Graduate Nursing
College of Nursing
Website: https://nursing.fsu.edu/
Dean: Wang; Associate Deans: Ahn, Baker, Hartline; Assistant Deans: Barfield, Couillard, Palazzo; Professors: Budhwani, Hightow-Weidman, Karioth, Miao, Muessig, Wang, Whyte, Wong; Associate Professors: Abbott, Cormier, Dickey, Graven, Liu, Martorella, Millender, H. Park; Assistant Professors: Bahorski, Bamber, Chen, Newlin-Bradner, Sorkpor, Xavier-Hall; Teaching Faculty III: Baker, Craig-Rodriguez, Greenhalgh, Kung, Palazzo, Tucker; Teaching Faculty II: Barfield, Hartline, Hayes, Johnson-Byrd, Lipford, Scott-King, Whitten, Winton; Teaching Faculty I: Brewer, Couillard, Dorthett, Keane, Salsgiver, Wheeler; Instructional Specialist I: Dormeus.
The College of Nursing graduate program offers the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree which prepares students for advanced practice as a family nurse practitioner.
Advanced Practice Roles
Nurse Practitioners provide healthcare to individuals and healthy families as well as those experiencing mental or physical crises and/or chronic health problems in ambulatory care, home health care, long-term care, or acute care settings. Courses in advanced health assessment, pharmacology, and pathophysiology are foundational and required. The curriculum is consistent with that defined by the Florida Board of Nursing requirements and regulated by Florida Statutes for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Students structure clinical experiences and electives to meet prerequisites for national board certification within the population foci track completed by the student.
For complete details of programs offered and admission requirements, plus a description of the college, its facilities, opportunities, and available financial assistance, refer to the "College of Nursing" chapter of this Graduate Bulletin.
Definition of Prefix
NGR—Nursing: Graduate
Graduate Courses
NGR 5003. Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for the APN (4). Prerequisites: NGR 5140 and NGR 5172. This course provides the learner with a strong foundation in the health assessment skills, history taking, physical exam skills, laboratory, diagnostic, and radiographic modalities. The clinical laboratory component allows students to utilize the assessment, diagnostic skills, and diagnostic reasoning process in the clinical setting.
NGR 5003L. Health Assessment Laboratory for Nurse Practitioners (2). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP or certificate programs. Corequisite: NGR 5003. This course provides the learner with a strong foundation in the health-assessment skills, history taking, physical-examination skills, laboratory, diagnostic, and radiographic modalities. The clinical laboratory component allows students to utilize assessment and diagnostic skills, and diagnostic reasoning process in the clinical setting.
NGR 5053. Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostic (2). Prerequisite: Admission into the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing certificate program. Program Corequisite: NGR 5053L. This course provides students with a knowledge base in mental health assessment of clients across the life span within the context of the advanced psychiatric mental health nursing role. Emphasis is on the acquisition and analysis of relevant data for the development of a comprehensive and holistic mental health assessment and subsequent diagnosis.
NGR 5053L. Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostic Lab (1). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: Admission into the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing certificate program. This course is designed to apply the knowledge and skills gained in Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostic and to develop basic knowledge base in mental health assessment of clients across the life span within the context of the advanced psychiatric mental health-nursing role. Emphasis is on the acquisition and analysis of relevant data as it relates to holistic mental health.
NGR 5056C. Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostics (3). Prerequisite: Admission into the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing certificate program. This course provides students with a knowledge base in mental health assessment of clients across the life span within the context of the advanced psychiatric mental health nursing role. Emphasis is on the acquisition and analysis of relevant data for the development of a comprehensive and holistic mental health assessment and subsequent diagnosis. Focus is on history taking, analysis, data categories, and specific techniques used to identify mental health problems and differential diagnoses in clients across the life span.
NGR 5064C. Advanced Skills for the Advanced Practice Nurse (2). Prerequisite: NGR 5003 and NGR 5003L. This advanced skill course enables learners to develop skills for use in primary clinical practice. Students explore both the theoretical and practical aspects of a variety of procedures and diagnostic modalities including microscopy, suturing, EKG (basic and advanced), radiology, casting and splinting and dermatological procedures.
NGR 5102. Theoretical Constructs for Nursing Science (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN or DNP program or instructor permission. This course is designed to assist the learner in analyzing and evaluating selected theories appropriate for advanced-practice nursing. Topics cover the relationship between theory, practice, and research; sources of theory for the discipline; contributions and philosophies of early nurse leaders and theorists, as well as those from other disciplines that are appropriate to health care; the development and evaluation of nursing knowledge and theory; as well as the analysis and application of theories and models in nursing practice, education, administration, and research.
