NRS - Nursing

Students are introduced to professional nursing and health care delivery. Academic expectations, foundational principles for the nursing major, and the process of active inquiry into health care issues are explored. Students investigate health perspectives, social justice, care of self and others, scientific basis for nursing, and professional socialization.

Students explore foundations of health and wellness across the lifespan focusing specifically on the concepts of nutrition, development, health promotion, resilience, and sleep. They learn to access research evidence about healthy lifestyle patterns and risk factors, work with others in a respectful and culturally sensitive manner, explore the role of the nurse in promoting optimum health and use reflection to assess their practice as nursing students.

Students learn foundational nursing knowledge, attitudes, values, and health assessment skills to promote health and wellness across the lifespan. Students learn how nurses provide patient-centered care and maintain professional standards with complex and diverse healthcare delivery systems. Students integrate and apply principles developed in NRS 116 and NRS 216 in delivering basic nursing care.

Students learn foundational knowledge about health and wellness across the lifespan. Students acquire foundational nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide ethical, evidence-based care. Students begin to integrate nursing theory, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and integrative health principles in combined skills laboratory and simulation experiences. This course includes 45 hours of on-campus clinical experience.

Students new to the University of Portland School of Nursing & Health Innovations learn supportive knowledge and skills attained by four-year students in NRS 104, NRS 116, and NRS 216. Foundational cognitive and affective learning strategies will be incorporated to provide transfer students the necessary knowledge to enter upper division nursing. 

Students continue to explore health and wellness across the lifespan, beginning with self and expanding to clients, families, and populations. The focus is on interrelationships among culture, diversity, gender identity, sexuality, communication, and social determinants of health. Students learn to examine their own assumptions, approach human interactions with curiosity and humility, and work with others in a culturally sensitive manner.

Students in this course develop an understanding of the care of our nation’s Veterans through exploration of Veteran-centric topics focused on their unique culture and health and care delivery needs. For VANAP students only. Instructor permission required. Course is graded P/NP.

Credit arranged in conjunction with school of major. Course is graded P/NP.

Students in this course learn to use health promotion and prevention strategies in nursing practice to promote holistic health and wellness across the lifespan. Emphasis is on assessment, safety, and lifestyle management across the lifespan. This course includes approx. 180 hours of on-campus and/or off-campus clinical experiences.

Students in this course learn to manage care of diverse patients with acute illness across the lifespan. Emphasis is on application, interpretation of client information, prioritization, and recognition of acute alterations of health status. This course includes approx. 180 hours of on-campus and/or off-campus clinical experiences.

Students learn management of patients and families across the lifespan with a focus on the principles of health and wellness promotion and disease prevention. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis, client education, client health trajectory, and levels of prevention.

Students learn management of patients and families across the lifespan with a focus on the principles of health and wellness promotion and disease prevention. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis, client education, client health trajectory, and levels of prevention. Honors students extend their intellectual learning experience by completing a focused learning activity and experience that builds on one or more of the course concepts.

Students learn management of patients and families across the lifespan with a focus on the principles of acute illness management and acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis, education, client health trajectory, and levels of prevention.

Students learn the nursing management of clients across the lifespan experiencing multi-system health care problems. Emphasis is on clinical reasoning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. Students examine alterations in physiological states and principles of pharmacotherapeutics. This course provides a foundation for application to nursing practice to promote health and wellness for individuals and populations.

Students learn the nursing management of clients across the lifespan experiencing multi-system health care problems. Emphasis is on clinical reasoning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. Students examine alterations in physiological states and principles of pharmacotherapeutics. This course continues to build on previous concepts, to continue promoting health and wellness for individuals and populations.

Credit arranged. Course is graded P/NP.

Students will manage care for diverse patients with chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Emphasis is on care transitions, care coordination, case management, prioritization, and delegation of care, as well as chronic illness management. Students will work with community partners to identify and utilize community assets to meet population needs. This course includes approx. 180 hours of on-campus and/or off-campus clinical experiences.

