Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Nursing (NURS)  Department Info

NURS 255 -- Professional Nursing Role I  (2 units)
Description:  Orientation to professional nursing and the U.S. Health Care delivery system within the context of the social, cultural, physical, political and economic environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 263 -- Nursing Processes I  (5 units)
Description:  Application of nursing knowledge to address basic human health patterns; use nursing process to promote health and provide continuing care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $14.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, NURS 255. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 9 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 299 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 310 -- Family Health and Deafness  (3 units)
Description:  An ecological framework organizes study of individual family and societal response to deafness/hearing impairment occurring across the lifespan (infants-elders).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  SP H 310.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 344 -- Provider of Care I: Foundational Nursing Assessment  (2 units)
Description:  This course is primarily a laboratory course with selected learning experience in community setting. Content focuses on the knowledge and skills associated with: (1) performing physical and psychosocial health assessments of persons across the life span, obtaining health histories, documenting findings and (2) assessment of clients in the community setting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  admission to the Accelerated BSN Patnership Program for College Graduates, College of Nursing. Concurrent registration, NURS 345, NURS 346, NURS 347.

NURS 345 -- Provider of Care I: Foundational Nursing Concepts  (3 units)
Description:  This foundational course focuses on aspects of health and wellness across the life span.Content emphasizes understanding basic concepts and related knowledge essential for performing physical and psychosocial health assessment of persons across the lifespan and for performing beginning clinical skills needed to assist persons to meet basic health needs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  admission to the Accelerated BSN Partnership Program for College Graduates, College of Nursing. Concurrent registration, NURS 344, NURS 316, NURS 347.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 346 -- Provider of Care I: Foundational Nursing Clinical Competencies  (4 units)
Description:  This clinical course focuses on implemeNtation of health promotion and application of theory in the provision of care to various populations from childbearing families to older adults in various clinical agency settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  admission to the Accelerated BSN Partnership Program for College Graduates, College of Nursing. Concurrent registration, NURS 344, NURS 345, NURS 347.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 347 -- Provider of Care I: Nursing Forum I  (1 unit)
Description:  This survey couse proovides a beginning introduction to professional nursing with a specific orientation to profesional nursing roles within and historical, social, theoretical and health systems context.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  admission to the Accelerated BSN Partnership Program for College Graduates. Concurent registration, NURS 344, NURS 345, NURS 346.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 350 -- Pathophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Provides a conceptual integrative approach to selected pathophysiological phenomena and human responses to illness.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSIO 201. Non-majors who wish to enroll should consult the instructor and complete all prerequisites.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 355 -- Professional Nursing Role II  (2 units)
Description:  Examination of professional nursing issues, including nursing jurisprudence and ethics, as related to nursing processes, practice roles, and the health care delivery system.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 255, NURS 263. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 364 -- Nursing Processes II  (5 units)
Description:  Study and use of nursing processes, including interpersonal processes and psychomotor skills, in the nursing practice role of care provider with persons and their families during a variety of health experiences.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 350, NURS 255, NURS 263; Concurrent registration, NURS 374.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 374 -- Families: Care Provider Across the Lifespan  (5 units)
Description:  Application of nursing processes to providing care in the family context with a focus on health experiences related to the transitions, including childbearing, parenting, health and changes in aging.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $12.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 350, NURS 255, NURS 263; Concurrent registration, NURS 364.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 379 -- Scholarly Inquiry in Evidence-Based Practice  (2 units)
Description:  This course is an overview of nursing knowledge development as a systematic yet innovative process linking research to professional nursing practice. The main goal is to help students learn about the research process and other important patterns of knowing that together comprise the larger picture of the scientific process and scholarly inquiry in nursing. Students will acquire knowledge and experiences to help them achieve the following: Integrate evidence-based knowledge into practice; critically read reports of research for their own practice; and develop beginning attributes of a nurse seeking knowledge through scientific and clinical inquiry.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); NURS 255. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 382 -- Children: Health Experiences of Human Systems  (5 units)
Description:  Use of nursing processes in providing health care to children and youth and their families in a variety of contexts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $12.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 364, NURS 374; Concurrent registration. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 9 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 386 -- Adults: Health Experiences of Human Systems  (6 units)
Description:  The focus is caring for adults and their families who are experiencing a deviation from their usual level of wellness. Emphasis is placed upon use of the nursing processes in delivering health care in a variety of inpatient and community settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Typical structure:  6 hours laboratory, 4 hours lecture.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 394 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 399 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 455 -- Professional Nursing Role III  (2 units)
