Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)

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1 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 1 Master Science in (M.S.N.) TheMaster Science in (M.S.N.) program ( nursing.uthscsa.edu/programs/grad/msn_majors.aspx)is comprised seven majors: (1) Administrative, () Leader (CNL), () Family, (4) Psychiatric Mental, (5) Pediatric Primary,(6) Adult- Gerontology Acute, 7) Education. Students can enter the program as traditional Post-Baccalaureates in, completing semester credit hours graduate level coursework. Students without a B.S.N. can enter the Alternate Entry Masters Degree for ADN/Diploma RNs program ( programs/grad/msn_aem.aspx) select from the following majors: (1) Leader, () Administrative, () Family, (4) Psychiatric Mental, (5) Pediatric Primary, (6) Adult-Gerontology Acute, 7) Education. Students complete 1 semester credit hours undergraduate level coursework while beginning their graduate level courses to earn the Master's degree. M.S.N. Admissions Requirements Degree: M.S.N. Specialization, Program Study:, Administrative, Leader, Education, (Family, Pediatric Primary, Psychiatric Mental, Adult-Gerontology Acute ). Program Length: - Years Admissions Requirements To be considered for admission to the Master Science in (M.S.N.) Program the following factors are required: Online application submitted via CAS ( View a video overview ( on completing CAS application. CAS application service fee Bachelor's in Submit ficial transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended, even if no degree awarded, to CAS. International transcripts must be evaluated by an accredited foreign credential service. *For more information regarding international applicant requirements, click here ( intapplicants.asp). Grade Point Average "B" (.0 on a 4.0 scale) or higher is required Basic statistics course Official copy Test English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score, if international applicant. TOEFL IELTS scores can be no more than two () years old. A minimum TOEFL score 550 is required on the paper examination; minimum 50 on the computer-based examination; or, minimum 68 on the internet based examination. A minimum IELTS score 6.5 for graduate admission is required. TOEFL school code: 8 Licensure as a Registered in Texas or compact state with multistate privileges Current BLS for care Providers Certification through the American Heart Association. Adult Gerontology Acute majors will need to possess Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association. Current Required Immunizations ( hc_immunization.asp) Pro Current Insurance Coverage ( students.uthscsa.edu/studentlife/01/0/health-insurance) Clear Criminal Background Check Basic Computer Skills Three Pressional References(Submit via CAS application) Pressional Goal Statement/Essay (Submit via Supplemental, not via CAS application) Current resume or curriculum vita Deadline: Deadline for fall entrance is February 1. Start Term: Fall only. Contact: Office Admissions & Student Services School UT Science Center at San Antonio 770 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7945 San Antonio, Texas Phone: Toll Free: FAX Degree: M.S.N.: Alternate-Entry Specialization, Program Study:, Administrative, Leader, Education, (Family, Pediatric Primary, Psychiatric Mental, Adult-Gerontology Acute ). Program Length: - 4 Years General Admission Requirements To be considered for admission to the Alternate Entry Master Science in (M.S.N.) Program the following factors are required: Online application submitted via CAS ( View a video overview ( on completing CAS application. CAS application service fee Associate's Degree or Diploma in from an NLNAC accredited program Submit ficial transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended to CAS. International transcripts must be evaluated by an accredited foreign credential service. *For more information

2 Master Science in (M.S.N.) regarding international applicant requirements, click here ( nursing.uthscsa.edu/students/intapplicants.asp). Grade Point Average "B" (.0 on a 4.0 scale) or higher is required Complete all 60 hours required prerequisites courses. For a list required courses, click here ( eqvtables.asp) Official copy Test English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score, if international applicant. TOEFL IELTS scores can be no more than two () years old. A minimum TOEFL score 550 is required on the paper examination; minimum 50 on the computer-based examination; or, minimum 68 on the internet based examination. A minimum IELTS score 6.5 for graduate admission is required. TOEFL school code: 8 Licensure as a Registered in Texas or Compact State with multistate privileges. Current BLS for care Providers Certification through the American Heart Association. Adult Gerontology Acute majors will need to possess Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association. Current Required Immunizations ( hc_immunization.asp) Pro Current Insurance Coverage ( students.uthscsa.edu/studentlife/01/0/health-insurance) Clear Criminal Background Check Basic Computer Skills Three Pressional References (Submit via CAS application) Pressional Goal Statement/Essay (Submit via Supplemental, not via CAS application) Current resume or curriculum vita Deadline: Deadline for fall entrance is February 1. Start Term: Fall Contact: Office Admissions & Student Services School UT Science Center at San Antonio 770 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7945 San Antonio, Texas Phone: Toll Free: FAX M.S.N. Degree Requirements Graduation For the Master Science in degree, a minimum 6 semester credit hours upper-division graduate courses is required. All coursework must be completed within five years enrollment in the program. A student must achieve no less than the total number semester credit hours for the specific major/degree program, which may exceed 6 semester credit hours, in order to graduate. The program study includes required core courses major courses. Graduate electives are fered in the School or they may be taken at other universities. To graduate, a student must have an overall minimum GPA.0, at least a.0 average in nursing courses, no more than one C in a required course, no incomplete grades. The program is designed to be completed in 4 months full-time study for enteringin thefall, however, part-time enrollment is feasible within the program plan. Selected courses may be fered during summer sessions, but students should not anticipate completing the program by attending summer sessions only or by attending less than four regular semesters. A clinical preceptorship also may be required. M.S.N. Curriculum Plans Study M.S.N. Semester Hour Requirements Graduate courses required for the M.S.N. vary per major. All master's students are required to take 4 hours coursework in residence. The program is completed through full-time or part-time enrollment. M.S.N. Required Core Courses 1 NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Theory Lab Cont SCH Major Hours SCH Administrative Adult-Gerontology Acute Leader

3 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio Family Education 40 6 Pediatric Primary Psychiatric Mental clinical hours in health assessment for each nurse practitioner major are not applicable for certification. Alternate Entry - Master Science in Option The Alternate Entry M.S.N. for ADN/Diploma RNs requires completion 1 semester credit hours undergraduate nursing courses at the School ( with a grade point average.0 or higher. Of the minimum 40 semester credit hours upper-division graduate courses required for the M.S.N., 4 credit hours coursework must be taken in residence. Full or Part-time enrollment is available. Alternate Entry Courses 1 Undergraduate Required Courses NURS1Transitions In Pressional NURS4 Leadership: Theoretical Foundations Theory Lab Cont SCH NURS70Pathophysiology NURS7 Assessment Promotion: NURS7 Assessment Promotion: Theoretical Foundations NURS74Research Evidence- Based NURS47Population Focused : Theoretical Foundations 90 NURS47Population Focused : s Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Theory Lab Cont SCH Major Hours SCH Administrative Leader Adult-Gerontology Acute Family (FNP) Pediatric Primary (PNPPC) Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) Education 40 4

4 4 Master Science in (M.S.N.) 1 Administrative Alternate Entry option requires a total 64 semester credit hours 70 clinical hours (includes BSN MSN requirements). Leader Alternate Entry option requires a total 61 semester credit hours 675 clinical hours (includes BSN MSN requirements). option requires a total 71 semester credit hours 840 clinical hours (includes BSN MSN requirements). 60 clinical hours in health assessment for each nurse practitioner major are not applicable for certification Adult-Gerontology Acute (AG-ACNP) ACNP) 1 is to provide advanced nursing care across the continuum health care services to meet the specialized physiologic psychological needs patients with complex acute, critical, chronic health conditions. AG-ACNP Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Theory Lab Cont SCH Adult-Gerontology Acute Major Courses NURS58Advanced Pathophysiology Theory Lab Cont SCH NURS60Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics NURS610Advanced Assessment Reasoning NURS6110Advanced Assessment: NURS61Advanced Mental Concepts NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS650Advanced Promotion, Protection, Disease Prevention NURS610 Conceptual Basis For Advanced The role the Adult-Gerontology Acute (AG- NURS6455Adult- Gerontology Acute : Concepts Theory 1 NURS6456Adult- Gerontology Acute : Concepts Theory

5 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 5 NURS6655Adult- Gerontology Acute 1: NURS6656Adult- Gerontology Acute : clinical hours apply to certification requirements. The Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students courses the Adult-Gerontology Acute Major Courses are required for a total 50 semester credit hours. In the post-graduate option, each applicant is evaluated individually. Family (FNP) This major addresses populations from newborns to the aging in primary care settings. Applicants for the FNP clinical major are encouraged to make a commitment to work with medically underserved populations, as defined by federal guidelines, upon completion the program. FNP Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of Theory Lab Cont SCH NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Family Major Courses 1 NURS58Advanced Pathophysiology NURS60Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics NURS610Advanced Assessment Reasoning NURS6110Advanced Assessment: NURS61Advanced Mental Concepts NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS650Advanced Promotion, Protection, Disease Prevention NURS610 Conceptual Basis For Advanced Theory Lab Cont SCH

6 6 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS645Family (FNP) Aging Families: Concepts & Theory NURS6451Family (FNP) Young Families: Concepts & Theory NURS660Family (FNP) & Aging Families: NURS661Family (FNP) & Young Families: clinical hours apply to certification requirements The Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students courses the Family Major Courses are required for a total 50 semester credit hours. In the post-graduate option, each applicant is evaluated individually. Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) This major addresses primary care patients or persons with mental health or psychiatric problems. 4 4 PMHNP Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Theory Lab Cont SCH Psychiatric Mental Major Courses 1 Theory Lab Cont SCH NURS58Advanced Pathophysiology NURS60Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics NURS610Advanced Assessment Reasoning NURS6110Advanced Assessment: NURS61Advanced Mental Concepts 60 1

