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173 courses with the subject NURS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NURS 301Building Effective Relationships in Healthcare: Carolina Core I3
This course provides socialization into relationship-centered nursing practice. All Carolina Core tenets are introduced; however, diversity and inclusion, relationship-centered care, and scholarly communication are a central emphasis. Students will obtain a beginning ability to act as a therapeutic agent. Majors Only.
NURS 302Research, Ethics, and Innovation: Carolina Core II3
This course focuses on research, ethics, and health innovations as a basis for scientific inquiry to address problems that require solutions. All Carolina Core tenets are examined; however, nursing inquiry, evidence-based nursing practice, and ethical conduct in research are central foci. Majors Only.
NURS 310Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment I: On Campus Clinical I2
The first in a series of four on campus clinical courses, this course introduces foundational clinical nursing skills and integrates knowledge and skills of comprehensive health assessment for the adult and older adult. The clinical environment is simulated to provide the application of nursing principles and skills. Majors Only.
NURS 311Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment II: On Campus Clinical II1
This is the second in a series of four on-campus clinical courses with application of advanced clinical nursing skills and comprehensive health assessment to specialized populations. This course emphasizes application of mental health and reproductive health concepts. The clinical environment is simulated to provide the application of nursing principles and skills. Majors only.
NURS 316The Intersections of Nursing and the Military I1
This is the first in a series of 3 courses that introduces the discipline, profession, and practice of nursing with a lens on the experiences of nurses and nursing students who have served in the military. History, values, culture, and critical thinking are critical in the discipline of nursing and is explored within this course. Admission to the UNC School of Nursing Military Pathway Program
NURS 317The Intersections of Nursing and the Military II1
This is the second in a series of 3 courses that discusses the discipline, profession, and practice of nursing with a lens on the experiences of nurses and nursing students who have served in the military. History, values, culture, and critical thinking are critical in the discipline of nursing and is explored within this course.
NURS 318The Intersections of Nursing and the Military III1
This is the last in a series of 3 courses that integrates the discipline, profession, and practice of nursing with a lens on the experiences of nurses and nursing students who have served in the military. History, values, culture, and critical thinking are critical in the discipline of nursing and is explored within this course.
Relationship of culture to health and health care practices. Role of culture in structure and delivery of health care in selected countries, and with selected indigenous and minority populations. Majors only.
This faculty-led immersion provides students with the opportunity to observe and participate in culturally responsive nursing practice within a global setting or a "local as global" context. Learning experiences may occur internationally or within under-resourced communities of need in the United States. Students will apply nursing knowledge and skills to address the health needs of individuals, families and communities while developing a deeper understanding of global health perspectives.
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This course considers how nursing influences the health and healing capacities of adults. Students will attain the knowledge necessary to complete a comprehensive assessment of the older adult's physical, functional, psychosocial, and cognitive capacities. Clinical experiences in post-acute care settings provide opportunities for clinical reasoning, clinical care, and knowledge integration. Majors only.
NURS 351Pathophysiology/Pharmacology Across the Lifespan I3
Part one of a two-part course series focusing on the physiologic changes that occur as a result of select disease processes. Additionally, the clinical manifestations of altered health and related pharmacotherapy are addressed. Majors only.
NURS 352Pathophysiology/Pharmacology Across the Lifespan II3
Part two of a two-part course series focusing on the physiologic changes, the clinical manifestations of altered health, and the pharmacotherapy used to treat complex disease processes. Safe and effective medication administration by the Registered Nurse will be explored. Majors only.
This course emphasizes evidence-based care of the older adult across the care continuum and examines resources available for caregivers of this population.
This course focuses on the essential competencies in genetics and genomics for all registered nurses. A family perspective is used to help students relate advances in genomics to nursing care. Majors Only.
NURS 401Integrating Principles of Leadership, Quality and Safety, and Informatics into Nursing Practice3
This course focuses on systems thinking and complexity, development of leadership roles and skills, and interprofessional communication and teamwork. All Carolina Core tenets are examined; however, leadership, quality and safety, and informatics are central foci. Majors Only.
NURS 402Foundations of Population Health and Global Health: Carolina Core IV2
In this course, all Carolina Core tenets are explored; however, there is a focus on population health and global health as essential components of nursing. Students will examine global health challenges as well as policy strategies of promoting health for all. Majors Only.
NURS 410Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment III: On Campus Clinical III1
The third in a series of four on campus clinical courses with application of advanced clinical nursing skills and comprehensive health assessment to specialized populations. This course emphasizes application of leadership, pediatric and community health concepts. The clinical environment is simulated to provide the application of nursing principles and skills. Majors Only.
