NURS 502 3 cr.
CONCEPTS IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR NURSES IN ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE
Health assessment of families and clients throughout life span. Comprehensive physical examination of all body systems. Differentiation of abnormal and normal findings. Documentation addressed. Students become proficient in history taking and health assessment techniques. Application of learning in campus and clinical laboratories.

NURS 503 2 cr.
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: THEORY
Introduction to theoretical structure of discipline of nursing. Works of existing major nursing and health theorists in terms of frameworks they provide for nursing practice. The critical-inquiry method used to identify criteria for evaluation of concepts and theories applicable to nursing research, practice, administration and education. Prerequisites: NURS 530.

NURS 530 3 cr.
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: RESEARCH METHODS
In-depth study of research process with emphasis on different research methodologies. Both quantitative and qualitative designs examined. Principles of sampling, instrumentation and measurement.

NURS 532 3 cr.
NURSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Community healthcare system, historical development and forces shaping present status and future direction. Formal and informal systems addressed.

NURS 535 2 cr.
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: APPLICATION OF RESEARCH
Focus on applying a systematic process of investigation for problems in nursing. Applies principles of data collection, analysis, interpretation of findings. Evaluation of nursing interventions and client outcomes. Introduction to statistical treatment of data on personal computer. Prerequisites: NURS 503, 530.

NURS 570 2 cr.
PROSEMINAR
Current major issues and concerns in nursing affecting delivery of health care and practice. Intra- and interpersonal issues. Effects of social problems, legislative and political action. Participation in legislative process. Prerequisites: take in last semester or with consent of instructor.

NURS 518 3 cr.
ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Explores the pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease states that advanced-practice nurses encounter in clinical practice. A systems-focused approach is used to examine alterations in the structure and function of the human body at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and body systems levels. Emphasis is placed on understanding the etiology of altered health states, correlating clinical and laboratory manifestations to underlying physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms, and developing advanced clinical reasoning skills. This course is designed to provide the advanced-practice nurse with a foundation for intervention and management of diseases across the lifespan.

NURS 519
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
Required as part of the clinical sequence for the family-nursing master's student. Provides in-depth understanding of the mechanisms of disease, manifestations, diagnostic methods and treatment of the following systems: immune, renal, neurological, respiratory, cardiac and endocrine. Special emphasis is given to pharmacological management. Criteria for evaluating medicines are presented to enable the student to determine potential efficacy and risks based on rationale of pharmacodynamics.

NURS 540
ESSENTIALS OF BIO-STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY 3 cr.
Principles and methods of epidemiological analysis and investigations supported with biostatistics. History and pathogenesis of health, illness and disease. Levels of prevention. Prerequisites: descriptive statistics. Required for community health nursing students.

NURS 521/522 3 cr./every sem.
NURSING IN FAMILY PRACTICE I, II
Management of families selected to represent all age groups and typical health problems. Systematic analysis of health problems of families, using selected family theories and nursing frameworks. Application of concepts of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Family case load assigned. Clinical pharmacology relevant to family health is integrated. Medication use, client education presented in addition to pharmacological basis of therapeutic, clinical use of drugs. Courses are sequential. Prerequisites for NURS 521: NURS 502, 530. Corequisites: NURS 503. Prerequisites for NURS 522: NURS 521.

NURS 596 3 cr.
NURSING IN FAMILY PRACTICE III
Application and synthesis of theory relevant to practice of family nursing. Students practice in a variety of settings with clients of all ages, working under supervision of faculty and agency preceptors. Prerequisites: NURS 522.

NURS 541/542 3 cr./every sem.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE I AND II
Courses present scope and practice of community health nursing. NURS 541 focuses on family as client; NURS 542 focuses on advanced community health nursing care of community as client. Students collaborate with community people to assess major health needs; identify aggregate groups at risk; plan primary, secondary or tertiary prevention programs. Application of concepts of primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention. Courses are sequential. Prerequisites for NURS 541: NURS 502, 530, 540. Prerequisites for NURS 542: NURS 541.

NURS 543 3 cr.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING III
The third clinical course continues to focus on advanced community health nursing care of community as client. Students continue collaboration with community groups and agencies to implement and evaluate primary, secondary or tertiary prevention programs. Advanced community health nursing role, practice, research issues evaluated. Prerequisites: NURS 542.

NURS 511 3 cr.
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING I
Provides the knowledge to holistically assess, diagnose and manage common health problems of functionally able elders. Emphasis on maintaining function and preventing disability. Students have supervised clinical practice with essentially well elders. Prerequisites: NURS 502, 530, 518. Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 503.

