Courses
Seminar in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I is designed to provide PNP students an academic environment to integrate the Columbia University School Of Nursing (CUSON) DNP competencies into clinical encounters. Students will draw upon current pediatric trends, historytaking and assessment skills, and common diagnoses and apply that knowledge to the clinical encounter format. They will engage in class discussions that will strengthen their ability to apply health promotion into their advanced practice. Students will be expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
The clinical practicum is designed to prepare the students to provide primary health care for patients, families, and communities in a variety of settings. Initially, the student will obtain complete histories, perform physical examinations, and developmental assessments. Subsequently, the student will focus on the recognition and management of common problems. The clinical experience will familiarize the student with age-appropriate physical, cognitive, and emotional development as well as routine and episodic care. The goal of the practicum is to prepare the students for the delivery of family focused primary care.
This course builds upon DNP Seminar I with a continuation of focus on clinical decision making and evidence-based practice for the provision of primary care to individuals across the lifespan. Utilizing the clinical encounter format and DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as a framework, the student will analyze clinical decisions, appraise and apply evidence for best practice. Case studies derived from clinical experiences that reflect the critical thinking skills needed to diagnosis and manage acute and chronic illness will be presented and critiqued.
This course will provide a continuum to the DNP student. As an additive to DNP Seminar I and II, the course will continue to foster the student’s clinical decision making process while incorporating evidence-based practice for the provision of primary care to individuals across the lifespan. Utilizing the clinical encounter format and DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as a framework, the student will analyze clinical decisions, appraise and apply evidence for best practice. Case studies derived from clinical experiences, that reflect the critical thinking skills needed to diagnosis and manage acute and chronic illness will be presented and critiqued.
Seminar in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I is designed to provide PNP students an academic environment to share practicum experience and integrate the Columbia University School Of Nursing (CUSON) DNP competencies into clinical encounters. Students will draw upon current pediatric trends, history-taking and assessment skills, and common diagnoses and apply that knowledge to the clinical encounter format.
This is the second of three consecutive seminars designed to build upon knowledge from DNP Seminar I with a continuation of focus on clinical decision making and evidence-based practice for the provision of primary care to the pediatric patient across settings. Utilizing the clinical encounter format and CUSON DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as a framework, the student will analyze clinical decisions, appraise, and apply evidence for best practice using patient cases from practicum.
This is the final seminar in the sequence for the DNP student. This seminar will continue to foster the student’s clinical decision-making process while incorporating evidence-based practice for the provision of primary care to pediatric patients across settings. Utilizing the clinical encounter format and CUSON DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as a framework, the student will analyze clinical decisions, appraise and apply evidence for best practice.
The goals of this course are to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles with application to neonatal and pediatric patients. The prevention and treatment of various disease states affecting neonatal and pediatric patients will be explored. This course will review pharmacotherapeutics including appropriate use, therapeutic medication monitoring, adverse medication reactions, precautions and contraindications, and medication safety as it affects the neonatal and pediatric population.
This course provides an opportunity for the scientific inquiry into the use of pharmacologic agents in the advanced nursing care of infants, including fetal and neonatal life, early childhood, and adolescence. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug use in pregnancy and lactation, pharmacologic agents used in disease prevention and treatment, drug monitoring, and drug safety in the home are explored. The use of herbal and natural remedies while treating disease will be discussed. Proper prescribing and record keeping in accordance with New York and Federal laws are addressed.
This course introduces the advanced student to a systematic approach to critical care. Emphasis is placed on understanding the pathophysiology of various neonatal conditions, including neurological, respiratory, endocrine, renal, cardiovascular, and metabolic.
This is a supervised clinical experience caring for well babies in a well-baby nursery. The course is designed to apply the content from advanced assessment of the neonate. The student should recognize physical, psychological, and developmental problems of the neonate, and begin to develop differential diagnosis. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate patient write-up which should include a complete medical history, physical examination, developing a differential diagnosis for a variety of newborn problems, and developing a plan. Emphasis is placed on understanding the physiologic rationale, utilizing evidence based research in practice, utilizing onsite searches to look up clinical questions, and develop health care plans.
