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College of Allied 3307 North Broad Street Graduate Degree Programs: Applied
Communication --General
Statement Speech-Language-Hearing Communication
Sciences Nursing Occupational
Therapy Physical Therapy |
Courses in the Area of Specialization Nurse Practitioner 535. Primary Care for Adults I. (4 s.h.) This combined didactic and practicum course focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of selected primary health care problems in adults using critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning. Major health care problems seen in urban underserved areas are emphasized. Incorporation of health promotion, health maintenance, and delivery of care strategies by the advanced nurse practitioner is included. 536. Advanced Care for Adults II. (4 s.h.) This combined didactic and practicum course continues to integrate the assessment, diagnosis, and management of selected acute and chronic health care problems in the adult seen in urban health care settings. Focus on refinement of critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills is emphasized. Health promotion, health maintenance, and delivery of care strategies by the advanced practice nurse continues to be a focus. 537. Advanced Care for Adults III. (5 s.h.) This final didactic and practicum course emphasizes the refinement of critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning in the advanced practice nurse practitioner. Selected adult primary health care problems are investigated within the context of the needs of the urban underserved population. The multiple roles of the primary health care nurse practitioner are analyzed and operationalized in clinical experiences and by discussion in class. 538. Clinical Seminar in Advanced Nursing Practice. (1 s.h.) This seminar is designed to provide the student in advanced nursing practice the opportunity to continue clinical practice in the summer semesters. Participants meet every other week for a two-hour seminar with the seminar leader to discuss the student's clinical experiences and direct clinical learning. Psychiatric Mental Health 542. Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing I: Psychotherapeutic Techniques. (5 s.h.) This clinical course emphasizes various theories of human behavior, including psychoneuro-biological theories. The course will focus on advanced nursing skills in interviewing, assessment, and intervention with various client systems. Students will be expected to work with individual clients utilizing various theoretical nursing perspectives and psychotherapeutic techniques. 543. Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II: Family Systems. (4 s.h.) General systems theory is used as the framework for an in-depth nursing study of the family as client in the health care system. Selected family theorists will be introduced and their theories analyzed as a basis for identification of assessment parameters and intervention strategies. 544. Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III: Therapeutic Groups. (4 s.h.) Perspectives on group strategies and interventions appropriate for the nurse working with individuals and their families. Included are theories of group process and practical approaches to working with persons of varied levels of emotional and cognitive function. The student organizes a group and conducts a series of sessions. Nurse Anesthesia 518. Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I. (2 s.h.) This course provides application of anesthetic principles relative to care of obstetric, pediatric, and trauma patients. Delivery of anesthesia is considered in terms of specific physiologic alterations common in these patient populations 519. Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II. (3 s.h.) An in-depth look at the various specialties of advanced nurse anesthesia practice. The physiologic alterations of disease, the pharmacokinetics considerations, and the anesthetic implications are presented. . 520. Fundamentals of Nurse Anesthesia Practice. (2 s.h.) A systems approach is utilized to introduce the beginning nurse anesthesia student to principles of anesthesia delivery. Content areas covered are: substance abuse, airway management, history and scope of anesthesia, preoperative evaluation and choice of anesthetic technique with underserved or culturally diverse high-risk clients, preoperative medication, spinal and epidural anesthesia, local anesthetics, positioning and associated risks, peripheral nerve blocks, and fluid blood therapy. The course also incorporates a basic lab to familiarize the student with the set-up and preparation protocol for delivery of an anesthetic. 521. Fundamentals of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II. (1 s.h.) A continuation of Nursing 520. 548. Chemistry and Physics in Relation to Nurse Anesthesia I. (2 s.h.) In-depth perspective on principles and applied concepts of organic chemistry as it pertains to anesthesia delivery. A detailed description of anesthesia machine, physical properties that affect gas flow and safety and troubleshooting of equipment. 549. Chemistry and Physics in Relation to Nurse Anesthesia II. (2 s.h.) Examines fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry, physics and electrical safety in relation to anesthesia delivery. Principles of gas laws are applied to anesthesia delivery through clinical application of these principles. Pulse oximetry, mass spectrometry and capnography are illustrated with physical principles of their operation. Operating room fire and explosion precautions are considered as significant to clinical practice. 550. Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia. (3 s.h.) This is a comprehensive course to introduce students to the principles of pharmacodynamics and kinetics of anesthetic drugs and adjunctive agents. Students will be given the principles to apply the knowledge gained to the clinical sitting. 565. Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia I. (2 s.h.) A system approach is utilized to present students with principles of anatomy and physiology related to: the cell, respiratory, cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems. Course content is integrated with principles inherent in delivery of safe anesthesia to optimize patient outcomes. 566. Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia II. (2 s.h.) Course will provide student with a systems approach to anatomy and physiologic components of renal system, as well as additional aspects of respiratory and cardiovascular systems beyond the content in Anatomy and Physiology. Physiologic considerations of systems are explored and how they impact on anesthesia delivery. 567. Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia III. (2 s.h.) Course provides a systems approach to give students an in-depth look at nervous and endocrine systems and the liver. Anatomic, physiologic, and pathophysiologic considerations are presented in relation to anesthesia delivery for all ASA classifications. 568. Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia. (3 s.h.) Allow beginning advanced practice nurse in anesthesia necessary parameters for entrance into workplace, compilation of resumes, interview process, availability and diversity of workplace settings, AANA Standards and Guidelines, legal aspects, insurance issues, and environmental safety/OSHA regulations. Student must complete a community project to increase public awareness of the function and role of the certified registered nurse anesthetist as an advanced practice nurse. 569. Clinical Internship in Nurse Anesthesia I. This third clinical course has 250 hours of nurse anesthesia experience with a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist at selected hospital sites. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objectives appropriate to a third clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I, II, III and IV clients for minor and major surgery. Students must receive a passing grade in this pass-fail clinical course before being allowed to progress to the next clinical course. 570. Clinical Internship in Nurse Anesthesia II. This sixth clinical course has 325 hours of nurse anesthesia experience with a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist at selected hospital sites. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objectives appropriate to a sixth clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I, II, III, IV and V clients for minor and major surgery, including the specialties of pediatrics and obstetrics. Students must receive a passing grade in this pass-fail clinical course before being allowed to progress to the next clinical course. 571. Advanced Clinical Practice in Nurse Anesthesia I. (NC) This first clinical course has 125 hours of nurse anesthesia experience one-on-one with a nurse anesthetist preceptor at Pennsylvania Hospital. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objectives appropriate to a first clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I and II clients for minor surgery. Students must receive a passing grade in this pass-fail clinical course before being allowed to progress to the next clinical course. 572. Advanced Clinical Practice in Nurse Anesthesia II.(NC) This second clinical course has 250 hours of nurse anesthesia experience with a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist at selected hospital sites. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objective appropriate to a second clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I, II, and III clients for minor surgery. Students must receive a passing grade in this pass-fail clinical course before being allowed to progress to the next clinical course. 573. Advanced Clinical Practice in Nurse Anesthesia III.(NC) This fourth clinical course has 275 hours of nurse anesthesia experience with a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist at selected hospital sites. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objective appropriate to a fourth clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I, II, III, IV and V clients for minor and major surgery. Students must receive a passing grade in this pass-fail clinical course before being allowed to progress to the next clinical course. 574. Advanced Clinical Practice in Nurse Anesthesia IV.(NC) This fifth clinical course has 300 hours of nurse anesthesia experience with a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist at selected hospital sites. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objective appropriate to a fifth clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I, II, III, IV and V clients for minor and major surgery, including the specialties of pediatrics and obstetrics. Students must receive a passing grade in this pass-fail clinical course before being allowed to progress to the next clinical course. 575. Advanced Clinical Practice in Nurse Anesthesia V.(NC) This seventh clinical course has 375 hours of nurse anesthesia experience with a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist at selected hospital sites. This clinical experience is designed to allow the student to transition to functioning at the entry level of a certified registered nurse anesthetist with underserved and/or culturally diverse high-risk clients. Clinical evaluation of student includes sub-objective appropriate to a fifth clinical nurse anesthesia course addressing ASA level I, II, III, IV and V clients for minor and major surgery, including the specialties of pediatrics and obstetrics. 576. Orientation to the Study and the Practice of Nurse Anesthesia.(NC) A broadly based orientation is provided to ease beginning students to the clinical area. This course focuses on policy and procedures in the clinical component of the nurse anesthesia track. Topics include anesthesia care plans, case records and operating room and JCAHO standards. 577. Senior Review.(NC) This is a comprehensive course designed to assist the student in preparation for the Nurse Anesthesia Certification Examination. Included in this course is a broad review of the key components of the nurse anesthesia curriculum. 578. Journal Club/Seminars I -semesters 1 & 2.(NC) This seminar provides a forum for constructive evaluation of current anesthesia literature and provides the nurse anesthesia student an introduction into the scientific process through research.
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