Courses

This course will pull together challenging concepts to better prepare the BSN graduate to transition into professional nursing practice. It will focus on team assessment, priorities and characteristics of a leader, time management, empowerment, change, personal growth, relationship management, and problem solving.

Course reflects content that will prepare senior students for transition of entry into practice. Theories and principles concerning human behavior in organizations, with emphasis on leadership roles encountered in professional nursing practice. Senior nursing students in collaboration with nursing faculty refine coordination of care for a diverse population of clients.

This course will discuss the identification, selection and application of current evidence in advanced nursing and healthcare. Various approaches to evidence-based practice are included, emphasizing developing skills in scientific inquiry and critical analysis.

This course provides the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) student with the methodological basis for translating evidence into practice systems in a variety of health care environments. This course is necessary for the student to identify clinical problems, appraise relevant evidence, and develop best practices for application in health care environments.

A practical study in the problems and skills of translation of Russian and English. May be repeated for credit.

An introduction to translational research, a hallmark of the scientist-practitioner model in applied behavior analysis.

Innovation Capstone. This course explores evidence-based practice (EBP) for advanced nursing practice professionals. This course will equip graduate nursing students with the skills needed to effectively critique and engage in EBP, to serve as EBP champions and mentors, and to lead projects and innovation within healthcare facilities.

Students examine translation and interpretation strategies from French into techniques, and practical situations where French translation and interpretation required for communication. Instruction is in French.

This course introduces students to the history and theory of translation. Students analyze historical and contemporary translation practices and theories and the inherent challenges and complexities of translating a source text into a target language. Students translate texts in a variety of genres to acquire proficiency in producing accurate translations from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.

This course is an introduction to Spanish translation for upper-division students. Students approach translation as a method of improving their reading comprehension–a fundamental skill for translators– while increasing overall Spanish language proficiency and acquiring the cultural competence required to address the complexities of the translation process.