Department of Nursing
Course Descriptions
NURSING (NURS)
NURS 510 Spirituality, Health and Nursing Practice (3)
Application of theory and research to spiritual care of diverse client populations across the life span, and development of spiritual self-care plan of the provider. Prerequisites: One clinical course in nursing; RN status; or consent of the instructor.
NURS 523 Crisis and Stress Management (3)
An integrated, comprehensive, multi-component approach to crisis intervention in a variety of individuals, groups and settings. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or HLTH 101.
NURS 594 Travel Study in Nursing (3)
Historical and contemporary sociopolitical factors that guide the delivery of health care to various population groups in other countries. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
NURS 601 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice (3)
Prepares nurses to critically analyze and apply a wide range of nursing and related theories to research and clinical practice in order to develop a comprehensive and holistic approach to care. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate school.
NURS 603 Nursing Research (3)
Prepares the nurse to identify clinical problems, critically evaluate nursing research, develop a research design, and apply research in practice. Prerequisites: undergraduate research and/or statistics course and consent of instructor, admission into the graduate school.
NURS 605 Nursing in Health Care Systems (3)
Prepares the nurse to participate in the design, implementation and management of care in a variety of health care systems, provide quality cost-effective care, and assume a leadership role in the managing of human, fiscal, and physical health care resources. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate school.
NURS 610 Curriculum Development in Nursing (3)
Overview of theory and methods for the development of nursing educational delivery systems in academic and service settings.
NURS 612 Teaching and Learning in Nursing (3)
Focuses on the application of learning theory and teaching methods in the classroom and clinical environments with a particular emphasis on meeting the needs of diverse student populations. Includes instructional technology and micro-teaching experiences.
NURS 700 Community-Based Nursing (3)
Focuses on application of epidemiological frameworks and concepts in health promotion, environmental health and disease prevention with diverse groups across the life span. Emphasis will be placed on the nursing care of at-risk and vulnerable populations in community-based settings. Prerequisites: NURS 601; NURS 603; NURS 605; IDHP 741.
NURS 710 Evaluation in Nursing Education (3)
Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of student performance, teaching, courses and programs. Assessment measures of learner outcomes, faculty effectiveness and program quality will be explored. Prerequisite: NURS 712
NURS 712 The Adult Learner (3)
Introduction to learning in adulthood, including context, development, process and practices.
NURS 800 Advanced Community-Based Nursing Practice (3-6)
A clinical practicum designed to enhance the nurse's previous learning and experiences while fostering the development of new nursing knowledge and skills in community-based settings with diverse populations. Includes a weekly seminar. Prerequisite: NURS 700.
NURS 810 Teaching Practicum (3)
A practicum designed to apply new knowledge and skills in teaching and learning in academic or service settings. Self-assessment of teaching, discussion of the nurse educator role, and exploration of issues related to the teaching-learning environment will occur in weekly seminars. Prerequisites: all other courses in Nursing Education Concentration.
NURS 851 Nursing Masters Thesis (6)
Development and presentation of a scholarly research project that has significance for nursing and provides a capstone experience for the student. Prerequisite: Completion of nursing graduate work. (Optional)
INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH PROFESSIONS (IDHP)
IDHP 741 Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Practice (3)
Provides an interdisciplinary exploration of legal and ethical issues in clinical practice, research, administration and teaching.1t includes emphases on cultural diversity, truth-telling, informed consent, confidentiality, accountability, reimbursement pressures, new technologies and treatments, end-of-life care, licensure concerns, practice in varied settings and organizational ethics. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate school.
IDHP 600 Transitions: Health Professionals in a Changing Environment (3)
Introductory course in CAT program, focused primarily on context and stakeholders of health delivery system, along with leadership and teamwork. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
IDHP 605 Managing Health Care Professionals (3)
This course provides an overview of issues and skills involved in effectively managing the health professional. The course will focus on the application of the entire range of supervisory skills and personnel management practices to the tasks of administering a health care operation. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
IDHP 610 Administration of Health Care Organizations (3)
Capstone course in the interdisciplinary Clinician to Administrator Transition (CAT) certificate program. Integration and application of knowledge and skills related to program planning, financial management and management of human resources. Prerequisites: Completion of the first four courses in the CAT program and consent of instructor.
IDHP 647 Health Care Financial Management (3)
Examination of financial aspects of health care, including accounting and budgeting. Aspects of production, distribution and organization and health services are reviewed from financial and economic perspectives.
IDHP 651 Planning and Marketing Health in Business and Industry (3)
Health promotion and delivery in the profit and not-for-profit sectors. Concepts and application of planning and marketing health in various settings.
Department of Nursing
Burdick Hall, Room 134
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Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Program Director: Kathleen T. Ogle, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC
Phone: 410-704-4389
E-mail: kogle@towson.edu
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