NURS 411Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment IV: On Campus Clinical IV1
Fourth in a series of four on-campus clinical courses with application of advanced clinical nursing skills to specialized populations with a focus on transition to practice. The clinical environment is simulated to provide the application of nursing principles and skills.
NURS 425Global and Interprofessional Approaches to Solve Complex Cases3
This course uses a case-based approach to assist students to identify and critically examine challenging issues in health care, develop presentation skills as well as critical thinking from an interprofessional perspective. Students will work in interprofessional teams on a global complex case. Using this approach, students will attain the knowledge necessary to analyze and present results for a comprehensive case at the individual, organizational, and community levels. Open to undergraduate students with permission from instructor.
Centers on management of adults experiencing complex health problems and focuses on application of evidence based practice and skill acquisition needed to care for acutely ill patients through transitions in an illness experience. Clinical experience in acute care settings provide application for clinical reasoning, clinical care, and knowledge integration. Majors Only.
NURS 481Mental Health Promotion and Psychiatric Care Across Populations and Settings5
Using selected theories of human psychosocial development, psychopathology, and psychotherapy, this course requires students to advance their use of therapeutic communication skills, examine the range and complexities of human emotional suffering, and apply methods of effective intervention. Majors Only.
NURS 482Reproductive Health and Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family5
The course emphasizes development of caring and critical thinking skills in providing evidence-based nursing care focused on reproductive health and care of childbearing families. Majors Only.
NURS 483Family-Centered Nursing Care from Birth through Adolescence5
This course emphasizes development of caring and critical thinking skills in providing evidence-based, family centered, culturally responsive nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents throughout the care continuum. Majors Only.
NURS 484Public Health Nursing in Community Settings4
Students apply evidence-based public health concepts to community practice to improve health and reduce disparities across the life span, emphasizing interventions using partnership strategies at individual, family, organizational, and policy levels. Majors only.
Majors only. The focus of this course is the development of knowledge and experience related to research or service learning and its application to the practice of nursing and health care.
This course will assist students in preparation for the NCLEX-RN examination through a strategic and systematic individualized plan of study that utilizes testing programs and other relevant resources.
NURS 50First-Year Seminar: Navigating and Advocating for your Wellness3
In a time when healthcare is more complex than ever, we often focus on training healthcare providers to communicate effectively for patient safety. However, a crucial piece of the puzzle is missing: who is teaching the patients how to communicate effectively to ensure they receive the highest quality and safest care? Navigating and Advocating for Your Wellness is designed to fill this gap by empowering students with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully navigate the healthcare system and advocate for themselves and their loved ones. The course utilizes TeamSTEPPS strategies, widely recognized in healthcare for enhancing teamwork.
This course focuses on collaborative management of critically ill adult patients. Students will gain advanced skills and demonstrate critical thinking to apply evidence based practice to care for critically ill patients across the continuum of care.
NURS 512Care of Individuals with Cancer and their Families3
This course focuses on the cancer experience of individuals and families across the lifespan (pediatric to older adults). The cancer control continuum framework will guide content focused discussions on prevention and risk reduction, screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care.
NURS 514Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Fundamentals3
This course, offered in collaboration with UNC Hospitals, focuses on the collaborative care of pediatric patients in the emergency department and in critical care units (NICU, PICU). Students will be introduced to advanced assessments and interventions utilized in these environments. Students will also discuss interdisciplinary challenges specific to pediatric emergency and critical care and investigate evidence-based solutions to some of these challenges. Majors only.
This course provides service-learning opportunities to apply nursing practice within the context of interprofessional care for vulnerable populations by participating with Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) activities.
This course provides experiential educational opportunities to apply nursing practice through volunteer participation in select communities. Majors only.
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NURS 607IInterprofessional Team Work and Communication - Key to Patient Safety3
Majors only. This interprofessional course focuses on understanding roles, teamwork, and communication to improve patient safety within the health care environment. National standards and initiatives will be the foundation of the course. Pass/Fail only.
A faculty-led experiential learning opportunity focusing on development and knowledge related to research, health care systems, or service learning and its application to nursing and health care. Majors only or permission of the instructor.
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May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics; 8 total credits.
NURS 610Introductory Spanish for Health Professionals3
This course is intended for students who know no Spanish or so little that they feel the need to start over. Students with more than two semesters of college Spanish are not eligible. The course covers the curriculum of first-semester Spanish taught within a health context, with a focus on speaking.
