2008-2009 Catalog - Graduate School - Bethel University

Course DescriptionsNURS678 • Advanced Nursing Role Synthesis(NURG)1 creditNursing and Health Care Leadership: Individual and collective reflection on thedevelopment of the learner as a nurse leader. Learners will develop a portfolio thatdemonstrates integration of knowledge of theories, research, ethical and Christianperspectives, global realities, policymaking issues, and nursing informatics relatedto the organizational context. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment or completion ofall core and concentration courses with the exception of NURS790 and NURS791/NURS792, or permission of program director.Nursing Education: Individual and collective reflection on the development ofthe learner as a nurse leader. Learners will develop a portfolio that demonstratesintegration of knowledge of theories, research, ethical and Christian perspectives,global realities, policymaking issues, and nursing informatics related to the educationalcontext. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment or completion of all core andconcentration courses with the exception of NURS790 and NURS791/NURS792,or permission of program director.NURS751 • Master’s Thesis Seminar(NURG)1 creditDevelopment of a research proposal. Requires initial draft of Chapters 1, 2, and3 of the master’s thesis and submission of the Institutional Review Board request.Graded on an S/U basis. Prerequisite: NURS626.NURS752 • Master’s Project Seminar(NURG)1 creditDevelopment of a plan for a system change in an organization. Requires initialdraft of Chapters 1 and 2 of the master’s project and a project plan. Graded on anS/U basis. Prerequisite: NURS601.NURS770 • Internship 1(NURG)2 creditsNursing and Health Care Leadership: Application of skills, knowledge, attitudes,and values of the nurse leader in an organizational context. Learners will developinternship goals to implement advanced nursing roles. Prerequisites: NURS605,NURS610, NURS656, NURS665, BUSN640.Nursing Education: Application of teaching-learning theories/strategies, assessmentand measurement methods, curricular frameworks, and nursing knowledgein an educational context. Learners will develop internship goals to implementadvanced nursing roles. Prerequisites: NURS603, NURS605, NURS607, NURS613,NURS658.107