06/07-275

APC 2

NUR 4636L

Community Nursing Practice

06/07-276

APC 2

NUR 3536L

Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Nursing Practice

06/07-277

APC 2

NUR 3225L

Adult Health Nursing Practice

06/07-278

APC 2

NUR 4465L

Women’s Health and Pediatric Nursing Practice

06/07-264

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Advanced Pharmacological Management (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: The focus of this course is on the clinical application of advanced pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics across the lifespan. Emphasis is on identification and evaluation of the latest evidence as a basis for pharmacologic management of health and illness in a safe, high quality, cost-effective manner. The principles of altered pharmacodynamics relative to age, race, and ethnic groups are analyzed. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-265

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Quality Management for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: The process of quality management in health care as it pertains to chief nurse administrators is analyzed in this course. The focus is continuous quality improvement with emphasis on implementation and evaluation. Differences between quality assurance and quality management will be discussed. Accreditation guidelines will be examined in relation to their impact on health care systems. Evidence-based practices will be reviewed as means for continuous quality management. experience.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-266

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3-9 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: This is a clinically based practicum course. Doctoral students will, with advisor approval, construct a learning contract that will detail the acquisition of a new or higher level of, clinical skill for which they were not fully prepared at the master’s level. Skills acquisition will be conducted under the direction of a qualified expert preceptor. Upon completion of the course, the student will provide a completed written description of how they achieved the skill(s) identified in the contract. It is expected that clinical logs will document at least 3,000 hours of post master’s supervised experience.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-267

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Healthcare Informatics for Advanced Practice (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: This course provides students with an overview of informatics and the theoretical foundation for information management within the health care setting. The impact of automated data management through advances in information technology, health care information systems, and tele-health are explored. During the course students explore informatics theory and practices as a foundation for the development of databases for evidence based practices. Related ethical, regulatory, and legal issues are explored.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-268

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Practice Management in Advanced Nursing and Healthcare (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: The focus of this course is on analysis of factors affecting the development and sustainability of practice settings. Emphasis is on evaluation of a variety of business practice models while examining reimbursement, privileging, contracting and human resource management.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-269

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Role Development in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: In this seminar course issues associated with advanced practice nursing as they develop and implement evidence-based practice are analyzed. The roles as a practitioner, administrator and/or educator are further explored. Emphasis is on developing effective communication and collaborative skills for the development and implementation of Interprofessional teams, practice models, peer review, practice guidelines, health policy, standards of care, and/or scholarly endeavors.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-270

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Evidence Based Practice II (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor (NGR 7XXX)
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: This course is a continuation of EBP I in which students develop and test methods to measure outcomes and develop benchmarks. The main outcome of the course is the design of primary research to address factors within the healthcare system and/or the individual that are associated with evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and quality improvement processes.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-271

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: In this course students use analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice. The student will begin to apply relevant findings to develop and analyze clinical practice guidelines and improve practice and the practice environment. Critical appraisal techniques will be used to review meta-analysis, qualitative metasynthesis, and qualitative secondary analysis to prepare evidence tables. The main outcome of the course is the application of clinical and scientific knowledge to solve a practice problem. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-272

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Doctoral Project (1-6 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: In this course the doctoral student will identify, with advisor approval, a problem or question that requires a change in health care or educational services, clinical practices and/or policies that might be addressed in a particular leadership role. This problem should have relevance to current and emerging health care or educational issues. The result of the project will be a scholarly work, written at a doctoral level of complexity, dealing with the results of the evidence based analysis of the service, practice or policy examined. The analysis will be framed against national benchmarks to determine variances in practice outcomes and population trends. Focus is on dissemination of evaluative outcomes and implications for clinical practice to improve practice or patient outcomes.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-273

APC 1

NGR 7XXX

Advanced Bioscience (3 cr hrs)

Prerequisites:	Admission to DNP program or permission of instructor
Corequisites:	None

Course Description: This course synthesizes concepts of anatomy, pathophysiology, genetics and therapeutics to present a more complete understanding of diseases processes.  Emphasis is on disorders of the cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, respiratory and digestive systems and their application to clinical practice. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. 

06/07-274

APC 3

Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Nursing Major / Nursing Track

Summary of the Changes:
There are two categories of doctoral nursing education, the research-focused doctorate and the practice-focused doctorate. The research-focused programs offer the academic doctorate, the PhD. The practice-focused programs include entry-level degrees [e.g. the Doctor of Medicine (MD), the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), the Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), and the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)]. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program will prepare nurses at the highest level of practice. The main program outcome would be the contribution of its graduates to improvement in health care via direct service and policy change. In addition, these new DNP graduates will be excellent clinical experts who can engage in the education of new nurses. Some of the benefits associated with a practice-focused doctorate include:
1. The increasing breadth and depth of the nursing profession dictates additional preparation and education the practice doctorate will meet this need.
2. The DNP will provide for enhanced knowledge that is currently needed in the workforce to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
3. Those who require advanced practice knowledge, but do not need or want a strong research focus will have a venue for the advanced educational credential.
4. DNP graduates will provide an increased supply of faculty for clinical instruction.
5. Development of the DNP will ensure the University of North Florida is competitive with recruitment of students and faculty into the Nursing programs.
This new degree will build upon the current MSN degree. The objectives for the DNP program state that upon completion of the program the graduate will be able to:
1. Develop, implement and evaluate new practice approaches based on scientific knowledge.
2. Ensure accountability for quality care and patient safety for populations with whom they work.
3. Demonstrate analytical methodologies for the evaluation of clinical practice and the application of scientific evidence.
4. Utilize technological information systems to evaluate outcomes of care, health care delivery, and quality improvement.
5. Develop, evaluate and provide leadership for health care policy which shapes health care financing, regulation and delivery.
6. Work collaboratively with transdisciplinary teams to meet health care needs of individuals and populations.
7. Analyze epidemiological, biostatistical, environmental, and occupational data for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs of clinical prevention and population health.
8. Base practice on the application of biophysical, psychosocial, behavioral, sociopolitical, cultural, economic, ethical and nursing science as appropriate to area of specialization.
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