7 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 7 NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS650Advanced Promotion, Protection, Disease Prevention NURS610 Conceptual Basis For Advanced NURS641Psychiatric Mental Mgmt: Concepts Theory 1 NURS6416Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) Mgmt: Concepts & Theory NURS66Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) & 1: NURS664Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) & : clinical hours apply to certification requirements The Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students courses the Psychiatric Mental Major Courses are required for a total 50 semester credit hours. In the post-graduate option, each applicant is evaluated individually. Pediatric Primary (PNPPC) This major focuses on primary care for newborns through adolescents. PNP Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Theory Lab Cont SCH Pediatric Primary Major Courses 1 Theory Lab Cont SCH NURS58Advanced Pathophysiology NURS60Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics

8 8 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS610Advanced Assessment Reasoning NURS6110Advanced Assessment: NURS61Advanced Mental Concepts NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS650Advanced Promotion, Protection, Disease Prevention NURS610 Conceptual Basis For Advanced NURS64Pediatric (PNP) Primary : Concepts Theory 1 NURS648Pediatric (PNP) Primary : Concepts Theory NURS6615Pediatric (PNP) Primary 1: NURS6616Pediatric (PNP) Primary & : clinical hours apply to certification requirements The Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students courses the Pediatric Primary Major Courses are required for a total 50 semester credit hours. In the post-graduate option, each applicant is evaluated individually. Leader (CNL) The Leader is prepared to be a direct care provider accountable for the care outcomes a clinical population or a specified group patients/clients in a health care system. Leader graduates must complete a total 40 semester credit hours. Stards for the Leader M.S.N. program are established by The American Association the Colleges (AACN). Graduates are eligible for certification as a CNL. CNL Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of Theory Lab Cont SCH

9 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 9 NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Leader Major Courses 1 NURS58Advanced Pathophysiology NURS60Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics NURS610Advanced Assessment Reasoning NURS6110Advanced Assessment: NURS680Fundamentals Epidemiology NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS60 Leader 1: Role The Adv. Generalist in care Microsystems Theory Lab Cont SCH 60 1 NURS6 Leader 1: Role Of The Adv Generalist In care Microsystems - Clin s NURS610 Leader Role : Seminar NURS68 Leader Role Ii: Advanced Generalist clinical hours apply to certification requirements The Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students courses the Leader Major Courses are required for a total 40 semester credit hours. Administrative The Administrative Manager is prepared to lead manage nursing care departments service lines across the continuum care. Administrative graduates must complete 4 semester credit hours. Stards for nursing administrative M.S.N. programs are established by the specialty organization, The American Organization Executives (AONE) ( Graduates are eligible for certification as a Certified Manager Leader for the credential, CNML; from the American s Credentialing Center ( as a Executive for the credential, NE- BC. 1

10 10 Master Science in (M.S.N.) Administrative Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Theory Lab Cont SCH Administrative Major Courses NURS60Program Planning Evaluation: Practicum NURS518 Systems 1 NURS61Advanced Financial NURS60Advanced Financial : Practicum NURS611 Systems : Seminar NURS681 Systems : Capstone Practicum NURS65Transforming Complex care Systems For Quality Safety NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS510Organizational Systems Administrative Strategies NURS61Program Planning Evaluation Theory Lab Cont SCH The Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students courses the Administrative Major Courses are required for a total 4 semester credit hours. Education Courses Education Courses - taken in addition to core courses Theoretical Core Courses for All Graduate Students NURS506Advanced Theory Theory Lab Cont SCH

11 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 11 NURS507Using Research Of NURS556Financial Economic Evidence In NURS59Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy Education Major Courses NURS615Informatics & Technologies NURS58Advanced Pathophysiology NURS60Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics NURS610Advanced Assessment Reasoning NURS6110Advanced Assessment: NURS660Intro: Education Theories & Trends NURS61Population State the Science Theory Lab Cont SCH 60 1 NURS66Curriculum 1 NURS614 1: Facilitation Learning in an Academic Setting NURS664Strategies that Facilitate Learning Across Delivery Modalities Systems NURS616 : Facilitation Learning in an Academic Setting NURS666Evaluation in Education NURS618 : Facilitation Learning Across Systems M.S.N. Program Outcomes At the completion the program Masters Science in (M.S.N.) graduates will demonstrate the following: 1. Integrate scientific findings from nursing related sciences, including genetics genomics,into the delivery advanced nursing care to populations in diverse settings.. Demonstrateorganizational systems leadership to assure ethical critical decision making at all systems' levels for quality patient safety.. Incorporate performance improvement technologies for quality, safety, patient-centered care delivery. 4. Use improvement science to achieve optimal patient care care environmental outcomes.

12 1 Master Science in (M.S.N.) 5. Integrate meaningful usable information systems healthcare technologies to support improve safe, quality patient care healthcare systems effectiveness. 6. Advocate for policy changes that influence health care at appropriate levels. 7. Lead interpressional teams using collaborative strategies to effect quality patient care population health outcomes. 8. Analyze incorporatebroad ecological social health determinants to design deliver evidence-based clinical prevention population health care services to individuals, families, aggregates/identified populations. 9. Integrate the advacned competenciesexpected a master's-prepared nurse to design, deliver, evaluate outcomes systems care for individuals, families, diverse populations. Graduate Program Policies General Information Information about academic progression, policies, or procedures, as well as curriculum information, may be obtained from the Office for Academic Affairs. Ph.D. students should refer to the Graduate School Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) ( Catalog. Current Licensure as a Registered Each graduate nursing student is required to maintain current licensure in good sting as a registered nurse in Texas, or a Compact State with multistate privileges, throughout the graduate program. Students must provide a copy the license verification to the Office for Academic Affairs. Failure to maintain a current license in good sting or to produce pro current licensure in good sting is grounds for dismissal from the program. International students in the Ph.D. program should contact the Ph.D. program director regarding applicable licensure requirements. Advisement After acceptance, each student enrolled in the graduate program is assigned a faculty advisor an advisor in the Office for Academic Affairs. Each student is expected to contact her/his advisor at least once a semester at the time preregistration for the subsequent semester. Please see School Graduate Student Hbook for details about the advisement process. Independent Study Graduate students may design their own independent study courses for one to four semester hours credit. Guidelines for design approval Independent Studies are available from the Office for Academic Affairs. COGS must approve the Independent Study before the student may register for the course. Courses for summer fall must be approved in the spring; courses for spring must be approved during the fall semester. Dissertation The Graduate School Instructions for Preparation Submission Thesis, Dissertations, Dissertation Abstracts forms for advisor approval are available from the GSBS ( website. Doctoral students should obtain a copy the Guidelines that provide information about the dissertation process. Teaching Assistants Opportunities are available for graduate nursing students enrolled parttime to work as teaching assistants in the School. Interested applicants should contact the Office Admissions Student Services in the School for additional information. Transfer Academic work for the Master Science in the Doctor are usually completed within the Science Center ( However, students may, with the approval the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS), transfer from another accredited institution a maximum six semester credit hours (9 quarter hours) graduate credit applicable to their course study leading toward the Master Science in, Doctor or Ph.D. in degrees. Students in the DNP Public Leader track may transfer any eligible University Texas School Public (UTSPH) course. Only one eligible UTSPH course with a grade C will be accepted provided that the student has not earned a C in another required course in the DNP program. Transfer all other eligible UTSPH credits must show a grade A or B. Additional graduate courses may be transferred from other accredited institutions upon the approval the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS), with the number not to exceed an additional six semester credit hours. Approval courses beyond the six semester hours or courses to be accepted in lieu required, clinical major or minor courses must be submitted to COGS. The student may obtain additional information about materials that must be submitted with the petition from the Office for Academic Affairs. Approval any course for transfer, prior to registration for the course, is strongly recommended. Ph.D. students must consult with their advisor prior to registering for cognate courses taken outside the School. Approval transfer credit requires that the student be enrolled in the graduate program. The student must complete a Request for Transfer form submit it to the Office for Academic Affairs with an ficial course description from the Catalog must make certain that an ficial transcript, sent directly from the college or university attended, is in her/his file or request that a transcript be sent as soon as the course is completed. All courses must have been completed not more than five years before the degree is awarded. Courses in which a grade C or less has been earned will not be accepted for transfer (see exception for students enrolled in the DNP Public Leader). Correspondence Courses Courses completed by correspondence are not accepted for graduate credit. Honors A graduate nursing student whose grade point average is 4.0 is awarded her/his degree with High Honors. Grades Grade Point Average The sting students in their work is expressed by five grades: A (above average graduate work), B (average graduate work), C (below average graduate work), D (failing graduate work), F (failing graduate work). D F grades are not acceptable for graduate credit. Students may also register in certain courses on a pass/fail basis, in which case

