Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions 521 NRSG 4060 - Oncology Nursing Credits: (3) Investigate and analyzes broad epidemiological and biological origins of cancer. Then individual common cancers are studied including etiology, therapies and specific nursing interventions. (Hybrid) Prerequisite: NRSG 4050. NRSG 4070 - Threats and Crises: Nursing Response Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Terrorism, war and natural disasters present new challenges to nurses and requires they be trained to care for resultant victims. Learning emphasizes crisis management, specific patient/health issues and unique nursing interventions. (Hybrid) NRSG 4080 - Nursing: High Risk Adult Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Advanced theories and concepts of nursing practice are explored in relation to adults experiencing life threatening alterations in health. (Hybrid) NRSG 4090 - Nursing: High Risk OB/Pediatric Patient Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] At-risk families need multiple interventions from knowledgeable care givers to assist them through the intricacies of obtaining quality health care. Students identify, then integrate, complex nursing strategies in situations involving parents, infants, and children in high risk childbearing p opulations. (Hybrid). NRSG 4100 - Complex Patient Centered Nursing Care 2 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] In this course, students will learn theory and concepts in the nursing care of chronically ill patients, as well as illness implications for patients and families. The evidence-based family caregiving and symptom management is a major focus and basis for nursing interventions with patients and families. The course will address variations of care, the increased complexity, and the increased use of healthcare resources inherent in caring for patients who are vulnerable. Focus will be on patients with chronic conditions and disabilities affecting functional status and family relationships. NRSG 4200 - Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] This course focuses on a basic understanding of how multiple sources of evidence are developed and integrated into an evidence-based nursing environment. These sources include the formal research process, quality improvement data, clinical judgment, inter-professional perspectives, and patient preference. This course will examine the knowledge and skills required for translating reliable evidence into evidence- based practice and clinical judgments. The course will support the establishment of a research-base for the student's personal nursing practice, as well as influence the continual improvement of healthcare quality and safety. NRSG 4300 - Healthcare Policy and Decision Making Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] This course will explore healthcare policies, including financial and regulatory policies, which directly and indirectly influence nursing practice. These policies shape responses to organizational, local, national, and global issues of equity, access, affordability, and social justice. Students will learn to identify, analyze and problem-solve variables affecting nursing decisions and healthcare policy encountered in nursing practice. Topics will be presented that provide an overview of legal and ethical principles and theories, emphasizing the role of ethics and healthcare policy in nursing. NRSG 4400 - Population Health in Nursing Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] This course explores nursing in diverse populations in a local and global context emphasizing disease prevention, health promotion and cultural competency for the improvement of health status throughout the lifespan. Focus will include disparities in health and health care services, and the impact of behavior and lifestyle choices. This will include assisting individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations to prepare for and minimize negative health consequences. Students will examine frameworks of community and public health, assess and analyze prevalent population-based health issues, and explore population-based interventions. NRSG 4500 - Nursing Management and Leadership Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] The main focus of this course is to help the student learn the role and functions of the nurse leader, explore and examine personal and professional characteristics of the nurse leader, prepare to lead through principle-based leadership, and Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog