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NURS 604 EPIDEMIOLOGY
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This lecture course introduces epidemiology and provides an in-depth study of
factors that impact the health of populations. It serves as the foundation for
understanding medical research, public health, and preventive medicine.
Measures of morbidity and mortality used in epidemiology are examined.
Research methods used in descriptive and analytic epidemiology will be
described. The application of statistical models to test hypotheses and the
documentation of results for epidemiological studies in the community, and the
screening of diseases in the community will be explored. Content areas in
epidemiology that include infectious diseases, occupational and environmental
health, molecular and genetic epidemiology, and psychosocial epidemiology are
analyzed. Professional issues in epidemiology will be discussed. (3 clock hours)

NURS 607 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 4
This course builds on the undergraduate health assessment course by enhancing
the student's ability to recognize, interpret, and act on abnormal physical
assessment findings in adults and children across the wellness-illness continuum.
Emphasis is on the synthesis and application of selected theories, principles, and
techniques from nursing and the physical and behavioral sciences essential in
obtaining the database and in making a differential and nursing diagnosis of
patient complaints commonly encountered in primary care settings. (Two hours
of lecture and two hours of supervised practice per week)

NURS 608 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
Prerequisites: NURS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology
Credits: 3
This lecture course is designed to provide the family nurse practitioner student
with knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics. Common categories of drugs most
frequently prescribed in primary care to treat minor acute and stable chronic
conditions are discussed. These include antibiotics, analgesics, anti-
inflammatory agents, decongestants, antihistamines, anti-tussives, and
antihypertensives. Drugs prescribed for respiratory, genitourinary,
integumentary, endocrine, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, sensory,
cardiovascular, and mental health problems are also a major focus of this course.
(3 clock hours)

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