Graduate Nursing Electives

Allows the student to explore a topic of interest under the close supervision of a faculty member. The course may include directed readings, applied work, assisting a faculty member with a research project, carrying out an independent research project, or other activities deemed appropriate.

This course is designed to acquaint the student with a richer understanding of loss through the life span. Loss as discussed in class will include not only the realized separations that occur through death but also those psychological, physical and situational changes that occur throughout life and affect us all.

This course introduces students to major theoretical perspectives on nursing education/practice/research and how this body of knowledge can be used to guide policies and practices in nursing education to promote student learning and development, nursing research, and ultimately nursing practice.

Includes philosophical values, educational concepts, and theories of learning used to link nursing education to standards of nursing practice. Guides students to develop curriculum plans and propose related teaching and evaluation strategies.

Assessment of theories and strategies of measurement and evaluation as they apply to nursing education. Combines theories of measurement and evaluation with outcomes-based approaches to promote safe effective professional nursing practice. Experiential exercises in the development, use, and critique of measurement and evaluation methods to classroom and clinical learning situations as well as to nursing education program evaluation.

Capstone clinical in a specialty focusing on critical examination, synthesis, and evaluation of professional nursing care. Client populations include individuals and/or groups reflecting diverse settings, ages, and ethnic communities. Emphasis on mastering theoretical concepts, applying theory and research findings, improving skill competency, and developing leadership capabilities in the clinical setting.

This course is a continuation of prior nursing courses. Students will participate in clinical practicum experiences which provide opportunities to further develop competencies in patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, safety, quality, informatics, and evidence-based practice.

In this course, students will examine the role of the nurse educator in relation to broader perspectives of selected higher education and/or health care agencies. Further, students will implement aspects of the nurse educator role in selected academic units, institutions, and in the profession of nursing.

This course is an exploration of the nurse educator role in structuring teaching strategies that assure effective individual and group learning, safe clinical practice, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Nurse educator practicum placements are arranged within pre-licensure nursing education programs.