During this first NICU supervised clinical experience, the students will begin to integrate coursework within the clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on beginning skills of physical assessment and developing the management plan. The introduction of technical skills in patient care management, including performance of selected invasive diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, is needed for the student to develop as an NNP. The student will continue to develop in the role as a neonatal nurse practitioner.
This course is an in-depth practicum which allows the NNP student to utilize all previous learning in his/her management of infants at risk. The practicum in neonatal care is designed to provide the student with practice experience to develop skills of assessment, diagnosis, and management of the high risk neonate. The student has the opportunity to integrate and synthesize theory, clinical research, advanced therapeutics, and decision making in this closely supervised precepted experience. It will be an intensive experience in which the student will analyze all available data utilizing evidence-based research, synthesize his/her thinking, implement a plan of care, and evaluate the results. The role of the nurse practitioner is applied in clinical care areas. The student will begin to develop a database of patients to evaluate clinical practice and refine collaborative skills working with the interdisciplinary team throughout the course.
This required course in the PNP program introduces the advanced student to the provision of health care to children with common episodic illnesses. Lectures and seminars provide the student with the knowledge base to recognize and manage common health problems in the pediatric population.
This required course in the PNP program introduces the advanced student to the provision of health care to children with special health care needs, including mental health. Emphasis is placed on the collaborative role of the PNP in the patient-and-family-centered medical home. The importance of palliation in the delivery of health care to children with chronic conditions and special health care needs is highlighted. The course will provide the student with the knowledge base to recognize and manage common chronic conditions in the pediatric population.
This practicum focuses on the delivery of episodic illness care to children and adolescents in the ambulatory settings and on planning and managing the care of hospitalized children. The Pediatric Clinic is the main clinical setting. Here the student will learn how to assess children with common episodic illnesses, to develop and discuss differential diagnosis, to manage the care of children with minor illnesses, and to work with other health professionals collaboratively. When the illness requires hospitalization, the student will design and implement a plan of care, including discharge plans and teaching. Students utilize their knowledge of common child and adolescent illnesses and the information presented in M6630 and M8670 to assess and develop plans of care for all children and adolescents.
This practicum focuses on the delivery of episodic illness care to children and adolescents in the ambulatory settings; and on planning and managing the care of hospitalized children. The pediatric clinic is the main clinical setting. Here the student will learn how to assess children with common episodic illnesses, to develop and discuss differential diagnosis, to manage the care of children with minor illnesses and to work with other health professionals collaboratively. When the illness requires hospitalization, the will design and implement a plan of care, including discharge plans land teaching. Students utilize their knowledge of common child and adolescent illnesses and the information presented in M6630 and M8670 to assess and develop plans of care for all children and adolescents.
This course provides the foundation for understanding issues and concepts of behavioral pediatrics which are encountered in the community setting. The potential impact of the child's environment, risk and protective factors, and stressors will be included in the content. Behavioral manifestations fall on a continuum from normal to pathological, including developmental appropriate behaviors, developmental variations, problems, and disorders. Lectures provide the student with the knowledge base to recognize, assess, treat, and refer children with behavioral problems. This is one of three required courses for the subspecialty, Behavioral Pediatrics for Advanced Practice Nursing.
Previously 3 credits.
This seminar in Behavioral Pediatrics for Advanced Practice Nursing is designed to provide the graduate student an academic environment in which to share practicum experience and present case studies for discussion with their peers and faculty. In this scholarly forum, students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organized format. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references. This is one of three required courses for the subspecialty, Behavioral Pediatrics for Advanced Practice Nursing.
Previously 1 credit.
This practicum focuses on the assessment and management of behavioral disorders in children and adolescents in a variety of community settings. Here the student will develop skills to assess children with behavioral disorders, to formulate a working diagnosis, to design management plans of care, and to collaborate with other health professionals. Students utilize their knowledge of development, environmental factors, family dynamics, and behavioral disorders in the child and adolescent. The student will demonstrate the ability to recognize, assess, treat and refer children with behavioral problems. This is one of three required courses for the subspecialty, Behavioral Pediatrics for Advanced Practice Nursing.
Utilizing a systems approach and a background in basic physical assessment, advanced physical assessment skills are studied. The identification and interpretation of abnormalities in the physical exam are emphasized in depth. The approach to the development of the differential diagnosis is introduced. The goal of this course is to provide the critical thinking necessary for the beginning advanced practice nursing student to analyze history and physical exam data.
