ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2020-2021 January 29, 2021 systems thinking and effective project management to guide quality improvement and policy development. Incorporating evidence-based strategies to inform decision-making, building effective teams, and promoting professional development is also emphasized. Prerequisite: Completion of all 5XXX-level courses NGR 6820 Healthcare Technology 40 hours, 4 credits In this course students examine the use of current health technology along with future healthcare innovations. Topics include the components of connected healthcare, current and future ethical, and legal dilemmas arising from the use of healthcare technology, feasibility, and usability. Prerequisite: Completion of all 5XXX-level courses NGR 6840 Integrating Technology 80 hours, 4 credits This course provides the opportunity for students to apply newly acquired knowledge during an indirect care practicum experience. Utilizing technology, students engage in the quality improvement process to address an identified challenge within a system, program, or process. Through review and analysis of external and internal evidence, students propose an innovative solution to the identified problem. Prerequisite: Completion of all 5XXX-level courses; NGR 6716 Simulation in Healthcare; NGR 6820 Healthcare Technology; NGR 6870 Informatics in Advanced Nursing Practice NGR 6870 Informatics in Advanced Nursing Practice 40 hours, 4 credits This course introduces students to the foundations of nursing informatics including standards of professional practice and use of evidence and theories specific to informatics. Students examine interoperability for sharing information among healthcare team members as part of continuous quality improvement. Designs of information systems, feasibility, functionality, usability, and sustainability are also discussed. Prerequisite: Completion of all 5XXX-level courses NGR 6900 MSN Capstone 40 hours, 4 credits The MSN Capstone course provides a culminating experience with an opportunity for students to synthesize new knowledge and behaviors necessary to lead change and address contemporary issues in advanced nursing practice. Students demonstrate cultural responsiveness, interprofessional collaboration, and meaningful communication, while using scholarly evidence to guide policy and practice. Prerequisite: Student must be in final quarter NGR 7730 Organizational and Systems Leadership 40 hours, 4 credits This course focuses on collaborative leadership as an integral aspect of advanced nursing practice to eliminate health disparities and promote patient safety and excellence in practice. Students learn how a unique and personalized blend of leadership styles can be utilized to address the impact of practice policies and procedures on meeting healthcare needs. Topics covered include patient safety principles, quality healthcare standards, eliminating health disparities, and expanding global impact. Prerequisite: none NGR 7840 Applied Research and Statistics 40 hours, 4 credits This course prepares students to function in the role of the DNP prepared nurse when translating evidence and engaging in evidence-based nursing practice. Topics include research design and methodology, data collection and analysis methods, interpretation and reporting of statistical results, and skills required to critically read and evaluate nursing and healthcare literature. The emphasis is on understanding the relevance and use of appropriate statistical methods in nursing research. Prerequisite: none NGR 7853 Nursing Inquiry and Translation of Evidence 40 hours, 4 credits In this course, students compare and contrast research- focused versus practice-focused scholarship. The process for valid, clinical inquiry is explored and includes the location, appraisal, and synthesis of external and internal evidence. Students learn strategies to integrate methods of translation necessary for implementing, sustaining, and disseminating evidence-based practice change. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: NGR 7840 Applied Research and Statistics NGR 7892 Essentials of Healthcare Policy 40 hours, 4 credits In this course, students examine the importance and interdependence of policy and healthcare. Topics include the analysis of healthcare issues and policy making, the policy process, and impacts of globalization. Students enhance their ability to serve as advocates in the nursing profession's influence on healthcare policies. Prerequisite: none NGR 7894 Population and Global Health 40 hours, 4 credits This course focuses on the principles of population health while examining the role of nursing in improving health and reducing health disparities. Students critique the systems and environments that influence the health of individuals, aggregates, and populations. Through the investigation and use of epidemiological concepts, health promotion and disease prevention strategies, and determinants of health, students design evidence-based programs and services to improve health outcomes. This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated, and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 23 / 42