Description:  Exploration of nursing issues and processes as applied to professional leadership and influencing change in health care and health care delivery systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 355, NURS 382 Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 460 -- Provider of Care II: Nursing Assessment and Skills for Altered Health Conditions  (2 units)
Description:  This laboratory course focuses on the development of knowledge and skills associated with:(1) physical and psychosocial health assessments of persons across the lifespan who are experiencing altered health conditions; (2) intermediate and complex skills mecessary for nursing care of persons across the lifespan who are experiencing altered health conditions; (3) application of the nursing process in the care of persons across the lifespan who are experiencing altered health conditions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 344, NURS 345, NURS 346, NURS 347. Concurrent registration, NURS 461, NURS 462.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 461 -- Provider of Care II: Concepts and Competencies for Altered Health Conditions  (12 units)
Description:  This didactic and clinical course focuses on (1)physiological concepts and phenomena central to altered health conditions experienced by persons across the lifespan;(2) critical analysis of pathophysiology and manifestations of these concepts and phenomena;(3) application of intermediate and complex skills necessary for nursing care of persons across the lifespan who are experiencing altered health conditions; and (4) integration and application of pharmacologic therapies for care of persons across the lifespan who are experiencing altered health conditions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 344, NURS 345, NURS 346, NURS 347. Concurrent registration, NURS 460, NURS 462.
Typical structure:  24 hours laboratory, 4 hours lecture.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 462 -- Provider of Care II: Professional Nursing Forum II  (1 unit)
Description:  This course examines the role of the professional nurse in the care of individuals and families in acute care settings. Emphasis is placed on the professionalization of nursing, types of nursing knowledge, the use of research in patient care delivery, and the role of ethical knowing and decision making in nursing practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 344, NURS 345, NURS 346, NURS 347. Concurrent registration, NURS 460, NURS 461.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 463 -- Provider of Care III:Nurs Assessmnt+Skill Developement for Vulnerable Population  (2 units)
Description:  This laboratory course is designed to provide students with nursing assessment and intervention skills necesssary for the provision of care to vulnerable populations, including high risk obstetrical and neonatal patients, persons who are chronically seriously mentally ill, patients at the end-of-life, and members of marginalized and disenfranchised populations. Specific skill associated with risk assessment, therapeutic communication, integrative/complementary care, and pain management will be addressed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462. Concurrent registration, NURS 464, NURS 465, NURS 466.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 464 -- Provider of Care III: Concepts of Care for Vulnerable Populations  (4 units)
Description:  This course focuses on concepts of care for vulnerable populations across the lifespan. Individual and group experiences of vulnerability will be explored and conceptually developed, as well as the relationship of vulnerability to health risk and health disparities. Emphasis will be placed on individual and group responses to vulnerability including serious mental illness; obstetrical complications in the developing family; delayed developmental responses, multisystem failure in neonates, children and adults, and responses of the frail elderly and end-of-life populations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462. Concurrent registration, NURS 463, NURS 465, NURS 466.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 465 -- Provider of Care III: Competencies for Vulnerable Populations  (8 units)
Description:  This clinical course is designed to prepare students for the role of clinical provider of care for vulnerable populations through the application and syntheses of conceptual, assessment and nursing skills knowledge. Students will receive clinical experience in the care of vulnerable populations, including patients with multisystem failure, children and families at risk, persons who are chronically seriously mentally ill, frail elders and patients at the end-of-life, and members of marginalized and disenfranchised populations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462. Concurrent registration, NURS 463, NURS 464, NURS 466.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 466 -- Provider of Care III: Nursing Forum III  (2 units)
Description:  This course is designed to prepare students to assume the role of provider and designer of care for vulnerable populations. Students will synthesize conceptual and technical knowledge required for care in complex patient sitiuations in both institutional and community-based health care delivery systems. Emphasis will be placed on integrating self-reflection with professional role competencies, negotiating the translation of didactic learning to practical applicaitons, and exploring the similarities and differences in the application of concepts and symptom management across selected vulnerable populations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462. Concurrent registration, NURS 463, NURS 464, NURS 465.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 467 -- Manager of Care: Nursing Assessment and Skill Development  (1 unit)
Description:  This laboratory course provides students with the opportunity to gain the assessment and technical skills needed to assume the role of the manager/partner of care in diverse health care settings. Community assessment techniques and community intervention skills are addressed. Technical skills that will be addressed include those associated with information and data management and systems coordination.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 463, NURS 464, NURS 465, NURS 466. Concurrent registration, NURS 468, NURS 469.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 468 -- Manager of Care: Concepts for Health Care Delivery Across the Care Continuum  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an overview of the health care delivery system, emphasizing how care is managed across the continuum. Systems that promote health (public health) and restore health (tertiary care and community-based restorative/supportive systmes) are explored. Course content extends the definition of client from individual group to community, as well as introduces the concept of client(individual, group and community) as partner. Care management concepts that are emphasized include information management, leadership, change, collaboration, and conflict resolution.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 463, NURS 464, NURS 465, NURS 466. Concurrent registration, NURS 467, NURS 469.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 469 -- Manager of Care: Competencies for Health Care Delivery Across the Care Continuum  (8 units)