NGR 5112C. Advanced Clinical Practice for Nurse Educators (4). Prerequisites: NGR 5003C, NGR 5140, and NGR 5172. This course is designed to facilitate the student's ability to identify and analyze new knowledge, trends, and issues pertinent to advances in healthcare and their impact on the advanced nursing practice of adult patients and families. In addition, the clinical experience focuses on the advanced practice nurse's role in the integration of new information and technologies into nursing practice through reflective and evidence-based practice that ensures optimal patient care and safety.
NGR 5140. Advanced Pathophysiological Concepts in Nursing Science (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP or Certificate Programs. This course is designed to build on basic pathophysiology principles and explore the principles of normal body functions and pathophysiological changes that occur because of disease, lifestyle, and homeostatic changes in the body. Disease processes across the life span are explored and case studies are used to demonstrate the clinical assessment.
NGR 5172. Pharmacology for Advanced Practice (3). Prerequisite: DNP or Certificate Programs Admission. This course provides an overview of pharmacology using a lifespan approach with specific consideration of the pharmaceutical properties, indications for, precautions with, and selection of commonly prescribed agents. The concepted of compliance and collaboration are examined in the context of effected positive changes for the client.
NGR 5503. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Individual Psychotherapy (3). Corequisite: NGR 5503L. This course provides didactic experiences in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of clients across the lifespan who are experiencing acute and/or chronic psychiatric disorders. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practice and the utilization of theoretical and conceptual models for assessing, planning, and treating major psychiatric disorders. Moreover, emphasis is given to promoting, maintaining, and restoring wellness to individual clients of all ages. Holistic therapeutic approaches are used to enhance the functioning of diverse individuals across the lifespan.
NGR 5503L. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Individual Psychotherapy Clinical Lab (3). Prerequisite: NGR 5503. This course provides clinical experiences in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of clients across the lifespan who are experiencing acute and/or chronic psychiatric disorders. Emphasis is placed on evidenced-based practice and the utilization of theoretical and conceptual models for assessing, planning, and treating major psychiatric disorders. Moreover, emphasis is given to promoting, maintaining, and restoring wellness to individual clients of all ages. Holistic therapeutic approaches are used to enhance the functioning of diverse individuals across the lifespan.
NGR 5504Lr. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Practicum (2-5). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: Admission to the Psychiatric/Mental Health DNP for the Psychiatric/Mental Health DNP students, NGR 5056C, NGR 5538, NGR 5503, NGR 5503L, NGR 5508, and NGR 5508L. This course allows students to synthesize advanced knowledge and role behaviors in an advanced practice role within psychiatric mental health clinical specialty tracks. With faculty guidance, students develop a practicum plan based on course objectives to include specific objectives, learning activities, and evaluation methods. May be repeated to a maximum of five semester hours.
NGR 5508. Psy./Mental Health Ns. Practitioner II: Family & Group Psychotherapy (3). Prerequisites: NGR 5503, NGR 5503L, NGR 5056C, and NGR 5538. Corequisite: NGR 5508L. This course provides the PMHNP student with advanced knowledge in group psychotherapy techniques that are applicable across the lifespan. This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual models of group dynamics and utilizes evidence-based practices in assessing, planning, treating, and evaluating dysfunctional patterns in groups. Additionally, this course promotes and maintains effective and therapeutic communication patterns in a variety of group settings.
NGR 5508L. Psy./Mental Health Ns. Pr II: Family & Group Psychotherapy Lab (3). Prerequisites: NGR 5056C and NGR 5538. Corequisite: NGR 5508. This course provides clinical experiences in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of clients across the lifespan who are experiencing acute and/or chronic psychiatric disorders. Emphasis is placed on evidenced-based practice and the utilization of theoretical and conceptual models for assessing, planning, and treating major psychiatric disorders. Moreover, emphasis is given to promoting, maintaining, and restoring wellness to clients of all ages. Holistic therapeutic approaches are used to enhance the functioning of diverse individuals across the lifespan.
NGR 5538. Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing (3). Prerequisite: NGR 5172. This course provides a review of common psychoactive medications, classes, uses, effects, side effects, and prescriptive implications related to nursing care of clients with psychiatric mental health illness, including children, adolescents, and adults. Content is presented in relation to the role of psychiatric mental health nurse who functions in an advanced role in a variety of settings. Emphasis is on the selection and use of psychoactive medications to help reduce emotional pain and increase personal autonomy of patients suffering from mental illness. An additional focus is to increase cultural competence by understanding the impact of psychoactive medications on the client, family, and community.
