MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Department of Nursing Mission and Purposes The Department of Nursing is dedicated to carrying out the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP). As an integral academic unit of the University, the Department of Nursing is committed to the tripartite roles of teaching, research, and community service that contribute to the cultural, intellectual, and social development of professional nurses in North Carolina and the nation. Students are provided the opportunity to obtain a multicultural education that is grounded in the arts, sciences and humanities; that is congruent with standards for professional nursing practice; and that prepares them for lifelong learning, professional development, and service to others. The primary purposes of the UNCP Department of Nursing program are to 1. Provide accessible, seamless, high quality undergraduate and graduate nursing education to diverse student populations to shape nursing graduates who are leaders in professional nursing practice. 2. Prepare graduates to provide high quality, cost-effective professional nursing services, to improve health outcomes across the life span, for individuals, families, groups, and communities. The Department of Nursing is committed to the recruitment of a diverse, achievement‐oriented, and socially responsible student body that will enrich the intellectual, cultural and social community of the University and the community at large. The graduate program in nursing aims to prepare graduates to take on leadership or educator roles and be qualified to face the challenges of the future in nursing to improve the quality of client care and client outcomes. The master’s level program in nursing provides students with an opportunity to build expertise in a specialized area of practice while enhancing their skills in theory and research for use in professional practice.

NURS 7046 Family Nurse Practitioner 2 3 s.h.Knowledge, advanced skills and professional behaviors required to provide comprehensive and holistic care to a culturally diverse population across the lifespan.Emphasis is on health promotion, illness prevention, disease detection, and identification and management of health problems.Focus is on clinical manifestations of and patient response to acute and chronic health problems (e.g.cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, etc.) with emphasis on diagnosing and planning of patient care needs, health promotion and health maintenance.Prereq.: NURS 6902, NURS 6903, NURS 6904.
NURS 7047 Family Nurse Practitioner 3 3 s.h.Knowledge, advanced skills and professional behaviors required to provide comprehensive and holistic care to a culturally diverse population across the lifespan.Emphasis is on health promotion, illness prevention, disease detection, and identification and management of health problems.Focus is on clinical manifestations of and patient response to acute and chronic health problems (e.g.renal, gastrointestinal, integumentary, etc.) with emphasis on diagnosing and planning of patient care needs, health promotion and health maintenance.Prereq.: NURS 6902, NURS 6903, NURS 6904.
NURS 7048 Family Nurse Practitioner 1 Practicum 3 s.h.Supervised clinical practicum consisting of a recommended minimum of 150 hours in a variety of primary care settings.It is designed to provide the beginning Family Nurse Practitioner student with comprehensive experiences in health promotion and the identification and management of acute and chronic health problems in individuals across the lifespan.

NURS 7051 Family Nurse Practitioner 4 Practicum 1 s.h.
The final supervised clinical practicum consisting of a minimum of 75 hours and/or any remaining hours needed to meet the 600 total program hours in a variety of primary care settings.It is designed to provide the advanced Family Nurse Practitioner student with comprehensive experiences in health promotion and the integration and management of acute and chronic health problems in individuals across the lifespan.In addition, preparation for advanced practice certification, certification examination and state licensure processes are addressed.Prereq.: NURS 7048, NURS 7049, NURS 7050.

NURS 8900 Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthetists 1 3 s.h.
Provides an opportunity to focus on the advanced principles of anesthesia related to pharmacology.Presents in-depth material and includes discussions on the pharmacology of various classes of anesthetics and adjuvant therapeutics employed by nurse anesthetists, including anesthetic induction agents, benzodiazepines, opioid agonists/antagonists/agonist-antagonist, neuromuscular blocking agents, and local anesthetics.

NURS 8905 Clinical Practicum 1 1 s.h.
This practicum introduces students to the clinical setting, beginning with orientation to each of the clinical sites.Nurse anesthesia students are introduced to the construction and execution of an anesthesia care plan.Students will experience supervised participation in actual administration of anesthesia.Integrates internalization of theoretical concepts and techniques and application in anesthetic management toward the achievement of the terminal objectives for competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.120 clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.

NURS 8906 Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthetists 2 3 s.h.
Provides an opportunity to focus on the advanced principles of anesthesiarelated pharmacology.Focuses on anesthesia related uses and considerations with antihypertensives, alpha and beta adrenergic receptor agonist/ antagonists, and anticoagulants.Presents in-depth material and discussions on the pharmacology of various drugs that contribute to pathological conditions such as malignant hyperthermia, asthma and congestive heart failure.Prereq.: NURS 8900.

NURS 8907 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthetists 2 3 s.h.
An advanced study of the structure and function of the human body, with an emphasis on the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and hepatic systems as well as the pathological conditions involving those systems.Prereq.: NURS 8901.