Description:  This clinical course prepares students to assume the role of manager of care in both institutional and community-based health care delivery systems. Students will synthesize knowledge acquired from the humanities and sciences, nursing science and life experiences to provide and manage health care to individuals and groups and to partner with communities to improve health. Emphasis will be placed on management of patient case load, community assessment and intervention and the role that information plays across the continuum of care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 463, NURS 464, NURS 465, NURS 466. Concurrent registration, NURS 467, NURS 468.

NURS 472A -- Nursing Pharmacology  (3 units)
Description:  Pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, and adverse effects of commonly used drugs, with emphasis on clinical applications. Not available for elective credit in the College of Pharmacy or graduate credit in pharmacology-toxicology graduate programs. Enrollment in a nursing program, a health-related professions program, or a prior full-year course in medical terminology is strongly recommended.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSIO 201, open only to nursing majors or with consent of course coordinator.
Identical to:  PCOL 472A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 475 -- Care Provider in Complex Health Experiences  (5 units)
Description:  Nursing care of individuals and families across their lifespan who are experiencing complex health experiences; emphasis is in tertiary and community settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $28.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 382; Concurrent registration, NURS 483. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 9 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 481 -- Communities: Health Experiences of Human Systems  (5 units)
Description:  Use of nursing sciences and public health science in promoting and preserving health of populations. Addresses the nursing role of coordinator of care in population-focused practice in diverse community settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 475, NURS 483; Concurrent registration, NURS 486. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 9 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 483 -- Mental Health Experiences: Care Provider Across the Life Span  (5 units)
Description:  Concepts, principles, and techniques of nurse-client relationships with individuals, families and groups in a variety of mental-health settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 382; Concurrent registration, NURS 475.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 486 -- Coordinator of Care in Diverse Settings  (6 units)
Description:  This course introduces core management content, including leadership roles and their application to a variety of health care settings and with diverse populations. Precepted clinical opportunities are offered in various settings. Clinical practice will provide opportunities to perform in the role of the professional nurse; gain experience with critical thinking; and apply theory to nursing practice with clients across the life span and various stages of health.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 475, NURS 483; Concurrent registration, NURS 481. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 9 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 500 -- Social Constructs of Information  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to information as it is used and defined by society. Geography of information, economics of information, and intellectual property concerns. Graduate-level requirements involve extra readings and in-depth exams.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  IRLS 500; IRLS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 501 -- Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology  (4 units)
Description:  Examines selected physiologic and pathophysiologic phenomena that occur in health and illness in the areas of cellular and molecular physiology, immunology, neurophysiology, endocrine, cardiovascular, blood and muscle physiology, and pulmonary, renal, and digestive physiology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 503 -- Human Diversity and Ethics  (3 units)
Description:  Articulate the advanced practice roles of advocate, teacher, researcher, clinician, consultant, collaborator, and manager of systems within the context of a multicultural and international perspective utilizing principles of ethics in health care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 504 -- Conceptual Models  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and research surrounding conceptual models with emphasis on critique of conceptual models as applied to nursing research and practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 505 -- Health Policy, Finance and Health Promotion  (3 units)
Description:  Provide an overview to current changes in the organization and financing of health care and their impact on the delivery and outcomes of health care and advanced nursing practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 530 -- Methods in Nursing Research  (3 units)
Description:  Course focuses on critical examination of selected problems & methods using the nursing research process. Consideration is given to using research data to answer clinical practice questions, and to evaluation clinical outcomes. Research strategies for dissemination of research findings are examined.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  an elementary statistics course.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 531 -- Scholarly Nursing Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the intersection between theory, research and practice in scholarly clinical decision-making and the provision of evidence-based care to clients. Students will learn to appraise the literature critically, determine the strength of evidence presented in research literature and use multiple sources of information to solve clinical problems and identify best practices in the delivery of care to clients.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 572 -- Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing  (3 units)
Description:  Clinical pharmacology course that provides the student with knowledge about common medications used to treat adults. Primary focus is drug management of chronic and self-limiting acute diseases. Covers representative drugs of a pharmacologic group, indications for use, drug selection, titration of dosage, key adverse effects, monitoring of therapy, alternate drugs and special concerns in prescribing to the older adult.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 573 -- Psychopharmacology  (1 unit)
