Master Of Science In Nursing (MSN)

NARM 9103 Advanced Research Methods (3-0-0=3)

Prerequisites: None

Co-requisite: None

This course is an in-depth study of nursing research methodologies. The focus will be on the inter-relationships among theory, advanced nursing practice, and research. Emphasis placed on developing skills used in critical analysis of nursing research for determining applicability of the research to nursing practice. This course will also introduce the students to scholarly writing skills involving application of principles of effective written communication and critical reading with emphasis on origination, drafting, revising, editing, self-assessment and effective critiquing.

NSAI 9103 Statistical Analysis & Informatics (2-1-0=3)

Prerequisites: None

Co-requisite: None

This course provides students with the statistical knowledge and skills to use effectively in research and its interpretation of the findings. The content focuses on appropriate statistical methods, correlating to the study designs utilized in nursing research and practice. It also enables the student to develop skills in computing and interpreting parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. This course provides an opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills of computer science, nursing science, information science, and cognitive science in clinical nursing, education, administration, and research to improve healthcare outcomes.

NAHA 9103 Advanced Health Assessment (2-1-0=3)

Prerequisites: None

Co-requisite: None

This course prepares the advanced practice nurse to conduct focused and comprehensive health assessments of clients across the lifespan. The process of diagnostic reasoning is emphasized as the primary means of collecting and analyzing data obtained from the client history, physical examination, and diagnostic procedures.

NLSQ 9202 Leadership and Quality in Health (2-0-0=2)

Pre/Co-Requisite: NTFN 9203/NIAG 9202/NICH 9202/NIPN 9202/NIPM 9202

This course empowers master's students in nursing with leadership skills to navigate healthcare complexities while driving quality improvement. Future nurse leaders will explore strategic healthcare leadership, evidence-based quality management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and performance evaluation. Emphasis is placed on fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and ethical leadership to enhance patient care and nursing service efficiency. Graduates will be equipped to implement quality-driven strategies, lead interdisciplinary teams, and optimize healthcare outcomes.

NTFN 9203 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing (3-0-0=3)

Co-Requisite: NTFN 9203/NIAG 9202/NICH 9202/NIPN 9202/NIPM 9202

The course utilizes the critical reasoning process to examine the element of nursing knowledge and knowledge borrowed from other sciences and humanity. Emphasis is on concept analysis and synthesis of theoretical knowledge. Identification of the links between theory and empirical indicators. The clinical relevance of mid-range and practice theories is to design the nursing interventions for individuals, families, groups, and communities.

NIAG 9202 Introduction to Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing (2-0-0=2)

Prerequisites: Semester I Courses

Co-requisite: NTFN 9203/NLSQ 9202

This is an introductory course, designed to prepare the student in Adult-Gerontology Specialty to provide patient-centered quality care through application of evidence in practice, in order to improve health outcomes of patients. Opportunities will be provided within the course to develop expertise in conducting comprehensive and holistic assessments using innovative evidence-based tools and to make clinical judgement regarding acute and chronic health situations in adult and geriatric populations.

NICH 9202 Introduction to Community Health Nursing (2-0-0=2)

Prerequisites: Semester I Courses

Co-requisite: NTFN 9203/NLSQ 9202

This is a precursor course designed for baccalaureate nurses to develop an understanding about comprehensive management of community health and community health nursing. It will enable them to provide promotive and preventive health care for individuals, families and community, emphasizing the impact of environment on health.

NIPM9202 Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (2-0-0=2)

Prerequisites: Semester I Courses

Co-requisite: NTFN 9203/NLSQ 9202

This course is designed to focus on implementing principles of psychiatric nursing. Knowledge from nursing science and related fields are introduced to equip the students with the basic knowledge and skills in psychiatric mental health nursing.

NIPN 9202 Introduction to pediatric Nursing (2-0-0=2)

Co-requisite: NTFN 9203/NLSQ 9202

This is an introductory course, designed to prepare the students to provide family centred care through application of advanced concepts and theories in view of optimizing health outcomes among paediatric population. It aims at actualizing critical thinking and analytical ability among students with the use of innovative evidence-based tools and techniques.

NEDU 9102 Nursing Education (2-0-0=2)

Co-Requisite: NAHNT 9313/NCHNT 9313/NPNT 9313/NPMHT 9313/NRST 9311/NAGHC 9315/NCHC 9315/NPNC 9315/NPMHC 9315

The course is an overview of the classic and contemporary philosophies, theories and research about teaching and learning in nursing. Teaching and learning in college of nursing, practice settings for the professional development of nurses and client (patient) education are primary foci of the course.

NAHNT 9313 Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing 1 (Including Pathophysiology & Advanced pharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Pre-requisite: NIAG 9202

This course is designed to allow students to integrate knowledge of advanced pathophysiology and pharmacology with understanding acute and chronic illnesses in the adult and elderly populations.