NGR 5638. Health Promotion and Program Planning (3). Prerequisite: Instructor permission. This course focuses on the development of concepts and skills for advanced risk assessment and the synthesis of knowledge and strategies to promote healthy lifestyles in client populations. Health promotion models and evidence-based strategies are used to design programs to address behavioral and social factors that contribute to mortality in diverse populations.
NGR 5714C. Instruction in Nursing Education: Design and Strategies (4). This course introduces the graduate nursing student to instructional design and strategies for both classroom and clinical instruction. Emphasis is placed on the relationship among learning theories, the population of interest to be educated, the learning environment, and the evidence-based instruction strategies. The course provides teaching opportunities in the classroom and in nursing-education laboratory settings.
NGR 5718C. Evaluation in Nursing Education (4). Prerequisites: NGR 5714C. This course is designed to introduce the graduate nursing student to theories and methods of evaluation in nursing education at the individual, course, and program level. Applications of testing and measurement relevant to the health professions are examined. Focus is placed on effective test design and test writing skills, other methods of evaluating performance in the classroom and clinical settings, and the analysis of evaluation tools for educational purposes. In addition, the student develops a personal philosophy of teaching/learning.
NGR 5766. Nursing Leadership within Complex Healthcare Environments (3). Prerequisite: NGR 6895. This course examines leadership theories within the context of organizational culture. Students analyze traditional and transformational leadership models and their effects on healthcare environments. Emphasis is placed on the role of the health politics in the workplace, organization, government, and community as well as on social policy, power, and political behaviors. The course also explores professional attributes and requisites for the next generation of advanced-practice nursing leaders within the evolving healthcare system.
NGR 5772L. Clinical Leadership Practicum I (3). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 5770. This course emphasizes the development of nursing leadership skills in managing health care microsystems and mesosystems. The course provides students with opportunities to integrate bioethical and legal dimensions into clinical leadership and management decisions making. Innovations in human resource management and patient care delivery systems are also emphasized.
NGR 5773L. Clinical Leadership Practicum II (3). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 5770 and NGR 5772L. This course continues student development of nursing leadership and decision-making skills in managing health care microsystems. Clinical guidelines and emergency preparedness strategies are examined.
NGR 5800. Methods in Nursing Research (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program of the College of Nursing or instructor permission. This course builds upon the knowledge of the research process learned at the baccalaureate level and focuses on the importance of empirical investigation in the development of nursing theory and the formulation of testable hypotheses in nursing practice. Emphasis is directed to the nurse as consumer and practitioner in the area of research and evidence-based practice.
NGR 5846. Biostatistics (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Nursing graduate programs or instructor permission. This course is designed to provide an understanding of fundamental statistical principles that can be applied to health-related problems in clinical and public health settings. Students interpret published statistical findings, select and apply statistical methods to health-related research problems and critique statistical methods utilized in biomedical research. Only the most common methods of statistical analysis used in published nursing research are reviewed.
NGR 5871. Managing Information and Technology in Health System (3). Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program or instructor permission. This course examines the critical elements and use of healthcare information systems and patient-care technology as applied to healthcare delivery, quality improvement, patient safety, and the evaluation of organizational outcomes. Topics cover health applications related to clinical, administrative, research, and educational decision making, with emphasis on the exploration of issues and trends related to human-technology interface, implementation science, ethics, and cultural diversity.
NGR 5887. Legal and Ethical Complexities in Healthcare (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP program or instructor permission. This course focuses on legal and ethical issues confronting healthcare professionals and practitioners. The course applies ethical theories to interprofessional team resolution of these dilemmas, while placing emphasis on the use of decision-making models. Topics cover ethical and legal considerations, patient-provider relationships, and moral-judgment concepts.
NGR 5891. Healthcare Policy for Nurse Leaders (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the MNS program or instructor permission. This course offers the nurse leader/manager students an opportunity to analyze the impact of politics on healthcare policies that affect healthcare delivery systems. Legal and ethical considerations of healthcare policies are examined in the context of providing quality and cost-effective services. The leadership role of nurses in designing strategies for influencing healthcare policy development to promote optimal healthcare outcomes and quality care is explored.