Description:  This course examines the neurophysiologic basis for a number of pyschiatric-mental health disorders, the rationale for choosing selected medications and the basic and clinical pharmacology of those medications, including: mechanisms of action, side effects, contraindications, interactions, patient management, monitoring, dosing, titration and discontinuation considerations, and patient/family education.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, NURS 572. NURS 501, NURS 609A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 574 -- Pharmacology in Acute Care  (1 unit)
Description:  This course is designed to develop competency in assessment, prescription and evaluation of pharmacotherapeutic regimens for patients who are acutely or critically ill. Analysis of selected health problems is integrated with the development of evidence based clinical pharmacological management of these problems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, NURS 572. NURS 501, NURS 609A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 583 -- Issues in Frail Elder Care  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught even-numbered years] Course focuses on issues in providing care to frail elders. Organizational, environmental and interpersonal theory and research concerning a variety of problems is reviewed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GERO 583.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 596L -- National Health Care Systems  (1 unit)
Description:  This seminar course will compare US healthcare delivery systems with the national health care systems of 12 other industrialized nations. Each of these 12 nations has a health care system that covers all or nearly all of its citizens. Each nation is a member of OECD which has collected comparative health care data on each country since 1960.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 596L; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 599 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 600D -- Theory and Practice: Gerontological Nursing  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught odd-numbered years]. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore a variety of biopsychosocial, developmental and nursing theories related to gerontological nursing. Nursing advanced practice assessment strategies and research-based best practices will be discussed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 602 -- Academic Faculty Role: Theory and Application  (3 units)
Description:  Nursing education examined in relation to faculty roles, education issues, impact of higher ed. system & future trends.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 609A -- Health Assessment  (2 units)
Description:  Advanced health assessment of adults and elders with some pediatric content for FNP students. Includes techniques in history taking, physical exams, development of client databases, health risk assessment, implementation and evaluation of health promotion activities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 612 -- Pediatrics in Advanced Practice  (3 units)
Description:  Primary care course to prepare FNP students with skills in children's health promotion, disease prevention, and assessment/management of common health concerns in individuals and families.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 609A.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 614 -- Information Theory and Transfer  (3 units)
Description:  Nature of information in the social setting. Examines the use, value, and relevance of information as well as the dispersion of information through open and closed systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  IRLS 614; IRLS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 615 -- Diagnosis and Management of Chronic and Acute Illness-I  (4 units)
Description:  This course is designed to develop theoretical and clinical competencies in the care of the chronically and acutely ill adult. The course builds on concepts and skills derived from prerequisite courses and focuses on developing advanced practice skills in comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management strategies of the chronically and acutely ill adult. This course also includes theoretical and clinical competencies in primary and acute care advanced assessment, diagnosis and collaborative management as well as interpretation of commonly encountered diagnostic tests. There are 180 clinical hours for this course including laboratory training related to acute care diagnostics and procedures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, NURS 572, NURS 574. NURS 501, NURS 609A.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 616 -- Diagnosis and Management of Chronic and Acute Illness-II  (5 units)
Description:  This course is designed to continue the acquisition of knowledge and skills bugun in NURS 615, Diagnosis & Management of Chronic and Acute Illness-I. The focus is on further development of advanced practice skills in the management of chronically and acutely ill patients. Acquisition of collaborative management skills in the care of critically ill patients is also emphasized. Applicable nutritional science concepts are explored. Study of the physiological and biochemical alternations that occur during disease states and their effect on nutritional requirements and methods of providing nutrients is included.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 572, NURS 574, NURS 609A, NURS 615.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 12 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 620A -- Primary Care of the Adult  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts and knowledge needed to assess and manage simple acute and chronic stable health problems prevalent in adults are covered in this course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 609A.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 620B -- Advanced Primary Care of the Adult  (4 units)
Description:  Advanced concepts and knowledge needed to assess and manage simple acute and chronic stable health problems prevalent in adults are covered in this course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 609A.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 12 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 627 -- Methamphetamine and Other Illicit Drug Education (MethOIDE)  (1 unit)
Description:  Illicit drug use is a growing health concern. This course examines physical, psychological, and behavioral health issues associated with methamphetamine and other illicit drugs. The course goals are to introduce medical and other healthcare students to the patterns of illicit drug use, the consequences of such use, the methods for drug use screening, the treatment services available for clients who use illicit drugs, and the procedures for linking clients to those services.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  F CM 627; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 629A -- Advanced Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I  (4 units)
