Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing 551 NSG 5000B—Transition to Advanced Nursing Practice This course is designed to assist the registered nurse with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree to develop the knowledge and skills to transition into the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program. Students will build upon current nursing experience and knowledge, as well as previous baccalaureate education, in order to demonstrate recommended competencies in baccalaureate nursing prior to beginning the M.S.N. coursework. (6 credit hours) NSG 5000—Advanced Nurse Roles This course introduces and facilitates transition of the R.N. into the advanced practice role. Students will integrate the new functions and activities of the master’s prepared nursing role into professional practice. The role of the master’s prepared nurse to work effectively in interdisciplinary relationships or partnerships, recognizing the uniqueness and similarities among the various roles, is emphasized. Students will understand the underpinnings that provide an ethical framework for nursing practice. They will explore and analyze how values shape professional practice and influence decisions, interventions, and patient-centered care. Students are introduced to scholarship, evidence-based practice (EBP), informatics, and healthcare technologies in the master’s prepared nurse role to improve healthcare outcomes. (3 credit hours) NSG 5101—Theory and Research This course focuses on the nature and the use of inquiry in the development and refinement of nursing concepts and theories. It provides an opportunity to discuss and analyze theories from nursing and the other sciences. This course provides as introduction to research from the evidenced-based practice (EBP) paradigm. Research designs and methods of appraisal are reviewed. Ethical considerations of nursing research amongst diverse populations are explored. Students will evaluate how information technology influences nursing research and impacts practice. (3 credit hours) NSG 5111—Evidence and Practice This course provides an overview of research in nursing with a focus on translating and ethically integrating scientifically based evidence into practice to improve outcomes. Students learn to formulate researchable questions and to develop further skills in assessing databases and searching the literature. Methods of disseminating evidence and the use of information technology to improve practice outcomes are explored. (3 credit hours) NSG 5130—Healthcare Policy and Leadership This course focuses on providing the master’s prepared nurse leader with an understanding of how policy influences the structure of healthcare, nursing practice, and health outcomes at the institutional, local, state, and federal levels. A focus on the effect of economic, legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare policy will be studied. With continual changes in operational systems management and healthcare organizational structures, the master’s prepared nurse must have the knowledge and skills necessary to assume a leadership role in policy-making. The master’s prepared nurse will master the art of advocating for policy change to provide quality, costeffective care to deliver best practice patient health outcomes. (3 credit hours) NSG 5141—Introduction to Health Informatics and Project Management This course is an introduction to health informatics and project management as they apply to nursing. The course includes identification of health informatics and project management roles in meeting process flow in healthcare organizations. Students are introduced to challenges related to managing projects and communicating with various stakeholders in healthcare. Students learn the necessary skills for evaluating technology needs, using technologybased platforms to solve healthcare problems, and directing projects. The course emphasizes systems thinking while students work toward honing problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills necessary for leading health informatics initiatives within healthcare organizations. (3 credit hours) NSG 5142—Health Information Systems and User Interface Design This course explores health information systems and their applications in healthcare, beginning with an analysis of the characteristics of information systems. The focus is on the utilization of computer technologies and applications to advance process efficiency in healthcare settings. Students will learn to apply principles of human factors engineering to the design of optimal user interfaces for clinical process improvement. Students will also examine clinical decision support and clinical workflow tools to reduce data entry errors and prioritize patient safety in the delivery of quality healthcare. (3 credit hours) Course Descriptions
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