13 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 1 the grade is recorded as either Pass (P) or Fail (F) no letter grade is assigned. Other symbols used in reporting the sting students in their classes are: WP=withdrawal from course passing; WF=withdrawal from course failing; I=incomplete; IP=in progress (for selected courses); S=satisfactory; U=unsatisfactory; AU records an audited course. Courses in which a student receives a D or F will not be counted toward the total number courses /or hours required for a graduate degree in the School or the Graduate School Biomedical Sciences. However, all grades (A to F) are included in the computation the grade point average. In computing the grade point average, the following scale points per semester credit hour is used: A = 4 points (90-100) B = points (80-89) C = points (70-79) D = 1 point (60-69) F = 0 points (Below 60) Progression in the Graduate Program To continue in the graduate program, a student must: absolve any contingencies related to admission to the program within the time period stated in the letter admission, or within the first semester if not stated; maintain satisfactory progress (B average in first 9 hours) if conditionally admitted; receive no more than one C in any required course; maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average B (.0) for all courses taken while enrolled in the graduate program. Should a student fail to meet the criteria for continuance in the program, her/his progress will be reviewed by the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) which may: impose conditions as requirements for continuation in the program, or terminate the student s enrollment in the program, with the consent the Dean the School or the Dean the Graduate School Biomedical Sciences ( Scholastic Probation A student whose cumulative grade point average or nursing grade point average falls below.0 will be placed on probation warned that continuation in the graduate program is in jeopardy. The probation period shall extend no longer than two consecutive semesters enrollment. No more than one probationary period shall be permitted. NURE (elective) courses may not be taken during the probationary period, the student may not drop any course after the first class day. To be removed from probation, the student must achieve a.0 cumulative grade point average by the completion the probationary period. Failure to accomplish the required average will result in the student s dismissal from the program. The progress students on probation will be reviewed by the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) each semester. A student on probation will not be admitted to cidacy nor awarded a degree. Satisfactory progress toward the degree is required throughout the student s enrollment. The Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) may terminate a student s enrollment at any time if the student does not meet the criteria for continuance in the program. Probation Policy Procedure 1. Definition: Probation is the status the student whose progression in the program may be delayed, interrupted or conditional due to the criteria listed below.. Criteria for Probation in the Program includes any one the following: a. Earning a grade C in a graduate course required for the program b. Earning a grade in a required graduate course that drops the GPA below.0 c. Failure to meet any the School Policies related to academic or pressional conduct d. Failure to meet the terms pressional integrity stards defined in the current University Catalog ( catalog.uthscsa.edu), the Texas State Board Act ( the Texas State Board Rules Regulations ( the American s Association Code Ethics ( MainMenuCategories/EthicsStards/CodeEthicsfors).. Probation Procedure a. Initial Review Recommendation for Probation i The faculty member record for each course will notify, in writing, a student who meets the criteria set forth in provision refer the student to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs within business days the occurrence the criteria set forth in provision. ii The student may present his/her case to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, if requested in writing, within business days notification the probation recommendation. If the student wishes to bring a person outside the School to the meeting, he/she must indicate this in the request to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. If the person attending the meeting with the student is an attorney, the meeting will be held with the University attorney present. The student may be accompanied by her/his academic advisor during the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs review process. b. If the review results in validation the criteria set forth in provision, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will recommend in writing one or more the following actions to the Dean the School : i Earning a Grade C or a grade that drops the GPA below.0 1. A written Probation Letter Expectation that determines the length conditions the probation period which may include, but are not limited, any one the following: Referral the student to resources support services for academic success Referral the student to the faculty to devise a written plan for academic success. Referral the student to the Associate Dean for Admissions Student Services for non-academic support

14 14 Master Science in (M.S.N.) ii Failure to meet School Policies or failure to meet the terms pressional integrity stards defined in the current University Catalog, the Texas State Board Act ( npa.html), the Texas State Board Rules Regulations ( the American s Association Code Ethics ( CodeEthicsfors) 1. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will present a recommendation for the Probation Letter Expectation that determines the length conditions the probation to the Committee on Graduate Studies.. The Committee on Graduate Studies will act on the recommendation for the Probation Letter Expectation. iii The final decision for probation the terms the probation will be made by the Committee on Graduate Studies will be delivered to the student in writing by certified letter to the student s address record copied to the Dean the School. iv When indicated, the incident will be reported to the local law enforcement agency /or other appropriate agencies, institutions, /or regulatory bodies by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. v If the review the recommendation for probation results in a recommendation for dismissal, the policy procedure for dismissal will supersede the policy procedure for probation. Dismissal Policy Procedure 1. Definition: Dismissal is the removal a student from the School Graduate Program. A student who is dismissed from the graduate program may not continue in the graduate nursing program is not eligible for readmission.. Criteria for Dismissal from the Graduate Program includes any one the following: a. Earning a grade D, F, "WF"or Fail in any required graduate course b. Earning a grade C in 6 or more credit hours required graduate coursework regardless cumulative GPA or in two required graduate courses regardless the number credit hours cumulative GPA c. Failure to meet the conditions the School Probation Letter Expectation d. Failure to meet the terms pressional integrity ethical stards defined in the current University Catalog, the Texas State Board Act ( the Texas State Board Rules Regulations ( nursinglaw/rr.html) the American s Association Code Ethics ( EthicsStards/CodeEthicsfors). When indicated, the incident will be reported to the local law enforcement agency /or other appropriate agencies, institutions, /or regulatory bodies. e. Failure to notify the school non-matriculation for two consecutive semesters (excluding summers). Students must re-apply for admission.. Dismissal Procedure a. The faculty member record for each course will notify, in writing, a student who meets the criteria set forth in provision refer the student to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs within business days the occurrence the criteria set forth in provision. b. When a student meets criteria in provision above, he or she will be dismissed from his or her program. The student will receive notification dismissal via a certified letter from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, with copies sent to the student's advisor, the Dean the School, the student's file in the Graduate Office to the Registrar for the student s permanent record. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs has full authority to proceed autonomously according to policy, but may choose to seek input from the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS). A student who is dismissed from his or her program is not eligible to register for additional courses. If the student has already registered for subsequent courses, the student will be required to unenroll. 4. Student Appeal Dismissal a. In the event extenuating circumstances, a student may choose to appeal dismissal from his or her program. All appeals are presented to reviewed by the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS). A request for appeal dismissal presentation to COGS must be sent by the student in writing to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs within business days receiving the certified letter dismissal. The student must indicate in the request if he or she wishes to bring a person outside the School to the meeting. If the person attending the meeting with the student is an attorney, the meeting will be held with the University attorney present. The student may also request to bring his or her academic advisor or other appropriate faculty to the meeting with COGS. The Committee on Graduate Studies may request University employees or supervising clinical agency personnel attend the appeal or meet with them prior to deliberating. A review the student s records may also be conducted. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will notify the student, in writing, that his or her case will be presented to the Committee on Graduate Studies. The written communication will include the date time the presentation. Student presentations are limited to a maximum 15 minutes. b. After the student presentation is concluded, any additional information deemed appropriate to the situation is obtained, the Committee on Graduate Studies will review all information related to the criteria set forth in provision for adherence to process outcome actions. The faculty voting members the Committee on Graduate Studies, in closed deliberation with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, can recommend one or more the following actions: i Uphold the decision to dismiss the student from the School Graduate Program ii Amend the dismissal decision to probation in the Graduate Program per explicit terms expectations deemed appropriate by COGS the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs iii Reconsideration dismissal due to adherence concerns with process; including next steps

15 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 15 c. A written recommendation from the Chairperson the Committee on Graduate Studies will be made to the Dean the School. d. The final decision will be made by the Dean will be delivered to the student in writing by certified letter to the student s address record. A student who receives probation in the Graduate Program is not eligible to re-enroll in courses the semester immediately following the semester in which the student originally met criteria for dismissal. A student who is dismissed from the School may not continue in the Graduate Program is not eligible for readmission. Petition Students may petition the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) for the consideration relevant issues influencing program progression /or completion. Students who wish to petition COGS should consult with their advisors, then complete the Student Petition Form that is available from the Office for Academic Affairs. Decisions regarding the petition will be communicated in writing to the students. Petitions for reconsideration the decision COGS are reviewed by the Dean the School. The Dean s decisions are final. Repetition a Course for courses in which a D or F is received may not be repeated is grounds for dismissal as indicated in the dismissal policy. The Semester Hour The unit measure for credit purposes is the semester credit hour. One semester credit hour is given for each one clock hour class or one clock hour seminar for didactic courses. Three clock hours per one semester credit hour laboratory/practicum/computer lab experience per week, per semester is given in the Administrative Leader (CNL) majors. Four clock hours per one semester credit hour laboratory/practicum/computer lab experience per week, per semester is given in the majors, Education major, all tracks in the DNP Program. For selected sessions summer sessions during which the class, seminar, practicum hours are concentrated, equivalent clock hours are provided. Thesis Dissertation Course Report Thesis dissertation courses may be reported as In Progress (IP) until the work is completed. Thesis dissertation courses are not counted in the grade point average. Examinations Examinations must be taken on the date time scheduled. If extenuating circumstances prevent the student from taking an examination, prior approval must be granted by the course instructor to postpone the examination. If a student misses an examination without prior approval by the instructor, a grade F will be recorded for the examination. Readmission Individuals who have previously been enrolled in graduate nursing courses should complete an for Readmission. Transcripts from any colleges or universities attended since the time the previous enrollment in the graduate programs must be submitted. Applicants may be requested to provide recent pressional references. Pro current licensure as a registered nurse in Texas is also required. Individuals who have not registered in three consecutive terms, excluding summers, must apply for readmission unless they were previously granted ficial permission for leave absence. Those seeking readmission are subject to all requirements, procedures, acceptance considerations outlined in this Catalog. NURSING Courses NURS110. Assessment:. 1 Hour. This course provides an opportunity for application health assessment theory skills in a simulated practice setting with emphasis on the adult geriatric populations. 1 semester hour (1 hour clinical skills laboratory). Prerequisites: NURS 04 NURS 09. NURS17. Pharmacotherapeutics: Psychiatric Mental. 1 Hour. This course focuses on the nurse's role in safe, effective pharmacotherapeutics for persons with psychiatric mental health alterations. Success completion semester 1 is required. 1 semester hour (1 hour theory). NURS04. Assessment: Theoretical Foundations. This course focuses on the theory practice health assessment individuals families across the lifespan with emphasis on the adult geriatric populations. Prerequisites: NURS 0 NURS 09. NURS05. Psychiatric Mental : Theoretical Foundations. This course focuses on the promotion, maintenance, restoration mental health across the lifespan with an emphasis on pressional relationships, therapeutic communication, the understing psychopathology. Success completion semester 1 is required. Clock hours: semester hours ( hours theory). NURS06. Psychiatric Mental :. This course provides the opportunity for clinical experience for nursing intervention development for promoting, maintaining, restoring mental health across the lifespan integrating principles pressional relationships, therapeutic communication, concepts psychopathology. Clock hours: semester hours ( hours clinical). Prerequisites: NURS 05 Corequisites: NURS 05. NURS07. Of Childbearing Families: Theoretical Foundations. This course addresses holistic care women their families during the childbearing years with emphasis on health promotion risk reduction. Successful completion semester 1 is required. Clock hours: semester hours ( hours theory). NURS08. Of Childbearing Families:. This course provides opportunity for clinical application holistic care women their families during the childbearing years with emphasis on health promotion risk reduction. Clock hours: semester hours ( hours clinical) Prerequisite: NURS 07.

