This course provides opportunities for the application of a variety of quantitative analysis strategies in the evaluation of clinical outcomes. Statistical and other quantitative methods, including bivariate analysis, multiple regression, logistic regression, survival analysis and cost-benefit analysis are discussed. Students will apply these methods in the analysis of existing outcome data, using SPSS. Students also will gain experience in the interpretation and presentation of findings via narrative and tabular formats.

This course applies and integrates the principles and tools of epidemiology to the decision-making in a health care environment. It is intended for epidemiologists, managers, and clinical nurse executives, and leaders who want to understand the value of epidemiology and population-based health care to the process of rational decision-making. The course builds upon fundamental epidemiologic principles and theory, with specific applications to nursing and public health services.

Building on content from the DNP core and specialty courses, this course provides the opportunity for students to implement an evidence-based Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project focused around improvement in clinical practice or organizational outcomes and to create a portfolio that reflects the attainment of advanced-level competencies outlined in the Essentials.

This graduate level course will provide students with advanced knowledge of the normal physiology of systems, down to the cellular level. The normal physiology will serve as the basis for learning common, select pathophysiologic disease processes students will encounter as they continue through their program of study. This course is intended to enable students to understand how and why the signs and symptoms of various conditions appear, as well as why specific diagnostic methods are appropriate.

This course is designed to prepare advanced practice nurses to prescribe drugs within their scope of practice. Basic pharmacologic principles and the pharmacologic actions of the major drug classes will be discussed in relation to physiologic systems with emphasis on the application of these agents in practice.

This advanced health assessment course offers comprehensive assessment of the individual within the context of the family and community. It includes comprehensive (systematic) history, physical, and psychological assessment of signs and symptoms, pathophysiologic changes, and psychosocial variations of the individual patient. Assessments are performed within the context of developmental physiological, psychological, cultural, and environmental parameters.

Students will examine the processes underlying the development of models, theories and conceptual framework. Selected models, theories, and conceptual frameworks from nursing and other disciplines will be evaluated for their utility in advanced nursing practice All are discussed within the context of the nature of nursing knowledge and the expanding scientific basis for advanced practice nursing.

This course provides the knowledge and skills essential for using research to support clinical and organizational decision making. The strengths and limitations of various research designs and methods are reviewed for their utility in answering clinical questions, evaluating care delivery and patient outcomes, and making clinical decisions.

This course is designed to introduce the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) student to the application of pharmacologic principles to special populations and specialized therapeutic areas. Students will enroll in section related to their nursing specialty: family - primary care, adult-gero primary care, pediatric-primary care, adult-gero acute care, or family psychiatric mental-health.