Registered nurses should not enroll in NUR 310: Evidence-based research for nursing practice; registered nurses should enroll in NUR 450. This course provides an introduction to the research methodology essential to providing evidence-based nursing care. Students who are registered nurses will acquire the fundamental basics in quantitative and qualitative nursing research. Legal and ethical issues are discussed. The students wil also develop the knowledge and skills necessary to appraise research and apply evidence-based nursing practice.

This course was created for the RN to BSN Track. Registered nurses should not enroll in NUR 413 Synthesis of Clinical Knowledge for Nursing Practice; registered nurses should enroll in NUR 463. NUR 463 is a capstone graduation course designed for RN students working toward completion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The course provides the opportunity to apply principles of patient safety, quality improvement, interprofessional teamwork, informatics, leadership, and evidence-based research to nursing practice in a variety of settings.

This course focuses on the application of economic and financial principles and practices to health care. Within this framework, content related to finance and economics, health care reimbursement models, incentive structures, market dynamics, economic evaluations, and quantification of outcomes are examined . The emphasis will be on critically analyzing the actual and potential impact of these dynamics on the structure and functioning of the health care system.

This course focuses on critical evaluation and synthesis of the comprehensive evidence base including interventional and non- interventional research and non-research sources of evidence to elucidate the best available evidence and state of the science in a particular focused area to provide a foundation for the development of practice change based on best evidence, and to illuminate significant gaps in current knowledge to support the development of research studies.

This course focuses on general knowledge of tobacco dependence, prevalence, and counseling skills. Topics include background and current information on tobacco use trends, individual and population effects of tobacco control, principles of evidence-based treatment, including motivational counseling, and health effects of tobacco use.

This course focuses on specific knowledge of medications used in treating tobacco dependence, maintaining safe and effective treatment, preventing relapse, and the use of alternative treatments and electronic devices, such as e-cigarettes and vaping, and current recommendations for lung cancer screening. Additional content will explore alternative treatments, including the use and influence of electronic devices on treatment, relapse risk and identifying when to refer clients.

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 systems level course provides opportunities for leadership development for nurses in varied leadership roles. The course focuses on theories of systems, leadership, motivation, politics, power, influence, justice, ethics, and organizational behavior to lead individuals and groups providing healthcare in organizations and in the community.

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.

This course focuses on the foundations of nursing science and on approaches to developing knowledge for use in nursing research and practice. Concepts and theories from philosophy of science and methods of theory development are used to critically examine the process of knowledge development in nursing. Emphasis is placed on the role of logical analysis and critical thinking in the development of theory for nursing practice. Verbal communication and active engagement are critical in this course.