HIV/AIDS

Program Description

The HIV/AIDS Sub-Specialty is designed to prepare nurses to provide advanced and specialized care to persons with HIV infection as clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, and patient care educators.  Students will have an opportunity to do their clinical experience at many of the New York State designated AIDS Centers

Students completing this sub-specialty will:

The Program Director for the HIV/AIDS Nurse Practitioner sub-specialty is JoAnne Staats.

Curriculum

Courses Credits
HIV/AIDS: Overview of the Epidemic 3
HIV/AIDS: Management 3
Practicum in HIV/AIDS Care 3
Total Credits 9

M6690
HIV/AIDS: Overview of the Epidemic
Credits: 3
 This course presents an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Content includes; the epidemiology of the epidemic at the state, national, and international level, the Center for Disease Control’s definition of AIDS, HIV counseling and testing, primary and secondary prevention of HIV/AIDS, social and cultural issues, and the problems related to antiretroviral therapy adherence and resistance.

M6693
HIV/AIDS Management
Credits: 3
 This course focuses on: pathophysiology of HIV infection, diagnosis and management of opportunistic infections and HIV-related malignancies, management of HIV infection through the use of antiretroviral therapy, and symptom management.
Prerequisite:
 M6690

M6695
Practicum in HIV/AIDS Care
Credits: 3
The practicum is a clinical field experience designed to strengthen and broaden the student’s clinical experiences in assessment, decision-making, and management of care for individuals with HIV infection. Specific program objectives and clinical experiences are individually identified.
Prerequisite:
M6690
Prerequisite or Co requisite:
M6693

School of Nursing

The School of Nursing has paved the way for professional nursing since 1892 and continues to lead the field as the foremost institution for advanced practice nursing.

The School of Nursing is a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Center for International Nursing Development in Advanced Practice. With urban clinical sites, expert faculty practitioners, cutting edge research, and the strength of the Columbia name and reputation, the School of Nursing produces graduates who possess the skills necessary to bring advanced practice nursing into the new millennium. As medical advances offer a cascade of new and useful therapies, the need for more health care providers will increase exponentially. Our country will face many health care challenges in the next 20 years, and nurse practitioners are essential to providing access to quality primary care.

Founded in 1892 as Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, the School became part of Columbia University in 1937 and began offering the baccalaureate degree. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US. In 1956, it became the first nursing program in the country to award a master’s degree in a clinical nursing specialty. In 1999, the School granted its first doctoral degree. More than 9,000 nurses have graduated since the School opened.

The School is part of the Columbia University Medical Center, along with the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Dental and Oral Surgery, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Each of these schools adds to the richness and diversity of the educational experience of students and faculty.

School of Nursing faculty have substantial experience in curriculum, instructional design, and research. They maintain expertise in their areas of teaching responsibility through participation at local, regional, and national conferences, involvement in scholarly presentations and publications, and faculty practice.

Columbia University School of Nursing is distinguished by the clinical excellence of its programs and graduates. Columbia nurses are making crucial contributions and improving the health of individuals wherever they practice.

The above information is current as of 01/07 and is subject to change at any time.