Description:  Maintenance, therapeutic and preventive nursing care of persons in various settings: psychiatric-mental-health.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 629B -- Advanced Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing II  (4 units)
Description:  Focus on concepts of personality development using psychodynamic and cognitive/behavioral theories oriented to the practice of mental health nursing: employing individual, family and group nursing therapeutic techniques for the amelioration of problem.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 630 -- Statistics for the Health Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Techniques that describe, compare and relate variables in the health sciences. Techniques include exploratory, descriptive, comparative, correlational and inferential statistics. Parametric and non-parametric techniques are presented.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 631 -- Advanced Statistics for the Health Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced statistical techniques including multivariate analysis of variance, multiple regression, structural equations modeling, log-linear modeling, factor analysis and discriminant analysis. Students will analyze large data sets using PC and mainframe statistical software to learn techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 630 or graduate statistics course.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 634 -- Data Management in Healthcare Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on development and maintenance of healthcare databases for application in solving healthcare problems. Design methods, database structures, indexing, data dictionaries, retrieval languages, and data security are presented.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 646 or equivalent. Experience with database software applications, or equivalent course and consent of instructor.
Identical to:  CPH 634, IRLS 634.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 638 -- Conceptual Foundations for Rural Health Nursing  (1 unit)
Description:  The purpose of this course is to build a conceptual basis for understanding rural nursing practice. The rural phenomenon of interest to nursing and the three dimensions that characterize it—occupational, ecological, and sociocultural—will be explored in relationship to the nature of rural nursing practice and research. Middle-range theory from other disciplines that are relevant to rural nursing will be discussed. Rural nursing practice will be examined broadly on parameters such as regulatory issues, workforce preparation and distribution, rural vs. urban nursing practice characteristics, as well as various local, state, federal, and international perspectives that impact rural nursing practice. Strategies for intervening with rural populations will be analyzed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate Status in Nursing.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 639 -- Advanced Conceptual Foundations for Rural Health Nursing  (2 units)
Description:  This course builds on NURS 638 Conceptual Foundations for Rural Health Nursing and continues to build a theoretical basis for understanding rural nursing practice. The rural phenomenon of interest to nursing and the three dimensions that characterize it—occupational, ecological, and sociocultural—will continue to be explored to develop an advanced understanding about the nature of rural nursing practice and research. Middle-range theory from other disciplines that are relevant to rural nursing will be discussed. Rural nursing practice will be examined broadly on parameters such as regulatory issues, workforce preparation and distribution, rural vs. urban nursing practice characteristics, as well as various local, state, federal, and international perspectives that impact rural nursing practice. Strategies for intervening with rural populations will be analyzed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate Status in Nursing.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 646 -- Health Care Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the theoretical basis of healthcare informatics with an emphasis on management and processing of healthcare data, information, and knowledge. Healthcare vocabulary and language systems, and basic database design concepts are addressed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  IRLS 646.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 647 -- Systems Analysis for Informatics Innovations  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on systems analysis and design of healthcare information systems. The context of complex healthcare organizations and informatics roles are examined as they relate to systems analysis. Methods for systems analysis and requirements determination are emphasized.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 646 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 648 -- Implementation of Informatics Innovations  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on models and approaches for implementation, management, and evaluation of healthcare informatics innovations. Concepts and theories related to change, organization, and group processes are examined as they apply to informatics innovations. Approaches to evaluating the impact of healthcare informatics innovations are critiqued.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 646 or permission of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 650 -- Theory of Systems Management  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on contemporary organizational theories as they apply to complex healthcare systems. Emphasis is placed on application of theory to organizational analysis and decision making.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  IRLS 650.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 654 -- Clinical Nurse Leader I  (1 unit)
Description:  This course examines the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader within the health care delivery system. Students explore how knowledge about individuals and families is synthesized with knowledge about populations and health care delivery systems within CNL practice. The complex, interdisciplinary nature of the CNL role will be emphasized.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Admission to the CNL Program.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 655 -- Clinical Nurse Leader II  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides foundational knowledge to prepare nurses for the role of Clinical Nurse Leader. Advanced communication, risk assessment and clinical decision making is emphasized in the provision and management of care for individuals, clinical cohorts and communities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 572, NURS 609A.
