Graduate

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: This course focuses of the planning of an evidence-based practice, quality improvement project. This course assists the graduate student to develop a project that will make a significant improvement in patient care. In addition, the graduate students will begin to formalize a professional portfolio.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take DNP-807. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: This course focuses on the implementation and the evaluation of an evidence-based practice, quality improvement project. The culmination of this course will contain disseminated project results. In addition, the graduate student will complete a professional portfolio.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course discusses advanced physical assessment, physiological, and the pharmacological effects on specific body systems. Competencies for advanced practice nurses will be discussed, and patient manifestations will be linked to evidence-based interventions.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This elective course is an independent study which can be used to complete graduate projects, increase practice hours, or specialize in a clinical specialty. Graduate students will work closely with a faculty facilitator to develop learning objectives and evaluate progress. This course can be taken twice.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course focuses on using technology and interprofessional collaboration to arrive at quality patient outcomes. Documentation systems and standards will be discussed along with interprofessional communication techniques.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course focuses on quality patient outcomes and quality improvement. The course will emphasize ethical healthcare practices that are value-based. This course includes 90 clinical hours to explore a healthcare project that would benefit from a well-designed quality improvement protocol.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course develops skills for students to engage in clinical scholarship including manuscript development and grant writing. In addition, discussion and information about effective presentation and public speaking will be explored.