of advanced diagnostic reasoning, critical thinking, ethical decision-making and appropriate selection of both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies appropriate to complex presentations of psychiatric disorders. The course focuses on the needs of adults presenting with acute and chronic psychiatric/mental health problems and explores the interrelationship between physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural dimensions of health and illness.
This capstone course builds on Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing curriculum of the previous three semesters. Issues related to health care policy and legislation relative to their impact on the role of the nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist within psychiatric care are analyzed. Advanced knowledge of the management of complex mental health issues is integrated in nursing practice. Transition of the role of the advanced practice nurse is examined, and actualized through an intensive, precepted, clinical experience.
This course focuses on the health promotion, illness prevention, assessment and treatment of psychiatric/mental health issues. Students engage in comprehensive mental health assessment, clinical decision-making, and intervention strategies to facilitate health promotion and illness prevention in the care of adults from diverse backgrounds with acute and episodic psychosocial issues and mental health problems. The utilization of current clinical technologies is introduced.
This course focuses on advanced psychiatric-mental health nurses as direct providers of selected services for adults with acute, episodic or chronic psychiatric/mental health problems in a variety of settings. Application and evaluation of concepts, theories, psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic strategies and evidence-based research findings are required. Development of critical decision making skills and interdisciplinary collaboration is emphasized.
This course focuses on the development of advanced critical thinking and clinical judgment skills through comprehensive health assessment. Health promotion and health maintenance content, including relevant research findings are utilized to evaluate health status and to evaluate health risk among individuals and groups. Age, gender, and cultural variations in health and implications for advanced practice are included. Advanced practice health assessment skills are developed and refined.
The focus of this course is on health promotion and management of common health issues pertaining to women and to infants, children and adolescents. Based on current scientific research, students develop skills in analyzing data, differential diagnosis, and developing holistic plans of care that address the health promotion, illness prevention, and primary care needs of a wide-variety of client populations.
Focus is on the advanced practice nursing role in the holistic assessment and management of health problems during adulthood within a family and community context. Evidence-based strategies to prevent and treat common health problems, and to maintain and promote health through the application of advanced knowledge, theory, relevant research, and critical decision making are emphasized. Community resources, pharmacological therapies, and complementary nursing strategies are addressed.
This capstone course builds on the family nursing curriculum of the previous three semesters. Issues related to health care policy and legislation relative to their impact on the role of the nurse practitioner within primary care are analyzed.
Advanced knowledge of the management of complex health issues is integrated into nursing practice. Transition to the role of the advanced practice nurse is examined and actualized through an intensive, precepted, clinical experience.
This course focuses on health promotion, illness prevention and treatment through the comprehensive assessment and management of common health issues of infants, children, adolescents and women in the context of family and social environments. Application of theory, knowledge, and research findings to clinical practice is emphasized. The utilization of current clinical technologies is introduced.
This course focuses on the comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of health problems of individuals and families across the lifespan, as well as the design, implementation, and evaluation of intervention strategies to promote optimum functioning and wellness. Pharmacological and complementary therapies are applied.
Through lecture-accompanied slide presentations, readings and web-based assignments, participants in this course will learn about normal sleep and its variations. The human circadian timing system will be explored to understand the physiologic dimensions of sleep and relationship of sleep and wakefulness to environmental cues.
Building on knowledge of normative sleep and chronobiology, this course addresses sleep-related pathology. In addition to formal sleep disorder diagnoses covered in the International Classification of sleep Disorders, this course specifically focuses on medical and psychiatric comorbidity related to insomnia and sleep dysregulation: hypertension and cardiovascular disease, obesity, endocrine dysregulation, inflammatory disease, cancer and a large number of psychiatric diseases.
Pre/Co-Req: 33.686 Intro Clin Dimensions of Sleep & Chronobiology, or Instructor Permission
This course requires the application and synthesis of content from previous courses to apply clinical assessment strategies to normative and pathologic sleep.
Discussion of intervention strategies bifurcates between behavioral and pharmacologic strategies used in clinical practice. Evidence based approaches endorsed by practice guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine form the foundation for the intervention strategies discussed.
Pre-Req: 33.687 Diag & Diff Diag/Sleep Disorders, or Instructor permission
This capstone project affords the student the opportunity for further knowledge development in an area of interest and learning need. The faculty-guided experience involves the development of a scholarly project which may involve a number of options: a scholarly review of the literature in a specific area; development of clinical teaching materials related to some dimension of sleep and/or sleep disorders; or a translational research project whereby a body of current research is interpreted for application to practice. The project will be negotiated with the faculty of record to meet the objectives of the course.