16 16 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS70. Pressional Socialization. This course addresses pressional values, ethical legal foundations, principles social justice, history nursing, the roles the 1st Century nurse with an emphasis on safety quality. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Admission to the Accelerated Undergraduate Program is required. NURS71. Principles Pharmacotherapeutics. This course focuses on the nurse's role responsibilities in drug therapy emphasizing safety related to drug therapy including principles pharmacology accurate calculations. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Prerequisite: admission to the Accelerated Undergraduate Program. NURS7. Assessment Promotion: Theoretical Foundations. This course focuses on the theory practice health assessment individuals families across the lifespan. Admission to the Accelerated Undergraduate Program is required. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). NURS7. Assessment Promotion:. This course focuses on the theory practice health assessment individuals families across the lifespan. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Prerequisite: NURS 7. NURS74. Psychiatric Mental : Theoretical Foundations. This course focuses on the promotion, maintenance, restoration mental health across the lifespan with an emphasis on pressional relationships, therapeutic communication, the understing psychopathology. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion Semester 1 is required. NURS75. Psychiatric Mental :. This course provides clinical experience for nursing intervention development for promoting, maintaining, restoring mental health across the lifespan integrating principles pressional relationships, therapeutic communication, concepts psychopathology. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Prerequisites: NURS 17 NURS 74. NURS0. Concepts Pressional. This course addresses pressional role development integrating concepts multidimensional care skills inquiry analysis to inform clinical decision making, pressional judgement, lifelong learning. Admission to the traditional undergraduate program is required. NURS04. Pharmacotherapeutics. This course provides the foundation for safe, effective drug therapy the role the nurse in health promotion, disease prevention, management. Successful completion semester 1 is required. NURS05. Foundations :. This course provides practice experience for clinical decision making interventions with individuals, including a special focus on the older adult, in diverse settings using a patient centered, holistic, caring framework. Prerequistes:NURS 01, NURS 0, NURS 09. NURS09. Pathophysiology. This course focuses on concepts pathophysiology essential to understing alterations in body systems developing clinical decision making for health promotion, risk reduction, disease management. Clock hours: semester hours ( hours theory). Admission to the Traditional Track the undergraduate program is required. NURS1. Transitions In Pressional. This course addresses pressional role development for Registered s who are returning to school to prepare for advanced generalist roles as Leaders or Administrative Managers at the graduate level. The focus is on integrating multidimensional care, skills inquiry analysis, a broadened focus on individuals, families, populations to inform clinical reasoning in changing health care environments. Admission to the Alternate Entry Masters Program is required. Clock semester hours ( hours theory). NURS0. Foundations -Theoretical Foundations. This course provides a scientific foundation for clinical practice with individuals in diverse settings using a concept-based, patient-centered, holistic framework. NURS65. Pharmacology. This course provides the foundation for safe, effective drug therapy the role the nurse in health promotion, disease prevention, management. NURS70. Pathophysiology. This course focuses on the concepts pathophysiology essential to understing alterations in body systems developing clinical decision making for health promotion, risk reduction, disease management. Admission to the Accelerated Undergraduate Program is required. NURS71. Foundations : s. In this course the student will have the opportunity to develop foundational clinical competencies for providing safe, quality patient care in a clinical setting. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical). Prerequisite: NURS 7. NURS7. Family : Theoretical Foundations. This course focuses on the care families across the lifespan with emphasis on childbearing childrearing families their roles, functions, dynamics with regard to health promotion risk reduction. Successful completion Semester 1. NURS7. Family : s. This course provides the opportunity for clinical application nursing care for families across the lifespan with emphasis on childbearing childrearing families their roles, functions, dynamics with regard to health promotion risk reduction. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical). Prerequisites: NURS 7 NURS 171. NURS74. Research Evidence-Based. This course integrates concepts from research information management that apply to the generation, appraisal, use, dissemination evidence that informs safe, quality nursing practice. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion semester 1. NURS75. Research Evidence Based. This course addresses the role research in pressional nursing practice including conduct research, research sources utilization dissemination, principles models evidence-based practice.

17 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 17 NURS40. Research & Evidence-Based. 4 This course addresses the role research in pressional nursing practice including conduct research, research sources, utilization dissemination, principles models evidence-based practice. Clock hours: 4 semester hours (4 hours theory). Successful completion semester 1 is required. NURS4110. Pharmacotherapeutics: Disease 1. 1 Hour. This course focuses on the nurse's role in, safe, effective pharmacotherapeutics for individuals with conditions affecting the immune, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal systems. NURS4111. Pharmacotherapeutics: Disease. 1 Hour. This course focuses on the nurse's role in, safe, effective pharmacotherapeutics for individuals across the lifespan who have acute life-threatening conditions. NURS410. Child Family : Theoretical Foundations. This course addresses holistic care children families with emphasis on health promotion, disease management, injury prevention through therapeutic nursing assessment intervention across environments. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion semester is required. NURS411. Child Family :. This course addresses holistic care children families with emphasis on health promotion, disease management, injury prevention through therapeutic nursing assessment intervention across environments. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical) Prerequisites: NURS 410 Corequisites: NURS 410. NURS417. Population Focused :. This course provides experience for application population focused health promotion disease injury prevention based on determinants local, national, global health including lifestyle, environmental, cultural, genetic factors. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical) Prerequisites: NURS 417. NURS47. Population Focused : s. This course provides clinical experience for application population focused health promotion, disease injury prevention based on determinants local, national, global health including lifestyle, environment, cultural, genetic factors. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical) Prerequisites: NURS 47. NURS40. Leadership :. This course provides opportunity for clinical application nursing leadership management in diverse settings to promote quality patient outcomes. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical) Prerequisites: NURS 49. NURS411. Of The Adult 1: Theoretical Foundations. This course focuses on theoretical principles regarding holistic care the adult experiencing chronic health problems within diverse settings. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory) Prerequisites: Completion Semester. NURS414. The Adult 1:. This course provides opportunity for clinical application regarding holistic care the adult experiencing chronic health alterations. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical). Prerequisites: NURS 411 Corequisites: NURS 411. NURS415. The Adult : Theoretical Foundations. This course addresses holistic care the acutely critically ill adult experiencing complex health alterations while in acute care settings. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Prerequisites: NURS 411 NURS 414. NURS416. The Adult :. This course provides clinical experience for holistic patient-centered care the acutely critically ill adult experiencing complex health alterations within acute care settings. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical) Prerequisites: NURS 415 Corequisites: NURS 415. NURS417. Population Focused : Theoretical Foundations. This course addresses population focused health promotion disease injury prevention based on determinants local, national, global health including lifestyle, environmental, cultural, genetic factors. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion semester. NURS419. Leadership : Theoretical Foundations. This course presents theoretical principles nursing leadership management in diverse settings to promote quality patient outcomes. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion semester is required. NURS40. Leadership :. This course provides opportunity for clinical application nursing leadership management in diverse settings to promote quality patient outcomes. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours clinical). Prerequisites: NURS 419. NURS47. Population Focused : Theoretical Foundations. This course provides clinical experience for application population focused health promotion, disease injury prevention based on determinants local, national, global health including lifestyle, environment, cultural, genetic factors. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion semester is required. NURS49. Leadership : Theoretical Foundations. This course presents theoretical principles nursing leadership management in diverse settings to promote quality patient outcomes. Hour Allocation: semester hours ( hours theory). Successful completion Semester is required. NURS4. Leadership: Theoretical Foundations. This course presents theoretical principles nursing leadership management in diverse settings to promote quality patient outcomes. Clock semester hours ( hours theory). Prerequisites: NURS 7 NURS 7.

