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90 School of Nursingresearch plans. Topics include purposes and types of research, study designs, sampling,measurement, and data collection strategies. Seminars provide the student with exposureto the process of identifying clinical research problems, critically reviewing pertinent literature,and formulating a research prospectus. Required in the first year of specialization.Two hours per week fall term and three hours per week spring term. A. Williams.529a, Statistics for Clinical Nursing Research. 3 credit hours. This course presentsthe descriptive and inferential techniques most commonly used in nursing studies. Theemphasis is on the conceptualization of the technique and the ability to select the appropriatetechnique to answer a research question or test a hypothesis. Computationalskills are presented where appropriate in order to have a basic understanding of a giventechnique. The course also offers an introduction to computer analysis of data. Lectures,data analysis assignments, and examinations. Required in the first year of specialization.Three hours per week. M. Funk.554a, Physical Assessment. 2.1 credit hours. Course content covers history taking andphysical examination through lecture and clinical sessions in which students practicephysical assessment skills on each other. Each portion of the physical examination is subsequentlydemonstrated by each student for the faculty preceptor. The course alsoincludes basic skills in the use of the clinical laboratory, practice in history taking andphysical examination across the life span, and clinical conferences for the discussion ofclinical issues and practice experiences. A lab fee is assessed for this course. Required foradult, family, gerontological, and women’s health nurse practitioner students, psychiatric–mentalhealth nurse practitioner students, and Adult Advanced Practice Nursingspecialty students in the first year of specialization. Six and one-half hours per week.Adult, Family, Gerontological, and Women’s Health Primary Care faculty.555b, Common Health Problems of the Older Adult. 1.5 credit hours. This didacticcourse focuses on the differential diagnosis and management of common health problemsin the gerontological client across acute care, long-term care, and primary care settings.Additionally, the role of the gerontological nurse practitioner in the comprehensivemanagement of chronic illness is explored. Taken concurrently with 612b. Requiredfor all gerontological nurse practitioner and post master’s gerontological nurse practitionerstudents. One and one-half hours per week. C. Auerhahn.556b, Clinical Practice for Adult Nurse Practitioners. Minimum 3 credit hours. Clinicalexperience in the differential diagnosis and management of common adult problems.Eight to twelve hours per week in a primary care setting for fifteen weeks in the springterm. A one-hour weekly clinical conference addresses adult and pediatric clinical issuesin a family context. Required for students in the first year of specialization as adult,family, and oncology nurse practitioners. Precepted by nurse practitioners. Prerequisite:successful completion of 554a and 557a. Adult, Family, Gerontological, and Women’sHealth Primary Care faculty.