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Course Listings 93583a, Introduction to Nurse-Midwifery Primary Care. 2 credit hours. This courseintroduces nurse-midwifery students to the concepts of health promotion and screening,as well as to the primary care management of selected common health conditions affectingwomen. Required for all nurse-midwifery students in the first year of specialization.Two hours per week. B. Hackley, M. E. Rousseau.6o7b, Pathophysiology and Management of Common Adult Clinical Problems I. 4credit hours. This course provides a basis for predicting vulnerability for common clinicalproblems (cardiovascular, respiratory, hematologic, and immunologic) that occur asa result of illness or outcome of treatment. Assessment, management, and evaluation areemphasized. Normal physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacological management ofthese conditions are included. Required for all acute care nurse practitioner and cardiovascularclinical nurse specialist students in the first year of specialization. Four hours perweek. Adult Advanced Practice Nursing faculty.6o9a, Assessment of the Acutely and Critically Ill Client. 1.5 credit hours. This courseprovides comprehensive content necessary in the assessment of the acutely or criticallyill patient. Emphasis is on examination of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems,based on complex interpretations from laboratory and technical findings. Required forall acute care nurse practitioner and cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist students inthe first term of specialization. The first seven weeks of the course may be taken for 0.7credit hours as an elective by students in any specialty who have an interest in electrocardiographic(ECG) interpretation. One and one-half hours per week. D. Chyun.61oa, Advanced Assessment. 0.6 credit hours. Practicum concentrates on developmentof a systematic methodology of identifying patients’ needs for health care. Historytaking, physical examination, diagnostic studies and interpretation, analysis of medicaland nursing diagnoses, and documentation form the basis of this first clinical course.Selected clinical problems of hospitalized patients in the acute care setting are studiedin the context of case conferences. Physical diagnosis rounds with physician preceptorshipare included. Required for all clinical nurse specialist and acute care nurse practitionerstudents in the first year of specialization. Seven hours per week for eight weeks.J. Coviello.611a, Conceptual Basis of Nursing Practice. 2 credit hours. Through the discussionof concepts and theories in nursing and other disciplines, this course facilitates formationof a conceptual basis for advancing knowledge and practice. Required for all adultadvanced practice nursing clinical nurse specialist and acute care nurse practitioner studentsin the first year of specialization. Two hours per week. M. Knobf.612b, Advanced Specialty Practicum I. 3–4 credit hours. This practicum provides studentswith direct care experience with their special population (cardiovascular, gerontological,oncology). The focus of the practicum is on assessment and subsequent managementof selected problems for a caseload of patients in acute, ambulatory, and/orlong-term settings. During clinical conferences students present cases, formulate clinicaldiagnoses, and discuss management strategies for patients within their electedspecial population. Required for all students in the first year of specialization. Nine hours