18 18 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS440. Disease :. 4 This course is the clinical component for Disease 1: Theoretical Foundations Disease II: Theoretical Foundations that focuses on the nursing care decision making related to multiple disease concepts across the lifespan. (4 hrs ) Prerequisites: NURS 4501, NURS 4110, NURS 450 AND NURS NURS440. Transition To Pressional : Immersion. 4 This course is a clinical immersion experience designed to provide comprehensive learning opportunities that promote integration baccalaureate learning outcomes to prepare the graduate for pressional nursing practice. NURS44. Immersion. 4 This course facilitates the transition the student into pressional practice through preceptorship by Registered s in a variety settings. Hour Allocation: 4 semester hours (4 hours clinical). Completion all Accelerated Undergraduate Program courses is required. NURS4501. Disease 1: Theoretical Foundations. 5 This course emphasizes nursing care decision making regarding patients across the lifespan experiencing alterations in metabolism, circulation, oxygenation, elimination, immunology/inflammation, sexuality. Successful completion semester is required. (5 hrs Theory). NURS450. Disease : Theoretical Foundations. 5 This course emphasizes nursing care decision making regarding patients across the lifespan experiencing alterations in coordination control, cellular differentiation, cognitive/sensory, fluid electrolytes, sepsis, trauma. (5 hrs Theory) Prerequisites: NURS 4501 NURS NURS5070. Responsible Conduct Of Patient-Oriented Research. This interdisciplinary course is designed to train participants in the responsible conduct patient-oriented clinical research. Students will have the opportunity to learn to, by the end the course, be required to: (1) delineate a history hallmark abuses humans enrolled in clinical research; () describe the evolution national international codes regulations guiding inclusion human subjects in clinical investigations; () list the elements informed consent describe procedures precautions for enrolling special populations into clinical investigation; (4) write a consent form in understable language; (5) recognize different forms scientific misconduct; (6) describe the role processes a peer review board to judge violations in research ethics; (7) develop strategies for self-assessment validation scientific objectivity in one's own research; (8) recognize the ethical responsibilities consequences whistle blowing. NURS541. Roles The Teacher In Contemporary Education. This course focuses on the integration application the roles the educator in contemporary nursing for the clinical, laboratory, / or simulation environments. The course provides the opportunity to implement adult teaching learning experiences in nursing areas academia, staff development, /or continuing education. Clock hours: six clock hours practicum (90 clock hours). Prerequisites: NURS 571 or equivalent Corequisites: NURS NURS506. Advanced Theory. This course explores analyzes theories propositions from social, psychological, medical, nursing, interpersonal relations as a foundation to understing research, practice scholarship in nursing. Clock hours: three semester clock hours class (45 clock hours). NURS507. Using Research Of. This course provides the foundations for the use research in nursing science healthcare. Emphasis is on designing, interpreting, evaluating research. Clock hours: three clock hours class (45 clock hours). Prerequisite: NURS 506. NURS510. Organizational Systems Administrative Strategies. This course examines contemporary influences, theories, principles, functional strategies related to management/administration organizational systems at the micro, meso, macrosystem levels. The effects external; internal environmental changes on complex systems, role relationships, team building, planning, structure, communication, negotiation, consultation in nursing inter-pressional systems are discussed. Prerequisites: NURS 59 Corequisites: NURS 59. NURS518. Systems 1. This is one a series graduate level courses that provides the foundation for nursing management clinical units, departments, service lines in health care systems. This course is designed to provide the knowledge skills for an effective efficient human resource system to patient care services at multiple levels from employment screening to ongoing development. The processes skills for coaching individuals groups leading through consultation are emphasized. Relationship management influencing behaviors are addressed. The components the Magnet Hospital model strategies, with evidence, are emphasized for excellence. Students emerge with an understing ability to apply human resource principles skills in the development patient care staff quality work environment to assure excellence in patient care delivery. Prerequisites: NURS 59 Corequisites: NURS 59. NURS58. Advanced Pathophysiology. This course focuses on pathophysiological processes across the lifespan the development clinical reasoning skills that distinguish the relationship between normal physiology specific system alterations produced by injury disease. Particular attention will be given to etiology, pathogenesis, developmental environmental influences, clinical manifestations major health problems. clock hours class (45 hours class). NURS59. Leadership For Quality, Safety Policy. The course focuses on the principles theories germane to leadership in complex organizations; models, tools, processes to measure health care outcomes; forces that influence health policy nursing practice. Clock clock hours class (45 hours class). NURS556. Financial Economic Evidence In. This course focuses on principles health care economics; third-party reimbursement; costing; budget types, process monitoring; economic evaluation methods; business plan importance, components writing. Clock hours class (45 clock hours).

19 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 19 NURS571. Curriculum Instruction In. This course is designed to introduce students to the process curriculum development. The teaching, learning, evaluation principles are examined from the stpoint the effect on various curriculum patterns. The course provides opportunity for examination factors that influence curriculum development, implementation, evaluation. Clock three class hours per week. NURS6071. Supervised Teaching. 1-6 Directed teaching in the major area under close supervision one or more faculty members is required each doctoral student. Up to six semester credit hours toward a degree may be granted to the student who satisfactorily completes the graduate courses in Supervised Teaching in her/his area study. (Optional). NURS6098. Thesis. 1-4 A total 6.0 semester credit hours (including.0 semester credit hours for NURS 698 Development a Thesis Proposal) is required for thesis credit. (Completion thesis is recommended but not required within the master's program. Specific policies regarding theses are available from the Office the Graduate Program.) The consent the thesis advisor is required for enrollment. NURS6101. Advanced Mental Concepts: s. 1 Hour. The focus this course is developing advanced practice mental health nursing skills by providing holistic care through assessment, crisis intervention, pharmacological management, biological or other therapies, consultation/referral. Clock clock hours clinical (45 hours clinical). NURS6110. Advanced Assessment:. 1 Hour. This course focuses on applying advanced health assessment skills; developing clinical basis for advanced assessment in nursing practice; collecting, interpreting summarizing database; documenting findings; presenting complete problem list. Clock clock hours clinical (45 hours clinical). Prerequisites: An undergraduate health assessment course or comparable equivalent ; Corequisites: NURS 610. NURS611. Systems : Seminar. 1 Hour. This course provides students the opportunity to discuss the role the Administrative Executive in a clinical service, department, or service line across the continuum care. The focus is on the development knowledge skills for strategic planning, operational management, regulatory management, organizational priority setting, development inter-pressional relationships, implementation the evidence-based capstone project. Clock hours:15 hours class seminar Prerequisites: NURS 61, NURS 60, NURS 60, NURS 61 NURS 518 Corequisites: NURS 681. NURS610. Leader Role : Seminar. 1 Hour. This seminar is designed to provide students enrolled in the CNO capstone clinical course the opportunity to discuss analyze leadership challenges in the development implementation the CNL role in various health care microsystems. Clock hours: 1 semester class hour (15 clock hours class). Prerequisite: NURS 60 NURS 6 Corequisites: NURS 68. NURS610. Conceptual Basis For Advanced. 1 Hour. The purpose this course is to provide a conceptual basis for advance practice nursing. Students examine nurse practitioner competencies with emphasis on acquiring knowledge skills to assume leadership roles in health care delivery, health policy, complex health care systems. Research quality improvement mechanisms to implement change are explored. NURS61. Population State the Science. 1 Hour. This course provides a foundation for understing evidence-based clinical prevention population care services to individuals, families aggregates/identified populations through the identification key competencies relevant predictable learning opportunities in their practice settings. NURS614. 1: Facilitation Learning in an Academic Setting. 1 Hour. This practicum course provides students the opportunity to explore the scope responsibilities teaching in an academic setting; including exposure to regulatory processes faculty governance, as well as, faculty practice, service research scholarship activities. Students will also begin direct engagement in teaching students in their area practice or population foci in classroom, online, lab, simulation clinical settings. Prerequisites: NURS 61 NURS 660 Corequisites: NURS 66. NURS616. : Facilitation Learning in an Academic Setting. 1 Hour. This practicum course provides students the opportunity to exp direct engagement in teaching students in their area practice or population foci in classroom, online, lab, simulation clinical settings. Focus is on assuming a beginning leadership role in designing implementing learning modules strategies that support curriculum outcomes reflect best practices, as well as, assumption clinical teaching responsibilities course maintenance in collaboration with faculty preceptor. Prerequisites: NURS 61, NURS 660, NURS 66, NURS 614 Corequisites: NURS 664. NURS618. : Facilitation Learning Across Systems. 1 Hour. This practicum course provides students the opportunity to explore the scope responsibilities educators in community health system environments. activities support understing responsiveness to human resourcing, competency maintenance, safety, staff development for enhanced clinical system outcomes. Additional focus includes use technology informatics applications that support learning in diverse practice settings. Prerequisites: NURS 61, NURS 660, NURS 66, NURS 614, NURS 664 NURS 616 Corequisites: NURS 666. NURS601. Advanced Mental Concepts. The focus this course is developing the theoretical basis for advanced practice nursing in mental health using a holistic perspective to examine the etiology, meaning, consequences human behavior. Clock clock hours class (0 hours class). Corequisites: NURS NURS60. Advanced Financial : Practicum. This practicum provides students the opportunity to engage in the advanced financial management activities a selected healthcare institution while working with a designated preceptor. Clock hours: 90 clock hours clinical practicum. Prerequisite: NURS 556 Corequisites: NURS 5501.