Pre-Req: 33.688 Clinical Assessment & intervention in Sleep Dysregulation
This course will provide the post-baccalaureate nurse the opportunity to expand knowledge about issues related to musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. The course focuses on topics pertinent to the nursing care and treatment of acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions across the lifespan. Content will include scope of nursing practice in orthopedics and rehabilitation, musculoskeletal assessment, perioperative care, diagnostic studies, pain, immobility and complication prevention. Pediatric and geriatric considerations, physical, nutritional and psychosocial aspects of injury and rehabilitation, as well as metabolic and degenerative conditions will be discussed.
168 contact hours (32 hours of class on-campus lab, 36 hours on-line seminar, & 100 hours of clinical practicum
Through lab, seminar, and clinical experiences this course will focus on assessment in orthopedic advanced practice nursing. Issues in advanced practice are discussed. The practicum will focus on the complete musculoskeletal exam. orientation to operating room and RN first assist procedures, interpreting diagnostic studies, musculoskeletal deformities, use of prosthetics and orthotics, non-surgical interventions, and selected radiologic interpretation. Selected clinical experiences will be directed toward assessing chronic conditions in spinal, joint replacement and reconstructive surgery, physiatry and rehabilitation settings. Clinical experiences will consist of inpatient, outpatient, or operating room settings with surgeons, physiatrists and/or advanced practice clinicians.
Co/Pre-Req: 33.690 Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Nursing
This course focuses on topics pertinent to the nursing care and treatment of acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions across the lifespan. Content will include pharmacology for orthopedics & rehabilitation, soft tissue, bone, joint, neuromuscular and metabolic conditions, as well as developmental, preventive, therapeutic and restorative interventions. The advanced practice nursing role in holistic care, pain management, leadership, research, publication, and utilization of community resources will be explored.
Pre-Reqs: 33.690 Orthopedic & Rehab Nursing, 33.691 Adv Musculoskeletal Contitions I Practicum
This course will focus on management of musculoskeletal conditions and builds on previous course work in orthopedic and rehabilitation nursing. Issues in advanced practice are discussed. Clinical experiences, demonstrations and learning experiences will focus on joint injections and aspirations, casting and splinting, internal and external fixation, treatment of fractures and other musculoskeletal conditions. Selected acute care clinical experiences will occur in trauma, pediatric, hand, spinal injury, and/or sports settings. Practicum experiences may have inpatient, outpatient, and/or operating room components, with surgeons and/or advanced practice clinicians.
Pre-Reqs: 33.690 and 33.691; Pre/Co-Req: 33.692
This course provides doctoral students in nursing with philosophical perspectives in science, the nature of knowledge and its development, nursing knowledge development and philosophical underpinning to theory development, methods in scientific inquiry.
Study of the multidisciplinary theories, which direct or have the potential to direct
inquiry in health promotion. Course content is derived from nursing,
anthropology, psychology, sociology, economics, medicine and managemen
Study of the most recent research which examines the antecedents and correlates
of health risk and health promotion behavior. Emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of research methodologies used in current research.
This course introduces students to strategies in research design as they apply to the health promoltion field. Topics addressed include the theory/empirical link, key steps in the research process, choosing a research design, operationalization of concepts, sampling issues, measurement strategies, and ethics in human behavioral research. Quantitative and qualitative approaches to generating knowledge about health promotion will be discussed.
This course provides students with theoretical principles of measurement and design in health and behavioral research. The strategies, techniques, and issues in the development and administration of survey instruments will be critically examined. Psychometric properties using standardized approaches to measurement will be analyzed.
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the concepts and methods of epidemiological research. Students will critique the principles of epidemiology with an emphasis on health promotion research. Students will analyze and develop epidemiological approaches, which seek to promote health and prevent disease.
An advanced methods course of the student's own choice which is directly related to the methodology supporting the dissertation.
Study of current health promotion intervention research at the individual family and community levels. Emphasis is on the critical analysis of research methodology and the design of the intervention protocols.
Intensive application of one or more phases of the research process to the student's research interest area. The course culminates in the development of the problem statement and supporting literature.