This graduate level laboratory course will involve application of advanced health assessment principles and skills for comprehensive examination of adult and older adult clients. Emphasis is placed on physical, psychosocial, and cultural assessments skills that are necessary to develop a comprehensive health assessment. This lab will focus on interviewing and history-taking, advanced physical assessment skills, diagnostic reasoning, and development of a plan of care. The clinical laboratory will emphasize techniques for identifying common normal and abnormal findings and documentation of these findings. Students will engage in actual practice with task trainers, fellow students, and Standardized Patients using simulated patient clinical encounters involving common health problems.
The clinical practicum is designed to prepare the students to provide primary health care in a variety of settings. Initially, the student will obtain complete histories; perform physical examinations, and developmental assessments. Subsequently, the student will focus on the recognition and management of common problems. The clinical experience will familiarize the student with age-appropriate physical, cognitive and emotional development as well as routine and episodic care. The goal of the practicum is to prepare the students for the delivery of family focused primary care.
Introduction to Auricular Acupuncture will teach students the practice of inserting needles according to five-needle-protocol, a protocol used to reduce cravings for drugs and alcohol, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, as well as sleep disturbances. As well as needle insertion, students will also learn to place ear seeds often used in this treatment protocol for prolonged effects.
This course focuses on the continuum of care for breast cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and management with attention to medically underserved populations who have disproportionately higher breast cancer morbidity and mortality. The course emphasizes interprofessional learning as medical and nursing students will rotate together through both didactic and clinical experiences. These clinical experiences are precepted by the interprofessional network of breast cancer care providers including, but not limited to, breast cancer care advocates/care coordinators, NPs engaged in breast cancer screening, breast radiologists, NPs and MDs with expertise in oncology, and social workers/psychologists/psychiatrists with expertise in cancer care.
This advanced level course introduces the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to palliative care from a historical, programmatic, and global perspective. The course will provide opportunities for the exploration of personal values and beliefs related to palliative care.
This course is designed to present an integrative approach to identifying and managing the symptoms of cancer and cancer treatment through the disease continuum. The course will include a focus on aspects related to physical, psychosocial and spiritual issues that impact the lives of the person/family with cancer.
This course provides the opportunity to manage the symptoms of cancer and its treatments with expert supervision and collaboration in the clinical setting. Learning is facilitated by expert clinicians in oncology/hospice/home/long term care areas. Evidence based practice will be promoted in issues related to quality of life, identification and prevention of complications of treatment and patient and caregiver stress.
This advanced level course is designed to prepare Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to offer evidence-based and compassionate palliative care to patients and families throughout the lifespan from birth to end of life and across settings. Attention will be given to health equity.
This advanced level course focuses on issues in the clinical management of palliative care and provides the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse opportunities to integrate population based clinical knowledge, theory and research findings into assessment and management of patients and families across settings. Attention will be given to health equity.
This advanced level case-based seminar for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse continues to build evidence-based knowledge, providing a context in which to apply techniques of communication, assessment and management of pain and complex symptoms in chronic and life limiting illness that is focused on pediatric, lifespan, or adult/geriatric populations across settings.
This introductory course is designed to prepare graduate nursing and medical students to offer informed and compassionate palliative and end of life care to patients and families across the lifespan in a variety of settings.
This advanced level seminar continues to build an evidence-based discipline by incorporating content of N8755/N8759 into discussion of clinical cases and current research findings on palliative and end of life care. The seminar provides students with a context in which to learn techniques of communication, assessment, and management of pain and symptoms at end of life and palliative care emergencies.
This advanced level clinical experience provides students with the opportunity to integrate clinical knowledge, theory, and research findings into the assessment and treatment of patients and families in need of palliative and end of life care.
Previously 1-3 credits.
This advanced level multidisciplinary seminar developed for graduate students attending the School of Nursing, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the School of Dental and Oral Surgery, and the Mailman School of Public Health, is designed to provide a forum for students to present and discuss patients from their clinical and community practica for whom there are issues of palliative and end of life care. The focus will be to apply concepts associated with palliative and end of life care to clinical practice within a collaborative, supportive and challenging learning environment.
This introductory course is designed to prepare nurse practitioner students to offer informed and compassionate palliative and end of life care to pediatric patients and families in a variety of settings. Pediatric palliative care will be explored both as a philosophy and as a system of service provision.
