2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 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 and 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. Prerequisites: 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. Prerequisite: None NGR 7910 Leadership Practicum 30–150 hours, 1–5 credits Select hours/credits needed: This clinical course provides students the opportunity to complete up to 150 hours of additional practice experience focused on applying knowledge of healthcare information systems and technology to the practice setting. Students may select one to five credits based on the number of clinical hours needed to accumulate the required 1,000 hours of post- baccalaureate practice. Prerequisite: None NGR 7930 Population and Global Health Practicum 30–150 hours, 1–5 credits Select hours/credits needed: This course builds on previously learned leadership knowledge and focuses on the development of advanced competencies for system-focused executive nursing leaders. Topics covered include leadership strategies for change management and sustainable outcomes, high reliability theory for quality and safety, and processes for incorporating cultural principles into healthcare delivery. The required 90 hours of practice experience provide students the opportunity to further develop and apply advanced leadership skills. Prerequisite: NGR 8701 Executive Leadership I NGR 8731 Public Health and Policy I 80 hours, 4 credits Select hours/credits needed: This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the application of epidemiological principles to the delivery of healthcare services and organizations. Concepts and methods of epidemiology are applied to advanced nursing practice. This course challenges students to appraise public health principles and science in the design of programs and services to improve the health of people and their communities. The required 60 hours of practice experience foster the application of managerial epidemiology and information technology as students work with public health experts to improve population health outcomes. Prerequisite: NGR 7892 Essentials of Healthcare Policy This clinical course provides students the opportunity to complete up to 150 hours of additional practice experience focused on applying knowledge and skills related to population and global health to the practice setting. Students may select one to five credits based on the number of clinical hours needed to accumulate the required 1,000 hours of post- baccalaureate practice. Prerequisite: None NGR 8701 Executive Leadership I 80 hours, 4 credits This clinical course provides students the opportunity to complete up to 150 hours of additional practice experience focused on applying leadership knowledge and skills to the clinical setting. Students may select one to five credits based on the number of clinical hours needed to accumulate the required 1,000 hours of post-baccalaureate practice. Prerequisite: None In this course, students are introduced to the executive leadership role and develop advanced competencies to serve as system- focused executive nursing leaders. Through an emphasis on transformative leadership skills, students promote forward thinking within complex healthcare systems and provide safe, reliable, quality care to diverse patients and populations. Topics covered include leadership and professionalism, relationship-building and communication, and business intelligence to thrive as a nursing leader. The required 60 hours of practice experience provides students the opportunity to develop and apply advanced leadership skills. Prerequisite: NGR 7730 Organizational and Systems Leadership NGR 8732 Public Health and Policy II 110 hours, 5 credits This course provides a catalyst for students to comprehend, formulate, and disseminate healthcare policy. Students are prepared to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policy. The impact of the political process on access and delivery of healthcare and the quality and safety of healthcare at the local, national, and global levels are explored. The required 90 hours of practice experience support the development and implementation of public health policy, programs, and services within an interdisciplinary team. Prerequisite: NGR 8731 Public Health and Policy I NGR 8768 Professional Identity Development 80 hours, 4 credits This course focuses on the professional identity development of a practice-focused nurse scholar. Students develop strategies for the internalization of core values and perspectives integral to the nursing profession. There is an emphasis on developing skills needed to role model attributes of a resilient, practice-focused scholar in today’s ever-changing healthcare environment. The required 60 hours of practice experience provide students the opportunity to begin developing a professional identity as a DNP prepared nurse. 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