NURS 512 3 cr.
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING II
Provides knowledge of the interaction of aging, illness and environment and its impact on the function of elders with chronic illness. Emphasis on maintaining and restoring health. Students have supervised clinical practice with chronically ill elders. Prerequisites: NURS 511, NURS 519.

NURS 513 3 cr.
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING III
Provides knowledge required to care for frail elders with complex multiple chronic illnesses. Students have supervised clinical practice in a long-term care setting. Prerequisites: NURS 512.

NURS 514 4 cr.
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE I
Prepares the student to function as a gerontological nurse practitioner with a focus on essentially well, older adults in a primary-care setting. Emphasis is placed on role functions of education and counseling. Students have supervised clinical experience. Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 514: NURS 511, NURS 518.

NURS 515/516/517
COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE I, II, III 4 cr./every sem.
Students are prepared to function as community health primary care nurse practitioners with theory and guided practice. NURS 515 addresses health promotion and treatment of community health problems in infants, toddlers, school-age children, adolescents and perinatal clients. NURS 516 focuses on health promotion and treatment of acute and chronic health problems among adult populations. NURS 517 addresses issues related to the role of a primary care nurse practitioner within clinical practice settings. Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 515: NURS 518, NURS 540, NURS 541. Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 516: NURS 519, NURS 542, NURS 515. Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 517: NURS 516, NURS 543.

NURS 553/554/555
NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE I, II, III 4 cr./every sem.
Students are prepared to function as nurse practitioners with theory and guided practice in six identified components of role (direct-care provider, educator, researcher, counselor, administrator and consultant). NURS 553 addresses the expanding family. NURS 554 addresses the contracting family. NURS 555 provides a synthesis of all role components. Didactic and laboratory experience with preceptorship and practicum. Content pertaining to New York state laws regarding prescriptive privilege is included. Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 553: NURS 518 Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 554: NURS 522 or NURS 512, NURS 514 or NURS 553. Prerequisites or corequisites for NURS 555: NURS 596 or NURS 513, NURS 554.

NURS 556/557/590 3 cr./every sem.
EDUCATOR ROLE I, II, III
Students are prepared to practice as nursing educators. NURS 556 addresses philosophies of education, ways of knowing, theories of learning, characteristics. Curriculum development, philosophy, purposes and organizing frameworks reviewed. NURS 557 addresses curriculum development, objectives, teaching strategies, evaluation, accreditation. NURS 590 provides synthesis of educator role, opportunity to practice role. Didactic and laboratory experiences.

NURS 546 3 cr.
COMMUNITY HEALTH RESPONSE TO EMERGING HEALTH THREATS
Web-based course providing the community health nurse with essential knowledge for responding to emerging public-health threats. Students discuss an array of nuclear, chemical and biological threats in relation to contributing factors, community risk, vulnerable populations and opportunities for community health nursing intervention and public health response. The role of new technologies, specifically the geographic information system (GIS), in the prevention, surveillance and control of emerging public-health threats, is also explored. Students perform a disaster risk assessment within a community and identify areas for public/community health response.

NURS 547 3 cr.
COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Web-based course that prepares the community health nurse to take a leadership role in community disaster preparedness and disaster management. The nature of disasters, their effect on the health of people and communities, and the implications for public health are appraised in relation to the role that community health nurses have in planning for and responding to natural, manmade and Na-Tech disasters. Particular emphasis on the identification of vulnerable and at-risk populations, the coordination of resources and agency responses, the management of emergency shelters and community intervention for recovery. Students formulate a community disaster plan in response to a selected natural, manmade or Na-Tech disaster.

NURS 580 3 cr.
ADVANCED MATERNAL CHILD NURSING I
Focus is the health and illness of the childbearing client. Advanced maternal-infant health topics, including conditions affecting the high-risk pregnant woman in the pre-natal, intrapartal and post-partal periods, are addressed. Advanced concepts in comprehensive and holistic care of women, fetuses, newborns and their families presented. A variety of issues confronting advanced-practice nurses, such as genetic testing, alternative birthing modalities and ethical/legal situations, is explored. Students analyze intervention strategies appropriate for the advanced practitioner. Prerequisites: NURS 501 and 502. Corequisites: NURS 521 or 541.

NURS 582 3 cr.
ADVANCED MATERNAL CHILD NURSING II-
Offers the student the opportunity for in-depth study of children in health and illness from birth through adolescence, using a developmental approach. Advanced concepts in child health nursing are introduced, stressing health promotion and disease prevention strategies. The impact of maturational and situational events as well as acute life-threatening and chronic illnesses of children are explored. Assessment and nursing management with the following client situations are covered: high-risk newborn, common health problems in childhood, growth and developmental disabilities, attachment disorders and acquired immune deficiency disease. Prerequisites: NURS 501 and 502. Corequisites: NURS 521 or 541.