Typical structure:  5 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 656 -- Clinical Nurse Leader III  (3 units)
Description:  This course builds on NURS 655 to prepare nurses for the role of Clinical Nurse Leader. This course prepares the student to manage and evaluate care delivery for individuals, cohorts and communities at the individual, unit and systems level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  5 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 673 -- Epidemiology of Aging  (3-4 units)
Description:  This is a course in the principles and methods of epidemiology as applied to the study of aging. It assumes basic knowledge of pathophysiology, and epidemiological and biostatistical methods. Major research issues in the Epidemiology of Aging as well as the methods to study them will be presented and discussed. This course will examine concepts including: Trends in aging and the health of aging populations; Health transition, and explanations and consequences of mortality decline; Determinants of health and survival; Distinctions between healthy aging, disease and disability; Health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, as applied to older persons; The epidemiology of selected diseases, syndromes and conditions common to old age; The aged health care continuum and how different types of care/ health care systems are used in prevention, intervention and treatment, and supportive care; Special concepts and key methodological considerations for conducting epidemiologic studies of older persons (e.g., cohort effects, age-specific rates, age standardization, use of proxies, appropriate measures, adjusting for comorbidities, and longitudinal analyses), and Practical and ethical issues in the aged as research subjects
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  EPID 673; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 680 -- Women's Health in Advanced Practice Nursing  (1 unit)
Description:  Integrates the knowledge from pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics, and health assessment as it relates to health promotion, disease prevention, and management of health problems in women. These include management of uncomplicated pregnancy, contraception, midlife symptoms and common GYN complaints including sexually transmitted infections and vaginal infections
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 572, NURS 609A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 681 -- Issues in Geriatric Health  (1 unit)
Description:  Using a supportive adaptive framework, this course explores the normal physiological and psychological changes experienced by older adults in a variety of settings. Case finding, assessment, decision making, and management of specific health problems and syndromes are emphasized. The role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in the care of older adults is integrated throughout the course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 572, NURS 609A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 682 -- Cardiac Rhythm Analysis and Interventions  (1 unit)
Description:  In this course the student will learn cardiac electrophysiology in normal and pathological states. Students will also learn the scientific rationales for nursing interventions to cardiac ischemia and arrhythmias. Content includes: theory and research on the mechanisms, diagnoses, electrocardiographic monitoring, and management of cardiac ischemia and arrhythmias.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 683 -- Advanced Cardiovascular Management  (1 unit)
Description:  In this course the student will learn advanced management of cardiovascular disorders across the health and illness continuum in acute and chronic settings. Content inlcudes: management of acute coronary syndromes, cardiovascular risk factors, anticoagulatin, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, heart failure, and stroke.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 684 -- Neurology, Trauma and Emergency Care  (1 unit)
Description:  Integrates knowledge from pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics and assessment as it relates to health promotion, disease prevention and management of health problems in the special population of patients with neurological injury or disease, traumatic injury, or emergent illness.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 572, NURS 574, NURS 609A, NURS 615.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 689 -- Issues in Special Populations  (1-3 units)
Description:  Integrates knowledge from pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics and assessment as it relates to health promotion, disease prevention, and management of health problems in a special population. Students would select either chronic care management strategies or primary care management strategies to apply to a selected special population.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, NURS 572, NURS 609A.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
May be repeated:  for a total of 3 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NURS 691A -- Clinical Nurse Leader Residency  (5 units)
Description:  This practice residency facilitates the development of clinical expertise and role acquisition as a CNL.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 654, NURS 655, NURS 656.
