This course provides an overview of micromachined structures with an emphasis on operational theory and fabrication technology.

This is the first Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner clinical course focusing on the physical, cultural, spiritual, and ethical care of the adult acutely and critically ill patient. Settings include all units where highly acute and critically ill patients' individual needs can be met and their outcomes optimally achieved. Students conduct an inclusive history and physical examination, document findings, and then assist with planning and implementing a comprehensive evidence-based plan of care.

This is the second Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner clinical course focusing on the physical, cultural, spiritual, and ethical care of the adult acutely and critically ill patient. Settings include all units where highly acute and critically ill patients' individual needs can be met and their outcomes optimally achieved. This Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner clinical course focuses on the clinical assessment and care of complex adult patients who are physiologically unstable, technologically dependent, and/or are highly vulnerable to complications.

This course focuses on the Family Nurse Practitioner's role in the assessment, diagnosis and management of selected acute and chronic health problems among children in the primary care setting as well as care of the childbearing family. Emphasis will be placed on differentiating a variety of signs and symptoms and interpreting data to formulate differential diagnoses. The use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to assist in the assessment and management of acute and chronic health problems will be explored.

Exploration of selected topics or issues in nursing. Directed by a faculty member with expertise in the topic under study. Lecture, 0-4 hours; laboratory, 0-12 hours per week. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Variable, specified when topic identified.

This course covers the various tasks performed by cell components and the mechanisms used to integrate their actions. The course also covers the chemistry of biomolecules that are essential for structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells including discussions of drug metabolism, energy generation, and information storage and transmission. The course will be taught in a blended or hybrid format that requires that students accept accountability for learning.

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the principles that underlie drug design and delivery. The course is divided into three components; 1) introduction to the principles of pharmacokinetics and drug delivery; 2) introduction to the principles of medicinal chemistry (drug design); and 3) introduction to the principles of pharmacology (drug action).

A course designed to integrate and apply concepts of patient-centered care that focuses on general health, wellness, and disease prevention and appropriate self-care therapy for commonly encountered conditions and symptoms. Patient assessment and decision making skills for ambulatory patient triage; appropriate health and wellness interventions for the purpose of general wellbeing and prevention of disease; and the recommendation and appropriation of appropriate non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic non-prescription therapies for common conditions are emphasized.

Clinical Reasoning introduces students to: 1) general concepts of thought processes used in problem-solving from novice to expert thinking; 2) the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process as an anchor that students can apply to any drug-related problem throughout the curriculum; 3) develops consistent habits framing the essential questions of a case; 4) concise, professional-level writing and speaking communication skills providing logic driven solution(s) to a patient's drug related problem; and, 5) critical self-assessment and reflection on how one can improve reasoning and communicati

This course introduces students to the profession of pharmacy, its role within the US healthcare system and its obligations to society. It provides students foundational knowledge of the structure of the US healthcare system and the laws, regulations, and ethical framework within which pharmacists practice.