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2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 771 - DNP Seminar II: Innovations and Challenges in Advanced Nursing Practice

4 credits
Lecture
Prerequisite(s): Matriculation in DNP program. Exploration of innovations in health care and their implications for advancing nursing practice and the ethics of caring. As a specific example of innovation, human genetics and its clinical application are studied. In addition, students advance their knowledge and skill in clinical ethics and shared decision-making through case studies, addressing gender, race, religion, social class, disability, and sexual orientation. Nursing science is integrated with theory to shape new practice approaches to meet the current and/or future needs of patient populations.