NURS 8908 Advanced Health Assessment 3 s.h.
This course explores advanced health assessment utilizing an extensive health history and physical exam.The course focuses on developing refined health history taking, psychological assessment, and physical assessment skills across the lifespan.Emphasis is placed on detailed health history assessment, differentiation, interpretation, and documentation of normal and abnormal assessment findings.NURS 8912 Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia 3 s.h.This course is designed to cover more complex, case specific expectations and considerations for the nurse anesthesia student using nontraditional teaching methods including study guides, case studies, and extensive discussion.

NURS 8915 Principles of Anesthesia 2 3 s.h.
Introduces the nurse anesthesia student to concepts necessary to formulate, execute, and revise a safe, individualized anesthetic in obstetric and pediatric populations, and in those receiving regional blocks.In depth construction of the anesthesia care plan to include anesthetic techniques, prevention of complications, fluid management, monitoring and utilization of anesthesia equipment.Provides guided practical experience associated with course concepts, including practice with and evaluation of task-specific skills in both simulated and actual operating room environments.Includes advanced obstetric, regional, and pediatric anesthesia concepts, including anesthetic considerations and/or implications.Integrates the use of information system technology for enhancing regional anesthesia block performance.Prereq.: NURS 8913.
NURS 8916 Health Care Policy 3 s.h.The primary focus of this course is to explore the leadership role of nurses in health policy development and implementation as well as the role of research in health care policy formation and planning.Special emphasis is placed on selected national and international health policy issues that form the socio-political and economic context of nursing care and practice.Ethical dimensions of public policy formulations and implementation are highlighted.

NURS 8917 Evidence Based Practice 1 3 s.h.
This course focuses on critically analyzing and evaluating research evidence.Evidence-based practice concepts will be used.Methods of generating evidence through research are discussed.Prereq.: NURS 8902 or equivalent statistics course.

NURS 8918 Clinical Practicum 4 3 s.h.
Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes increased responsibility for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/ experiential continuum.Semester course; 300+ clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.Prereq.: NURS 8914.

NURS 8919 Principles of Anesthesia 3 3 s.h.
This course covers the preanesthetic assessment, physical examination, monitoring, and administration of anesthesia in patients with pathophysiological conditions of the central nervous, renal, hepatic, or hematologic systems.Subject matter is presented on a continuum from basic to advanced theory.Prereq.: NURS 8915.
NURS 8920 Ultrasound and Radiology 2 s.h.Nurse anesthesia students investigate the practice of ultrasound-guided, regional anesthesia while supporting the core concepts of ultrasound machine operation, needle guidance, and sonoanatomy.An in-depth breakdown of the essential strategies used to identify radiological and sonographic landmarks for locating and identifying target nerves and key anatomy structures is presented.

NURS 8923 Principles of Anesthesia 4 3 s.h.
This course covers the preanesthetic assessment, physical examination, monitoring, and administration of anesthesia to obese and geriatric patients.It will also cover professional aspects of nurse anesthesia practice including nurse anesthesia law, independent practice, and finance planning and management.Prereq.: NURS 8919.
NURS 8924 Epidemiology 2 s.h.Epidemiologic concepts of populations for understanding and using health research is the focus.Principles and methods of data analysis central to understanding health-related indicators for population health management will be used.Students will be prepared to function as members of a research team.

NURS 8926 Principles of Anesthesia 5 3 s.h.
This course addresses various topics such as alterations in immunity (infectious and immune disorders) cancer, trauma and burns, and substance abuse disorders as well as anesthetic considerations for each.Prereq.: NURS 8923.

