Provides international students the opportunity to gain experience in a USA based health care facility. Emphasis is on an immersion experience to better understand the US healthcare system. The immersion experience may provide the student an opportunity to be reimbursed by the facility, practice the English language, and become familiar with US culture and health care customs. Prerequisites: International students with an F-1 student visa only. Accepted into the graduate nursing program with a current RN license in Kansas.

Emphasis is placed on the philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical foundations of nursing practice. Students are introduced to the language of theory as it has developed over time and the patterns of knowing that have influenced the development of nursing theory. Selected theories and conceptual models are explored and related to contemporary nursing practice. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program or consent of instructor.

Explores population health principles, concepts and procedures used in the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events. Emphasis is placed on the concepts and methods of population health through the use of epidemiologic investigation, appropriate summaries and displays of data, and the use of statistical approaches to describe the health of populations. Aggregate data from a variety of sources will be used to demonstrate the use of epidemiological investigation to support and apply evidence-based practice to current population health concerns. The role of the advanced practice nurse in prevention of disease and injury will be a focus of this course. A basic understanding of the practices of community health and biostatistics is recommended. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program or consent of instructor.

Gives the advanced practice nurse the necessary computing skills to critically assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate health care delivery. Discussion topics will include how the advanced practice nurse gathers, stores, retrieves, and utilizes data. Content on utilization of the computer to search for information and data will be included. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program or consent of instructor.

Focuses on dynamics of healthcare policy and its influence on complex health care systems and delivery of care. Prepares students to design, implement and influence health care policy formation and to develop skill in competent political action. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program or consent of instructor.

Focuses on the principles and steps of evidence-based practice (EBP), addresses how to apply evidence to practice and how to evaluate the outcomes of an intervention, and addresses practical strategies for the creation of a culture of EBP. Prerequisites: Admission to DNP and successful completion of approved graduate statistics program prerequisite course.

Emphasizes the role of doctoral nurse graduates as healthcare leaders in complex systems. Builds upon understanding personal values and vocational goals in relation to self-leadership strengths. Examines methodologies for expanding leadership competencies to promote innovation, collaborative problem-solving, and improved health outcomes. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program or consent of instructor.

Emphasis is placed on quality improvement (QI) methods, tools, and strategies from the science of improvement and the science of safety. Students examine phases and steps of QI and tools for data analysis and display. They also examine strategies for improving teamwork, improving communication, preventing errors, and leading QI projects with an emphasis on ambulatory care settings. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program.

Designed to familiarize students with the roles and scope of practice of the advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), including those of psychotherapist and psychopharmacologist. Developing roles in emerging delivery of care systems also will be explored. Integration of established scope and standards of advanced psychiatric mental health nurses into practice are examined. Prerequisite: Admission to PMHNP certificate,or DNP-PMHNP track or permission of instructor.

Provides an overview of research terminology and methods used in quantitative and qualitative research. Content is selected to enhance the ability of students to evaluate the strength and value of empirical evidence for application to practice. Emphasis is placed on the critical appraisal of scholarly products for their scientific merit and ability to provide quality evidence for advanced nursing practice. Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP Program and a graduate-level inferential statistics course.

Selected subjects of relevance for graduate students, announced in advance. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program and consent of instructor.

Focuses on application of basic pathophysiologic concepts to situations found in ambulatory care with clients across the life-span. Emphasis is given to analysis of presenting manifestations with the intent to determine cause. Provides a foundation for clinical decision-making in terms of diagnostic findings and the initiation of therapeutic regimes. Application situations will be age specific and clinical diagnosis and management must be made accordingly. Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP program or consent of instructor.

Pathophysiology related to children and infants for students in the family nurse practitioner track. Content includes conditions and diseases specific to pregnancy, post-partum, infancy and childhood. Application of principles from advanced pathophysiology course to age-appropriate case studies. Clinical diagnosis and management focuses on birth to eighteen years of age. Prerequisite: NU 820.

Promotes understanding and application of advanced pharmacotherapeutic principles used for the management of selected acute and chronic conditions across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on clinical decision-making as it applies to safe and effective prescribing and monitoring of medications appropriate for the client and clinical situation. Indications, pharmacologic actions, side effects, contraindications, appropriate dosing, and guidelines for use are addressed. Ethical, legal, and economic issues for diverse populations are also considered. Directed learning to achieve a lifespan perspective is accomplished through use of age-specific modular content and learning activities. Prerequisite: NU 820 or consent of instructor.

Emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary for advanced health assessment of adults and families in acute care and community settings. Systematic holistic approach to both history taking and physical examination for the purpose of differentiating normal from abnormal assessments to promote health and prevent disease in those settings. Interpretation of diagnostics is emphasized. Prerequisites: Admission to Doctor of Nursing Program, NU 820 or consent of instructor.