NGR 5894. Global Health (1–2). Pre- and corequisites: NGR 5003 and NGR 5003L. This online course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding and appreciation of the broad field of global (or international) health. The student will have the opportunity to tailor the experience to their own interest that may include an overview of the health situation in a given country and/or specific conditions such as nutrition, mother-child health, communicable disease, etc. This elective course should be considered in one of the following situations: 1) as a stand-alone course with a broad interest in global health (1 SH); and 2) as an international experience with FSU COM and/or CON faculty in Nicaragua (2 SH).
NGR 5905r. Directed Independent Study (1–3). Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Directed independent study relevant to an area of specialized nursing practice. May be repeated to a maximum of five semester hours.
NGR 5930r. Special Topics in Nursing (1–3). This course consists of seminar topics that may include advanced techniques in critical care nursing, emphasis on special populations, emphasis on specific identified nursing phenomena. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credit hours; may be repeated within the same term.
NGR 5933L. Special Topics Lab (2). (S/U grade only). This course is the final in a series of three practicum courses continuing student development of nursing leadership and decision-making skills in managing health care microsystems. Special emphasis is placed on honing the skills of nurse leaders in planning and integrating evidence-based practice into patient care delivery systems to improve health care outcomes.
NGR 5941Lr. Supervised Teaching Laboratory (1–5). Prerequisite: Instructor permission. This course is designed to run concurrently with the courses in the nurse educator sequence. The primary purpose is to afford students the opportunity to put into practice theories, concepts and principles of the teaching-learning process while functioning as a teaching assistant. Under supervision, students design, implement and evaluate teaching episodes for delivery to individuals and groups of nursing students, health care personnel, clients and their families. May be repeated to a maximum of five semester hours will count toward degree.
NGR 6167. Food as Medicine: The Nutrition-Health Connection (3). Prerequisites: Post-master's degree in a health-related discipline. This course examines evidence-based dietary patterns shown to prevent, treat, and reverse diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers, and prepares students to implement food-as-medicine in various healthcare settings. The course will also include nutritional considerations for various lifecycle stages and special populations.
NGR 6185. Genetics and Emerging Diseases (3). Prerequisites: NGR 5140. This course is designed to facilitate the nursing student's understanding of the impact of genetics and emerging disease on the professional-nursing practice. Topics include basic concepts of genetics and emerging diseases, their application to nursing practice and global health, as well as related ethical, legal, and social issues.
NGR 6194. Orthopedics for Advance Practice Nursing (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP-FNP program. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders for patients across the lifespan. The integration of physical examination techniques specific to selected problems, the ordering and interpretation of radiologic tests, and the initiation of advanced treatments specific to musculoskeletal conditions are discussed.
NGR 6201. Advanced Management of Adult and Women's Issues for Primary Care (3). Prerequisites: Admission to the Psychiatric Mental Health program and instructor permission. This course provides the learner with the knowledge and skills to develop basic strategies designed to promote health, diagnose, and manage basic acute and chronic health problems across the life span. The course focuses on the development of sound diagnostic skill through an emphasis on the differential diagnostic process and institution of clinical strategies to address common acute and chronic disorders. The course provides a foundation of adult and women's content to augment a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner's foundational role across the lifespan.
NGR 6210. Acute Care I (3). Prerequisites: NGR 5003, NGR 5003L, NGR 5140, and NGR 5172. Corequisite: NGR 6210L. This course prepares the Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP student to assess, diagnose, and manage selected health care needs of adults and children over 12 years of age. Emphasis is placed on synthesis and application of nursing and related theories and scientific knowledge to the development of differential/nursing diagnoses as a basis for health promotion and management.
NGR 6210L. Acute Care I Practicum (1). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 5003, NGR 5003L, NGR 5172, and NGR 5140. Corequisite: NGR 6210. This course provides opportunities for Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP students to apply concepts in selected clinical settings. Emphasis is on critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, differential diagnosis, communication, and collaboration in a culturally diverse system. The course focuses on refinement of cognitive and clinical skills needed to provide competent patient-centered care to young adults, adults, and older adults across the wellness-illness continuum with acute, critical and chronic illness, disability, and/or injury in the acute care, emergency, urgent, and ambulatory care settings.
NGR 6211r. Acute Care II (3). Prerequisites: NGR 6210 and NGR 6210L. Corequisite: 6211L. This course prepares the Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP Student to assess, diagnose, and manage patients, focusing on the illness and overall health of the gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, and internal medicine patient population. This course examines the epidemiology, assessment, diagnosis, management and evaluation of acutely or critically ill adults across the adult-older adult age spectrum. The course emphasizes an evidence-based, interprofessional team approach to the nursing and medical management of patients.
