This course provides a basic introduction to public health concepts and practice by examining the philosophy, purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities, and the results of public health practice at the national, state, and local levels. Healthy People 2020 is reviewed. The impact of the Affordable Care Act on health disparities in urban communities is discussed. The function of the Bureau of Health Professions of the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) is studied. The course aims to stimulate interactions among students around important problems and issues facing the health of the nation and the world.

This course is an introduction to statistical concepts and data analysis. The elements of statistical thinking are presented as a means of using data for problem solving. Students apply statistical concepts to elementary data analysis using the statistical methods commonly used in health-care research. Examples of statisical applications in nursing and allied health research are provided. As part of this course, the students are introduced to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS).

Students will employ basic strategies of film analysis to examine mainstream films that portray: 1) individuals who are designated 'mentally ill;' 2) the therapists who treat them; and, 3) selected treatment modalities. While an intensive review of the formal psychiatric diagnoses system (DSM-IV-TR) is beyond the scope of this class, students will critique the accuracy of the representation of psychiatric conditions, the effect of these conditions on individuals and families, and the roles of therapists and psychiatric interventions. The primary emphasis of this course is the effect of film on attitudes toward mental illness and the degree to which mainstream films both reflect and shape our attitudes toward individuals experiencing mental illness, toward those who treat it and toward the mental health treatment process.

Students analyze the contribution of social factors to health and illness status, including risk behavior and health inequities. Health behavior programs and interventions are explored. Theories of health promotion, health behavioral change, and health education are examined and applied to a health promotion project focusing on health disparities in urban communities.

This course integrates earth sciences, geology, environmental sciences, and health initiatives in the urban communities aimed at identifying, managing, and eliminating environmental threats to health. Environmental problems, including lead poisoning of children, radon, asbestos exposure, urban brown fields, toxic waste, urban pollution, and other environmental hazards, are examined through the lens of social justice and health equity. Students explore urban environments identified as high risk for disease and illness from environmental pollutants and geographic or climactic problems. The impact of natural disasters on public health is also examined.

Students review theories of violence causation and epidemiologic patterns of violence in urban settings. An ecological framework is used to guide critical thinking about risk and protective factors regarding violence. Students explore secondary data sources important to public health practitioners working in the area of violence prevention and control. Programs aimed at preventing violence and injury in urban settings will be examined and critically evaluated.

This course introduces basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics applied to public health problems. The principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation, summaries and displays of data, and the use of statistical approaches for describing the health of populations are emphasized. Various epidemiologic designs for investigating associations between risk factors and disease outcomes are also introduced. The importance of ethics in epidemiologic research underpins the course.

Students explore key health policy issues in the United States and the
outcomes of policies for public, private, and not-for-profit settings. They
examine the influences of politics and interest groups on health policy formulation.
The effect of health policy on the health of urban communities
is analyzed along with the interplay of policy on infectious diseases, bioethical
issues, and globalization.

In this course, students explore needs assessment and program planning processes used to address public health problems faced by vulnerable populations. They investigate strategies to involve stakeholders in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. Students evaluate and compare evidence-based programs as they develop health promotion programs for vulnerable populations. Strategies to conduct individual-level and group-level needs assessments will be explored.

Course content emphasizes theories of reproductive health, sexual development and factors influencing sexual behavior within the continuum of health and illness. Common sexual practices and reproductive health issues of people are studied within the context of lifestyle and situational life crises. Concepts of normal sexual function and dysfunction are examined. Contemporary sexual health and reproductive issues, obstetrical care in the United States and abroad, gender based violence, maternal morbidity and mortality, family planning, and reproductive health policy are explored. Theoretical foundations of the medical, psychological, socio-cultural, political, and biological determinants of human sexual behavior and reproductive health are examined. Issues of biology related to sex, gender identity, social sex role, and sexual orientation are discussed. Contemporary issues of sexual risk behaviors, sexually transmitted infections and safer sex practices will be investigated in addition to those issues of chronic illness, disability, and sexual coercion.