Focuses on the development of advanced psychiatric interviewing skills for competent assessment of culturally diverse clients across the lifespan and provides the basis for the differential diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP Program or Post-graduate PMHNP Certificate Program or permission of the instructor.

Neurobiological processes are emphasized in the study of advanced psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. Medication selection, dosage and monitoring in the psychopharmacological treatment of individuals is covered including prescriptive issues associated with ethnicity and age. Prerequisite: Admission to PMHNP certificate, NU 827 (may be taken concurrently) and NU 822 or equivalent transfer course.

Provides opportunity to gain advanced health assessment skills essential for diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making across the lifespan. Builds on knowledge of anatomy and physiology to discriminate between normal and abnormal physical and psychological states. Emphasis is placed on accurately collecting, analyzing, and interpreting patient/client data to guide evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management. Directed learning to achieve life-span assessment skills is accomplished through use of age specific modular content and learning activities. Simulation Description: Students use virtual patients to apply a systematic approach to diagnostic reasoning, treatment plan development, patient-family education, and follow-up evaluation plans. No clinical hours will be required. Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP Program or Post-graduate PMHNP Certificate Program or permission of the instructor; NU 820 Advanced Pathophysiology

Develops knowledge and skill to provide person- and family-centered care in the primary care setting for culturally diverse people across the lifespan. Wellness and health promotion of individuals and families are emphasized. Simulated management of cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, dermatologic and psychological alternatives and patient responses are considered. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program, NU 820, NU 822, and NU 824.

Application of knowledge and skills in caring for diverse patients across the lifespan in primary care and related settings as they experience common acute and chronic health conditions. Utilization of diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, pharmacologic and non-phamacologic therapeutics, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of person- and family-centered care are emphasized. Primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention are integrated. Emphasis is placed on advanced nursing roles and provision of ethical care. Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP Program, NU 820, NU 822, NU 824, and concurrent with NU 830.

Builds upon knowledge and skills to provide person- and family-centered care in the primary care setting for culturally diverse people across the lifespan. Wellness and health promotion of individuals and families are emphasized. Simulated management of urinary, renal, reproductive, genomic, immunologic, gastrointestinal, and psychological alterations and patient responses are considered. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program, NU 830, NU 832.

Application of knowledge and skills in caring for diverse patients across the lifespan in primary care and related settings as they experience more complex acute and chronic health conditions. Builds upon advancing skills in diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutics, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of person- and family-centered care. Primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention are integrated. Emphasis is placed on the integration of independent practice models, collaboration, and team-based care. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program, NU 830, NU 832, and concurrent with NU 834.

Builds upon and advances knowledge and skills to provide person- and family-centered care in the primary care setting for culturally diverse people across the lifespan. Wellness and health promotion of individuals and families are emphasized. Simulated management of neurologic, musculoskeletal, sensory, and psychological alterations and patient responses are considered. Maternal and newborn health topics are discussed. Special topics are introduced to address emerging practice needs. Prerequisite: Admission DNP Program, NU 834 and NU 836.

Application of knowledge and skills in caring for diverse patients across the lifespan in primary care and related settings as they experience complex acute and chronic health conditions. Utilizes advanced skills in diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutics, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of person- and family-centered care. Special emphasis is placed on patient- and family-centered care of healthy pregnant and post-partum women, newborns, and patients with complex health conditions. Primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention are integrated. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program, NU 834 and NU 836, and concurrent with NU 838.

Develops knowledge and skill to perform office procedures and advanced health assessments common to the primary care and behavioral health settings. Identifies indications, contraindications, potential complications, equipment, patient preparation, proper technique, and procedure codes for topics covered. Demonstrates documentation reflective of procedures completed. Prerequisites: Admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and previous or concurrent enrollment in NU 824 Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis (or equivalent transfer course).

Theoretical approaches are explored in addressing short-term and less complex illnesses. Evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches are explored for the treatment of individuals, families, and groups and provide the foundation for clinical management of psychiatric mental health problems that are often time-limited as well as those that commonly occur across the life span. Health promotion and prevention measures are included in therapeutic interventions. Prerequisite: Admission to PMHNP certificate, or DNP-PMHNP program, and NU 827 and NU 828.

Theoretical approaches are explored in addressing chronic and complex illnesses. Evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches are explored for the treatment of individuals, families, and groups experiencing complex and chronic mental illnesses and addictions. Differential diagnostic skills and interventional strategies are explored as well as the role of rehabilitation and psycho-educational approaches across the life span. Prerequisites: Admission to PMHNP certificate, or DNP-PMHNP program and, NU 827, NU 828.