NURS 586 3 cr.
RURAL HEALTH NURSING I
Addresses life conditions and forces influencing the health of rural populations and the health status and health problems of selected vulnerable populations. Students explore issues related to delivery of health services, federal and state initiatives, and programs directed at rural health and the role of the master's-prepared nurse in rural settings.

NURS 587 5 cr.
PRACTICUM IN RURAL HEALTH NURSING
Intensive clinical practicum in a rural community to be taken concurrently with Rural Health Nursing I. Students live in an isolated rural community that has been designated as a manpower shortage area and participate in healthcare delivery in that community. Prerequisites: NURS 586.

NURS 592 1 cr.
CLINICAL PRACTICE IN ADVANCED MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING
Clinical-practicum course providing opportunity for student to synthesize and apply clinical knowledge and intervention strategies with pregnant and post-partal women and neonates. Prerequisites: NURS 521 or 541. Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 580.

NURS 593 1 cr.
CLINICAL PRACTICE IN MATERNAL - CHILD NURSING II
Clinical-practicum course providing an opportunity for the student to synthesize and apply clinical knowledge and intervention strategies with children in health and illness from birth through adolescence. Prerequisites: NURS 521 or 541. Prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 582.

NURS 595 1 cr.
DELIVERY ISSUES IN HOME CARE - PRACTICUM
Clinical-laboratory course focusing on delivery issues in home-care programs. The student completes the practice component for course in a home-care agency. Corequisites: NURS 577.

NURS 597 1-4 cr.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
In-depth study in particular area of interest, under direction of appropriate faculty. Consent of coordinator of graduate program required. May be taken more than once.

NURS 598 1-4 cr.
RESEARCH SEMINAR IN NURSING
Enables the student to engage in intensive study of a selected topic in nursing under the direction of a faculty member who has expertise in the area. Small-group approach provides for interaction with other students who share the area of interest. Students work collaboratively with faculty in some phase of the research process, including literature review, proposal development or preparation of papers.

NURS 599 1-6 cr.
THESIS

NURS 600 3 cr.
ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
Provides fundamental methodological and statistical skills needed by nurse researchers. Emphasizes selection and application of appropriate research designs and statistical procedures. Preparation for presenting research findings using both oral and written formats. Proficiency with the use of SPSS as a tool for data analysis and management is emphasized.

NURS 601 3 cr.
THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF NURSING SCIENCE
Begins with review of elements of logic and effective argumentation and of both critical and ethical thinking. The elements and their successful application shape subsequent discussions that include the following: a) a critical examination of different epistemologies and their impact on current approaches to nursing research, theory development and clinical practice; b) analyses of writings of selected nursing theorists; and c) theory development in nursing. This course, an introduction to theoretical thinking in nursing, presents methods of inquiry necessary for the development and expansion of knowledge (and understanding) in nursing. An overview of important issues in the philosophy of science is included. Relationships among philosophy, values, practice, science, theory and research, and their effect on the structure of nursing knowledge, are discussed. Conceptual models and theories for nursing practice are examined. In addition, fundamental elements central to the research process are presented with opportunities for application and practice.

NURS 602 3 cr.
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS FOR INVESTIGATION OF NURSING PHENOMENA
Experience in conceptualizing nursing phenomena as an initial step in nursing research. Psychological, cognitive and social and ethical dimensions of selected concepts relevant to nursing practice examined theoretically and operationally and middle-range theories relevant to nursing practice are explored.

NURS 603
ADVANCED STATISTICS: MULTIVARIATE 3 cr.
Advanced procedures for data analysis and statistical inference in nursing research. Multivariate procedures included; their utility in investigation of nursing problems presented.

NURS 604 3 cr.
QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR NURSING RESEARCH
Analysis of qualitative methods in development of nursing science, epistemology, the research planning process, specific methods for data collections and analysis; addresses ethical issues.

NURS 605 3 cr.
MEASUREMENT OF NURSING PHENOMENA
Measurement theory and practice for nursing and health-related research. Techniques of test and instrument construction, statistical analysis of reliability and validity, and major concepts of norm- and criterion-referenced measurement presented. Students construct and pilot a research instrument.

NURS 606 3 cr.
ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH PRACTICUM
Affords students opportunity to focus and refine their area of research through application of knowledge of research methodology. Students collaborate with faculty and participate as active researchers in an existing research study.