NGR 6211L. Acute Care II Practicum (4). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: NGR 6210 and NGR 6210L. Corequisite: NGR 6211. This course provides opportunities for Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP students to advance their clinical competence in the care of patients in acute care settings by building on knowledge and skills gained in pre-and co-requisite courses. Through clinical, students build confidence as they continue the transition from student to advanced practice nurse. Clinical experiences in acute care settings provide students with the continued opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate management plans for adults along the age spectrum with complex acute, critical, and chronic illness. The course emphasizes applications of knowledge in the management of patients and the collaboration between the advanced practice nurse and the patient, family, and interprofessional healthcare team.
NGR 6212. Acute Care III (3). This course evaluates issues and trends encountered in advanced adult-gerontological acute care nursing. The course focuses on critical analysis and management of issues by the adult gerontological acute care nurse practitioner and uses an evidence-based, interprofessional team approach to the nursing and medical management of patients ranging from young adults to the elderly patient population.
NGR 6212L. Acute Care III Practicum (3). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: NGR 6210, NGR 6210L, NGR 6211, and NGR 6211L. Corequisite: NGR 6212. This course provides opportunities for Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP students to continue their training sequentially advancing their clinical competence in the care of patients in acute care settings. The focused clinical experiences in this course provide students with sustained opportunities to develop, implement, and evaluate management plans for adults along the age spectrum with complex acute, critical, and chronic illness. The focus is on the application of new and existing knowledge in the management of patients and the collaboration between the advanced practice nurses and the patient, family and interprofessional healthcare teams.
NGR 6213L. Acute Care IV Practicum (3–5). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: NGR 6210, NGR 6210L, NGR 6211, NGR 6211L, NGR 6212, and NGR 6212L. The purpose of this culminating practicum course is to provide a preceptor and faculty facilitated experience in the Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP role. The focus is on the application and synthesis of all knowledge and skills acquired in all previous courses for young adults, adults, and older adults across the wellness-illness continuum with acute, critical, and chronic illness in the acute care setting.
NGR 6214L. Acute Care V Practicum (5). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: NGR 6210, NGR 6210L, NGR 6211, NGR 6211L, NGR 6212, NGR 6212L, and NGR 6213L. This culminating practicum course provides a preceptor and faculty facilitated experience in the Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP role. The focus is on the application and synthesis of all knowledge and skills acquired in all previous courses for young adults, adults, and older adults across the wellness-illness continuum with acute, critical, and chronic illness in the acute care setting.
NGR 6217C. Acute Care Skills (2). Prerequisites: NGR 5003 and NGR 5003L. This course enables learners to develop skills for use in acute care clinical practice settings. Students explore both the theoretical and practical aspects of a variety of procedures and diagnostic modalities including comprehensive history taking, advanced airway management, arterial line and central venous catheter placements, chest tube placement, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, and cricothyroidotomy procedures. This course includes a two-day skills workshop followed by clinical practice at an acute care based clinical site for a total of 45 clinical hours.
NGR 6304. Issues in Pediatrics for Advanced Practice Nursing (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP-FNP Program. This course provides a comprehensive overview of pediatric practice in the context of Family Nurse Practitioner Competencies. Emphasis is on the following areas: pediatric review, growth and development, pediatric theorists, role of the nurse practitioner, pediatric health assessment and physical exam, and diagnosis and management of common illness in children and adolescents.
NGR 6246. Empowering Behavioral Change: The Provider as Expert and Coach (3). Prerequisite: Post-master's degree, or faculty approval. This course explores the fundamentals of health-behavior change, including the concepts of motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and positive-psychology techniques. Healthcare providers explore and develop the collaborative coaching style used in healthcare, which encourages patients and clients to take a more active role in decisions regarding their own care.
NGR 6348. Women's Health Care for Family Advanced Practice Nurses (3). Prerequisite: NGR 6441L. This course is the second of two courses that allow simulated clinical applications of principles of nurse anesthesia. Students apply acquired foundational skills to multiple surgical patient populations: the routine patient; those with co-existing diseases; those in various life stages; and those with procedure-specific needs; as well as anesthesia for subspecialty populations.
NGR 6405. Anatomy, Physiology/Pathophysiology II (4). Prerequisite: NGR 6404. This course presents, analyzes/evaluates anatomy, physiology/pathophysiology of the cardiovascular, neurological, and hepatic systems. The course also examines acid base status, abnormalities, and management in the acute and chronically ill patient.