20 0 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS610. Advanced Assessment Reasoning. This course will build upon health assessment skills developed in the pressional nurse's basic educational program. The theoretical clinical basis for assessment in advanced practice will be developed. The process whereby the advanced practitioner utilizes comprehensive physical, psychosocial, cultural assessment across the lifespan, to gather specific data relevant to common health problems, is demonstrated. Faculty preceptors facilitate laboratory clinical experiences that focus on assessment clients presentation findings in a variety settings. An undergraduate health assessment course or comparable experience is required. Clock A 45-clock-hour clinical practicum is required. Course Fees: Lab $0 Corequisites: NURS NURS61. Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) & Mgt 1:. Primary care experience in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management common psychiatric illnesses. Additionally, this course emphasizes collaborative, partnership development among patients, families, interpressional teams. Clock 90 hours clinical practicum Corequisites: NURS 641. NURS60. Program Planning Evaluation: Practicum. This course provides the opportunity to explore clinical or management problems in a variety health care settings. The focus this course is development program planning evaluation projects using analytical problem-solving skills, processes, strategies, evidenced-based practice. Students will be given the opportunity to work with an institutional based preceptor to develop theory-based interventions evaluation strategies. Clock hours: 90 clock hours practicum. Prerequisites: NURS 556, NURS 506, NURS 507 Corequisites: NURS 61. NURS60. Leader 1: Role The Adv. Generalist in care Microsystems. The focus this course is on assessment clinical microsystems in healthcare settings to identify needed changes in clinical trajectory for patients within the system. Development the role the CNL as a patient care coordinator educator for an interpressional team is the aim this course. Improving patient safety, quality outcomes, planning for implementation innovations in care based on evidencebased practice will be discussed. Clock hours: 0. Prerequisites: NURS 59, NURS 58, NURS 610, NURS 60, NURS 506, NURS 507. NURS6. Leader 1: Role Of The Adv Generalist In care Microsystems - Clin s. This course is a practicum course designed to assist the CNL is assessing a particular clinical microsystem healthcare designing educational programs for patients, families, the interpressional team. The focus the assessment is on improving patient safety selected quality outcomes based on evidence-based practice. Clock hours: 90 clinical clock hours. Prerequisites: NURS 59, NURS 58, NURS 610, NURS 60, NURS 506, NURS 507 Corequisites: NURS 60. NURS648. Family (FNP) 1:. The focus this course is on primary care experiences promoting health, preventing disease, diagnosing managing common illness in diverse populations, on developing collaborative partnerships with patients, families, interpressional teams. Clock 90 hours clinical practicum Corequisites: NURS NURS650. Advanced Promotion, Protection, Disease Prevention. Students analyze theories research from nursing, health promotion, health protection disease prevention. Family, human development, patient education community are the foundation for exploring the phenomena family focused care. Data grounded in epidemiological sources, health histories family assessments are examined as the basis for identification risk factors. Prerequisites: NURS 506 NURS 507. NURS660. Intro: Education Theories & Trends. This course will introduce the nursing education theories trends that influence the development nursing education programs in academic service settings. NURS66. Curriculum. This course is designed to introduce the student to the process curriculum development. The teaching learning processes are examined from the stpoint education nursing research the effect on various curriculum patterns. Students are introduced to selected learning theories strategies to promote critical thinking active learning. The course provides opportunity for examination for factors that influence curriculum development, implement, evaluation in interpressional education. Prerequisites: NURS 61 NURS 660 Corequisites: NURS 614. NURS664. Strategies that Facilitate Learning Across Delivery Modalities Systems. This course focuses on theory evidence based strategies enacted to create successful learning environments; including responsiveness to individual student staff characteristics learning needs, desired outcomes, content context. Additional focus includes technology informatics applications that support learning in classroom, distance, skills lab, simulation, clinical education, health care systems practice sites. Prerequisites: NURS 61, NURS 660, NURS 66 NURS 614 Corequisites: NURS 616. NURS666. Evaluation in Education. This course is designed to introduce the student to the process curriculum evaluation. Strategies for assessing evaluating learning outcomes will be examined. Students are introduced to methods classroom clinical evaluation. The course provides opportunity for examination comprehensive program evaluation. Prerequisites: NURS 61, NURS 660, NURS 66, NURS 614, NURS 61, NURS 618 NURS 616 Corequisites: NURS 618. NURS698. Develop Thesis Proposal. The focus this course is development refinement the thesis proposal. Must have consent thesis advisor to enroll in this course the course is completed when the proposal is approved by the thesis advisors. Prerequisites: NURS 506 NURS 507. NURS60. Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics. This course focuses on advanced practice knowledge skills in the therapeutic use pharmacologic agents including pharmacologic treatment major health problems, pharmacokinetics principles, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics legal aspects prescribing. Clock three clock hours class (45 hours class). Pererequisites: NURS 58. NURS61. Advanced Mental Concepts. The focus this course is developing the theoretical basis for advanced practice nursing in mental health using a holistic perspective to examine the etiology, meaning consequences human behavior. Graduate Sting is a prerequisite for this course.

21 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 1 NURS61. Program Planning Evaluation. This course provides the opportunity to explore management problems in health care settings with an emphasis on program planning evaluation. Using analytical problem-solving skills, processes, strategies, evidenced-based practice, students will be given the opportunity to develop theory-based interventions evaluation strategies. Clock hours: clock hours class Prerequisites: NURS 556, NURS 506 NURS 507 Corequisites: NURS 60. NURS615. Informatics & Technologies. This course focuses on information systems patient care technology, including database management systems computer applications related to monitoring outcomes, quality improvement, safety evaluating patient care technology. Graduate Sting is a prerequisite for this course. NURS617. care Information Systems Patient Technology. This course is an introduction to the health care nursing informatics computing environment. It provides a basis for understing the impact information technology on health care practice critical thinking in clinical decision making. Theoretical applied approaches furnish a basis for understing participating in the use informatics systems in health care nursing. Emphasis is on the use technology to access knowledge to create science-based practice protocols for informed clinical decision making in health care nursing. NOTE: First course two in Informatics Minor - or - may be taken as an Elective course. This course requires basic computer competencies. Clock hours: three clock hours class. NURS61. Advanced Financial. This course covers advanced financial management concepts relevant to managing the business healthcare. Key concepts covered include principles advanced financial management, interpretation financial statements, regulatory requirements imposed by payers accreditors, advanced budgeting variance analysis, forecasting, productivity management. The role the Administrative Manager in interpressional financial planning for quality, safety, financial stability will be addressed. Prerequisites: NURS 556 Corequisites: NURS 60. NURS65. Transforming Complex care Systems For Quality Safety. This course focuses on the analysis, synthesis, application science to address current emerging problems related to patient care quality safety within a healthcare system. Organizational theories culture, the dynamic forces at microsystem, mesosystem, macrosystem levels are explored. The unique role advanced nursing in quality improvement conceptualization redesign effective care delivery models that address gaps in science delivery patient care services will be explored. Clock hours: 45 clock hours class Prerequisites: NURS 59. NURS680. Fundamentals Epidemiology. This course is designed to study the distribution determinants health disease in human populations. Improving health by altering personal environmental risk factors will be a major focus. Epidemiological research using technology public health informatics will be introduced. Clock hours: 45 clock hours. NURS641. Psychiatric Mental Mgmt: Concepts Theory 1. 4 This course provides the theoretical basis for the competencies the Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP). This course lays the scientific foundation for independent practice as the RN transitions to the role the in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management illness in psychiatric patients across the lifespan. Using self-directed learning strategies, disorders approximately one half the physiologic/psychological systems are examined. Psychotherapies theories half psychopathology are surveyed. Additionally, this course emphasizes collaborative, partnership development among patients, families, interpressional teams. Clock 60 clock hours class Prerequisites: NURS 59, NURS 506, NURS 507, NURS 556, NURS 617, NURS 650, NURS 58, NURS 60, NURS 6110, NURS 610, NURS 6101 NURS 601. NURS6416. Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) Mgmt: Concepts & Theory. 4 The focus this course is refinement the Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) role in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management in psychiatric practice with diverse populations across the lifespan. Using problem-based self-directed learning strategies, disorders the remaining physiologic systems psychiatric disorders are examined. Emphasis is placed on differentiating signs symptoms to formulate possible diagnoses determining the effect the illness on the family. In addition, the nurse practitioner's role as a collaborative member the interpressional team will be evaluated. Prerequisites: NURS 59, NURS 506, NURS 507, NURS 556, NURS 617, NURS 650, NURS 58, NURS 60, NURS 6110, NURS 610, NURS 6101, NURS 601 NURS 641. NURS64. Pediatric (PNP) Primary : Concepts Theory 1. 4 This course provides the theoretical basis for the competencies the s (NP). This course lays the scientific foundation for independent practice as the RN transitions to the role the in health promotions, disease prevention diagnosis management illness in primary healthcare practice in diverse infant, child adolescent population. Using self-directed learning strategies, disorders approximately one half the physiologic systems are examined. Additionally, this course emphasizes collaborative partnership development among patients families interpressional teams. Clock 60 clock hours didactic Prerequisites: NURS 506, NURS 507, NURS 556, NURS 59, NURS 610, NURS 601, NURS 58, NURS 680, NURS 617, NURS 650, NURS 60, NURS 6110 NURS NURS648. Pediatric (PNP) Primary : Concepts Theory. 4 The focus this course is refinement the Pediatric s role in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management in primary health care practice with diverse population from birth through adolescent. Using problem-based self-direct learning strategies, disorders the remaining physiologic system are examined. Emphasis is placed on differentiating signs symptoms to formulate possible diagnosis determining the effect the illness on the family. In addition, practitioner role as a collaborative member the interpressional team will be evaluated. Clock hours: 60 hours Prerequisites: NURS 59, NURS 506, NURS 507, NURS 556, NURS 617, NURS 650, NURS 58, NURS 60, NURS 6110, NURS 610, NURS 6101, NURS 601 NURS 64.