This course will focus on constructions of gender and sex and their implications for understanding determinants of population health and creating healthy public policy. It will consider how different frameworks of addressing gender and biological sex shape questions people ask about, and explanations and interventions they offer for societal patterns of health, disease, and well-being. The course will demonstrates ways of conceptualizing gender in relation to biology and health using case examples. In all cases, issues of gender will be related to other social determinants of health, including social class, racism, and other forms of inequality. Implications of diverse approaches will be debated, as part of developing useful strategies for improving physical, mental, and social well-being. This course is an elective and is not offered every year, based on demand.

This course explores various media and technology resources available for health education. Utilizing models suitable for teaching and learning, the
impact of technology and mass communication on health education is examined. Students evaluate health education modalities that are appropriate
for diverse urban populations across the lifespan. They explore the effect of media in consumer attitudes and beliefs and collaborate with communication experts to plan and implement a specific media strategy. Service-learning projects emphasize the design of health education programs for urban populations.

This course investigates research methods and multidisciplinary research applied to health care systems. An overview of research designs and reporting is presented. Quantitative data analysis is explored using data analysis software. Qualitative methods, including the use of focus groups, are also explored. Evidence-based public health practice is emphasized. The importance of ethics in public health research is woven throughout the course.

In this course, one of the final courses taken in the curriculum, students explore the leadership role of public health professionals, especially leaders working in urban public health and health education. Public health leadership concepts addressed in this course include: principles of leadership and management, team building, ethics and professionalism, strategic planning, networking, budgeting and finance, and continued professional development.

This course explores growing disparities among disenfranchised and vulnerable
populations in our society. Students examine the predicaments of fragile
populations with a focus on the unique health status of urban men. The
course recognizes that masculinity, gender roles, employment, and other
psychological and social factors influence the way men care for themselves
and others. Students participate in health promotion activities in environments
which challenge urban men’s access to health care. A service-learning
project for urban men is implemented.

This course explores philosophical, theoretical, and the practice of holistic health care. The foundations of holistic health care lies in the belief that healing interventions need to take into consideration the whole person with the goal of bringing about unity, harmony, and integrity of the individual with one's internal and external environments. A focus of this course will be hands-on practice with each of these strategies with the intention that students will be able to integrate these holistic healing approaches into their practice. Strategies included in this course will be: relaxation techniques, guided imagery, foot reflexology, and therapeutic touch. 

This course applies knowledge from basic science courses to explore conditions of adaptive and maladaptive responses to alterations in health and related disease processes within the major body systems. Students develop an understanding of the signs and symptoms associated with selected pathophysiological disruptions to health threats across the lifespan as a basis for determining nursing care needs for diverse populations.

This course applies knowledge from basic science courses to explore conditions of disrupted homeostasis and related disease processes within the major body systems. Students develop an understanding of the signs and symptoms associated with selected pathophysiological disruptions and adaptive human responses to health threats across the lifespan as a basis for determining nursing care needs.

This course focuses on the development of the theoretical, practical, and evidenced based competencies necessary to assess the health status of diverse clients across the life span and spheres of care. Students explore assessment of the client, as a component of providing person-centered care.

This course focuses on the development of the theoretical, practical, and evidenced based competencies necessary to assess the health status of diverse clients across the life span and spheres of care. Students explore assessment of the client, as a component of providing person-centered care.

This course examines the fundamental principles of person-centered nursing practice, with an emphasis on quality, safety, and professional formation. Students explore beginning level clinical reasoning and communication skills with a focus on health promotion, and disease prevention education.

This course examines the fundamental principles of person-centered nursing practice, with an emphasis on quality, safety, and professional formation.
Students explore beginning level clinical reasoning and communication skills with a focus on health promotion, and disease prevention education.