Application required. An interprofessional, service-learning approach to studying maternity care. Students will receive professional doula training and volunteer as birth doulas within the Volunteer Doula Service Program at North Carolina Women's Hospital.
NURS 612Interprofessional Perspectives on Diabetes Mellitus Management3
This elective course examines the current issues involved in managing diabetes mellitus in persons over their lifespan with an interprofessional lens. Contributions from all members of the healthcare team are an important theme throughout this course. This course integrates the pathophysiology of disease, therapeutics, and psychosocial modalities into the management of patients with diabetes. Previously offered as NURS 516. Majors only.
This intermediate course is the equivalent of the third semester of college Spanish. Students will hone their listening and speaking skills in class primarily through role-playing activities and class discussion. Activities center on an original film set in a health clinic in rural North Carolina.
Required preparation, third semester Spanish or equivalent. This advanced course reviews the grammar of the third and fourth semester of college Spanish. Students hone their listening and speaking skills through role-playing activities and class discussion. Activities center on an original film set in a Latino-run health clinic.
NURS 616Experiential Learning in Nursing: A Collaboration with UNC Health Center for Nursing Excellence3
This course provides experiential educational opportunities to apply nursing practice through volunteer participation in select communities associated with UNC Health. Admission to the undergraduate nursing program required.
NURS 619Experiencing Health Professions: A Service-Learning Partnership for Pre-Health Students3
This course provides experiential service opportunities for career exploration with select communities and populations associated with UNC Health. Students will be assigned to a role within the health system and will complete service hours within their assigned role. Class sessions will include topics related to healthcare and will develop skills in reflection, communication, and teamwork for career development. Does not count as an elective in the BIOL major or minor. It is recommended that students complete BIOL 117 before enrolling in BIOL 119. Permission of instructor.
NURS 620Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Caring Professionals3
This course is designed to introduce students to rationale, research, and practices of mindfulness and self-compassion. Upon course completion, students will exhibit knowledge and skills related to mindfulness/contemplative practice/training, research evidence on mindfulness for enhancing provider self-care, patient/client engagement, and wellness (e.g., reducing stress, burnout, and fatigue; increasing resilience). Majors only; permission of the instructor for non-majors.
NURS 671Nursing Inquiry and Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Scholarship3
Introduction to scientific inquiry, evidence-based practice, and nursing/healthcare innovations. Emphasis on: theory; ethics; problem identification; question development; design selection; data analysis and interpretation; statistical applications; and appraisal of research reports. Admission to an undergraduate BSN program and eligible to take required undergraduate nursing research course; the Hillman Scholars program; or PhD in Nursing Program required.
NURS 675Hillman Scholars in Nursing Innovation: Integrative Seminar1
Cultivates students' development as nurse scientists, scholars, and leaders to improve health care quality, safety, and delivery, and to influence policies that promote health and strengthen health systems outcomes. Admission to the Hillman Scholars Program in Nursing Innovation is required.
NURS 685ICare of the Dying and Bereaved throughout the Life Span3
Students from a variety of health sciences-related disciplines gain an understanding of issues in working with dying and bereaved individuals of all ages and their families.
NURS 697Capstone: Transitions in Care and Practice6
Students will incorporate previously learned leadership concepts, clinical skills, therapeutic communication, and critical thinking to deliver quality nursing care, using evidence based practice, in varied settings with faculty and RN guidance. Preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination and strategies for successful transition from student nurse to registered nurse will be explored. Majors only.
Focuses on the principles and practice of scientific writing, with emphasis on research proposals, theses, research reports, dissertations, and articles for publication.
NURS 710Developmental Physiology and Pathophysiology3
This course explores developmental changes in morphological processes and normal and pathologic physiology in humans from conception through adolescence. Physiological differences between infants and children and adults are emphasized.
NURS 715Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice3
This course explores the physiologic functions in humans throughout the lifespan. The broad-based content integrates pathophysiological concepts with emphasis on advanced practice nursing. Must be enrolled in School of Nursing Graduate Program.
NURS 720Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice3
This course will examine the principles of pharmacotherapeutic decision-making in advanced nursing practice, with application to the clinical management of common health problems specific to all age groups, encompassing a life span approach. Nursing majors only.
The course will examine the principles of pharmacotherapeutic decision making in advanced nursing practice, with application to the clinical management of common health problems specific to pediatrics.
NURS 722Psychopharmacology in Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing2
Examines the principles of psychopharmacology and neurobiology for safe and effective psychotherapeutic management of individuals with psychiatric and mental health problems across the lifespan.
