This practicum course is designed to increase the student's understanding about how organizational change theory and leadership strategies/techniques are applied in the practice environment to guide the initiation, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of changes. Students will understand why change initiatives should be consistent with the mission, vision, values, goals, structure, processes, technology, people, and culture of the organization and why change is a dynamic process.

This systems level course provides students the opportunity to work with a leadership preceptor to obtain experience in a position different than one they have experienced as an employee. During this practicum experience, students will learn about department and organizational requirements for a healthy work environment; they also will focus on the importance of positive professional relationships for success in varied leadership roles.

A seminar on selected topics in nursing, with emphasis on knowledge development and application of research findings to clinical practice. Examples of topics are: computerized health surveillance at home, prevention of drug use in young children, support systems for the mentally ill, rehabilitation of injured farmers. May be repeated to a maximum of eight credits.

This course provides opportunity for application of evidence-based interventions for clinical problems encountered in the acute care setting clinical practice of advanced nursing practice. Application of the scope and standards of specialty practice, application of evidence- based practices, and development of techniques for nursing interventions are emphasized.

This course provides opportunity for application of evidence-based interventions for clinical problems encountered in chronic care of the Adult-Gero patient in clinical practice of advanced nursing practice. Application of the scope and standards of specialty practice, application of evidence-based practices, and development of techniques for nursing interventions are emphasized.

This course will provide students with clinical experiences in the treatment of adults and elderly patients with psychiatric illnesses. During clinical experiences, foundational competencies for advanced nursing practice will be addressed and practiced. Students will conduct comprehensive and systematic psychiatric assessments, diagnose common psychiatric illnesses, implement pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions, and evaluate treatment outcomes for adults and elderly patients with psychiatric disorders. A variety of settings across the healthcare continuum will be utilized.

This course will provide students with clinical experiences in the treatment of patients across the lifespan with psychiatric disorders. During clinical experiences, foundational competencies for advanced nursing practice will be addressed and practiced. Students will conduct comprehensive and systematic psychiatric assessments, diagnose common psychiatric illnesses, implement pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions, and evaluate treatment outcomes for patients across the lifespan with psychiatric disorders. A variety of settings across the healthcare continuum will be utilized.

This is advanced economic course in international trade. The first part of the course covers the basics of why countries trade, what explains the pattern of trade that we observe and what are the effects of trade on welfare and the distribution of income. The second part of the course covers issues concerning trade policy and looks at the positive and normative effects of trade policy and trade agreements as well as investigating topics of current interest.

This course will reinforce to fourth year dental students the principles of basic and applied pharmacology enabling them to evaluate and manage patients with systemic and oral diseases. The course will be given before the Dental National Board Examination. This should help the students review for the pharmacology portion of the examination. Advances in drug therapy that have occurred since the basic pharmacology courses will be discussed.

Students will gain hands-on experience with case studies designed to simulate real-world scenarios and common problems in today's public sector. This course goes beyond the theory and will demonstrate how to navigate the key issues that arise in governmental and not-for-profit accounting and auditing, expanding on concepts developed in PA 671.