This course is designed to prepare academic teachers for the profession of nursing. Focus is on examination and analysis of the faculty role and learning needs of students, curriculum development and evaluation, teaching theories and methodology and the evaluation process. This course is intended for students enrolled in doctoral study who wish to teach in Higher Education.
Advanced level statistics which includes the study of structural equation modeling and factor analysis.
Same as PPOL-G745 Advanced Quantitaative Methods at UMass Boton.
The study of highly specific content area related to the student's dissertation
topic. Course objectives and projects are jointly designed by student and faculty
member. No more than 1 independent study is acceptable as cognate credit.
The study of predominating qualitative methodology in the health sciences literature. Emphasis is on phenomenology, ethnography, life history/narrative, critical incidents, grounded theory, case study, and associated methodologies
This course focus is on the basic concepts of evaluation research and their
application to education, health and social programs. Specific design and analytic approaches that effect quality evaluation research will be reviewed. Students will design a mock evaluation study.
Prerequisites: Completion of a graduate level research methods course
Course focus is on application of the nursing research process. The student actively engages in at least two aspects of research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The course product has practical implications for nursing practice.
Course focus is on the application of the full research process to a topic relevant to nursing practice and/or health outcomes. The student is expected to propose, conduct and defend the study under the guidance of a designated faculty thesis committee.
A structured series of sequenced seminars which guides students through dissertation proposal development, defense, collection and analysis of data.
The first seminar concludes with the development of Chapters I and II of the
dissertation; the second seminar concludes with defense of the proposal; and the the third seminar culminates in the development of discussion and conclusions of the dissertation effort.
A structured series of sequenced seminars which guides students through dissertation proposal development, defense, collection and analysis of data.
The first seminar concludes with the development of Chapters I and II of the
dissertation; the second seminar concludes with defense of the proposal; and
the third seminar culminates in the development of discussion and conclusions of the dissertation effort.
A structured series of sequenced seminars which guides students through dissertation proposal development, defense, collection and analysis of data.
The first seminar concludes with the development of Chapters I and II of the
dissertation; the second seminar concludes with defense of the proposal; and the the third seminar culminates in the development of discussion and conclusions of the dissertation effort.
This course will include 2 hours of seminar on campus and 4 hours of practicum weekly. Students will meet during seminar to discuss the leadership role of the DNP integrating knowledge related to program evaluation, health care operations, quality and financing of health care organizations, and research to explore the leadership role of the DNP within the health care system. Further exploration of the issue identified in 33.770 using a relevant evaluation framework will occur in practicum and be shared in seminar and an evaluation study will be completed. Results of the evaluation study will provide the foundation for the students scholarly project. Students will function in the Advanced Practice Nursing role within the health care agency and function in a leadership capacity to promote evidence-based practice within the health care setting.
Pre-Req: 33.770; and Pre or Co-Reqs: 33.717, 32.612, 32.511, 32.514, 32.607
This course will enable the student to develop and implement the scholarly project according to DNP Scholarly Project guidelines. Using scientific knowledge based on policy analysis, systematic evidence appraisal, operations and systems analysis, health care management and leadership theory, students will design and implement the scholarly project. Students will meet during seminar for 2 hours every other week on campus to share progress on the project and to discuss issues related to the practicum experience within the health care agency. Seminars will serve to guide students through the phases of the scholarly project. Students will complete 8 hours of practicum per week in a clinical agency functioning in the role of an advanced practice nurse and implementing the scholarly project. Students will meet regularly with their scholarly project advisors to facilitate the development and implementation of the project.
Pre-Req: 33.771 Advanced Nursing Leadership
This course will include 2 hours of seminar weekly at the university and 4 credits (16 hours) of practicum weekly in a clinical agency. Relationships developed within a health care agency in the previous DNP courses will facilitate entry into an immersion experience in which the student evaluates the impact of the scholarly project within the health care agency. The student will assume the independent role of the DNP within the practice setting. The student will provide advanced decision making skills in providing evidence-based care using an individual or population based framework in the students specialty area. The student will serve as a resource within the health care setting in promoting evidence-based care and evaluation of outcomes of health care delivery.
Pre-Req: 33.772 Scholarly Project and Practicum
In this independent study practicum students will apply knowledge of curriculum and teaching in nursing in an educational setting under the mentorship of a nursing faculty member. Students will actively engage in curriculum development, evaluation and refinement, course preparation, classroom and clinical teaching, and student evaluation. The nurse educator role will be explored.
