Wilkes Courses

This course introduces the student to the profession of nursing. Use of the nursing process is emphasized in meeting the human needs of clients identified as individuals, families, and communities. Nursing theory is correlated with clinical practice in the Nursing Learning Center and selected clinical agencies.

Building on the foundation of Nursing 401, the nursing process is used to assist individuals, families, and communities to achieve optimum health and to resolve selected medical, surgical, and mental health problems. Nursing theory is correlated with clinical practice in the Nursing Learning Center and selected clinical agencies.

This course prepares the student for professional role development in emerging health care delivery systems. The nursing process is utilized in assisting individuals, families, and communities to meet their health needs. Nursing theory is correlated with clinical practice in a variety of health care settings.

This course presents an overview of the full and comprehensive health assessment of the adult client. In most respects the physical assessment of the elderly is no different from the young adult. Emphasis on multiple aspects of assessment, including physical, functional, and mental health assessment along with transcultural variations, will prepare the student for advanced practice in gerontological nursing. Students are given the opportunity to practice their assessment skills in a laboratory component.

This course is designed to assist students to understand the multidisciplinary science of pharmacology based on human systems. Content includes drug classifications, indications, adverse effects and contraindications, age-related variables, dosages, and nursing implications. Using critical thinking skills related to drug therapy, clinical decision-making is developed.

This course emphasizes the systematic process of theory development in nursing. The role of traditional science in relation to other ways of knowing is explored. Students will describe, analyze, and evaluate current theories of nursing. The relationship of research and practice to theory is discussed.

This course builds on knowledge and skills developed in undergraduate research and statistics courses. Skills in the analysis and evaluation of nursing research are further developed. Students analyze the contributions of the empirical approach to the development of nursing science. Selected research designs and methodologies which are used to advance nursing knowledge are examined. Students are given the opportunity to critique and synthesize

current research for its application to an identified problem in nursing practice.

Examines the role development process and its applicability to the advanced practice nurse. The historical, theoretical, and conceptual basis of role development, advanced practice, and evaluation are explored. A framework for practice, which includes the subroles of direct care provider, educator, researcher, manager and consultant, is examined.

Analysis of issues relative to advanced nursing practice. Assessment of proposed approaches to the resolution of issues, based on current literature and research findings, is done collaboratively in a seminar format.

Students use theories from nursing and other sciences to plan, manage, and evaluate direct care services provided to older adults and their families in community settings. Clinical experience focuses on case management, including advanced assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluation as it relates to health promotion and maintenance in this population. Opportunities for interdisciplinary experience and collaborative practice are provided. The seminar component of the course is designed to develop clinical decision-making skills through case study presentations and extend the theoretical and research base of advanced clinical practice.

This course provides an opportunity for students to discuss theoretical foundations of leadership and management as they relate to the multifaceted role of the advanced practice nurse. The health care environment, with its ongoing changes in organization and financing, is impacted upon by changes in health policy, regulatory processes, and quality measures. The understanding of this content will prepare the student to provide quality cost-effective care, to participate in the design and implementation of care in a variety of health care systems, and to assume a leadership role in the managing of human, fiscal, and physical care resources.

Prerequisites: NSG 504 or graduate standing with permission of the instructor

Human development from adulthood through old age is analyzed from a multidisciplinary perspective. The interrelationship of physical, psychological, and social processes of aging is analyzed. Holistic assessment of aging, including the interaction between an aging society and the subsequent increase in chronic health problems as they impact on social resources and health care delivery, is emphasized.

Students use theories from nursing and other sciences to plan, manage and evaluate direct care services provided to frail older adults and their families in institutional and community settings. Clinical experience focuses on case management, including advanced assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluation as it relates to the management of acute conditions and complex chronic health problems. Opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences

and collaborative practice are provided. The seminar component of the course is designed to develop clinical decision-making skills through case study presentations and to extend the theoretical and research base of advanced clinical practice.

NURSING 525. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS - 4 credits

This course explores the development of mental illness in adults with an emphasis on growth and development issues, psychopathological processes, diagnostic criteria, and treatment of individuals with these illnesses pertinent to advanced nursing practice.

NURSING 526. CLINICAL MODALITIES IN ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE - 3 credits

This course provides a foundation in the major systems of therapy for individuals and groups used in advanced psychiatric mental health nursing and other disciplines engaged in mental health practice. Focus will be on therapeutic modalities such as brief psychotherapy, group processes and practices, milieu therapy and crisis intervention as they relate to advanced nursing practice in mental health.

This course examines the process of human development in the context of the family relationship system. A theoretical framework for understanding this process and the therapeutic methods that derive from it are presented. Orientation to various methods and techniques of family therapy is provided.

Critical phases or occurrences in the family that can interfere with, or enhance, human growth and development are addressed in this course. Problems are discussed both from a theoretical and therapeutic perspective.

This elective course examines research and theory in adult education which serve as a basis for program development and design. It includes eaching/learning strategies, legal/ethical issues, marketing and sources of funding for adult education programs.

This elective course presents an overview of mental health and aging that is grounded in an integrated biopsychosocial approach to human behavior. Designed to bring professionals up to date on society’s approach to the basic issues that confront those in the field of aging, it features exploration of issues related to prevention, recognition, and management of major psychiatric disorders affecting the elderly in a variety of settings. Content

includes tools for assessment of mental health and functional status and responses to problematic behaviors. Research related to course topics will be evaluated in terms of its applicability to clinical practice.

NURSING 533. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING - 3 credits

This course explores the basic concepts of clinical pharmacokinetics and their application in drug regime design and monitoring. Pharmacotherapy for major diseases is emphasized. The course provides the student with a strong background in pharmacological agents and basic pharmacological principles. The course highlights major drug categories, purpose of action, common interactions and contraindications. Nursing and pharmacy practice faculty work collaboratively to provide the student with case studies that allow students to demonstrate their understanding of applied pharmacotherapy within the parameters of advanced practice nursing.

NURSING 535. ADVANCED PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING I - 3 credits

Supervised advanced psychiatric mental health nursing practice is undertaken with adults and/or older adults and their families in a variety of settings. Theories and practice are integrated to address the process of assessment and diagnosis of functional and dysfunctional patterns of behaviors; the formation of initial intervention strategies; and implementation of treatment and case management of psychiatric clients. A minimum of 15 hours of practice and 3 hours of small group supervision is required each week.

NURSING 536. ADVANCED PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING II - 3 credits

Supervised advanced psychiatric mental health nursing practice is undertaken with adults and/or older adults and their families in a variety of settings. The focus is on the refinement and development of clinical interventions. Outcome evaluation, termination and professional role development are emphasized. A minimum of 15 hours of practice and 3 hours of small group supervision is required each week.

The student, under the guidance of a selected faculty member, will critique and synthesize relevant research and literature on a clinical problem in nursing. The student will explore interrelationships between ideas in a scholarly manner. Implications for advanced nursing practice will be addressed. Each student will present his/her project upon its completion.

Affords an opportunity for independent study of selected topics under faculty supervision.

Advanced study of topics of special interest not extensively treated in regular courses.

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