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 527. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 6 Units.

Focuses on the care of adult patients experiencing cognitive, mental, and behavioral disorders. Integrates concepts of crisis intervention, therapeutic communication, anger management, and coping skills throughout the course. Clinical experience provides students the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient care to patients in selected mental health settings
Prerequisite: NGPH 515 and NGPH 516.

NGPH 531. Adult Health Nursing 1. 6 Units.

This course focuses on the care of adult patients with health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Students will be introduced to the care of geriatric populations while focusing on their unique physiological & psychological needs. Concepts of person-centered care, cultural sensitivity, informatics, safe practice, professionalism, and interdisciplinary collaboration are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences allow students to apply theoretical concepts.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: None. $2.

NGPH 532. Adult Health Nursing II. 8 Units.

Continuation of NGPH 531. Focuses on the care of adult patients with complex medical/surgical health problems at the intermediate level. Concepts of pharmacology, health promotion and education, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences provide the student opportunities to apply theoretical concepts and skills to implement safe care to intermediate or complex patients and selected groups in a variety of settings.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: N/A. $2.

NGPH 533. Adult Health Nursing III. 7 Units.

Continues NGPH 532. Focuses on the care of adult and gerontological patients with complex medical and/or surgical health problems at the advanced level. Concepts of pharmacology, health promotion and education, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration will be integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and skills to implement safe care to complex patients and selected groups in a variety of settings.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: N/A. $2.

NGPH 537. Obstetrical and Neonatal Nursing. 5 Units.

This course provides an integrative, family-centered approach to caring for mothers and neonates. Emphasis is placed on normal and high-risk pregnancies, growth and development, family dynamics, and health promotion. Clinical experiences allow the student to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient care for mothers and neonates in selected settings.
Prerequisite or concurrent*: None. $2.

NGPH 538. Child Health Nursing. 6 Units.

Focuses on the client from infancy through adolescence within the family system through holistic nursing care with an emphasis on optimal wellness in relation to potential or actual stressors, including primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions. Individualization of the nursing process is guided by physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual variables of the client system. 531, NGPH, 532, NGPH 533, and NGPH 537.
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.