Typical structure:  4 hours individual studies, 1 hour lecture.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 693 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 694 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 696F -- Student Forum  (1 unit)
Description:  Student Forum is a research-based class, designed to provide an environment in which students begin to actualize the scientist role.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 6 times (maximum 7 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 696R -- Biomethods in Nursing Research  (2-3 units)
Description:  Course on the principles and techniques of biologic methods with an emphasis on their application to nursing research related to injury and repair mechanisms in chronic and disabling conditions.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 699 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 705 -- Nursing Metatheory  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of philosophical and historical foundations of knowledge, and metatheoretical structures and processes of theory development. In-depth analysis of extant and emerging philosophical bases of nursing for scientific inquiry.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 504 or equivalent. Open to majors and minors in nursing.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 706 -- Middle Range Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to ways of knowing, focus on middle range theories in nursing and related sciences. Emphasis on critique, elaboration and theory testing strategies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 705. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 707 -- Transcultural Nursing  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on synthesis of theories from nursing and related fields (e.g. anthropology and biology) to explore cultural variations in health and illness and implications for advanced nursing practice. Research methods relevant to transcultural research are explored and incorporated into a proposal for a transcultural nursing investigation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open to nursing majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 720 -- Endothelial Injury and Dysfunction  (3-4 units)
Description:  Endothelial injury and dysfunction related to cardiovascular and other diseases. Topics include: endothelium cell biology and physiology, oxidative and vascular injury, inflammation, diabetes disorders, and clinical biomarkers. Laboratory experience for additional unit.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 501, Graduate Nursing Status.
Typical structure:  1 hour laboratory, 3 hours seminar.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 726 -- Theories of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in Nursing  (3 units)
Description:  This doctoral level course focuses on extant theories across disciplines relevant to health promotion and risk reduction research. Students will review and critique individual, interpersonal and community level models used in health promotion and risk reduction research. The course culminates in a state of the science paper that analyzes a health promotion/risk reduction theory related to its theoretical and research base.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 730, NURS 731. Nursing doctoral students only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 730 -- Quantitative Methods in Clinical Nursing Research  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of selected quantitative strategies appropriate to researching problems in clinical nursing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 530; admission to Ph.D. program.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 731 -- Qualitative Methods in Clinical Nursing Research  (3 units)
Description:  Application of selected qualitative research methods from the social sciences to clinical nursing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 530, admission to Ph.D. program. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 733 -- Research Methods for Community-Based Interventions  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught odd-numbered years]. This course focuses on research methods associated with the design and implementation of community-based intervention research.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 730, NURS 731.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 735 -- Workforce and Healthcare Delivery Environment  (3 units)
Description:  This course will focus on healthcare delivery environments and their impact on quality and cost outcomes. Students will examine theoretical and methodological issues associated with major structural and workforce concepts during significant change and turbulence in healthcare.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Enrollment in nursing doctoral program.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 736 -- Technology for Expanding Healthcare Capacity  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the use of technology for expanding capacity to deliver health care services and education. Students will explore major conceptual and methodological issues associated with designing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of telehealth interventions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Enrollment in nursing doctoral program.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 737 -- U.S.-Mexico Border Health Issues  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on social, political, cultural, economic, and historical factors that underpin health disparities in U.S. and Mexico border health systems. Course activities will facilitate synthesis of the foundational knowledge necessary for culturally competent scholarship.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Enrollment in nursing doctoral program.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 738 -- Translational Research  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on theoretical, methodological, ethical, and policy issues associated with translating basic research findings into practice, evaluation of interventions across different healthcare systems, and design of studies to measure the impact of translation activities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Enrollment in Nursing Doctoral Program.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 750 -- DNP Role  (2 units)
Description:  This course emphasizes the role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and includes analysis of those contextual, legal, business and policy factors that influence the definition and implementation of the DNP.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

NURS 751 -- Evidence-Based Practice Methods  (3 units)
Description:  This course prepares graduate students in translational methods for evidence-based practice (EBP). Focus will be on informational analysis to improve utilization of scientific evidence to impact clinical safety, quality and efficiency.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 631, NURS 730, NURS 731; Admission to a doctoral program in nursing.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 752 -- Evaluation Methodologies for Safety and Quality Improvement  (3 units)
