Fall 2008 Course Offerings
Semester Dates: August 25-December 19, 2008
Registration for Fall Semester began April 1, 2008
Must be a UND admitted student before registering for any classes.
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Textbooks
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course.
Textbooks are available through
Barnes and Noble Bookstore on the UND campus or online at www.whywaitforbooks.com .
The system will prompt you to register, but will also let you check out
as a guest. The benefit of registering is that you will be able to revisit
your order if you need to make a change.
You can use your financial aid charge account at the bookstore during the
fall and spring semesters. To do so, make sure to enter your EMPLID number
in the required field.
Your textbooks can be shipped, or you can choose to pick them up at the
UIND Barnes and Noble campus bookstore prior to the start of classes.
Nurs 510 - Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology
I - 3 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19, 2008
Instructor: Cindy Anderson
Description:
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Normal physiologic functions associated with cellular structure and environment.
Physiologic and pathophysiologic functions of the human body and its organ systems,
both separately and integrated in whole activities.
Nurs
526 - Ethical, Legal, and Health Policy Issues
- 3 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor: Loretta Heuer
Description:
This course emphasizes health policy issues within the context of legal and
ethical concepts. Students will examine and debate health policies in current
practice, thus broadening their ability to analyze, implement, and evaluate
health policy issues.
Nurs
552 - Role Development of the CNS - 2 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor: Kris Stellon
Description:
Prerequisite: NURS 530. Students will compare and contrast the various roles
of the clinical nurse specialist and evaluate those roles as they relate to
their individual area of practice. Concepts of professional development are
emphasized.
Nurs 553 - Role
Development of the NP - 2 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor: Christine Harsell
Description:
Prerequisite: NURS 530. This course emphasizes professional role development
of the nurse practitioner. Students will compare and contrast the various roles
of the nurse practitioner and evaluate those roles as they relate to the student's
individual planned area of practice.
Nurs 556 - Epidemiology
- 3 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor: Donna Morris
Description:
Concepts and methods for the study of patterns of health and disease in populations.
Nurs 569 - Assessment
and Evaluation - 3 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor: Helen Melland
Description:
Prerequisites: NURS 566, 567, 568, or consent of instructor.
Principles of assessment, measurement, and evaluation are analyzed in this course
as they relate to nursing education. The processes of assessing student learning,
teaching and program outcomes are explored. Topics relevant to the evaluation
of individual student learning such as test development, evaluation of critical
thinking, and clinical evaluation are included. The processes of faculty and
program evaluation are examined.
Nurs 586 - Advanced
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan - 3 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor:
Description:
Prerequisite: Completion of an undergraduate course in health assessment techniques
and Nurs 510 or its equivalent or consent of instructor. A theory and research-based
approach will be used to present methodologies for graduate student performance
of health histories, developmental assessments, and physical/psychological assessments
of individuals across the lifespan. Communication and interviewing techniques
for advanced nursing practice are applied.
A clinical/laboratory component is included.
Nurs 590 - Directed
Studies: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice - 3 credits
Online
Dates: August 25-December 19,
2008
Instructor:
Description:
This course focuses on use of scientific evidence and nursing/healthcare research
in providing high quality health care and improving nursing practice. The goal
of this course is to prepare graduate nurses who are proficient at evaluation
of published research, identification of problems within the educational, administrative,
or clinical setting that require further study, and application and dissemination
of research to change practice/ education/policy and improve outcomes.
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