This course examines pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of illness and in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health. Pharmacotherapeutic aspects of client care are introduced and supported by evidenced based findings to improve client care. Emphasis is on principles of safe administration of medications and patient education for major drug classifications across the lifespan.

This course examines pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of illness and in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health. Pharmacotherapeutic aspects of client care are introduced and supported by evidenced based findings to improve client care. Emphasis is on principles of safe administration of medications and patient education for major drug classifications across the lifespan.

This course examines the foundations of person-centered nursing practice with an emphasis on developing a plan of care and implementing essential therapeutic interventions. In addition, students are developing clinical reasoning skills in managing client care and applying nursing interventions for clients experiencing common health alterations.

This course examines the foundations of person-centered nursing practice with an emphasis on developing a plan of care and implementing essential therapeutic interventions. In addition, students are developing clinical reasoning skills in managing client care and applying nursing interventions for clients experiencing common health alterations.
Prerequistes: NUR 201E, 202E, 203E, 204E

This course examines professional nursing practice and clinical practice competencies specified by professional nursing organizations, nursing accrediting agencies, and private foundation and federal reports. Students expand knowledge of workforce issues and informatics to enhance patient and health care provider safety, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered care. Professional writing, electronic portfolio development, and informatics skills are emphasized.

The purpose of this course is to refine and expand the skills of history and taking and physical assessment of the human system in health. Students analyze qualitative and quantitative data to determine health deviations from the normal healthy state. They collect data systematically using appropriate assessment techniques and tools to complete a physical assessment. The course stresses the documentation of findings using appropriate terminology for each system. There is emphasis on the communication of findings to both the client and other health-care professionals. Course objectives and clinical evaluations are based on ANA Standards of Practice.

Controversies and knowledge development in pathophysiology and pharmacology are investigated and their impact on nursing care through the lifespan are examined. Factors influencing health and illness, such as genetics, ethnicity, and environment, are discussed in relation to disease occurrence and treatment. Relationships among disease states and varying approaches to drug therapies are examined using evidence-based approaches. Technology at point-of-care nursing practice is used, including personal digital assistants (PDAs) and clinical data repositories (CDRs), to develop competencies responding to just-in-time critical values and knowledge for patient-centered care.

This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to promote and restore health of chronically ill diverse adult clients. Students employ clinical judgment to manage the needs of clients with chronic illness. Students increase their independence in caring for chronically ill clients as a ember of the nursing profession collaborating with the interprofessional team.

This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to promote and restore health of chronically ill diverse adult clients. Students employ clinical judgment to manage the needs of clients with chronic illness. Students increase their independence in caring for chronically ill clients as a ember of the nursing profession collaborating with the interprofessional team.

This course promotes an understanding of the essential elements of the research process as applied in the development, appraisal, and dissemination of evidence to support clinical nursing practice. Students critique nursing research and the use of evidence as a basis for practice. Students use writing-to-learn strategies to develop an understanding of and critical thinking to retrieve, interpret, and critique nursing literature to inform nursing practice.

This course promotes an understanding of the essential elements of the research process as applied in the development, appraisal, and dissemination of evidence to support clinical nursing practice. Students critique nursing research and the use of evidence as a basis for practice.
Students use writing-to-learn strategies to develop an understanding of and critical thinking to retrieve, interpret, and critique nursing literature to inform nursing practice.

This course focuses on person-centered nursing care and application of the nursing process to promote and restore the health of diverse childbearing families and their newborn(s). Physiological and psychosocial alterations are explored from a systems perspective with special emphasis on the holistic needs of the childbearing family. Students utilize clinical judgement to manage the health needs of childbearing families. Students will demonstrate strategies for health promotion and health education for diverse childbearing clients and families.

This course focuses on person-centered nursing care and application of the nursing process to promote and restore the health of diverse childbearing families and their newborn(s). Physiological and psychosocial alterations are explored from a systems perspective with special emphasis on the holistic needs of the childbearing family. Students utilize clinical judgement to manage the health needs of childbearing families. Students will demonstrate strategies for health promotion and health education for diverse childbearing clients and families.