Students learn management of patients with chronic illnesses across the lifespan with a focus on the principles of complex case management, care coordination, and care transitions. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis, education, client health trajectory, and levels of prevention.

Students in this course will be prepared to provide nursing care to populations through the lens of social justice and nursing ethics. Students will appraise how structural inequities impact populations and examine the intersection of course concepts on individual and group health outcomes and quality of life. Students will explore strength-based approaches to nursing actions and interventions.

Students will create a road map for advancement of the individual nurse, populations served and profession of nursing. Students will be exposed to multiple pathways for professional growth and practice and will develop methods to maintain resilience and balance, and establish a pattern of reflection and life-long learning.

Credit arranged.

Credit arranged.

These courses involve a variety of health care topics. Some courses may be open to non-nursing students at the discretion of the instructor.

Faculty-directed research project with students. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project. Course is graded P/NP. May be repeated for credit.

This course focuses on the role development of the nurse practitioner as an advanced practice nurse prepared at the doctor of nursing practice degree level. Historical, legal, ethical, social, and policy aspects of the role will be examined. Topics such as hallmark competencies, professional behaviors, financial relationships with health systems and interdisciplinary relationships also will be included. Fee: $95

Scientific underpinnings from a variety of disciplines will be explored as they apply to the scholarship and practice of advanced nursing practice. Theoretical foundations of nursing and related disciplines will be applied to enhance health and health care delivery in a variety of settings among diverse populations.

Analytical methods will be examined to appraise multiple sources of evidence to determine its applicability for translating the evidence into practice to improve health outcomes and health delivery systems. Evidence-based practices, statistical analyses and appraisal processes are foundational for this course.

Quality improvement concepts, principles, models and strategies used to improve processes for health care delivery and quality of health outcomes will be explored. The process of new program development and evaluation will be examined.

This course is designed to provide students with the advanced pathophysiological foundation required for understanding diseases and genetic implications across the lifespan. Focus will be placed on key pathophysiologic processes common to many diseases, specific pathophysiologic processes underlying diseases commonly encountered by nurse practitioners, and the human biopsychosocial response to these processes. Fee: $100

This course focuses on the clinical application of pharmacotherapeutics commonly prescribed by nurse practitioners in primary care settings, including drug selection, dosing, monitoring, evaluation, and patient education. This course examines the nurse practitioner role as prescriber.

This course explores the clinical indications, potential risks, and evidence for alternative approaches to herbal and dietary supplement therapies. Conceptual approaches to herbal therapy and botanical medicine are explored. Emphasis is on the safety of herbs and supplements.

This course focuses on the development of advanced health assessment skills as the foundation for clinical decision making. The advanced health assessment process includes appropriate histories, physical exams, labs/diagnostic testing, use of screening tools, diagnosing physical variations and abnormalities, identification of health needs, and documentation for multiple patient presentations across the lifespan. Fee: $230

This course focuses on complexities of health care organizational systems and their impact on approaches to care delivery and relativeness to quality and safety outcomes. Principles of organizational culture, resource management and organizational policy will be explored.

In this clinical course, students apply principles from management courses in direct care to patients. Emphasis is placed on relevant history collecting and physical examination of patients with acute conditions. Students complete 180 hours of supervised clinical experience. Course is graded P/NP.

In this clinical course, students apply principles from management courses in direct care to patients. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing competencies developed in NRS 630, in addition to preliminary differential diagnosis and management plans for mental health and gender health conditions, as well as adolescent populations. Students complete 120 hours of supervised clinical experience. Course is graded P/NP.

In this clinical course, students apply principles from management courses in direct care to patients. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing the competencies developed in NRS 630 and NRS 631, in addition to preliminary differential diagnosis and management plans for pediatric patients. Students complete 120 hours of supervised clinical experience. Course is graded P/NP.