NGR 6432L. Anesthesia Practicum II (4). Prerequisites: NGR 6431L, current medical malpractice coverage as a SRNA, a valid license as a registered nurse in the state of Florida, and certification in BLA, ACLS, and PALS. This course allows for clinical application of principles of nurse anesthesia. Students are precepted in the perioperative clinical site. Experiences include application of skills specific to the role of nurse anesthetist. Important concepts include anatomical, physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological principles.
NGR 6435L. Anesthesia Practicum V (10). Prerequisites: NGR 6434L, current medical malpractice coverage as a SRNA, a valid license as a registered nurse in the state of Florida, and certification in BLS, ACLS, and PALS. This course allows for clinical application of principles of nurse anesthesia. Students are precepted in the perioperative clinical site. Experiences include application of skills specific to the role of nurse anesthetist. Important concepts include anatomical, physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological principles.
NGR 6436L. Anesthesia Practicum VI (10). Prerequisites: NGR 6435L, current medical malpractice coverage as a SRNA, a valid license as a registered nurse in the state of Florida, and certification in BLS, ACLS, and PALS. This course allows for clinical application of principles of nurse anesthesia. Students are precepted in the perioperative clinical site. Experiences include application of skills specific to the role of nurse anesthetist. Important concepts include anatomical, physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological principles.
NGR 6442L. Anesthesia Simulation II (4). Prerequisite: NGR 6441L. This course is the second of two courses that allow simulated clinical applications of principles of nurse anesthesia. Students will apply acquired foundational skills to multiple surgical patient populations: the routine patient, those with co-existing diseases, those in various life stages, and those with procedure-specific needs, as well as anesthesia for sub-specialty populations.
NGR 6506. Mental Health Care Coordination in Primary Care (3). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP Program. This course is designed to prepare students to effectively coordinate mental health care of clients in primary care, DNP's must be knowledgeable about various treatment modalities; their availability, cost and effectiveness. This elective seminar explores treatment modalities that may be appropriate for clients who present in primary care settings, with mental health concerns.
NGR 6511. Geriatric Mental Health (3). This course examines mental health concerns of diverse groups, including older adults and their families. Essential aspects of the course focus on the recognition of major psychiatric disorders affecting older adults in a variety of settings, including the aging military veteran populations and their families.
NGR 6570. Management of Social Determinants of Mental Health in the Community (3). This course emphasizes social determinants of mental health, integrated care for populations living with psychiatric/mental health conditions, substance use, and/or medical co-morbidities across the lifespan. The application of evidence-based practice guidelines and research data are utilized.
NGR 6590. The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Improving Mental Health (3). Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree or instructor approval. This course examines the evidence-based lifestyle medicine strategies to improve mental health disorders, including non-pharmacologic approaches such as exercises, vitamins, nutrients, and botanicals as well as mind-body approaches. This course explores some of the latest research on the vital link between gut health and the central nervous system.
NGR 6591. Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine: The Six Pillars of Health (3). Prerequisite: Post-master's degree or faculty approval. This course examines evidence-based lifestyle medicine strategies to improve chronic health disorders, and includes non-pharmacologic approaches such as exercise, vitamins, nutrients, and botanicals as well as mind-body approaches. This course also appraises seminal research and builds on more current evidence regarding the importance of lifestyle behavioral choices, physical, and mental health.
NGR 6592. The Exercise Prescription: Improving Physical and Mental Health Through Movement (2). Prerequisite: Post-master's degree in a health-related discipline. This course explores the significant health benefits of physical activity to the body and the brain. Students examine evidence-based guidelines for physical activity levels to promote optimal health across the lifespan.
NGR 6601. Advanced Management of the Family I (3). Prerequisites: NGR 5003C and DNP core courses. Corequisite: NGR 6601L. This course is the second course focusing on the nurse practitioner role. It is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to develop basic strategies designed to promote health, diagnose and manage basic acute and chronic health problems across the life span. The focus of the course is the development of sound diagnostic skill through an emphasis on the differential diagnostic process and institution of clinical strategies to address common acute and chronic disorders. The course provides a foundation for the development of the student's approach to the nurse practitioner role as they progress through the program.
