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106 School of Nursing8o3a/b, Oncology Symptom Management. 2 credit hours per term. This coursefocuses on symptom experience and common clinical problems of adults with cancer.Common health problems of adults are integrated with common symptoms associatedwith cancer and cancer treatment, emphasizing assessment, differential diagnosis, andmanagement. Required for oncology clinical nurse specialist and oncology nurse practitionerstudents in the final year of specialization. Prerequisite: Successful completion of615a/b. Two hours per week. J. Smith.8o4a/b, Clinical Practicum for Oncology Nurse Practitioners. 4.3 credit hours perterm. The goal of this practicum is to prepare students to comprehensively manage acaseload of adults with cancer. Emphasis is on prediction of high incidence clinical problems,refinement of clinical reasoning in assessment, differential diagnosis, and formulationof management strategies. The practice sites provide opportunities to understandcancer care along the continuum, develop clinical leadership skills, provide continuity ofcare across settings, and deliver high quality supportive care to patients and families. Prerequisites:Successful completion of 554a and 556b. Required for oncology nurse practitionerstudents in the final year of specialization. Twelve hours per week of clinical practice,plus one hour per week of clinical conference. J. Smith.8o5a, Cancer Pharmacology. 1 credit hour. This course provides essential knowledgefor the pharmacologic management of the adult with cancer. Content includes pharmacologicmanagement of the disease, supportive therapies, and medication safety in cancerpatients. Treatment indications, side effects, polypharmacy issues, and acute and longterm toxicities are emphasized. Required for oncology clinical nurse specialist and oncologynurse practitioner students in the final year of specialization. One hour per week. N.Beaulieu.8o7a, Pathophysiology and Management of Common Adult Clinical Problems II.4 credit hours. This course provides a basis for predicting vulnerability for common clinicalproblems (endocrine, neurological, gastrointestinal, and renal) that occur as a resultof illness or outcome of treatment. Assessment, management, and evaluation are emphasized.Normal physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacological management of theseconditions are included. Required for all acute care nurse practitioner and gerentologicalnurse practitioner students in the final year of specialization. Four hours per week.Adult Advanced Practice Nursing faculty.81oa/c, Advanced Specialty Practicum II. 4 credit hours. The focus of this practicumis comprehensive management of a caseload of patients with students’ elected specialpopulations (cardiovascular, gerontological, oncology). Emphasis is on prediction ofcommon patient problems, formulation of management protocols, and generation ofresearch questions. The practice sites in acute, ambulatory, and/or long-term settingsprovide an opportunity to observe system problems and develop clinical leadershipstrategies. Required for all clinical nurse specialist and gerontological nurse practitionerstudents in the final year of specialization. Acute care nurse practitioner students musttake 810c during the summer following 612b, unless they can demonstrate experience incaring for critically ill patients managed with complex technological interventions.Twelve hours per week. D. Chyun, M. Knobf, C. Lyder.