22 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS6451. Family (FNP) Young Families: Concepts & Theory. 4 This course provides the theoretical basis for the competencies the Family (FNP) in the care young families. This course lays the scientific foundation for independent practice in health promotion, disease prevention, the diagnosis management acute chronic illness for patients across the reproductive continuum the health illness from birth to adolescents in the primary healthcare setting. Additionally, this course emphasizes collaborative partnership development among patients, families, interpressional teams. Prerequisites: NURS 506, NURS 507, NURS 59, NURS 556, NURS 617, NURS 650, NURS 58, NURS 60, NURS 6110, NURS 610, NURS 6101 NURS 601. NURS645. Family (FNP) Aging Families: Concepts & Theory. 4 This course provides the theoretical basis for the competencies the Family (FNP) in health promotion, diagnosis management in the primary healthcare setting for the mature aging patient family. Problem-based self-directed learning strategies are used to review acute chronic disorders the aging patient family. Emphasis is placed on differentiating signs symptoms to formulate possible diagnoses determining the effect illness on this diverse population. Additionally, this course emphasizes the FNP as a collaborative member the interpressional team. Prerequisites: NURS 506, NURS 59, NURS 507, NURS 556, NURS 617, NURS 650, NURS 58, NURS 60, NURS 6110, NURS 610, NURS 6101 NURS 601. NURS6455. Adult-Gerontology Acute : Concepts Theory 1. 4 This course introduces the student to the principles diagnostic treatment strategies utilized in acute/critical care settings by the Adult- Gerontology Acute. The use evidence based practice is encouraged to develop a strong scientific foundation for independent collaborative practice as the registered nurse transitions to the role the Adult-Gerontology Acute. The focus is in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management common illnesses seen in the acute care settings affecting the young adult, adult older adult populations. In addition, this course emphasizes collaborative partnership development between patients, their families inter-pressional teams. Successful completion PH 610. Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 60, NURS 601 NURS 58 Corequisites: NURS NURS6456. Adult-Gerontology Acute : Concepts Theory. 4 This course fosters the progression the Adult-Gerontology Acute student's role transition in the areas health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management in high acuity practice settings for the young adult, adult older adult with complex acute, critical chronic health conditions. Using problem-based selfdirected learning strategies, disorders the physiologic systems are presented build on the information presented in : Concepts Theory 1. Emphasis is placed on using evidence-based practice to formulate individualized plans for care developing collaborative partnerships with patients, their families inter-pressional teams. Prerequisites: NURS 6455 NURS 6655 Corequisites: NURS NURS6615. Pediatric (PNP) Primary 1:. 6 This course focuses on primary care experiences promoting health, preventing disease diagnosing managing acute chronic illness from birth through adolescence developing collaborative partnerships among patients, families, interpressional teams. Prerequisites: NURS 64 NURS 648. NURS6616. Pediatric (PNP) Primary & :. 6 This course focuses on refining the Pediatric role in primary healthcare practice in diverse populations. Emphasis is placed on care persons with complex health problems from birth through adolescence. In addition, the nurse practitioner's role as a collaborative member the interpressional team will be evaluated. Prerequisites: NURS 64, NURS 648 NURS NURS660. Family (FNP) & Aging Families:. 6 The focus this course is integration the Family 's core knowledge in health promotion, diagnosis management in the care the mature aging patient families in the primary healthcare setting. Emphasis is placed on the care mature aging patients families with acute chronic complex health problems. In addition, the family nurse practitioner as a collaborative member the interpressional team will be emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 6451 NURS 645. NURS661. Family (FNP) & Young Families:. 6 This course focuses on the primary care experience in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management acute chronic illness in patients across the reproductive continuum the health illness from birth to adolescents. Additionally, this course emphasizes collaborative partnership development among patients, families interpressional teams. Prerequisites: NURS 6451 NURS 645. NURS66. Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) & 1:. 6 Primary care experience in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis management psychiatric illness. Additionally, this course emphasizes collaborative partnership development among patients, families, interpressional teams. Prerequisites: NURS 641 NURS NURS664. Psychiatric Mental (PMHNP) & :. 6 The focus this course is refinement the Psychiatric Mental role in health promotion, diagnosis management in psychiatric practice in diverse populations across the life span. Emphasis is placed on care persons with complex health problems. In addition, the nurse practitioner's role as a collaborative member the interpressional team will be evaluated. Prerequisites: NURS 641, NURS 6416 NURS 66.

23 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio NURS6655. Adult-Gerontology Acute 1:. 6 This course develops clinical competency emphasizes the integration theory, assessment advanced therapeutics for young adults, adults older adults in a high acuity setting. Students will perform comprehensive clinical assessments including appropriate diagnostic therapeutic testing. acute chronic health problems will be under the direction clinical preceptors. placements will include a variety acute/critical are areas including but limited to: emergency department, medical/surgical intensive care units, intermediate care specialty services such as transplant oncology. Gerontology experiences will be provided in long term, rehabilitation facilities the acute care setting. In addition, this course emphasizes collaborative partnerships development between patients, their families, interpressional teams. Prerequisites: NURS NURS6656. Adult-Gerontology Acute :. 6 The focus this course is to foster continued development the clinical competency the Adult Gerontology Acute student in health promotion, disease prevention, the formulation evidence based treatment strategies in a high acuity setting for the young adult, adult older adult populations. Content is directed toward the care persons across the adult continuum with complex health problems. In addition, the refinement the AG-ACNP's role as a patient advocate collaborative member the inter-pressional team will be emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 6455 NURS NURS681. Systems : Capstone Practicum. 8 This capstone practicum provides an opportunity for the student to implement the role the Administrative Manager in a selected institutional or community-based health care setting under the preceptorship an experienced nurse executive. The emphasis the course is development knowledge skills for strategic planning operational management, implementation, regulatory management, organizational priority setting, interpressional relationships, the development an evidence-based capstone project. Clock hours: 60 hours class practicum Prerequisites: NURS 61, NURS 60, NURS 61, NURS 60, NURS 518 Corequisites: NURS 611. NURS68. Leader Role Ii: Advanced Generalist. 8 This capstone clinical experience is designed for students to develop expertise in clinical leadership in their respective interest areas. The health care setting will vary based on a student's chosen program focus. Planning implementation selected microsystems changes that will enhance the culture learning, culture safety, improved patient outcomes based on evidence-based practice is the focus this clinical course. At the successful conclusion the course a student will be eligible to sit for the CNLTM credentialing examination provided by the American Association Colleges in. Clock hours: 60 clinical clock hours Prerequisites: NURS 60 NURS 6 Corequisites: NURS 610. NURS7099. Dissertation. 1-9 Prerequisites: Admission to cidacy for Doctor Philosophy degree; registration for two terms is required PhD cidates. NURS7105. Role Of The Scientist. 1 Hour. This course will focus on the pressional ethical roles responsibilities the Scientist in advancing the discipline nursing through the generation clinical knowledge, discovery, theory development. Potential settings for practice that are traditional, such as academic health centers as well as emerging venues, will be explored. Discussions about issues that may affect the Scientist in developing lifelong career/scholarship trajectories will occur. NURS7111. Advanced Seminar. 1 Hour. This seminar course provides the student with knowledge to facilitate integration synthesis the essential specialty competencies necessary to plan design their DNP Inquiry Project. This seminar may include a variety activities, identification the opportunity for improvement, literature synthesis evidence for their theory based organizational intervention at multiple system levels. The activities will be specific to the student's identified area specialty. Students will share issues related to the plan design the DNP Inquiry Project in seminar. Prerequisites: Graduate Sting Corequisite: NURS NURS7. Leadership In Complex care Systems. The focus this course is on leadership skills preparing nurses for intra/ interpressional leadership in complex healthcare systems including collaborative consultative models, conflict board management, advanced communication team-building skills with emphasis on innovation change. Clock hours: clock hours class (0 hours class) Prerequisite: NURS 59. NURS76. Ethics Of Science. The focus this course is on the ethical imperative/implications in the role the clinical nurse scientist. Current ethical theories are critiqued the ethical implications the major research paradigms are evaluated. Ethical issues arising from selected theoretical/research approaches are examined. NURS701. Methods For Evidence-Based (EBD) Translational Science 1. This course focuses on analyzing evidence-based practice paradigms, quality improvement, patient safety; appraising primary research systematic review; examining approaches to measuring care processes, organizational factors, nursing performance, patient outcomes. Clock hours: clock hours class (45 hours class) Prerequisites: NURS 506 NURS 507. NURS710. Theory Development, Analysis Evaluation In. This course provides opportunity to study a system for the development nursing science through middle-range theory development. Learning activities include engaging in strategies for concept, statement clarification, theory clarification. Students faculty dialog about theory application, theory construction, evaluation, clinical testing theory. The relationship between research clinical practice to theory generation testing is explored. The student faculty will have the opportunity to gain practice in strategies for middle-range theory building. Prerequisites: NURS 75 NURS 76. NURS711. : Theories Research In Leadership, Quality, Safety, Evidence Base. This course focuses on leadership, chaos, system, improved transitional science theories patient safety, healthcare quality evidence-based research models to frame improvement, implementation, translational research studies.