NURS 727Advanced Diagnostic Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing2
The course introduces you to the psychiatric-mental health specialty of nurse practitioners. It evaluates and enhances competencies in gathering information to conduct a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and synthesize diagnoses. Through the course, students learn the clinical and theoretical reasoning processes for developing and validating psychiatric diagnoses and using models for assessing individuals.
NURS 730Foundations in Clinical Informatics: Data, Information, and Knowledge3
Required preparation, graduate nursing program admission or instructor permission. This foundational course provides an overview of computer and information science concepts as applied to health care.
This course provides the essential concepts and strategies for research and quality improvement, and the impact of these methodologies on patient populations and care systems.
This course examines the role of nursing in health care leadership and policy. Students will gain competencies in the application of micro and meso level leadership tools. Students will apply these skills to the health policy development and advocacy as a means of impacting the health of populations at the local, state, and national and/or international level. Nursing majors only.
NURS 750Advanced Health and Physical Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice3
This course is an advanced, comprehensive assessment of an individual's health across their developmental lifespan that examines the interactions of developmental, biopsychosocial, and socio-cultural contexts of health.
This course examines the process of diagnostic reasoning as a framework to synthesize comprehensive assessment and disease prevention using lifespan concepts. Nursing majors only.
Graduate standing and successful completion of an undergraduate statistics course required. This course explores approaches to research problems in advanced practice nursing. Theories, methods, designs, measurement, ethical conduct, and skills in critical appraisal are emphasized.
NURS 777Intermediate Statistical Applications in Health Care3
Graduate standing required. This course provides an introduction to probability, statistical concepts, and analytical techniques useful in health care research and for interpreting the literature.
For Nursing students admitted to the Graduate School. Focuses on approaches for critical reading of research reports to evaluate the evidence base for practice.
NURS 780IMultidisciplinary Perspectives on Managing Diabetes Mellitus2
This course examines the current issues involved in managing diabetes mellitus in persons over their life span. Contributions of the multidisciplinary team are an important theme throughout this course.
This multidisciplinary course offers students the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of human genetics and explore the ethical, legal, and social implications of recent advances in genetics.
NURS 786Advanced Concepts in the Clinical Care of Older Adults2
Graduate students only. Focuses on advanced concepts for nursing management of older adults and their families with an emphasis on interdisciplinary care.
NURS 787Cancer Care for Advanced Practice Providers1
This course for MSN, DNP, and PhD students provides an understanding of management of adults across the cancer continuum (prevention, early detection, treatment, and beyond [survivorship, palliative care, end-of-life care]) for advanced practice providers regardless of practice setting.
Admission to Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program or permission of the instructor required. This course focuses on an evidence-based approach for the advanced practice nurse, incorporating pathophysiology; prevention/detection; medical treatment; nursing management; and socioeconomic, ethical, and legal issues related to adult cancer care.
NURS 790IPopulation Health: Interprofessional Management in a Changing Healthcare System3
This interprofessional education course focuses on preparing healthcare professionals with the foundational skills needed to work in teams to effectively collaborate and coordinate care in population health. Admission to the School of Nursing graduate program or graduate students in any of the Health Affairs Schools with permission of instructor required.
Provides the opportunity for an in-depth examination of management strategies with selected health problems in adults. Also examines issues inherent in the management of women and elderly populations.
NURS 812Care of Adults with Complex Health Problems6
This course focuses on care of adults with complex health problems. Students will develop skills to assist with the successful transition into the role of an AGPCNP into health care systems.
NURS 819Practicum in Primary Care Management of Adults2
A clinical practicum in an ambulatory care setting that provides experience in the delivery of healthcare from age 13 through end-of-life, to individuals and their families.
NURS 820Clinical Practicum in Advanced Oncology Nursing2-4
Focuses on the evidence-based management of common acute, episodic, and chronic health problems in adult cancer patients for the oncology nurse practitioner.
Focuses on evidence-based nursing and medical management issues relevant to the care of patients and their families across the cancer continuum and practice settings.
NURS 823Advanced Practicum in Primary Care Management of Adults2
This clinical capstone course prepares Adult Gerontology primary care nurse practitioner students to synthesize and apply concepts and knowledge critical for professional primary care advanced practice nursing with individuals, families and communities. Students' independent practice skills are refined in precepted clinical experiences.
NURS 824Advanced Concepts in the Clinical Care of Older Adults4
This course focuses on the clinical management of older adults and their families emphasizing interdisciplinary care. Content includes physiologic, pathological, psychosocial and functional changes associated with aging; including social gerontological issues. Nursing majors only.
