5 credits

Nurse educators must have advanced mastery of health assessment, and advanced knowledge of pathophysiology and drug therapy that relate to development of educational strategies and nursing care of patient groups across the lifespan. This Area of Expertise builds on previous knowledge by integrating advanced concepts of pathophysiological processes, pharmacology, and health assessment skills as they apply to clinical reasoning for advanced nursing practice that lead to favorable patient care outcomes. Students apply the knowledge gained to specific real-world clinical cases for improvement of patient outcomes.

Note: This version of NURS 6380 is only available as part of specific competency-based Tempo Learning® programs.