Description:  This course will prepare students to identify, analyze and evaluate patient safety issues and health care errors, analyze information technologies that support outcome measurement, apply quality improvement methods to improve safety and the quality of health care, and understand methods for conductingprogram evaluation and performance measurement. Information systems that support safety and quality management, including decision support tools to assist clinicians and patients, will also be reviewed and evaluated.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 751; Admission to a doctoral program in nursing
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 753 -- Emerging Diseases, Genetics, and Health Trends  (3 units)
Description:  This online course reviews three substantive areas. The first area includes emerging infectious diseases and other health problems related to environmental disturbances secondary to human and natural causes, including overpopulation, technology, bioterrorism and natural disaster. The second area includes current and emerging trends related to genetic contributions to human diseases, including common and multifactorial genetic diseases. The third area includes current and emerging health trends related to identified major health problems in the U.S. and Arizona, including (but not limited to) cardiovascular disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and sexually transmitted diseases. The health trend topics will be reviewed in the context of health chronicity, aging, and health behavior and promotion.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 773 -- Rural Health Systems  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught even-numbered years]. This course provides students with opportunities to integrate knowledge of theories, models, and research in the area of rural health systems. Rural health care delivery systems will be analyzed and evaluated on aspects of delivery systems related to rural clients; provider, and organizational outcomes; informatics; and leadership in the design, implementation and evaluation of rural healthcare systems. Example units of study include: rural clinical service integration, networks and fiscal performance of rural hospitals, how rural providers compare on cost and quality performance indicators, rural mental health services, the impact of managed care on rural service, rural public health infrastructures, rural safety nets, and rural-urban interdependence as evidenced through interregional resource flow, informatics and telemedicine, and referral and economic systems. This course is open to any student with graduate standing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 774 -- Rural Community Health  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught odd-numbered years]. This course focuses on the health of rural communities. The health of rural populations will be examined within the context of diverse rural communities and students will be provided with opportunities to integrate knowledge of theories, models, and research on multiple community levels including exploration of issues such as the impact of rural occupations and economies, demography, migration and geography, culture and history, and the impact of local, state, and federal programs and policies on the health of rural populations. Vulnerability will be explored on at least two levels: how communities identify and recognize vulnerability, and how public policy and interventions respond to perceptions of vulnerability. The impact of living on the rural U.S.-Mexico border will be also explored.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate Status.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 778 -- Complex Systems Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on advanced quantitative and qualitative methodologies for research involving complex healthcare delivery systems. The continuum of care delivery will be addressed with methods applicable to the community as well as acute care institutions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 630 or equivalent, NURS 650, NURS 730.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NURS 781 -- Instrument Construction  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught even-numbered years]. Deductive and inductive processes for constructing/testing instruments to measure nursing care interventions/patient outcomes: Instrumentation for behavior and objective phenomena.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 730, graduate-level statistics.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 787 -- Vulnerability: Health Experiences and Research  (3 units)
Description:  This overview course will provide students opportunity to examine vulnerability & its impact on the health experiences of individuals, families, and communities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, NURS 705.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 791 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 794 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 795A -- Professional Role Development  (1 unit)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NURS 796I -- Injury Mechanisms and Behavioral Responses Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  This synthesis seminar course provides students with opportunities to integrate knowledge of theories, models, and research in the substantive area of Injury Mechanisms and Biobehavioral Responses.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 796S -- Nursing Systems Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  This seminar course provides students with opportunities to explore the extant knowledge in the substantive area of nursing systems and the theories that support his knowledge.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 796V -- Vulnerable Populations Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  This synthesis seminar provides students with opportunities to integrate knowledge of theories and models for addressing health and health disparities of vulnerable populations
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NURS 791 and/or 3 units of an approved elective.
Usually offered:  Summer.

NURS 799 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 900 -- Research  (1-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 909 -- Master's Report  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 910 -- Thesis  (1-3 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 922 -- Practice Inquiry  (1-9 units)
Description:  This course prepares graduate students in translational methods for evidence-based practice. Focus will be on informational analysis to improve utilization of scientific evidence to impact clinical safety, quality and efficiency.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
Prerequisite(s):  Completion of course work in the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program and completion of comprehensive exams.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NURS 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.