24 4 Master Science in (M.S.N.) NURS71. DNP Inquiry Seminar. This course requires the student to engage faculty community leaders in the implementation reporting the process outcomes their theory evidence based organizational intervention at multiple system levels. The student explores specific issues related to the specific practice topic that leads to an evidence-based improvement project. The role the DNP as leader innovator in complex organizational systems will be discussed as it relates to the proposal implementation. Faculty, practice leaders experts will assist with development a plan that is relevant feasible. Successful completion PH 1690 as an alternate to NURS 71. Prerequisites: NURS 71, NURS 701, NURS 7 Corequisites: NURS 71. NURS71. DNP Inquiry:. This course requires the student to engage faculty community leaders in the implementation reporting the process outcomes their theory evidence based organizational intervention at multiple system levels. The role the DNP as leader innovator in complex organizational systems will be discussed as it relates to implementation evaluation. Faculty, practice leaders experts will assist with the implementation evaluation a practice inquiry project. Successful completion PH 1690 as an alternate to NURS 71. Prerequisites: NURS 71, NURS 701 NURS 7 Corequisite: NURS 71. NURS714. Systems Administration. This course is designed to prepare the pressional chief nurse executive to provide strategic direction for all aspects nursing care care delivery operations for multiple clinical departments, hospitals service lines across the continuum in regional /or national healthcare systems to provide value. Successful completion PH 1690 as an alternate to NURS 71. Prerequisites: NURS 71, NURS 701 NURS 7 Corequisite: NURS NURS716. Statistical Analysis For Science. The foundational course focuses on statistics computing skills that assist students to underst statistical methods, gain computing skills, interpret perform basic statistical tests, critique typical quantitative articles. Clock clock hours class. Prerequisites: Graduate sting. NURS71. Statistical Analysis for Quality Improvement Delivery Systems. This course examines the concepts techniques to develop, improve, evaluate patient care health care delivery systems from multiple perspectives including efficiency, effectiveness, comparability. Students are provided with essential knowledge for evaluation research to guide evidence-based practice at the highest level. This course provides an overview the logic appropriate use statistical techniques most commonly reported in the research literature the health pressions. Students build on knowledge they have gained from basic statistics courses to develop advanced skills in interpreting understing common univariate multivariate statistical approaches presented in published health care reports. Using a project-oriented approach, students are provided with statistical tools necessary to conduct state-the-art practice improvement projects support leadership decisions. Prerequisite: Graduate Sting. NURS7. care Policy Analysis Advocacy. This course focuses on analyzing, designing, implementing, evaluating public policy process; engaging in policy decision-making process; participating in health services research, policy, economic analysis; political advocacy. NURS7. Design Analysis For Evidence-Based (EBP) Translational Science. This course extends Evidence-Based Translational Science 1 to refine the student's ability to integrate research knowledge into practice evaluate impact on healthcare quality safety patient outcomes. Students will have the opportunity to use advanced program evaluation research approaches analytic methods to design evaluate innovations in systems care in terms care processes patient outcomes. The course emphasizes appropriate analytic approaches in translational science explores ethical issues in translational science. Clock hours: clock hours class (45 hours class) Prerequisites: NURS 701. NURS74. care Economics Policy. This course prepares the student to lead improvements in health care shape health policy through an understing macroeconomic principles in the health care market. Students will be given the opportunity to apply theoretical empirical economic analysis to business public policy issues in health care. NURS75. Philosophy Of Science. The focus this course is on articulating the differences in models knowing on analyzing the role science scientists in society. Emphasis is on the process analysis, the ability to present the pros cons current anticipated ethical issues, influencing specific clinical situations, on development use technologies in health care. Clock hours: 4 seminar hours per week. Prerequisites: study advanced pressional elements issues; role(s) socialization. NURS77. : Quantitative Research Methods. This course presents modern classical psychometrics for nursing science from the perspective item response theory. Most the course will cover classical test theory from the perspective modern test theory. An introduction to binary item response theory will also be presented. The course will emphasize applications within the context modern psychometric principles. Prerequisites: NURS 75, NURS 76, NURS 774, NURS 710, NURS 780, NURS 775 Corequisites: NURS 781. NURS774. -Content & : Quantitative Research Methodology 1. Integration the research process qualitative quantitative analysis, including concept mapping, operationalization concepts, appropriate statistical treatments, make up the content this course. The course will incorporate identifying clinical research questions developing study proposals for such questions. Clock three class hours. NURS775. Regression Models For Science. This course presents regression analysis at an intermediate level. Course will focus on regression for continuous variables: specification, estimation, testing, diagnostics. Logistic regression for binomial multinomial variables, log-linear regression for count variables, proportional hazards regression for duration variables will be explored. An introduction to multilevel regression will occur. Prerequisites: Graduate sting.

25 The University Texas Science Center at San Antonio 5 NURS777. Mixed Methods For Scientists. This course will cover the use mixed methods, quantitative qualitative, to address complex research questions in nursing health care. Problems trying to merge methods practical strategies for accomplishing this successfully, as well as paradigmatic issues, will be discussed. Prior products developed in quantitative qualitative methods classes to devise a mixed method proposal that integrates readings on mixed methods with the student's own research interests will be used. Prerequisites: NURS 774 NURS 780. NURS780. Qualitative Inquiry For Research. This course will introduce students to qualitative inquiry as an approach to knowledge discovery applicable to clinical nursing research. Students will analyze, compare, contrast a variety qualitative approaches including philosophical underpinnings, methodologies, applications. Those approaches may include: Phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, case study, historical research, naturalistic inquiry, interpretive analysis, action research, focus-group methods. Criteria for evaluating qualitative research reports to critique qualitative research studies will be utilized. The relationship between a clinical problem specific research methods will be analyzed. Students will have the opportunity to develop research questions analyze their applicability to specific clinical issues, learn varied strategies for collecting analyzing qualitative research data. Prerequisites: NURS 75, NURS 76, NURS 710 Corequisites: NURS 75, NURS 76, NURS 710. NURS781. : Synthesis Of Research. This course integrates the dynamic elements clinical practice, theory, research to prepare doctoral students to function effectively in the synthesis application clinical research. This course provides guided direction in the processes used for dissertation development grant application proposals. Students are required to be actively involved in the critique analysis published literature other students' dissertation proposals, grant applications, manuscripts. Prerequisites: NURS 75, NURS 76, NURS 710, NURS 774, NURS 775, NURS NURS78. Structural Equation Models For Science. This course presents structural equation modeling (SEM) for nursing science. The course will begin with a review regression from an SEM perspective. The first major topic the course will be path analysis, including model specification, methods estimation, recursive nonrecursive models, direct, indirect, total effects, methods estimation, single multi-group analyses, moderators mediators, the assessment causality. The second major topic will be psychometrics from an SEM perspective, including congeneric test theory, reliability stability, convergent discriminant validity, confirmatory factor analysis. The third major topic will combine the first two into structural equations, including model specification identification, methods estimation, second-order factor analysis, the assessment causal structure. Prior completion Intermediate statistics is required to register for this course. NURS78. Qualitative Methods : In Science. This course is designed to provide students an opportunity to conceptualize a research problem from a qualitative perspective, to study one specific method (grounded theory, ethnography, phenomenology, hermeneutics), to practice qualitative approaches to data collection analysis in that method. Students will have opportunities to write a mini-proposal guided by a qualitative research question leading to a specific qualitative research approach to the problem. There will be opportunities for participating in Mock reviews qualitative research proposals (either as investigator or reviewer). Students will have the opportunity to learn the IRB approval process with qualitative proposals will have opportunities to develop pilot research strategies building to a dissertation proposal. Strategies will include interviewing, focus group, or participant observation following the selected method. Through this process students are required to practice learn strategies processes for conceptualizing implementing a qualitative study guided by a specific qualitative methodology. Prerequisites: NURS 75, NURS 76, NURS 774, NURS 780. NURS7414. & Systems Administration:. 4 This practicum experience in health systems administration is designed to provide the nurse executive student the opportunity to apply systems thinking to analyze, design provide executive leadership for all aspects administrative clinical care to assure quality value in healthcare delivery. Successful completion PH 1690 as an alternate to NURS 71. Prerequisites: NURS 71, NURS 701 NURS 7 Corequisites: NURS 714. NURS7511. Advanced :. 5 This course provides the student with clinical specialty immersion experiences to facilitate integration synthesis the essential competencies necessary for implementation the DNP Inquiry Project. Students will engage faculty practice leaders in the plan design the project. The practice immersion experience may include a variety activities related to the identification the opportunity for improvement, analyzing the organizational context strategies for design with appropriate clinicians in the clinical practice immersion. The setting activities will be specific to the student's identified area specialty. Corequisites: NURS 7111.