This course introduces various health care systems within their field of Integrative Medicine. Presents historical and theoretical foundations of several major integrative medicine traditions such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and Kampo, to name a few.
This course focuses on various therapies commonly practiced and encountered within the context of the health care system. Basic principles of each therapy, as well as safety considerations, training, and credentialing of integrative practitioners will also be discussed.
This is a combined seminar and clinical experience with a nurse practitioner and an integrative medicine practitioner. Analyze and formulate appropriate therapeutic plans by incorporating both Western and Integrative therapies diagnosis and management.This is a combined seminar and clinical experience with a nurse practitioner and an integrative medicine provider. Analyze and formulate appropriate therapeutic plans by incorporating both Western and Integrative therapies diagnosis and management.
Clinical Seminar in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan I is designed to provide the AGNP student an academic environment in which students share their practicum experience and present case studies and journal articles for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organized format. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
Clinical Seminar in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan II is designed to provide the AGNP student an academic environment in which students share their practicum experience and present case studies and journal articles for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organized format. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references.
This course is designed to provide the AGNP student an academic environment in which the students share their practicum experience and present case studies for discussion with their peers. In this scholarly forum, the students are expected to present selected cases from their practicum in an organized format. The students are expected to facilitate a class dialogue and offer appropriate references. Incorporated into the seminar is ongoing discussion, review, and assessment of the final project.
This class builds upon the principles learned in N8786. The student will perform and document complete physical exams in both the laboratory and clinical setting focusing on health promotion and maintenance
The practicum is a clinical field experience designed to provide opportunity for students to acquire skills in assessment, decision-making and management of care for adults with a variety of episodic and long-term health problems. The roles of the adult/geriatric nurse practitioner are applied in clinical settings that include ambulatory care facilities, community health centers, diagnostic and screening centers.
The practicum is a clinical field experience designed to provide opportunity for students to acquire skills in assessment, decision making and management of care for adults with a variety of episodic and long-term health problems. The roles of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner are applied in clinical settings that include ambulatory care facilities, community health centers, diagnostic and screening centers, and acute care settings.
This course provides a systematic overview of a comprehensive interdisciplinary geriatric assessment. This course highlights the unique physical and psychosocial issues that impact the older adult. Emphasis is placed on functional assessment and the holistic approach to providing care to older adults.
A triad model for comprehensive learning is utilized within the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program, consisting of a didactic component, clinical practicum component, and a practicum seminar component. Diagnosis and Management of Illness Across the Adult Lifespan I, II, and III consists of the didactic portion of this triad, where the student will grow longitudinally by increasing their synthesis and depth of knowledge across three semesters. N8770 is the first course in a series of three sequential courses to review the diagnosis and management of illness across the adult lifespan. Using a systems approach, this course will emphasize the importance of current health promotion, disease prevention, and screening guidelines, and will extensively study the differential diagnosis and comprehensive healthcare management of integrated physical and mental health problems as they affect individuals across the adult lifespan. For each physical system studied, the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), evaluation techniques (including recommended tests of choice and screening tools), diagnostic findings (for prevention, as well as diagnosis and management), and multi-modal management tools specific to adolescents (as defined by the state board of nursing), young adults, adults, and geriatric populations will be highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on the age-specific biopsychosocial (including cultural and ethnic competencies) variables influencing those health problems and behaviors, and barriers to health promotion and disease prevention, which are most likely to present, and most amenable to management in a primary care setting.
This is the second course in a series of three sequential courses to review the diagnosis and management of illness across the adult lifespan. Using a systems approach, this course will emphasize the importance of current health promotion, disease prevention, and screening guidelines, and will extensively study the differential diagnosis and comprehensive healthcare management of integrated physical and mental health problems as they affect individuals across the adult lifespan. For each physical system studied, the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse, evaluation techniques (including recommended tests of choice and screening tools), diagnostic findings (for prevention, as well as diagnosis and management), and multi-modal management tools specific to adolescents, young adults, adults, and geriatric populations will be highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on the age-specific biopsychosocial variables influencing those health problems and behaviors, and barriers to health promotion and disease prevention, which are most likely to present, and most amenable to management in a primary care setting.