NGR 6601L. Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I (4). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: NGR 5003C and DNP core courses. Corequisite: NGR 6601. This course applies the knowledge and skills gained in NGR 5003C and to develop basic strategies to promote health, diagnose, and manage simple, acute and chronic health problems across the life span. The focus of this course is on the development of sound diagnostic skills utilizing the differential diagnostic process during clinical patient visits. Students also begin to develop collaborative partnerships with the clinical preceptor and other healthcare professionals in the management of patients.
NGR 6602. Advanced Management of the Family II (3). Prerequisites: NGR 6601 and NGR 6601L. Corequisite: NGR 6602L. This course examines and refines methods of diagnosis and management of health problems that affect the individual and family. Topics cover the prevention of illness, promotion of wellness, the management of complex acute and chronic health problems and their impact on communities, as well as the role of the advanced practice nurse as a vital force in contemporary health care.
NGR 6602L. Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum II (3-4). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 6601 and NGR 6601L. Corequisite: NGR 6602. This course provides students with advanced knowledge and skills related to the clinical management of actual and potential health problems across the lifespan in a primary care setting. The focus will be on promoting health, preventing illness, and managing complex acute and chronic illnesses. Clinical experiences will encompass clients across spanning all ages as well as families.
NGR 6619L. Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III (5). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 6601, NGR 6601L, NGR 6602, and NGR 6602L. This course is designed for students to synthesize the advanced-practice knowledge, skills, and abilities into the role of advanced-practice nursing leader prior to residency. Students complete their transition to the role of nurse practitioner with the assistance of a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. In collaboration with faculty, students will select a practice setting that reflects their individual interests and completes their advanced-practice preparation.
NGR 6641. Assessment and Collaboration with Communities and Systems (2). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP Program. This course challenges students to integrate techniques of community assessment and principles of collaboration to develop strategic, operational, or evaluation plans based on objective, comprehensive assessment. Topics include health-system concepts related to a broad spectrum of communities, with emphasis on the evaluation and use of data, collaborative work within health systems, and the examination of outcomes.
NGR 6674. Population Health and Applied Epidemiology (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate Nursing program or instructor permission. This course provides a foundation population health and applied epidemiology. The emphasis is on analysis of epidemiologic and scientific data for the assessment and evaluation of population health.
NGR 6680. Foundations for Working with Military, Veterans, and Families in a Health Care Setting (3). This course provides students with a foundation of military culture, ethos, and challenges faced by our active-duty military, members of the reserves and National Guard, veterans, and their families.
NGR 6682. Wounds of War: Visible and Invisible (3). This course serves as a means to understand the basic truths about military stress, traumas, posttraumatic stress disorder, and the post-deployment health related issues, both visible and invisible wounds. The underpinning of this course is to explore current conceptualizations of various types of stressful and traumatic military experiences.
NGR 6702. Effecting Change in Healthcare Quality and Safety (3). Prerequisite: NGR 5770. This course examines implementing change in quality and safety in a challenging healthcare environment. Course content includes change theory, quality management models and tools, benchmarking and quality databases, safety in the healthcare environment, use of evidence in quality and safety, interprofessional relationships in improving organizational outcomes, descriptive statistics and relationship statistics and risk management. Emphasis is placed on the student's development of a change project in quality or safety.
NGR 6768. DNP Roles and Interprofessional Collaboration (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP program. This course offers students the opportunity to examine DNP roles and responsibilities that lead to effective practice and interprofessional collaboration. The course utilizes theoretical concepts related to the role theory and models of interprofessional collaboration as a basis of analysis of individual, unit-based, and organizational communication and work strategies that promote quality and culturally competent care.
NGR 6811. Theoretical Constructs and Methods of Nursing Research (4). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP program or instructor permission. This course teaches students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to explore the connections between theory, practice, and research from nursing and related fields. The course examines the quantitative and qualitative methods used to generate evidence and emphasizes evaluation of evidence for translation into practice. Students explore instruments for research and evidence-based practice (EBP).
NGR 6853. Translation and Synthesis of Evidence (3). Prerequisites: NGR 5800. This course provides tools for locating, evaluating, refining, synthesizing, channeling, applying, and explaining appropriate research findings, in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of nursing care in interprofessional settings. Quality-improvement methods and grant writing are discussed.
NGR 6893. Healthcare Finances, Economics, and Entrepreneurship (3). Prerequisite: NGR 5887. This course examines changes in healthcare systems based on evolving healthcare priorities and economic outcomes. Students analyze the relationship among processes, outcomes, and economic indicators; explore financial models of healthcare delivery, including resource management, distribution of services, cost-benefit analyses, return on investments, and outcome-based care; investigate financing of the practice of care-delivery systems viewed on a continuum of individual practitioner-care delivery to acute and complex, multi-level organization systems; and examine key entrepreneurial leadership principles, practices, and creative strategic planning for healthcare ventures.