NURS 8927 DNP Scholarly Project 1 3 s.h.
Focuses on identification of relevant clinical issues in anesthesiology with attendant formulation of critically applicable questions and examination of the relevant research evidence that addresses those questions.Students implement and evaluate a terminal project and disseminate the results through an oral and/or poster presentation, manuscript submission to a peer-reviewed journal or another appropriate medium.Prereq.: NURS 8921.
NURS 8928 Healthcare Finance and Practice Management 2 s.h.This course explores the role and examines healthcare finance and economics from the perspective of the advanced practice nurse.Emphasis is given to analysis and synthesis of practice behaviors specific to the development of the advanced practice role.Financial management principles, the healthcare reimbursement system, reimbursement process, and factors influencing the financial environment are discussed.This course explores the philosophic basis and derived theories of ethics and their implications for advanced nursing practice.Using ethical principles, students will examine a variety of clinical, research and practice management dilemmas that arise in the provision of advanced practice nursing services to individuals, populations and communities.Cultural competence and transcultural nursing practices will also be explored.This advanced course provides an opportunity for third-year doctoral anesthesia students to integrate the principle anesthesia concepts learned to date.Anesthesia Synthesis is not solely a traditional "board review".Instead, it includes the cerebral application of the concepts studied in previous courses.Graded S/U.Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.
Supervised clinical practicum consisting of a recommended minimum of 150 hours in a variety of primary care settings.It is designed to provide the Family Nurse Practitioner student with comprehensive experiences in health promotion and the identification and management of acute and chronic health problems in individuals across the lifespan.Prereq.: NURS 7048.
Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8910 Introduction to Clinical Anesthesia 2 s.h.This course is an introduction to the key concepts of nurse anesthesia clinical practice including the anesthesia machine, airway/airway management, and fluid & blood administration and management.Prereq.: Acceptance into the nurse anesthesia program at St Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists.NURS 8911 Clinical Practicum 2 1 s.h.Nurse anesthesia students construct and execute an anesthesia care plan with clinical faculty supervision and collaboration.Students experience slightly more independent participation in actual administration of anesthesia while still under direct supervision by clinical faculty.Determine theoretical concepts and techniques and application in anesthetic management toward the achievement of the terminal objectives for competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Semester course; 150+ clocked clinical hours.One day per week.Graded S/U.Prereq.: NURS 8905.
Prereq.: Successful completion of NURS 8910.NURS 8913 Principles of Anesthesia 1 3 s.h.Basic theory of anesthesia administration, preanesthetic assessment, physical examination, monitoring.Case management including respiratory, cardiac, and vascular.Face to face lecture format.Prereq.: Successful completion of NURS 8910.NURS 8914 Clinical Practicum 3 3 s.h.Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes increased responsibility for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/ experiential continuum.300+ clocked hours.3 full days per week in the operating room setting.Graded S/U.Prereq.: NURS 8911.
Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8921 Evidence-Based Practice 2 3 s.h.This course focuses on identifying and evaluating current literature in order to identify evidence-based clinical practice recommendations.Methods for translating evidence-based knowledge to inform nursing clinical practice will be used.Prereq.: NURS 8917.NURS 8922 Clinical Practicum 5 3 s.h.Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes increased responsibility for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/ experiential continuum.Semester course; 300+ clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.Prereq.: NURS 8918.

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Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8925 Clinical Practicum 6 4 s.h.Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes increased responsibility for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/ experiential continuum.Semester course; 450 clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.Prereq.: NURS 8922.
Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8929 Clinical Practicum 7 4 s.h.Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes increased responsibility and supervised autonomy for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/experiential continuum.Semester course; 450+ clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.NURS 8930 Ethics in Advanced Nursing Practice 2 s.h.
Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8931 DNP Scholarly Project 2 3 s.h.Focuses on identification of relevant clinical issues in anesthesiology with attendant formulation of critically applicable questions and examination of the relevant research evidence that addresses those questions.Students implement and evaluate a terminal project and disseminate the results through an oral and/or poster presentation, manuscript submission to a peer-reviewed journal or another appropriate medium.Prereq.: NURS 8927.NURS 8932 Teaching, Curriculum and Evaluation Seminar 1 s.h.This course examines the principles of teaching and learning applicable to the anesthesia didactic and clinical environment.Strategies are presented in teacher/learner communication, presentation development and strategies, curriculum designs and methods of evaluation pertinent to nurse anesthesia education.Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8933 Clinical Practicum 8 4 s.h.Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes increased responsibility and supervised autonomy for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/experiential continuum.Semester course; 450+ clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.NURS 8934 Leadership and Collaboration for the DNP Nurse Anesthetist 2 s.h.This course focuses on nursing leadership incorporating theory and research as it applies to the role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice in a variety of settings.The focus is developing advanced leadership and management skills, organizational effectiveness, power and influence skills, change management.Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.NURS 8935 Clinical Practicum 9 4 s.h.Provides intensive experience in all clinical anesthesia areas.Represents an integral phase of sequenced clinical progress toward the achievement of competency in entry-level anesthesia practice.Includes clinical rotations to various affiliate sites to gain experience in management of specialized anesthetic considerations.Emphasizes full responsibility for the delivery of a comprehensive anesthetic regime along the educational/experiential continuum with full supervision and guidance.Semester course; 450+ clocked clinical hours.Graded S/U.Prereq.: NURS 8933.NURS 8936 Anesthesia Synthesis: Comprehensive Review 2 s.h.

NURS 8901 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthetists 1 3 s.h.
Prereq.: Admission and enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia program.An advanced study of the structure and function of the human body, with an emphasis on the neural, muscular and endocrine systems and pathophysiological conditions involving those systems.

Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program. NURS 8902 Healthcare Biostatistics 3 s.h.
This course will cover principles of biostatistics in the context of public health applications.It will include the basic techniques for analyzing and investigating public health issues including disparities.Statistical package SPSS will be used.Prereq.: Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.

NURS 8904 Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics for Nurse Anesthetists 3 s.h.
Acceptance and Enrollment in the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program.