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100 School of Nursing721a/b, Scholarly Inquiry Praxis. No credits. The praxis, designed to be completed inthe final year of specialization, is designed to provide an opportunity to integrate knowledgeof nursing management, the health care environment, leadership, and scholarlyinquiry in the study of an important clinical problem. It is recommended that theprospectus, submitted as the final product of the small group seminar portion of 525b, beapproved by the end of September in the final year. The absolute deadline for anapproved prospectus is the end of the first term (December) of the final year. A grade ofat least Pass must be received in 721a prior to enrollment in 721b. Students must successfullycomplete both 721a and 721b in order to graduate. Required for all master’s students.P. Milone-Nuzzo, coordinator.723a (HPA 592a), Concepts and Principles of Aging. 1.5 credit hours. This electivecourse is designed as a multidisciplinary course that introduces students to the majorconcepts and principles of gerontology and to a variety of biopsychosocial theories onaging. Delivery systems of care for the elderly are explored along with the current socialpolicy initiatives as they relate to the elderly. Research initiatives are discussed and studentsare urged to explore issues of eldercare in their own specialty/discipline as well asin related disciplines. Required for gerontological nurse practitioner students. One andone-half hours per week. C. Lyder.725b, Health Care Ethics. 1.5 credit hours. Students are introduced to major ethicaltheories and their application in health care ethics. Theoretical perspectives and theirapplication to practice are discussed and different methods of analyzing ethical dilemmasin clinical practice are reviewed. International and multicultural perspectives in bioethicsare introduced. There is an application of the principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence,and justice to clinical case studies. Specific topics include, but are notlimited to, informed consent, provider-patient relations, dilemmas at the end of life, andhealth care reform. Students learn to apply ethical principles to clinical practice, policyformation, and research. One and one-half hours per week. D. Olsen.[726a/b, Practicum in Clinical Ethics. 1.3 credit hours per term. Students participatein 120 hours of clinical ethics under the guidance of a nurse with advanced knowledge andexperience in the field and who is actively engaged in ethical consultation or evaluationof clinical situations. Emphasis is on gathering data from multiple sources involved in anethical dilemma; mediating ethical disputes; investigating human rights abuses; reportingthe results of mediation or investigation to institutions or authorities; ethical analysisof institutional policy; facilitating the discussion of ethics among providers, patients,and the lay public; and educational presentation of topics or cases in clinical ethics. Studentsparticipate in a monthly clinical conference. Prerequisite: successful completion of725b, Health Care Ethics, or permission of the instructor. Required for students in theHealth Care Ethics concentration. Four hours per week. D. Olsen. Not offered2002–2003.][727a, Analysis of Issues in Health Care Ethics. 1.5 credit hours. In this course studentslearn to develop and critique positions and arguments in health care ethics by