NSG

13

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

A major emphasis is on principles of pharmacology to provide the student with a basis for understanding the actions and effects of drugs. Selected categories of drugs, including autonomic, cardiovascular, analgesic, antimicrobial, and psychotherapeutic, are surveyed to acquaint the student with the utilization of drug knowledge in the safe and effective administration of pharmacologic agents.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

This course provides an overview of how evidence is developed from research, clinical expertise, inter-professional perspectives and from patient input. The steps of the research process are presented to provide students with a basis for evaluating research, designing research projects, and understanding the application of research in clinical practice. Levels of evidence for evaluating research approaches are presented. Analysis and critique of research articles address the quality and usefulness of the findings. Formulation of a research problem, with identification of the elements of the research process and approach, integrates learning with a chosen identified clinical problem. Legal, ethical, and political issues of research are discussed. An overview of the role of institutional review boards and their importance in protecting human research participants is provided. Students engage in debates on these issues to provide a balanced perspective. Special emphasis is placed on the role of research related to quality initiatives, patient satisfaction, and issues of diversity.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

This course focuses on the physiologic changes that participate in disease production. These alterations are examined at the cellular, organic, and systemic levels. Emphasis is also placed on the body’s attempt to compensate for these changes.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Total = 9-15 SEMESTER 2 Session 1

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Total = 13 credits SEMESTER 2 Nursing Research & Evidence-Based NSG 301 3

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Total = 9 credits

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

6

Credits (max)

6

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Session 2

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

or NSG 309 Pediatric/Maternal & Newborn Nursing 6 Total = 13-15 credits SEMESTER 3

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

This course will examine the social, political, historical, and economic events that have shaped healthcare from the late 1800’s to the present in this country and abroad. Additionally, it will address the connections between a society’s wellness (that is, its physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, interpersonal, and environmental state of being) and its ability to function and co-exist amicably with other citizens of the world. Students will explore how well healthcare is meeting the needs of not just one country, but the planet, as we are all implicated in each other’s well-being, whether or not we are healthcare providers.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Total = 10 credits SEMESTER 6 Nursing Issues in Caring for At-Risk

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

7

Credits (max)

7

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

16

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

6

Credits (max)

6

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

hours; Clinical 60 hours) This course focuses on how community health nurses use concepts from nursing and public health to develop strategies to provide comprehensive, continuous, preventive health care

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

5

Credits (max)

5

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

This course will provide the student with knowledge of leadership and management theories and processes that are critical to the creation of a work environment that is efficient, cost- effective, and committed to quality nursing care. The focus is on understanding the key attributes and skills of highly successful nurse leaders/managers such as effective intra- disciplinary and interdisciplinary communication, critical thinking, conflict resolution, successful delegation, team building, resource utilization, quality improvement, and leading change in a variety of community and healthcare settings. The goal is to integrate leadership concepts and theories into the various roles of the professional nurse and promote professional development.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Clinical 60 hours) This course facilitates the transition of the student to the role of staff nurse by building on the knowledge and skills obtained in the nursing curriculum and integrating these concepts in a variety of diverse practice settings. Principles of management, organizational culture and interpersonal relationships are applied in the development of independence in the practice of nursing. Current parameters of nursing practice are addressed, and students are encouraged through clinical practice to explore current issues that impact on the practice of nursing chosen by the student. This course provides the student with the opportunity to function as a professional nurse in clinical environments such as medical/surgical, pediatric, maternity, critical care, and community settings. The student's clinical practice is coordinated by faculty and guided by a registered nurse preceptor. Pre-requisites: NSG 204, NSG 205, NSG 301, NSG 302, NSG 303, NSG 303A, NSG 304, NSG 306, NSG 307, NSG 308, and NSG 309

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Total = 10-16

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

5

Credits (max)

5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

This course provides both the student and practicing registered nurse with a foundational knowledge of ethics, ethical principles, ethical reasoning, and decision-making strategies to navigate the ethical situations encountered on a daily basis. This will build upon the student’s basic knowledge and principles of ethics and philosophy. Decision-making models, rationales for decisions, and various topics about ethical patient care are provided in this course.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

This course focuses on the communication needs of Interprofessional Health Care professionals. The course offers a study of Team and Group Development, Relationship- Centered Leadership, and Building and Sustaining Collaborative Interprofessional Teams. Underlying these concepts throughout, the course brings forth the communication strategies to do this building. In this course, students will focus on the professional requirements of the Nursing Profession and the relationships among all the Health Care Professionals forming health care teams. The Inter-professional Communication and Practice course considers the ramifications of effective communication in all areas of health care teams and offers strategies and concrete ideas to improve this communication, which research shows to be directly correlated to improved and more effective patient outcomes. The perspective of this course is that everyone in health care can have influence in patient outcomes no matter what professional role they have. Further, leadership can arise from any professional contributor within the organization given effective communication and the building of collaborative health care teams.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

The Capstone course requires the student to demonstrate the competencies consistent with the program outcomes. Students will have the opportunity to display their knowledge and expertise in selected areas of nursing, including but not limited to specialty clinical nursing practice, nursing leadership, nursing education, and community health nursing. Course requirements will include an evidence-based project that is selected by the student. The completed project will be displayed as a poster presentation followed by a paper describing how the outcomes were attained.

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu

Total = 12 credits Overall Total Credits: 54 SDBSN Part-Time Master Curriculum Plan

Subject

NSG

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

icahn.mssm.edu