NURS 825Sexual and Reproductive Health for Advanced Nursing Practice2
Uses a life span approach to examine principles of primary care management of childbearing couples and sexual reproductive health in women and men. Application is in community-based settings. Nursing majors only.
NURS 826Introduction to Population Health and Community-Based Practice2
This course introduces fundamental concepts and models of population-oriented nursing practice and the central issues affecting that practice. Focuses on health disparities and underserved populations.
NURS 827Primary Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents4
This course will focus on developmentally appropriate advanced assessment, diagnosis and family-centered management of infants, children and adolescents seen in primary care settings.
NURS 828Primary Care Across the Lifespan with Advanced Clinical Practicum6
This capstone course emphasizes the comprehensive, whole-person approach to the clinical management of primary health care needs across the lifespan in the context of the individual, the family and/or the community.
NURS 829Advanced Practicum in Sexual and Reproductive Health: Clinical & Simulation for Advanced Nursing Pra2
This course provides nurse practitioner students with applied clinical and laboratory experiences in sexual and reproductive health across the lifespan, with emphasis on prenatal and postpartum care. Students will integrate family-centered and culturally responsive approaches while developing advanced assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and management skills for sexual and reproductive health conditions. Through supervised clinical practice (90 hours) and simulation/laboratory learning (22.5 hours), students demonstrate competency in patient care, interprofessional collaboration, and evidence-based decision-making.
NURS 830Acute Care Advanced Nursing Practice for the Adult-Gerontology Population I5
Students will begin to explore the professional role of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. The program begins with a developmentally focused examination of how to assess and manage common challenges in complex patient care, including the older adult and those with chronic conditions.
NURS 831Pharmacology in the Acute Care Setting with the Adult-Gerontology Population1
Focusing on unique aspects of prescribing in the acute care setting, this course will help the AG-ACNP student to understand specific knowledge related to prescribing for more complex and unstable patients, and establish a systematic approach to prescriptive stewardship.
NURS 832Acute Care Advanced Nursing Practice for the Adult-Gerontology Population II6
This course will focus on content and clinical applications for more complex and critical conditions managed within the scope of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner practice.
NURS 833Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum5
This final clinical course is intended to promote increasing independence in clinical decision making, risk stratification, and overall management of adult-gerontological patients with complex illness or injury in the acute care setting.
NURS 834Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Seminar1
This final seminar course is designed to support the nurse practitioner in the transition from primary to acute care clinician. Students will explore the professional role of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner as a pivotal member of interdisciplinary teams. Unique aspects of this transition will be examined, including collaborative relationships, the credentialing process, billing and coding, ethical challenges, and professional advocacy.
Admission to Nursing graduate program. Focuses on epidemiologic approaches for studying the impact of social, economic, and cultural inequalities on health and illness patterns at population and clinical levels.
The women's health care advanced practicum focuses on the synthesis and clinical management of primary health care and specialty health care problems of women.
This course concentrates on clinical management of pediatric primary care patients and their families with a continuing focus on advanced diagnostic reasoning.
The course focuses on advanced clinical management of pediatric primary care patients, emphasizing concepts of family-centered health care in selected child and adolescent health problems. Students function in an advanced practice role working with children, adolescents, and their families in primary care, or outpatient pediatric specialty settings.
NURS 842Care of Children with Complex Health Conditions6
This course prepares the advanced practice nurse to design, implement, and evaluate a coordinated system of interventions that aim to promote optimal health and development for infants, children and adolescents with complex conditions. Students will develop skills to assist with the successful transition into the role of a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner into health care systems.
NURS 843Pediatric Behavioral and Developmental Assessment and Management2
This course prepares the advanced practice nurse to assess, design, implement, and evaluate a coordinated system of interventions that aim to promote optimal behavioral and developmental health for infants, children, and adolescents. It meets the didactic requirement for completing the Pediatric Mental Health Specialist certification exam.
NURS 850Advanced Clinical Practicum in Primary Care of Children2-3
This course is the capstone practicum for pediatric nurse practitioner students. It emphasizes the comprehensive clinical management of primary health care needs of children in the context of the family.
NURS 860Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Interventions in Adulthood5
This course is designed to build on the PMHNP diagnostic reasoning skills for assessment and management of psychiatric-mental health conditions in adulthood.
NURS 863Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for Underserved Populations3
Utilizing epidemiology, psychoeducation, case management, and health policy, students examine the scope of mental health problems and services for underserved populations.