Provides opportunities for direct practice experience with individuals, families, and groups and development of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse. Students engage in activities involving assessment, diagnosis, and interventions including psychopharmacologic and psychotheraputic skills in working with individuals experiencing short-term, commonly occurring, complex, chronic psychiatric illnesses and addictions. You must take 6 credits of NU 857 to be able to take NU 859. Prerequisites: Admission to PMHNP certificate, or DNP-PMHNP program, NU 827, NU 828, NU 850 or NU 854 (can be taken as a corequisite), and permission of instructor.

Provides opportunities for the student to focus on skill building in a particular practice setting or client population of interest as well as the synthesis of the knowledge into this advanced practice role. In this final practicum, students function in the role of the advanced psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner providing psychopharmacological and psychotherapy interventions. In this final practicum, students function in the role of the advanced psychiatric mental health practitioner providing psychopharmacological and psychotherapy interventions. You must take 6 credits of NU 857 to be able to take NU 859. Prerequisite: Admission to PMHNP certificate, or DNP-PMHNP program and 6 credits of NU 857 and permission of instructor.

Designed to enhance students' knowledge of current evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches in treatment of children and adolescents. Prerequisite: Admission to PMHNP certificate, or DNP-PMHNP program and, NU 827, NU 828, or permission of instructor.

Challenges students to better understand systems thinking and its application to managing dynamic, uncertain, and complex problems in the healthcare environment. Through this lens, students will explore, apply, and integrate data collection and analysis methods and strategies to use as a basis for initiating system-level change to improve healthcare outcomes. Prerequisites: NU 804 and NU 807 and NU 812; or permission of instructor.

Builds upon an understanding of diagnostic reasoning to generate actual and differential diagnoses for the treatment and management of selected acute and chronic conditions encountered during the lifespan. Integrates advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, and advanced pharmacotherapy principles to inform diagnoses and clinical decision-making. Emphasis is placed on quality and safety in developing an evidence-based approach for the clinical application of drug therapy and other treatment modalities. Prerequisites: NU 820 and NU 822 and NU 824; or equivalent transfer courses.

Emphasizes the philosophical orientations that serve as the basis for advanced nursing practice. Promotes philosophical reflection, understanding of evolutionary processes of nursing science, application of nursing and interdisciplinary philosophies and theories to simulated scenarios, and articulation of the student’s philosophical worldview. Prerequisites: Admission to DNP Program or consent of instructor.

Focuses on economic theories and principles that can assist health care providers to be effective leaders and decision makers. Examines the economic and political environment in which health care is delivered in the United States and explores the role of regulation in protecting consumers. Provides frameworks for conceptualizing costs, risk, value, and strategic decision making in a competitive environment. Students explore economic analysis commonly used in health care decision making. Prerequisites: Admission to DNP Program, BU 526.

Focuses on the complexities of contemporary global health issues within the context of social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental factors. Incorporates concepts of doctoral leadership to analyze, evaluate and promote collaborative strategies to advance health equity across cultures. Prerequisite: NU 809 Doctoral Leadership or permission of instructor

Expands advanced nursing practice clinical knowledge and skills within the track. Synthesis of clinical knowledge and incorporation of evidence-based decision making is used to construct symptom-based assessments, advanced differential diagnoses, independent therapeutic interventions, and outcome evaluation of the care of clients/families. Prerequisite: NU 840 or NU 859.

Expands breadth and depth of current advanced practice nursing clinical knowledge and skills with a focus on delivery of sub-specialty care services and/or full spectrum health care services. Synthesis of clinical knowledge and incorporation of evidence-based decision making is used to construct symptom-based assessments, advanced differential diagnoses, independent therapeutic interventions, and outcome evaluation of the care of clients/families/populations. Prerequisite: NU 840 or NU 859.

Provides an overview of methods to promote the systematic uptake of clinical research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice. Students complete an in-depth investigation of a practice-focused problem and prepare an evidence-based project proposal for a practice setting. Prerequisite: NU 807, NU 812, NU 902, NU 906.

Prepares students to translate evidence into practice and implement evidence-based changes into a practice setting. Data are collected and analyzed to guide recommendations for practice change and hence to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care services. Prerequisite: NU 971.

Provides the culminating experience for students to complete and defend the DNP Practice Inquiry Project. Project design, application of theory, implementation processes, analysis of financial implications, contributions to the profession of nursing, leadership skills, and interprofessional experiences are considered. Dissemination of the project findings to a targeted audience is an expectation. Prerequisite: NU 972.

This course is to allow students additional time to complete graduate practice inquiry DNP project requirements. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.