This course examines the influence of genetics and genomics on the health of diverse clients and families across the life span. Through critical examination of exemplar cases, students explore the professional role and clinical competencies of the nurse in caring for diverse clients facing the complex physiological, psychological, social, and ethical issues related to actual or potential genetic conditions.

This course examines the influence of genetics and genomics on the health of diverse clients and families across the life span. Through critical examination of exemplar cases, students explore the professional role and clinical competencies of the nurse in caring for diverse clients facing the complex physiological, psychological, social, and ethical issues related to actual or potential genetic conditions.

This course focuses on person-centered nursing care and application of the nursing process to promote and restore the health of diverse children and their families. Physiological and psychosocial alterations are explored from a systems perspective with special emphasis on the developmental needs of infants, children, and adolescents. Students utilize clinical judgement to manage the health needs of children and their families in various settings.

This course focuses on person-centered nursing care and application of the nursing process to promote and restore the health of diverse children and their families. Physiological and psychosocial alterations are explored from a systems perspective with special emphasis on the developmental needs of infants, children, and adolescents. Students utilize clinical judgement to manage the health needs of children and their families in various settings.

The purpose of this course is to stimulate a refinement and appreciation of the potential of the research process in the development of nursing, client, and health-care systems. This course emphasizes the research approach in nursing and the necessity for theory-based and evidence-based practice. Problem identification, literature review, hypothesis formulation, research design, sampling, data collection, and analysis will be explored. Students will be required to identify a problem in the nursing or client system, propose a method for its investigation, and present the proposal for critique by peers. Emphasis will be placed on critique of published nursing research and on the notion that an applied discipline is only as strong as its research and theoretical base.

This course focuses on the integration of evidence into clinical nursing practice. Sources of evidence will include nursing research, integrative reviews, practice guidelines, quality improvement data, and case studies. Students have the opportunity to evaluate evidence critically for its validity and applicability to nursing practice. Historical perspectives of evidence-based nursing practice also will be explored.

This course expands the theoretical and experiential base gained in prior nursing and non-nursing courses by introducing students to populationbased nursing with a special focus on global and international health issues. Emphasis is placed on identifying trends in the health and health care of populations as well as exploring strategies to address health promotion, primary, secondary and tertiary disease prevention, and protection goals for particular at-risk and high-risk population groups throughout the world. The course orients the student to health-care needs and interests of families, aggregates, communities, and nations as a whole, rather than solely focusing on needs and interests of individual clients. Health-care strategies, population-level interventions, community resources, and opportunities for interdisciplinary and interagency collaboration are identified. Relevant political, economic, social, and ethical implications of particular healthcare strategies are examined. Specific countries and public health issues will be selected to compare and contrast with the U.S. health-care-delivery system. Students reflect upon contemporary literature related to national and international public health issues.

Students explore the political, organizational, social, cultural, and economic factors affecting nursing practice. Acute care, long-term care, and community-based settings are examined regarding their organizational structures, health-care financing, and reimbursement challengers. Budgeting principles are analyzed with an emphasis on creating a budget on a spreadsheet for a program of nursing services. Clinical data repositories and interdisciplinary efforts are scrutinized within the context of patient-centered, safe care, and process improvement initiatives.

This course applies the principles of evidence-based psychiatric mental health nursing practice in promoting clients’ mental health and providing therapeutic interventions to diverse clients across the lifespan. Students will incorporate knowledge of the biological, social and environmental influences on mental health in assessing and planning care for a diverse population across the lifespan. The application of clinical reasoning and decision-making to the promotion, restoration, and maintenance of optimal health outcomes in clients with various psychiatric disorders is emphasized.