NURS 864Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Interventions in the Context of Relational Dynamics6
This course focuses on the PMHNP delivering care within relationships and larger systems. This course focuses on the influences of relational dynamics in the development of psychiatric-mental health conditions and the PMHNP's role in management.
NURS 865Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Interventions in Pediatrics3
This course focuses on the assessment of psychiatric-mental health conditions seen in pediatrics. It emphasizes the management and evaluation of evidenced-based, developmentally appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
NURS 868Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Interventions for Complex Conditions6
This capstone course builds on and synthesizes PMHNP competencies in identifying and managing complex psychiatric-mental health conditions for diverse patients across the lifespan.
NURS 869Practicum in Psychiatric Mental Health Care for Advanced Practice Nurses1-3
This is the final advanced clinical course for students to apply knowledge and skills in selected domains of the advanced practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing. Supervision, peer evaluation, seminar, and independent readings will enhance the experience.
NURS 870Applied Health Informatics in Complex Health Care Systems3
The course focuses on the concepts relevant to health care informatics, the use of computerized information systems, and the use of computer applications to support clinical and administrative decision-making.
NURS 871Leadership and Advanced Practice Roles in Health Care Organizations3
This course examines health care and nursing practice organizations, and the influence of the external and internal environment on these organizations. Roles and functions of nurses at different levels and in different types of health care settings are explored.
NURS 872Managing Human Resources in Complex Health Care Systems3
This course explores the knowledge and skills required for effective human resource management with emphasis on behaviors that promote and sustain an interprofessional health care practice environment. Nursing majors only. Admission to the Graduate School or permission of instructor required.
NURS 873Financing for Value-Based Health Services and Systems3
This course focuses on fundamental financial management concepts in health services organizations. Emphasis is placed on the financial environment and application of financial and managerial accounting and budgeting principles and methods to prepare nurse leaders and entrepreneurs for decision-making in simple to complex health services organizations. Nursing majors only.
NURS 874Improving Quality, Safety and Outcomes in Complex Health Care Systems3
Explores theories and methods for improving the quality, safety, and outcomes of care at patient and organizational levels, emphasizing the quality and patient safety movement, improvement science, and evidence based practice. Nursing majors only.
NURS 875Teaching Principles and Practices for the Nurse Educator3
This course will prepare students for teaching in diverse healthcare and educational settings. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills for teaching in nursing and healthcare to promote ethical, safe, and quality care. Must be a professional nurse enrolled in a graduate program at UNC-CH.
NURS 876Curriculum Development in Nursing and Healthcare Education3
This course will examine curriculum development and evaluation in healthcare education for academic and clinical settings. Emphasis is placed on current contextual influences that facilitate curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation in diverse healthcare educational settings. Must be a professional nurse enrolled in a graduate program at UNC-CH.
NURS 877Organization Theory for Managing Complex Health Care Systems3
This course explores complex health care systems' distinctive structures, processes, and outcomes and how internal and external environmental factors influence health care and nursing practice. Nursing majors only.
NURS 878Health Care Leadership and Administration Residency and Integrative Seminar6
This course is designed to examine evidence-based strategies within health care systems, related to the management of resources, information systems, policies, and delivery of quality, relationship-centered care. Nursing majors only and permission from instructor required.
NURS 879User-Centered Analysis and Design of Health Care Information Systems and Interfaces3
This course combines user-centered design theories, the science of systems analysis and design, and usability in health care, supported by real-world exercises in a simulated environment.
NURS 880Advanced Assessment for Nursing Leadership4
This course focuses on advanced assessment for identifying evidence-based interventions across a variety of healthcare settings. Emphasis is on the application of tools to implement changes related to care delivery and coordination at the client, unit, and organizational levels.
NURS 881Evidence Based Care for Clinical Nurse Leaders6
Advanced clinical nurse leadership course emphasizing collaboration with key stakeholders to implement evidence-based interventions and improve care delivery in clinical systems.
NURS 882Clinical Teaching and Evaluation in Nursing Education3
Prepares students for clinical teaching in diverse nursing education settings. Emphasis will be placed on the development of evidence-based clinical teaching skills designed to facilitate student learning and evaluation as well as safe, ethical, relationship-centered clinical practice of students. Must be a professional nurse enrolled in a graduate program at UNC-CH.
NURS 903Scientific Reasoning I: Defining and Articulating a Researchable Nursing Problem2
Introduces scientific reasoning, methods and ethical principles guiding scientific inquiry. Includes an introductory review of the literature and formulation of a researchable problem and purpose statement within a focused area of nursing inquiry.
