NURSE 5597P1      Independent Study in Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5597P2      Independent Study in Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5597PCF      Independent Study In Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5597PN      Independent Study Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5597ST      Independent Study In Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5598      Directed Research
Individual research project for students to utilize beginning research skills in designing and conducting independent studies under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisites: NURSE 550,NURSE 555 and permission of faculty.
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5599      Research Thesis
Individual study under the direction of a member of the faculty leading to the preparation and oral defense of a thesis. Prerequisites: NURSE 5550, NURSE 5555 and permission of faculty.
Credits: 1-9 hours
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NURSE 5602      Healthcare Systems & Leadership
This course focuses on the DNP as leader within the complex health care industry. Utilizing information technology, an in-depth study of the socio-political, economic, cultural and historical background of the American health care system & the system of health professions will form the foundation for exploration of leadership needs & the DNP leadership role. Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP program.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5603      Research Institute I
This course will provide a hands-on introduction to the process of becoming a research scientist. Content will include the responsible conduct of research, its core element, the emerging guideline, relevant UMKC policies and procedures, and the impact to the Researcher in his/her day-to-day activities. This course also includes literature reviews, scholarly writing, technology in the Research process, developing a program of scholarship and effective time management.Prerequisite: Admission to the PhD Nursing Program
Credits: 2 hours
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NURSE 5604      Research Institute II
This course will provide interactive sessions to develop skills necessary for the synthesis of research findings, the identification of funding sources and the initiation of the grant writing process. Also included will be the opportunity to develop and present research findings in multiple venues. Prerequisites: Completion of NURSE 5603 and six credit hours of PhD. coursework.
Credits: 2 hours
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NURSE 5606      Healthcare Policy & Advocacy
This course is designed to focus on the integral relationship between health care policy and advocacy as a DNP prepared advanced practice nurse. The student will employ best evidence, technology, political statistics, and engagement and leadership in public and organizational policy and advocacy processes to effect positive change in relation to particular and complex problems. Content will include principles and processes related to U.S. health policy and politics in relation to the overall system and issues of cost, quality and access; interrelationships between policy, political trends, and quality of care and access at the point of service; elimination of health care disparities, ethical and obligatory values related to the role of the DNP nurse. Prerequisite: NURSE 5602
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5608      Theory Development I
Selected readings in philosophy of science will be used as the context for exploring the philosophical underpinnings of nursing and the rise of nursing science. Students will discuss how changes and shifts occur in paradigms, world views,and bodies of knowledge. The discipline of nursing and the relationship among nursing theory, research, and practice will be discussed. Integration of theory into the development of research-based nursing knowledge will be explored, with emphasis on empirical evidence, hypothesis development, study design, research design, and translation into clinical practice. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours of master's level coursework, including theory
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5610      Theory Development In Nursing II
Nursing and non-nursing models,frameworks and theories will be analyzed and critically evaluated using a variety of criteria. Students will identify the range of applicable theories for their area of research. Appropriate application of theories to independent and dependent variables,mediators, moderators,cofactors,correlates,and outcomes will be explored. Students will develop hypotheses,research goals and objectives that extend the implications and application of an identified theory in clinical nursing practice. Prerequisites: NURSE 5608
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5611      Healthcare Economics & Quality
This course focuses on the principles of, and complex relationship between cost and efficiency and effectiveness and health care quality outcomes. Economic perspectives and needs from industry, organizations, providers and consumers will all be examined. Throughout the course, issues regarding the inextricable link between cost and quality within the complex healthcare environment will be examined and addressed, with emphasis on DNP nurse intervention and leadership. Prerequisites: N 5602.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5612      Statistics I
This graduate statistics on-line course is designed for students in the PhD nursing program. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of: describing data,logic of sampling and test statistics; hypothesis testing,type 1 and 2 errors; power; one-way ANOVA (analysis of variance); planned comparison,post-hoc tests and trend analysis; factorial ANOVA; repeated measures designs and mixed randomized repeated designs; simple and multiple regression; ANCOVA (analysis of co-variance. Prerequisites: Upper division undergraduate basic statistics course (with grade of ""B"" or better)
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5614      Health Policy & Ethics
This course examines health policy and ethics as they intersect with other public policies. Legal, financial, and ethical issues associated with policy development and evaluation are critically examined. Prerequisites: Admission into the PhD in Nursing Program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2 hours
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NURSE 5617      Application of Evidence-based Practice II
This course is designed to provide an analytic and systematic approach to evaluate evidence-based research used in clinical practice. The course builds on methods of evidence-based practice, theoretical foundations, ethical principles, cultural considerations, and statistical analysis. The course enables the student to develop an evidence-based approach to solving a critical clinical question through an integrative literature review. The student will analyze evidence-based practice guidelines and research translation, to develop an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project proposal. The student will design and implement the EBP improvement plan incorporating the ethical principles of Human Subject Review. Critical analyses of methods and design are incorporated into the project proposal. Technology and information systems provide support to the EBP based improvement plan. Prerequisite: N5613.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5620      Advanced Practice V - DNP Clinical
This course is designed to increase the clinical expertise of the student by fostering the development of a specific area of focus. It allows the student to investigate specific procedures, skills, or clinical knowledge that will be later utilized in the DNP practicum course. The course is designed to be self-directed allowing the student to focus on her/his own specific clinical interests and/or area of expertise. Prerequisites: All other DNP coursework except NURSE 5624
Credits: 5 hours
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NURSE 5622      Statistics II
This graduate statistics on-line course is designed to provide a conceptual understanding of the statistical procedures associated with: advanced multiple regression; moderators and mediators in multiple regression; path analysis; logistic regression; factor analysis; MANCOVA; MANOVA; cluster analysis; and canonical correlation.Prerequisites: NURSE 5612
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5624      Advanced Practice VI-DNP Capstone
This course is designed to synthesize all previous coursework through the implementation and evaluation of a " tangible and deliverable academic product that is derived from the practice immersion experience" (DNP essentials, p.20). Individual student work may take a variety of forms, but will include the elements of evidence evaluation and utilization, systems analysis, and dissemination of best practice information. Prerequisite: NURSE 5620
Credits: hours
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