NURS 620 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Role I Seminar

(1-3 S.H.)

This course is designed to introduce students to the roles of the Clinical Nurse Specialist. Nursing practice models will be explored. Assessment and measurement of patient outcomes, cost containment, cost effectiveness, and evaluation will be emphasized. Use of a theoretical and research basis for effecting change to improve patient outcomes relevant to non disease-based etiologies of acute and chronic illnesses among adults is a major focus. Prerequisites: STAT 601 - Statistical Methods for Health Care Research; NURS 600 - Scientific and Ethical Foundations; NURS 606 - Nursing Information Management & Decision Making;NURS 608 - Organizational and Systems Leadership; NURS 616 - Molecular, Genetic and Immune Mechanisms in Disease; NURS 619 - Advanced Health Assessment. Pre- or Co-requisite: NURS 604 - Health Policy and Quality Health Care Delivery.
Corequisites: Must register for NURS 621 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Role I Clinical at the same time. Grade only.