Courses

An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.

An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.

An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.

This course focuses on the major ontological schools of thought, including the assumptions, concepts, and theories that integrate the breadth and depth of nursing knowledge across domains of practice. Students explore, analyze, and critique specific concepts, nursing theories, and theoretical approaches aligned with nursing practices and connect these with their own philosophical beliefs and values about nursing through dialogue, reflection, and aesthetic inquiry.

Focuses on the advanced practice role of clinical teaching in nursing. The course emphasizes the role of the clinical educator who is responsible for the clinical supervision and evaluation of nursing students or staff nurses in healthcare settings. Prerequisites: Completion of core courses or permission of the Instructor.

Focuses on the advanced practice role of clinical teaching in nursing. The course emphasizes the role of the clinical educator who is responsible for the clinical supervision and evaluation of nursing students or staff nurses in healthcare settings. Prerequisites: Completion of core courses or permission of the Instructor.

Explores the scholarship of teaching in nursing education focusing on the development of core competencies for nurse educators. Emphasis is placed on learning theories, pedagogical approaches and nursing educational research preparing participants for various nursing practice roles.

Through a collaborative online learning environment, students critically analyze issues affecting women?s health/healthcare, including pathologization, medicalization, women healers, women?s mental health, body image, environmental and occupational health, sexuality, violence, diversity, and societal marginalization, gender roles, and women?s health research.

This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed.

This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed.

This course focuses on the conceptual, ethical, and methodological dimensions of qualitative nursing research. Emphasis is on the ontological-epistemological-methodological links in the research process. Selected qualitative nursing research methods are analyzed and critiqued and a qualitative research proposal is developed.

Examines theoretical, philosophical, and research-based knowledge that guides nursing praxis with persons experiencing loss and grieving. It focuses on human science-based nursing praxis, with the goal of promoting personal/family health in the context of loss and grieving.

Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies.

Focuses on acquisition and application of fundamental concepts, methods, and procedures of quantitative nursing research required to develop a research proposal including but not limited to: developing researchable questions and designing research selecting appropriate methods and analysis strategies.

Participants engage in an advanced practicum in nursing theory-guided practice, leadership, or teaching-learning (186 hours). Concurrently, students participate in online activities. Both the practicum and online components must be successfully completed in order to pass the course. Practicum sites and evidence of the scholarship will be individually determined based on the student's learning focus.

This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to provide students with activities that involve exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is placed on collaborative research planning, funding, ethics, and dissemination. Prerequisites: GS/NURS 5100 3.00, GS/NURS 5200 3.00, GS/NURS 5300 3.00, GS/NURS 5400 3.00, two electives completed and the third taken concurrently.

This course focuses on the acquisition, interpretation and application of fundamental concepts, methods, procedures, and results of intermediate quantitative data analysis. Prerequisite or corequisite: GS/NURS 5100 6.00; GS/NURS 5300 3.00.

This course focuses on the processes by which the major schools of thought frame interpretation in research and inquiry. Students explore, analyze, and critique the ways in which these different traditions influence the what, why and how of nursing research practices and their links to diverse forms of data analysis.

This course focuses on the processes by which the major schools of thought frame interpretation in research and inquiry. Students explore, analyze, and critique the ways in which these different traditions influence the what, why and how of nursing research practices and their links to diverse forms of data analysis.

Examines the concepts of pathophysiology which guide the practice of advanced nursing practice. Explores pathophysiological changes in individuals in a primary health care setting by taking into account their age, acuity, chronicity, and evolution of the conditions

Examines the concepts of pathophysiology which guide the practice of advanced nursing practice. Explores pathophysiological changes in individuals in a primary health care setting by taking into account their age, acuity, chronicity, and evolution of the conditions

Compares and contrasts advanced practice nursing and related frameworks to develop, integrate, sustain, and evaluate the role of the nurse practitioner within primary health care. Critically analyzes and develops strategies to implement advanced practice nursing competencies with a community focus.

Compares and contrasts advanced practice nursing and related frameworks to develop, integrate, sustain, and evaluate the role of the nurse practitioner within primary health care. Critically analyzes and develops strategies to implement advanced practice nursing competencies with a community focus.

Analyzes and critiques concepts and frameworks essential to advanced health assessment and diagnosis using clinical reasoning skills. Applies clinical, theoretical and research knowledge in relation to comprehensive and focused health assessment for the individual client’s diagnostic plan of care./Pre- or Corequisite 5810 3.0

Integrates knowledge and apply conceptual frameworks integral to advanced health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making for individuals, groups, and/or families within the nurse practitioner scope of practice based on current research findings./Prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0

Critically appraises and interprets concepts and frameworks integral to pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for common conditions across the lifespan. Develops, initiates, manages, and evaluates therapeutic plans of care that incorporate client values and acceptability, goals of therapy, analysis of different approaches, pharmacotherapeutic principles./Co- or prerequisite: Nursing 5830 3.0 and 5810 3.0

Integrates conceptual frameworks and evidence underlying the study of pharmacotherapy, advanced counselling, and complementary therapies for complex client situations. Demonstrates substantive initiative, responsibility, and accountability in complex decision making./Prerequisite: Nursing 5850 3.0/Corequisite: Nursing 5840 3.0

Applies theories related to the advanced practice nursing management of clients' clinical manifestations. Promotes dialogue and critical thinking in the application of theory to practice. Supports problem-based learning through the study of real life case examples. Provides clinical experiences pertinent to the integration of advanced practice nursing knowledge./Prerequisites: NURS5860 3.0: Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II

The practice-based Research Proposal (PRP) provides the opportunity for a critical and analytic reflection on a topic/issue/problem related to the student's practicum experience. This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to facilitate students' exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is on addressing a practice-based question using research.

The practice-based Research Proposal (PRP) provides the opportunity for a critical and analytic reflection on a topic/issue/problem related to the student's practicum experience. This advanced research course builds on research methodologies and theoretical inquiry to facilitate students' exploration, analysis, synthesis, and discussion of research questions and proposal development. Emphasis is on addressing a practice-based question using research.

All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.

All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.

All MScN candidates are required to take part in this compulsory colloquium course which is offered in a hybrid online and classroom format. The course provides participants with an opportunity to discuss their progress in the major research project.

Students inquire into ontological traditions and related philosophical concepts that inform nursing science. The historical development of the empirical, interpretive, critical, and complexity ontologies will be examined in light of contemporary developments and controversies. Students examine diverse assumptions about reality and link these assumptions to theoretical frameworks in nursing science. Philosophical concepts are examined in depth and affiliated with students experiences and praxis in multiple contexts. Co-requisite: GS/NURS 7005 6.0: Research Approaches in Nursing Science

In this course students understand and apply methodologies, methods and research designs that contribute to knowledge development in the discipline of nursing. Students develop their own research question and proposal based on their area of interest.

Students in the first year of the PhD program explore critical issues in their doctoral work with peers in the first and second year of the program and invited faculty members. Classes consist of presentations and discussions facilitated by students, faculty and invited speakers addressing key topics of interest to students.

Students in the second year of the PhD program continue to explore critical issues in their doctoral work with peers in the first and second year and invited faculty members. Classes consist of presentations and discussions facilitated by second year doctoral seminar students, faculty and invited speakers addressing key topics of interest to students.

Using diverse critical-geography and research methods, the course invites the learner to think differently about places when thinking about technology. In healthcare places, the characteristics of individuals (e.g., gender, ability) determine social relationships and may create inequalities. Technology is broadly defined. Learners who are researching technology use with people in places of care may benefit from this course.

An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.

An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.

An independent directed reading course on a topic approved by the supervisory committee and the Graduate Program Director.