NURS 904Crafting Effective Health Research Grant Proposals3
In this course students will apply their foundational knowledge of scientific theory, methods and analysis to design a research proposal. They will generate ideas and drafts of the Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation, and Methods sections of the proposal. While students are encouraged to search and apply for NIH and non-NIH grants, the course will focus on the NIH research proposal since it is the major funding source for health-related biomedical research. The final product will include a full draft of the research plan for an NIH F31 grant proposal or equivalent (e.g., foundation grant, K99).
NURS 908Carolina PhD Seminar I: Introduction to Nursing Science and Syndemics1
Introduces the ontological and epistemological basis of nursing science and the application of syndemic thinking as a lens for conducting nursing science.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to scientific inquiry using a multilevel approach. Fundamental principles around conceptual, theoretical, study design, and analytic perspectives for why and how multilevel approaches are useful for addressing determinants of health and health equity are at the core of covered content.
NURS 910Carolina PhD Seminar III: Social Determinants of Health2
Examines social determinants of health at multiple levels, and their interactions, and characteristics that differentiate structural from non-structural social determinants. Enrollment in the SON PhD Program.
NURS 911Carolina PhD Seminar IV: Synthesizing Determinants of Health, Syndemics and Nursing Science2
Evaluates the interplay among biological, physiological, psychological, behavioral, and social determinants, whether the relationships are consistent with a syndemics framework, and the potential for novel relationships across determinants in these areas to advance nursing science. Enrollment in the SON PhD Program.
NURS 912Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Inquiry3
Students develop competence in analyzing and applying philosophical and theoretical orientations as well as in the conduct and critique of scientific and scholarly work. Majors only.
NURS 913Knowledge Synthesis: Organizing, Evaluating, and Summarizing Evidence3
Student develops competence in identifying, organizing, critiquing, and synthesizing the evidence in a focused area. Includes writing a review of the synthesized evidence that serves as a foundation for a publication.
NURS 915Transforming Health Systems: Innovation, Implementation Science, and Policy3
This course introduces students to the principles and concepts of innovation, implementation science, and policy, to transform clinical practice, health systems, and societal health. Students will critically evaluate multi-level contexts, identify strategies to catalyze change, and evaluate impact using relevant theories and frameworks. Applications and skills development will be used to engage students in translating innovations into real-world impact.
NURS 916Qualitative Approaches to Scientific Inquiry3
This course provides a comprehensive examination of qualitative research methodologies, including qualitative description, grounded theory, ethnography, and narrative inquiry. Students will critically examine the philosophical underpinnings of these approaches and their application to scientific inquiry. Emphasis is placed on designing qualitative studies, with a focus on sampling strategies, data collection techniques, data analysis processes, and the representation of findings. The course also addresses essential considerations for ensuring validity and rigor, ethical research practices, and strategies for managing challenges in qualitative research.
NURS 917Quantitative Approaches to Scientific Inquiry3
This course offers an in-depth introduction to quantitative research methods. It focuses on designing studies, including descriptive, associational, explanatory, and predictive designs, as well as sampling, measurement, data collection, analysis, and result interpretation. Students will explore the philosophical foundations of these methods and their application in scientific inquiry. The course also covers key aspects of validity, rigor, ethical practices, and strategies for overcoming challenges in quantitative research.
Focuses on the use of advanced regression techniques to analyze various types of response variables with multiple predictors, interaction terms, or longitudinal data. Permission of Instructor.
NURS 920Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice3
This course provides a foundation philosophy of science, examines the elements and utility of theory, and explores key theories of practice, including theories from nursing and other disciplines. Admission to Nursing graduate program required.
NURS 921Theoretical Principles of Evidence-Based Practice3
This course is an analysis of the theoretical principles of translating, disseminating, and implementing evidence into healthcare practice. Students will evaluate major theoretical and conceptual models in the fields of translational science, dissemination and implementation, organizational change, and quality improvement. Nursing majors only.
This foundational course is focused on identification of a practice problem and systematically searching, appraising, and synthesizing a body of evidence to support practice change. Nursing Majors Only.
NURS 923Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice3
This course focuses on evidence-based implementation and evaluation strategies for development of methodologies for planning, implementing and evaluating a sustainable practice change project that emphasizes quality and safety principles. Nursing Majors Only.