NGR 6895. Healthcare Policy, Politics, and Power (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP program or instructor permission. This course analyzes the impact of politics and power on healthcare policies that affect healthcare delivery systems and advanced-nursing practice. Topics cover legal and ethical considerations of healthcare policies in the context of providing quality and cost-effective services, as well as the leadership role of advanced-practice nurses in designing strategies for influencing healthcare-policy development to promote optimal healthcare outcomes and quality care.
NGR 6897L. Health Systems Leadership Practicum III (5). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 6778L and NGR 6779L. This course involves supervised practice at the policy level, designed to advance nursing practice and strengthen leadership across healthcare organizations and agencies. Students identify and interact with key state or national stakeholders in order to design and advance a complex healthcare policy issue. Emphasis is on gathering, analyzing, designing, and communicating actionable information. In their role of policy activists, students need to demonstrate expertise by adopting clinical judgment, systems thinking, accountability, and quality outcomes, and by leading a focused systems change, policy development, grant proposal, or presentation at a national meeting.
NGR 6910C. DNP Project III: Implementation and Data Analysis (1). (S/U grade only). Prerequisites: NGR 6931C and NGR 6935C. This course is the third of four DNP Project courses. The course provides students with the opportunity to implement and evaluate the DNP Project under the guidance of the Major Professor. This includes collecting and analyzing relevant data and beginning to synthesize the results and discussion sections of the DNP Project Report.
NGR 6912C. DNP Project IV: Dissemination (1). (S/U grade only). Prerequisite: NGR 6910C, NGR 6931C, and NGR 6935C. This course is the fourth of the four DNP Project courses. During this course, students prepare the final DNP Project Report for submission and disseminates the project outcomes. A poster presentation is prepared and presented at the DNP Exposition and to the clinical agency.
NGR 6931C. Project I, Proposal Development (1). (S/U grade only). Prerequisite: NGR 6853. This course is the first of four DNP Project courses (DNP Project I - IV). Students explore the components of the DNP project proposal while focusing heavily on preparing the clinical question, aims/objectives, defined methodology, use of appropriate statistical test, use of theoretical underpinning, and completion of the DNP Project proposal. The proposal is used in the DNP Project II to complete the Institution Review Board Human Subjects Committee application.
NGR 6935C. DNP Project II: IRB Protection of Human Subjects (1). (S/U grade only). Prerequisite: NGR 6931C. This course is the second of the four DNP project courses. The course provides students with the opportunity to finalize the DNP Project Implementation Plan and submit the IRB Protection of Human Subjects application to FSU and the clinical site, if required. The course uses a structured seminar format to facilitate dialogue with course faculty, students, and the student's DNP Major Professor.
NGR 6942L. DNP Practicum IV (1–5). (S/U grade only). Prerequisite: All DNP core and specialty courses. This course provides an intensive clinical practice experience that is intended to demonstrate the culmination of the students' advanced practice role. Each student is required to submit individual objectives at the beginning of the semester. Clinical experiences are individually designed within the context of the focus of the student's program. With faculty guidance, students use the scientific theory, systematic evidence appraisal, organizational and policy analysis, and models of care delivery.
NGR 6943L. DNP Practicum V (1–5). (S/U grade only). Prerequisite: All DNP core and specialty courses. This course provides an intensive clinical practice experience that demonstrates the culmination of the student's advanced practice role. Each student is required to submit individual objectives at the beginning of the semester. Clinical experiences are individually designed within the context of the focus of the student's program. With faculty guidance, students use scientific theory, systematic evidence appraisal, organizational and policy analysis, and models of care delivery.
NGR 7769. DNP Roles and Leadership within Complex Healthcare Environments (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the DNP Program. This course examines roles and responsibilities of the DNP prepared nurse that lead to effective practice, leadership and interprofessional collaboration. Students analyze traditional and transformational leadership models and their effects on healthcare environments. Professional attributes and requisites for the next generation of advanced practice nursing leaders within the evolving healthcare system are explored.
NGR 7892. Health Care Policy and Clinical Prevention (3). This course explores the underpinnings of healthcare policy and provides the background knowledge and strategies for engagement in the analysis, development, and implementation of health policy and for the application of health promotion and disease prevention to improve population health. In addition, this course explores healthcare policy specific to nurse anesthesia.