NURS 607 3 cr.
ADVANCED RESEARCH PRACTICUM
Offers the student individualized research experience in the design and implementation of a preliminary research study.

NURS 621 3 cr.
THE RURAL IMPERATIVE: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR RURAL NURSING
Explores rural culture using theories, frameworks and methodologies from various disciplines. Focus on epidemiological principles and methods. Rural life analyzed to identify factors related to healthcare needs. Students critique rural research articles for use of conceptual frameworks and generate researchable questions related to rural nursing-practice issues.

NURS 623 3 cr.
CLINICAL SEMINAR IN RURAL HEALTH ISSUES: HEALTH PROMOTION
Focuses on application of theoretical constructs of health promotion and disease prevention. Students critique rural research studies for application of health promotion and disease prevention constructs. Issues of methodology, instrument selection and development, sampling, data collection and measurement reviewed.

NURS 624 3 cr.
CLINICAL SEMINAR IN RURAL HEALTH ISSUES: RESPONSE TO ILLNESS
Application of theoretical constructs of disease, illness, restoration, rehabilitation, death. Students critique rural research studies for application of disease, illness, restoration, rehabilitation or death constructs. Issues of methodology, instrument selection and development, sampling, data collection and measurement reviewed.

NURS 633 3 cr.
ADVANCED HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC POLICY
Examines American healthcare system, comparing it to other systems of healthcare delivery. Strengths and weaknesses of international systems explored. Structural indices and organizational analyses of healthcare systems examined in relation to change. Role of public-health politics and policy development, public-policy risk assessment, interest group behavior and politics of health reform in rural, urban and suburban areas included. Influence of public-policy models applied in community settings analyzed for effects on healthcare system development.

NURS 634 3 cr.
HEALTH POLICY FORMULATION
Historical development of advanced-practice nursing within modern healthcare system. Exploration and evaluation of personal and professional issues germane to contemporary nursing and rural health care. Research utilization in health-policy formulation explored, as well as ethical obligations of the doctorally-prepared nurse in the conduct of research. Students expected to project a program of health policy activities while engaged in doctoral study.

NURS 660 3 cr.
NURSE SCHOLAR IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Collaborative models of nursing education reviewed for those with advanced degrees. Current demographics of doctorally-prepared nurses, their educational backgrounds and programs of study reviewed. Employment and career trajectories based on current research discussed. Primary roles of academic, executive, researcher and advanced practitioner reviewed, with discussion of roles and responsibilities in rapidly changing environments. Primary emphasis on the doctorally-prepared nurse in higher education.

NURS 698 1-9 cr.
PRE-DISSERTATION SEMINAR

NURS 640 and NURS 641 3 cr.
RURAL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN METROPOLITAN SOCIETY I AND II
Two-semester course providing intensive examination of the role, status and situation of rural people and places in contemporary American society. Disciplinary focus is sociology, but pertinent literature and materials from economics, political science, geography and other disciplines also included. Main theme is investigation of how rural populations, communities, economies and institutions persist and change in the face of macro-level forces such as urbanization and metropolitan expansion, technological innovation, globalization, economic restructuring and changes in public policy. First semester focuses both on structure and organization of the rural community and on restructuring of rural economies and opportunity structures. Second semester begins with examination of rural demography with particular focus on populations in need - youth, elderly, racial and ethnic minorities and the poor - then investigates impacts of macro-level forces on rural people and communities. Concludes with discussion of how public policies, especially health and social welfare policies, affect rural America. Much research and literature on rural America is at national or broad regional level. Accordingly, a field research project is used to ground the course in local reality of rural New York. At conclusion, students have: a) basic knowledge of structure and change in rural America and b) sufficient technical and conceptual expertise to conduct applied analytical analyses of rural issues.

NURS 645 3 cr.
STRESS CHRONOBIOLOGY IN HEALTH: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Examines circadian variation in endocrinological and physiological risk factors and their response to chronic disease development. Topics include human-biological responses to diurnal and environmental changes in urban and rural settings, biological mechanisms of adaptation to the stresses inherent in human lifestyles and determining the differences between adaptive and pathological biological responses to stressful life situations. Techniques of ambulatory blood pressure and heart-rate monitoring and field measures of stress and reproductive hormones demonstrated.

NURS 700 1 cr./sem.
CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION
Required for maintenance of matriculated status in graduate program. No credit toward graduate degree requirements.

NURS 707 1-4 cr.
RESEARCH SKILLS
Development of research skills required within graduate programs. May not be applied toward course credits for any graduate degree. Prerequisites: approval of relevant graduate program directors or department chairs.