This course will introduce and prepare students for biostatistical computing of quantitative data using mainly SAS statistical software. It builds on the knowledge obtained in NURS 916: Design Measurement and Analysis: Descriptive & Associational Research by reinforcing the material and focusing on application within the SAS framework. Course prepares students for future SAS programming and analysis needs in NURS 917: Design Measurement and Analysis: Explanatory and Predictive Research and NURS 918: Intermediate Statistics: Regression Analysis.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to statistical analysis for quantitative data, combining theoretical concepts with practical applications through various software programs (e.g., SAS, G*Power, and nQuery). Students will learn core methods such as descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, chi-square tests, and correlation, along with an introduction to advanced topics like regression, moderation, mediation, sample size calculation, and handling missing data. Emphasis is placed on interpreting statistical results, data visualization, and communicating APA-style results.
NURS 934Clinical Scholarship and Professional Communication3
This course provides students with a foundation in professional communication of scholarly and clinical work through a variety of strategies. Nursing majors only.
NURS 935Leading Organizational and Systems Change3
This course provides a foundation for the application of core leadership principles to lead organizational change within complex and dynamic healthcare systems. Students will gain competencies in the application of macro-level leadership tools (e.g., organizational assessment, systems thinking, strategic planning, workforce management, and organizational policy development and analysis) to address service delivery challenges and drive organizational change, with a particular focus on quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. Nursing majors only.
NURS 936Informatics for Safe and Effective Health Care3
This course prepares health care leaders to effectively select, implement and utilize health information systems for effective delivery of health care services and promote quality, safety and patient engagement.
NURS 938Public Policy and Advocacy in Health Care3
This course examines the intersection of health policy development, advocacy and nursing as a means of impacting the health of populations at the local, state, national and/or international level. Emerging issues in health policy will be explored with an emphasis placed on transformational leadership principles as a means of influencing change. Nursing majors only.
This course allows the learner to examine personal values, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to successful leadership practices and behaviors in complex health care organizations. Nursing majors only.
This course builds upon foundational leadership knowledge to incorporate executive practices essential to successfully leading larger health care delivery systems and health professions organizations into the future. Nursing majors only.
This course analyzes the complexities that contribute to the health of populations in a local to global context. This course will prepare leaders to integrate evidence-based approaches that impact the health of populations, building upon skills and knowledge developed throughout the program. Nursing majors only.
NURS 950Analysis of the Academic Role in Nursing Education3
Knowledge, theories, and skills necessary for transition into an academic teaching role in university schools of nursing. Particular emphasis on the teaching-learning process as used in higher education.
Admission to the PhD program in nursing and successful completion of qualifying examination. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Application of educational theory and methods in teaching activities with mentor. Provides opportunities to analyze course design, implement objectives, evaluate student competencies, and practice in teaching methods.
NURS 957From Theory to Intervention and Implementation3
Required preparation, NURS 912 or graduate level theory course. In-depth exploration of selected programmatic research in nursing and related fields on prevention and management of chronic conditions in order to generate and evaluate treatment theory and intervention protocol.
NURS 965Issues in Gerontological and Geriatric Research3
This course is designed to enhance the student's knowledge of relevant issues researchers face when planning, designing, and implementing research with an older adult population.
NURS 966Implementing Health System Innovations in Complex Organizations4
Explores the application of implementation science and other relevant theory, focusing on the role of the executive nurse in integrating innovations into complex systems.
NURS 967Economics and Financing of Health Care Systems3
This course examines economic and finance principles in health care from various perspectives including small to large healthcare organizations. Students will gain an understanding of the perspective of economics in the allocation of resources in the healthcare sector. Nursing majors only.
NURS 968Writing the Pre-/Post-Doctoral Training Plan for a Research Intensive Career2
Explore components of and rationale for a pre-/post-doctoral training plan and its relevance for planning a research intensive career. Students will write a personalized training plan following grant criteria.
This course focuses on the application of statistical concepts to the analysis of health care data and includes evaluation and presentation of the results.
NURS 978Measurement and Data Quality in Health Research3
This course will examine the links between measurement theory and practice, emphasizing study design, data collection methods, and data quality. Students will critically evaluate concepts underlying measurement reliability and validity and explore the construction of measurement tools and their use in quantitative research. The course will incorporate a combination of theory, methods, and practical skill development, including training in statistical software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, or Stata) for factor analysis and computation of reliability measures. Students will be prepared to critically evaluate methodological issues in quantitative measurement and develop measurement approaches for research proposals. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the required preparation.
Required preparation, doctoral level qualitative methods course or NURS 977. Emphasizes the work of analysis and interpretation. Students apply relevant qualitative techniques to their own data.
NURS 986Elective Doctor of Nursing Practice Residency1-3
This course focuses on the synthesis of knowledge related to advanced practice, practice leadership, and practice inquiry and is composed of a residency related to the DNP project.