In this clinical course, students apply principles from management courses in direct care to patients. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing the competencies developed in NRS 630, NRS 631, and NRS 633, in addition to comprehensive differential diagnosis and management plans for adults and older adults with chronic conditions. Students complete 180 hours of supervised clinical experience. Course is graded P/NP.

This course will prepare the professional nurse for leadership and administrative roles across all professional environments. Emphasis will be on principles of leadership by examining real word scenarios within complex healthcare and educational environments.

Students will apply concepts and theories to curriculum development in nursing education and nursing staff mentoring. Evaluation of contemporary education and healthcare technologies that influence course delivery and course management will be explored.

This course provides an overview of management systems in higher education and health systems. Students will evaluate strategies for resource management and fiscal planning in today's political, social, and economic climate.

This course evaluates the intersection between policy, technology, and politics. Students will examine best practices in nursing education and nursing administration at a systems level and evaluate how emerging developments in technology influence politics within those systems. Students will explore ethical and legal aspects/dilemmas.

This course will examine emerging technologies and critique strategies that inform quality improvement initiatives. Students will evaluate policies, models, and change management practices that inform practices within an organization. Students will explore the systematic approach to identify, analyze, and address areas for improvement.

The influence of health care and other policies on organizations and the nursing profession will be analyzed from multiple perspectives including, ethical, social justice, financial and professional impact. The process of policy formation will be examined and applied. The roles of advocate and political activist in promoting innovative and just policies will be fostered.

The development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion/illness prevention programs and interventions for populations at the microsystem level are the foci of this course. Analysis of epidemiological and research data related to populations, concepts of public health including environmental, occupational health and disaster preparedness and determinants of health are examined as essential components of programs for population health.

In this course, students acquire knowledge, skills, concepts and strategies from implementation and dissemination sciences to translate evidence into practice.

The DNP Scholarly Project focuses on practice change in primary care, reflects the integration of coursework and AACN Essentials, and serves as a foundation for future scholarly practice. The project includes planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination. Students register a minimum of 3 semesters and continue registering until successful completion and dissemination of the final project. Includes clinical hours. Course is graded P/NP. 

This course covers the assessment, diagnosis, and management of acute conditions encountered in primary care. Students will incorporate preventive care, differential diagnosis, evidence-based care, and integrative modalities. Fee: $155

This course covers the assessment and appropriate diagnosis of mental health conditions encountered in primary care. Emphasis is on differentiating between appropriate referral to a mental health specialist versus management by the primary care nurse practitioner. Safety, ethical, legal and policy issues will be examined. Students will incorporate preventive care, differential diagnosis, evidence-based care, and integrative modalities.

This course covers the assessment, diagnosis, and management of pediatric conditions encountered in primary care, in addition to focusing on preventive care from birth through middle childhood. Students will incorporate preventive care, differential diagnosis, evidence-based care, and integrative modalities.

This course covers the assessment, diagnosis, and management of adults and older adults with chronic conditions. Students explore chronic care models and incorporate preventive care, differential diagnosis, evidence-based care, and integrative modalities. Fee: $480

This clinical course prepares students for independent, entry-level nurse practitioner practice. Expectations include successful application of knowledge gleaned from all previous program courses. Students will complete a portfolio demonstrating integration and achievement of DNP program outcomes and competencies. Includes 360 clinical hours. Grade of IP is permitted. Course is graded P/NP.

This course explores integrative perspectives for facilitating wellness, restoration of health, and the management of chronic and acute conditions in adults. Strategies include mind body approaches, nutrition, spirituality, complementary and alternative modalities and botanicals. The course examines opportunities for nurse practitioner students to incorporate integrative health principles into their practices.

This course covers the assessment, diagnosis, and management of gender specific and adolescent health conditions encountered in primary care. Gender theories, adolescent growth and development, and biological science will be explored. Students will incorporate preventive care, differential diagnoses, evidence-based care, and integrative modalities.