Nursing/Graduate Population Health (NGPH)

NGPH 505. Nursing Pharmacology. 3 Units.

Overview of the major drug classifications and important prototype medications in each of the covered classifications. Introduces the therapeutic use of drugs in the maintenance and strengthening of the client system lines of resistance and defense.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: NGPH 515. $2.

NGPH 508. Critical Care Nursing. 8 Units.

Focuses on advanced concepts of nursing care as they relate to critically ill patients. Emphasizes time management and organizational skills while managing the care of patients' multiple needs and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team. Integrates complex clinical skills as well as priority-setting, clinical judgment, and tenets of legal and ethical practice throughout the course.
Prerequisite: NRSG 303.

NGPH 514. Foundations for Nursing. 3 Units.

This course introduces the profession of nursing and the responsibilities and duties of the nurse including the principles of infection control, safe-patient handling, measuring vital signs, communicating therapeutically in the healthcare setting, an introduction to the expectations of documentation, the legal dimensions of nursing, the ethics and values that guide our practice with an emphasis on practicing nursing safely, competently, and compassionately.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: N/A. $2.

NGPH 515. Fundamentals of Nursing. 7 Units.

This course expands on the roles of the nurse and explores profession-related and patient-care concepts. Emphasizes physical, psychological, developmental, spiritual, and sociocultural aspects of whole person care. Introduces basic nursing skills, the nursing process, and the decision-making framework to assist in developing effective clinical judgment skills.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: NGPH 505. $2.

NGPH 516. Health Assessment. 3 Units.

This course provides knowledge and skills to conduct a whole person health assessment of the adult patient. Emphasis is placed on taking a basic health history and the performance of a complete physical examination, including physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual assessments. Opportunities to practice physical assessment skills will be provided in the skills laboratory.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: N/A. $2.

NGPH 517. Nursing Pathophysiology. 5 Units.

This course focuses on alterations in the biological processes of the human body and the health problems and clinical manifestations that result from such alterations in homeostasis. A foundation is built for understanding the rationale behind abnormal assessment findings, as well as nursing interventions, as a basis for making clinical judgments when providing client-centered care.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: N/A. $2.

NGPH 524. Informatics and Evidence-Based Practice. 3 Units.

Applies information technology systems to evidence-based practice, education, and communication in healthcare settings. Reviews academic and research-based publications and writing formats. Addresses quality of care, patient safety, and ethical issues.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: None. $2.

NGPH 600. Population and Community-Based Nursing. 4 Units.

Prepares students to focus on significant health issues and work as a partner with an identified population to improve the health outcomes of the community within the core public health functions of assessment, assurance, and policy development. Emphasizes awareness of the social determinants of health that influence population health outcomes, with special consideration given to vulnerable groups.
Prerequisite: All undergraduate prelicensure RN corequisite courses.
Corequisite: NGPH 604.

NGPH 604. Population and Community Health Practicum. 3 Units.

Focuses on clinical implementation of population health concepts to improve the health outcomes of the community. Includes synthesis of social determinants of health that influence population health outcomes.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: NGPH 600.

NGPH 610. Leadership and Nursing Review. 4 Units.

Applies leadership theories and organizational models to complex professional and systems issues addressed by the MS-prepared nurse. Emphasizes the development of leadership competencies for quality and ethical health care in various populations. Includes a review of material learned throughout the curriculum.
Prerequisite: NGPH 508.