BNURS 501 (3) Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing
Explores the multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives that guide nursing practice. Analyzes historical and emerging theories of nursing in relationship to a variety of practice settings and health care concerns. Students will learn the philosophical and theoretical basis for professional nursing practice at an advanced level. Students will explore personal and professional values/philosophies that guide practice and how these values/philosophies fit with established and emerging theory in Nursing. (Autumn)
BNURS 503 (1-6, variable) Advanced Fieldwork
Advanced Fieldwork offers an opportunity to apply concepts examined throughout the program in the real-world context of communities, health care systems, staff development, or educational settings. The focus is on preparing students for advanced nursing roles in communities, population-based care, management in health care systems, or education. (Autumn, Winter and Spring)
BNURS 504 (3) Disparity and Social Justice in Health Care
Analyzes how social, cultural, economic and political factors relate to the nature, distribution, and meaning of health and illness. Critically examines the concepts of oppression, privilege, and social justice as they relate to health disparities, discrimination in the health care interaction, and inequities in the health care labor force. (Winter)
BNURS 507 (2) Advanced Nursing Roles
Examines the wide variety of roles available to the graduate-level nurse, including various roles in clinical practice and education. (Winter)
BNURS 508 (3) Ethics, Aesthetics
Examines, critiques, and applies theories, models, and methods associated with the fields of ethics and aesthetics in advanced nursing roles. Examine, critique, and apply theories, models, and methods associated with the identification and analysis of populations at risk of compromised health. Health needs and risks of selected populations in the community will be analyzed using theoretical and analytical perspectives. (Autumn)
BNURS 520 (3) Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice I
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice I is a 3-credit introductory course for advanced nursing students. The overall goal of the course is to increase advanced nurses' abilities to analyze problems and to make decisions based on application of research concepts and methods in a variety of settings. Toward this goal, the course will incorporate lectures, assigned readings, reviews of the literature, group discussions, and individual presentations. BNURS 520 is concerned with analysis of the research process as it applies to nursing, including identification of researchable problems, use of the literature, re-conceptualizing theory from related fields, development of conceptual frameworks, and selection of appropriate methods for investigating clinical problems. (Winter)
BNURS 521 (3) Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice II
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice II (BNURS 521) is the second of a two-quarter sequence of studying research methods. This course and its prerequisite (BNURS 520) describe research methodology as it is used in developing plans for implementing a research project with relevance to nursing science and practice. These courses provide the foundation for critically evaluating nursing and other research for application in clinical practice. By the end of this two-quarter sequence, every student will have produced a sound research proposal. Prerequisite: BNURS 520 (Spring)
BNURS 525 (3) Leadership in Advanced Nursing
Focus on leadership development in advanced nursing roles in health care delivery, research, and education. Emphasizes the application of critical thinking, systems theory, leadership and change theory with a goal to improve the design and operation of health care and related systems. (Autumn)
BNURS 526 (3) Program Planning & Evaluation
Focus is on analysis of management strategies for attaining effective and efficient organizational structures and processes within health care systems. Analyzes selected theories and methods of program planning and program evaluation in the design, organization, and development of health services for defined populations in the community. Reviews selected theoretical and research models for their use in the conceptualization and development of health programs and services for defined populations. (Spring)
BNURS 598 (1-6, variable) Scholarly Project
BNURS 520 and 521 must be completed before BNURS 598 activities are begun.
Fulfills the requirements of the non-thesis option for Masters Students in nursing. Projects involve scholarly inquiry with in-depth focused analysis, culminating in a written product/report for dissemination. The Scholarly Project serves as the Capstone of the MN program. Additional elective courses for the scholarly project may be incorporated into the Scholarly Project Plan with committee approval. A limited number of such pre-approved elective credits may satisfy up to 3 credits of B NURS 598 and 2 credits of B NURS 503. (Autumn, Winter and Spring)
BNURS 600 (1-5, max. 15) Independent Graduate Project/Research
Provides graduate nursing students an opportunity to investigate and report on selected nursing problems under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. Credit/no credit only. BNURS 600 Form.