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Prepares the nurse leader or advanced practice nurse in developing critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills needed in caring for the primary care patient. Focuses include motivational interviewing, interpretation of common screening and...

This course focuses on advanced roles for professional nursing practice. Emphasis is on independent and collaborative practice, management, and the development of leadership skills for working with individuals and groups in advanced nursing practice...

The first primary care course focuses on analysis of family health. Students explore family concepts and theories for their relevance to nursing practice and research. Emphasis is placed on utilizing and application of advanced health assessment...

The second course in primary care of the family focuses on the theoretical and clinical basis for the advanced nursing management of health care problems common to families and family members of all ages. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis and...

This course will focus on advanced practice issues specific to the FNP role. Legal and ethical topics and their relationship to the advanced practice FNP role will be addressed. Prescriptive authority will also be examined. There will be integration...

This nursing practicum provides the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skill in developing advanced competency as a family nurse practitioner. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis and management of chronic conditions of families in the context of...

This course is the final integration and synthesis of advanced practice in primary care of the family. There will be integration of professional role and practice issues, and updates on legislation and health policy affecting nurse practitioners. All...

This course introduces interdisciplinary material in Philosophy of particular relevance to the core curriculum. Topics may vary. May be repeated for a different topic.

Study of an assigned topic or guided research as directed by a graduate faculty member. Approval of department director required.

This course explores Christian ethics from a philosophical perspective. Students engage in biblical, theological and philosophical reflection, study dominant approaches to ethical thinking, and examine contemporary moral problems. Particular emphasis...