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master'sdegree in nursingwith clinical specialty. Students
are expected to complete a series of courses specified bythe
College of Nursing and complete a minor outside of the
College. Admission to doctoral studies in nursing isthrough
appropriate application to the Graduate School and the
College Admission Committee. The purpose of the doctoral
program in nursing sciences is to prepare nurse scholars and
researchers who will be expert clinicians, teachers, or
administrators.


NGR 5610-Nursing Implications of Family Systems (2) Bowen's
Family Theory as a framework for assessment and care of patients
and families.
NGR 5921-Nursing Implications of Sexuality in Health and
Illness (2)
NGR 5934-Cultural Influences on Health Care (2)
NGR 5940C-Internship in Professional Nursing (2; max: 8)
NGR 6110-Theoretical Models for Nursing (3) Required of all
students. Study of theoretical and conceptual models for nursing
practice, research, and education.
NCR 6130-Ethical Perspectives in Nursing (3) Prereq: knowl-
edge of philosophy. Process for analysis of ethical dilemmas in
nursing and health care resulting from conflicting theories and
frames of reference.
NCR 6140-Physiological and Pathophysiological Bases of Pro-
fessional Nursing (3) Required of all students. Human physiology
including normal changes throughoutthe life span, pathophysiol-
ogy, and their implications for nursing.
NCR 6190-Nursing and Health Policy (3) Required of all
students. Policy processes (intramural/extramural) related to
contemporary issues in nursing and health and in using data bases
and decision-making skills for policy formulation, implementa-
tion, and evaluation.
NGR 6200C-Adult Health Nursing I (6) Prereq/coreq: NGR
6110, 6140. Advanced application of theory for promotion,
maintenance, and restoration of health in the acute phase of
illness.
NCR 6201 C-Adult Health Nursing II (6) Prereq/coreq: NGR
6110, 6140. Advanced application of theory for promotion,
maintenance, and restoration of health for adults with chronic
disease or health problems.
NCR 6232C-Adult Critical Care Nursing I (6) Prereq/coreq:
NGR6110,6140. Assessment of health problems and implemen-
tation of care for adults in critical phase of illness with focus on
pathophysiological processes.
NGR 6234C-Adult Critical Care Nursing II (6) Prereq: NGR
6232C. Major adult health problems in the acute/critical phase of
illness with focus on physiologic and psychologic adaptive re-
sponse.
NCR 6250C-Geriatric Nursing 1 (6) Prereq/coreq: NGR 6110,
6140. Application of nursing process based on biological theories
of aging, normal and abnormal physical changes, adaptive and
maladaptive behavior common to aged.
NCR 6251C-Geriatric Nursing II (6) Prereq: NGR 6250C.
Application of nursing process based on adaptive behavior pat-
terns for promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health in the
aged.
NGR 6300C-Child Health Nursing I (6) Prereq/coreq: NGR
6140. Exploration and application of concepts and theories for
advanced child health nursing practice.
NGR 6301C-Child Health Nursing II (6) Prereq: NGR 6300C.
Analysis and application of selected theories for the formulation
of nursing interventions appropriateto advanced clinical practice.
NGR 6310-Nursing and Clients with Congenital Defects (3)
Nursing implications of abnormal embryological growth and
development and evaluation of congenital defects.
NGR 6320C-Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing I (6) Prereq/
coreq:NGR 6140. Advanced neonatal theory and careof high risk
critically ill neonates.
NGR 6321C-Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing II (6) Prereq/
coreq: NGR 6140. Advanced theory and care of chronically ill
neonates.
NGR 6331C-Pediatric Primary Care I (6) Prereq/coreq: NGR


6140. Advanced study in nursing for the maintenance of health
and prevention of diseases in children.
NGR 6332C-Pediatric Primary Care II (6) Prereq: NCR 6331C.
Nurse practitioner management of common pediatric health
problems.
NCR 6400C-Women's Health Nursing 1 (6) Prereq/coreq: NCR
6140. Development of advanced knowledge and skills in care of
antepartal and postpartal clients.
NGR 6401C-Women's Health Nursing 11 (6) Prereq: NGR
6400C. Advanced knowledge and skills required for care of
women's reproductive problems throughout life span.
NGR 6450C-Nurse-Midwifery I (3) Prereq/coreq: NGR 6140.
Ambulatory health care and nurse-midwifery management of
low-risk women during antepartal period.
NGR 6451 C-Nurse-Midwifery 11 (4) Prereq: NGR 6450C;coreq:
NGR6944C. Nurse-midwifery managementof ambulatory health
care for women seeking gynecological or family-planning care,
primary care, and management of normal neonates.
NGR 6452C-Nurse-Midwifery III (5) Prereq: NGR 6451C;
coreq: NGR 6944C. Intrapartal care and management of low-risk
mothers and newborns during the labor/delivery, postpartal, and
neonatal periods.
NGR 6500C-Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for Adults 1 (6)
Prereq: NGR 6110, 6140. Assessment, prevention, and/or treat-
ment and rehabilitation of clients with major psychiatric disor-
ders.
NGR 6501C-Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for Adults II
(6) Prereq: NGR 6500C. Current theories and practices in therapy
for psychiatric and mentally ill populations.
NCR 6536C-Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for Children I
(6) Prereq/coreq: NGR 6110. Assessment, prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation of severe psychiatric dysfunctions in children.
NGR 6537C-Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for Children II
(6) Prereq/coreq: NGR 6536C. Current issues, theories, and
practices in therapy for severely disturbed children and youths.
NGR 6538-Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric Nursing (2)
Prereq: six credits in psychiatric nursing. Nursing care and major
drugs used in treatment of severely dysfunctional and chronically
mentally ill clients.
NGR 6601 C-Family Nurse Practitioner 1 (6) Prereq/coreq: NGR
6140. Theories and practice in health care of reproductive fami-
lies and children from infancy through adolescence.
NGR 6602C-Family Nurse Practitioner 11 (6) Prereq: NGR
6601C. Theories and practice in the health care of individuals in
early, middle, and late adulthood.
NGR 6609-Family Dynamics and Organized Health Care (3)
Relation of the family to organized health care within theories of
choice, exchange, and the mechanism of reciprocity.
NGR 6620C-Community Health Nursing I (6) Prereq/coreq:
NGR 6110. Community health care with emphasis on assessment,
health maintenance, and clinical practice.
NGR 6621C-Community Health Nursing II (6) Prereq: NGR
6620C. Nursing management of health problems of families and
communities with focus on implementation and evaluation.
NGR 6625-Models of Community Health Nursing I (3) Prereq/
coreq: NGR 6110. Needs assessment and program planning as
basis for health attainment of communities and families.
NGR 6626-Models of Community Health Nursing II (3) Prereq:
NGR 6625. Implementation and evaluation of community health
programs.
NGR 6700-Leadership in Nursing (3) Required of all students.
Analysis of selected leadership behaviors applied to roles of
clinical specialist, practitioner, administrator, and educator.
NGR 6710-Seminar: The Nurse Educator (3) Prereq: NGR 6700
and6 credits in clinicalcourses. Seminarfor analysis and synthesis
of role behaviors specific to the nurse educator in a variety of
collegiate settings.
NGR 6722-Fiscal Aspects of Nursing Administration (3) Fiscal
accountability in health care systems, health care economics, and
budgetary processes for nurse administrators.
NGR 6730C-Nursing Administration: Theory (3) Prereq: NGR
6110, 6700; coreq: NGR 6944. Analysis of theories related to
administrative process, organizational structure, and behavior
within health care delivery systems with focus on nursing.
NGR 6733-Human Resources Management (3) Prereq: NGR