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In this course, nursing students examine the biopsychosocial approach to mental health and the effect of stressors on the development of mental illness and cognitive dysfunction across the lifespan. Additional topics will include: interprofessional evidence-based approaches to caring for patients with mental illness, mental health promotion and prevention, and navigating ethical and legal challenges inherent in the mental health care system.

In this course, nursing students will apply the concepts of mental health nursing through a combination of simulation, observation, and clinical practice. This clinical experience allows for development of therapeutic relationship building and maintenance of the therapeutic milieu, with a focus on safe, ethical, and legal delivery of evidence-based care for clients with mental illness and/or cognitive dysfunction.

For basic students only. This course examines advanced concepts related to patients experiencing complex multi-system biological problems and related physiological and psychological responses.

The course provides the opportunity for students to apply advanced concepts and processes required to assist adults with complex multi-system problems. Students examine adults from physical, social, psychological, and developmental perspectives, through a combination of laboratory, simulation and clinical practice activities. Practicum experiences occur in a variety of acute care facilities.

This course uses a systems framework to examine key principles of leadership and management within health care systems. Emphasis is placed on competencies necessary to perform as a member of an interprofessional team. Concepts explored include professional communication, prioritization of patient centric care, a culture of safety, quality improvement and safe delegation of care. Promotion of self-care and well-being are discussed as they relate to managing healthcare teams.

This course focuses on health from a community and population-based perspective by examining the historical, cultural, and global perspectives. Emphasis is placed on the social determinants of health through analysis of epidemiological trends and health policy to advocate for prevention and control of illness, and reduction of health disparities.

This course provides the opportunity to synthesize and apply cognitive knowledge of community and population health nursing. Through clinical practice, students provide culturally competent care to individuals, families, and groups in a variety of community settings.

This course will review the key concepts of palliative care and end-of-life nursing care. Topics covered utilizing the End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) training modules will include: pain and symptom management, ethical issues, cultural considerations, communication techniques, care during the final hours of life, and loss, grief and bereavement. In addition, the practice of palliative care in special populations and in various settings will be discussed. This course will be highly interactive and will include opportunities to hear from guest speakers that are experts in the field of palliative and end-of-life care.  

Open to non-nursing students. This course examines alternative health practices from a cross-cultural perspective. Healing interventions such as acupuncture, biofeedback, homeopathy, meditation, and traditional Chinese and herbal medicine are studied and demonstrated by practitioners. Emphases are on the historical underpinnings of holistic health practices and the political/economic ramifications on global health. This course also compares and contrasts nontraditional modalities of health care with industrial models.

This course examines basic principles of the research process and the relationship of nursing science and theory to evidence-based healthcare practices. Students will learn to critically appraise and interpret nursing research through the context of the identification of practice issues, levels of evidence, synthesis of evidence, translation into practice, participation in quality improvement, and evaluation of outcomes. The process for communication of scholarly findings and scientific evidence is highlighted through a culminating experience. This interdisciplinary project requires students to apply their UTampa education and nursing skills to demonstrate their roles as campus and global citizens.

For basic students only. This course introduces the novice nursing student to the field of nursing informatics. Nursing informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with information technology and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, and knowledge to support nursing practice in providing safe patient care.  Focus of this course includes identifying, researching, and presenting a proposal to update a specific health care technology device with the primary focus of patient safety.

An independent study that provides students with an opportunity to pursue a topic or project under the guidance of a nursing faculty member. By permission of instructor and department director. May include a practicum.

This capstone course is focused on the holistic delivery of professional nursing practice in contemporary clinical settings. This immersion experience affords the students an opportunity to refine the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to manage care as part of an interprofessional team within a healthcare system. Theoretical learning becomes reality as students synthesize, analyze and reflect on their learning and experiences of the various roles and responsibilities of a professional nurse. Students demonstrate and utilize evidence-based research to support clinical judgment. Focus is on moving the student toward autonomous professional nursing practice within their clinical setting.

This course provides opportunities for students to assess individual knowledge acquisition and to implement strategies to improve deficiencies and maximize learning with in-depth preparation for initial nursing licensure. Students will reflect upon learning goals, personal and professional growth, and the pursuit of knowledge that fosters resilience. Peer and faculty interactions will explore practice experiences in senior practicum and general nursing practice to assist with successful professional role transition. This course includes an NCLEX review course and students will complete the licensure application process.

For elective credit only. An in-depth study of a selected nursing topic of concern to students and faculty. Emphasis is on contemporary issues affecting nursing and health care.