This course applies the principles of evidence-based psychiatric mental health nursing practice in promoting clients’ mental health and providing therapeutic interventions to diverse clients across the lifespan. Students will incorporate knowledge of the biological, social and environmental influences on mental health in assessing and planning care for a diverse population across the lifespan. The application of clinical reasoning and decision-making to the promotion, restoration, and maintenance of optimal health outcomes in clients with various psychiatric disorders is emphasized.

This course examines the various roles and essential competencies of the professional nurse in addressing population-focused and global public health issues. Students apply public health science, epidemiology, systems-level assessment, health policy development, and program planning in population based-nursing care. Strategies to promote health and prevent disease in diverse clients through collaborative efforts with multiple stakeholders are emphasized.

This course examines the various roles and essential competencies of the professional nurse in addressing population-focused and global
public health issues. Students apply public health science, epidemiology, systems-level assessment, health policy development, and program planning in population based-nursing care. Strategies to promote health and prevent disease in diverse clients through collaborative efforts with multiple stakeholders are emphasized.

This course provides the opportunity to further examine and analyze the health care needs of adult clients across all spheres of care experiencing common chronic diseases and health conditions to ensure safe, quality care is being met. Building on the information from the basic sciences and prior nursing courses, students will develop evidenced based, holistic, client-centered plans of care that meet the needs of diverse clients, while building further competency in the application of selected health assessments and nursing interventions to ensure competent nursing practice.

This course provides the opportunity to further examine and analyze the health care needs of adult clients across all spheres of care experiencing common chronic diseases and health conditions to ensure safe, quality care is being met. Building on the information from the basic sciences and prior nursing courses, students will develop evidenced based, holistic, client-centered plans of care that meet the needs of diverse clients, while building further competency in the application of selected health assessments and nursing interventions to ensure competent nursing practice.

This course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the management of acute and complex health care needs of diverse adult clients. Students employ critical thinking and leadership skills to manage groups of acutely ill adult clients. Students gain confidence in role development as providers, designers, coordinators, and managers of client-centered care.

This course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the management of acute and complex health care needs of diverse adult
clients. Students employ critical thinking and leadership skills to manage groups of acutely ill adult clients. Students gain confidence in role development as providers, designers, coordinators, and managers
of client-centered care.

This course analyzes leadership roles and management functions of the professional nurse as provider and manager/coordinator of care for diverse clients within dynamic and complex healthcare delivery systems. Students practice decision-making skills and acquire leadership and management competencies to address nursing practice issues at an individual and organizational level.

This course analyzes leadership roles and management functions of the professional nurse as provider and manager/coordinator of care for diverse clients within dynamic and complex healthcare delivery systems. Students practice decision-making skills and acquire leadership and management competencies to address nursing practice issues at an individual and organizational level.

This course provides learning opportunities to review, examine, analyze, and synthesize theoretical and clinical knowledge from previous courses across the nursing curriculum. Through use of evidence-based assessments, students demonstrate mastery in the integration of clinical reasoning with professional role and clinical care concepts essential for the entry-level nurse to provide safe quality nursing care to diverse clients.

This course provides learning opportunities to review, examine, analyze, and synthesize theoretical and clinical knowledge from previous courses across the nursing curriculum. Through use of evidence-based assessments, students demonstrate mastery in the integration of clinical reasoning with professional role and clinical care concepts essential for the entry-level nurse to provide safe quality nursing care to diverse clients.

This course explores medication and other health-care errors that threaten patient safety. The impact of health-care errors is examined from the perspectives of consumers, health-care providers, professional organizations, legislators, hospitals, and health-care delivery agencies. Systems improvement initiatives are investigated with the goal of preventing health-care errors. Interdisciplinary and collaborative roles of consumers, legal counsel, and health-care providers, including nurses, pharmacists, and physicians, are emphasized.

This course examines human caring and nurses’ contributions to the health
and healing of the people served. It emphasizes the history, research, and
aesthetics of caring from the perspectives of nursing and other disciplines.
Emphasis is placed on critique of caring research, scholarly and aesthetic
writing on caring, and resources available to study caring. International
caring and self-care are analyzed.