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Master
of Science in Nursing
Nursing Course Descriptions
Nursing Theory
Nurs 5000 -
Nursing Sciences (3 credits)
Analysis of Transcultural Nursing theories and clinical applications
of these theories across the lifespan of health care agencies.
Culture will be examined by examining specific subcultures such as
ethnic groupings, economic classes, disease categories,
developmental liabilities and levels.
Nursing Management Theory Core
Nurs 5100 -
Nursing and Organizational Theory (3 credits)
Analysis of Transcultural Nursing and organizational behavior with
an emphasis on theories of leadership, motivation, learning, team
building, organizational behavior with an emphasis on theories of of
leadership, team building, organizational culture and staff
development. These theories will be discussed in relation to
individual differences among staff and client populations. This
theory course will support the clinical course, Transcultural
Nursing Management I, in which the emphasis will be on developing
nursing leadership skills in working with diverse nursing staff and
in the nursing administration skills of designing protocols of care
responsive to culturally diverse groups of patients.
Nurs 5200 -
Organizational Communications in Transcultural Health Care Systems
(3 credits)
Analysis of human relations and communication theories as applied to
management of nursing, patient care, and diverse ethnic and cultural
personnel systems. Emphasis on group and inter-group dynamics,
interpersonal communication, conflict, power, and change. Teaching
strategies will emphasize interpersonal communication using verbal,
nonverbal, written, multicultural and audiovisual modes. Application
of content correlated with content in Transcultural Nursing
Administration Practice II.
Nurs 5300 - Fiscal
Management in Nursing and Health Care Systems (3 credits)
Study of fiscal aspects of health care and nursing systems. Concepts
of economics and accounting as applied to unit based budgeting will
be examined. Fiscal analysis of patient costs, insurance
reimbursement and regimen costs will be done to further an
understanding of the fiscal implications of care to both the health
care system and to the patient.
Nurs 5600 -
Computers in Health Care (3 credits)
Examination of computers as a tool in various arenas of the health
care system. Development of computer skills for health care
applications in patient care, personnel, and unit management
systems. An emphasis will be placed on "hands on" skills with a
variety of software services including staffing packaged, patient
acuity, and classification systems, staff development tracking
packages, quality assurance systems, and care management data bases
for patient care.
Nursing Management Clinical Core
Nurs 5110 -
Transcultural Nursing Administration Practice I (2 credits)
An emphasis is placed on developing nursing leadership skills in
working with diverse nursing staff and in the nursing administration
skills of designing organizational structure and protocols of care
responsive to culturally diverse groups of patients. Application of
selected aspects of transcultural nursing management practices in
the areas of organizational structure, management systems,
leadership decision making, role modeling, and mentoring theories.
Nurs 5210 -
Transcultural Nursing Administration Practice II (2
credits)
Application of selected aspects of nursing management practice in
human resource management and communication. Analysis of key
concepts including change, power, conflict resolution, group
dynamics and inter-group dynamics and personnel selection
development and evaluation.
Nurs 5910 -
Transcultural Nursing Administration Practice III (5
credits)
Implementation of selected aspects of nursing management practice
with diverse patient and nurse populations in a selected target area
of interest chosen in Nurs 5900. Students will have selected an
interest/target area consistent with the guided elective track.
Target areas may include research focusing on diverse patient
groups, development of flexible models of care responsive to diverse
patient care and provider groups, tracking of fiscal and quality
variables using information systems, and developing a comprehensive
understanding of specific health care groups and related needs.
Nursing Research Core
Nurs 5900 -
Research in Transcultural Nursing Administration I (3
credits)
Analysis of the research process including the identification of a
problem and development of a design in an area of transcultural
nursing administration. Examples of research problems in
transcultural nursing administration would include: examining health
care needs of culturally diverse patient populations; examining
nursing strategies designed for culturally diverse populations such
as the aged, ethnic minorities, and handicapped patient populations;
examining leadership strategies and models of care effective in
meeting the needs of both a diverse work group and a diverse client
group; and an examination of barriers to health care for culturally
specific groups.
Nurs 5901 - Research
in Transcultural Nursing Administration II (3 credits)
Implementation of specific aspects of nursing management practice
with diverse patient and nurse populations in a selected target area
in interest chosen in Nurs 5900. Students will have selected an
interest/target area consistent with the curriculum focus and guided
elective track. Students may do research in area such as: tracking
of fiscal and quality variables; use of information systems; and
understanding of the needs of diverse patient groups and diverse
staff groups.
Community Nursing Core
Nurs 5400 -
Epidemiology in Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
This course examines the epidemiological and nursing processes from
the perspective of advanced practice nursing. Emphasis is on the
synthesis of theories and models from epidemiology and nursing with
special attention to nursing practice from an epidemiological view,
within the context of cultural and social pluralism.
Nurs 5500 -
Theoretical Foundations For Advanced Practice in Community Health
Nursing (3 credits)
This course explores the theoretical basis for advanced practice in
Community Health Nursing (including home health care, public health
and managed care) through analysis of models and theories that
contribute to this unique area of the Nursing discipline. Emphasis
is placed on the design of community health nursing processes that
emphasize Community Health Nursing practice that is population
focused, and based on theories and models from nursing and
supportive disciplines. The dialectical process includes examination
of the relationship among theory, research and practice.
School Nursing Core
Nurs 5501 - School Nursing I (3 credits)
This course facilitates the development of school nurse
competencies through exploration of the principles, theoretical
frameworks, and trends in school nursing. A holistic approach is
used to explore health needs of primary and secondary school-aged
populations. Legal mandates for school health and components of
school health programs are explored with special foci on
qualifications, roles and functions of school nurses, documentation
and analysis of models of school nursing practice, and school law as
it pertains to the medically fragile child, as well as developing
and implementing individual health care plans for exceptional
children.
Nurs 5502 - School Nursing II (3 credits)
This course enables students to identify problems and plan
solutions related to the total administrative program of health in
schools. The coordination of school facilities with resources at
the community, county and state levels will be studied. Students
investigate the organization, administration, and evaluation of
health services at the primary and secondary levels. Attention will
be paid to
School Nursing Practicum (6 credits)
Includes two (2) three credit courses that must be taken
together after all foundation courses are completed and required
documents (current New Jersey RN license, current liability
insurance, current CPR/AED certification) have been filed.
Nurs 5510 - School Nursing Practicum (3 credits)
and HED 5500 – Health Education Internship (3
credits)
The culminating experience in the School Nurse Program includes
supervised field activities in health education and school nurse
practice, in approved primary and secondary school settings.
Certified school nurses, qualified health teachers and internship
coordinators will supervise students in experiences associated with
State-mandated programs. The course also includes the opportunity to
prepare and teach health education in the classroom or in other
school related health-teaching venues.
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