NCHNT 9313 Community Health Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Pre-requisite: NCHC 9315

This course provides opportunity to the graduates in developing competencies in knowledge, skills, competencies and critical judgments for community health nursing practice along with incorporating the knowledge of advanced pathophysiology and pharmacology with emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention and restoration of health across the lifespan of individuals, families, groups and communities.

NPNT 9313 Pediatric Nursing 1 (Including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Pre-requisite: NPNT 9313

This course is designed to extend the knowledge and skills of graduates in providing holistic care to the children within the context of their family, community and environmental settings. It is intended to provide advanced educational experience to develop critical thinking and problem solving abilities, which will enable them to actualize safe and effective care for the children with normal and altered level of health care needs.

NPMHT 9313 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1 (Including Psychopathology & Advanced Psychopharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Pre-requisite: NPMHT 9313

This course is designed to focus on implementing major concepts and principles of psychiatric nursing practice. Provide opportunity to Integrate nursing sciences with related different fields to assess, diagnose, and treat clients with psychiatric mental health problems. Wellness and the promotion of mental health, care for clients with acute/ chronic mental illnesses, and the prevention of further psychiatric morbidity or disability are emphasized. Evidence-Based Nursing research findings are applied to emphasize the link between psychotherapeutic process and outcomes.

NAGHC 9315 Clinical - Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing 1 (Including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (0-0-5=5)

Pre-requisite: NIAG 9202

Co-requisite: NEDU 9102

This course prepares the students to conduct focused and comprehensive health assessments and management of adults and geriatric clients. The process of diagnostic reasoning is emphasized as the primary means of collecting and analyzing data obtained from the client history, physical examination, and diagnostic procedures pertaining to specific systems. Opportunity is provided to integrate and apply didactic content of Adult Health & gerontology Nursing 1 and clinical skills in the care of adult and geriatric patients with acute and chronic illnesses.

NCHC 9315 Clinical - Community Health Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced pharmacology) (0-0-5=5)

Pre-requisite: NCHNT 9313

This course aims at providing knowledge, skills and competencies to the graduates in rendering comprehensives care to individuals, families, groups and communities; at primary health centers, schools, homes and community involving the principles of health promotion, disease prevention and health restoration.

NPNC 9315 Clinical - Pediatric Nursing 1 (including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (0-0-5=5)

This course prepares the students to develop clinical expertise in performing comprehensive health assessment and apply theoretical knowledge in management of children with complex health care needs. Opportunities will be provided to develop effective practice behavior reflecting quality care for children and their families.

NPMHC 9315 Clinical Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1 (including Advanced Psychopathology & Advanced Psychopharmacology) (0-0-5=5)

Pre-requisite: NPMHT 9313

This course prepares the graduates to conduct focused and comprehensive mental health assessments and management of clients with psychiatric mental health problems. Critical thinking and decision making are emphasized as the main resources of collecting and analyzing data obtained from the client, family, and conduction of mental status examination. Opportunity is provided to integrate and apply knowledge and skills content of Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1 in the care of clients with psychiatric mental health problems and their families.

NRST 9311 Research Scholarly Thesis (0-1-0=1)

Thesis is a faculty-guided scholarly experience that provides the student with an opportunity to identify a nursing research problem within the clinical, to pursue its study, and to contribute to the body of nursing knowledge and practice. The process provides experience in research design, implementation and evaluation in a setting with faculty guidance.

NCHNT 9423 Community health Nursing-2 (Including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

The course is designed to equip the graduates to apply theories of community health nursing in practice, with emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention and health restoration strategies involving advanced knowledge in pathophysiology and pharmacology while rendering health care to the community.

NAHNT 9423 Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing-2 (Including Advanced pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

This course is the third in the series of adult health and gerontology nursing. It is designed to broaden students' knowledge and skills in care of adult and geriatric populations with specific acute and chronic illnesses. An evidence-based approach to nursing and medical management including pathophysiologic, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic modalities are emphasized. Specifically, genito-urinary, sensory and neurological system disorders experienced by adults and older adults patients including emergency care are also covered.

NPNT 9423 Pediatric Nursing-2 (Including Advanced pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

This course is designed to prepare graduates to develop expertise and in-depth knowledge in management of children with acute and chronic illnesses within culturally diverse society. It emphasizes development of competency in providing comprehensive care to the children which is based on scientific knowledge related to advanced concepts of pediatric nursing, pathophysiology, health assessment and pharmacology. Opportunities will be created to utilize critical thinking in nursing process as a framework for providing holistic care to children and their families experiencing life-threatening illnesses.

NPMHT 9423 Psychiatric - Mental Health Nursing-2 (Including Advanced Psychopathology & Advanced Psychopharmacology) (3-0-0=3)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

This course continues with the focuses on implementing major concepts and principles of psychiatric nursing practice. Emphasizing the roles and functions of the psychiatric mental health nurse in decision-making based on analyzing of data collected to meet the needs of the client(s) who is experiencing alterations in the psychosocial functioning including those with special population needs. Content includes management strategies and application of different treatment modalities through integrating nursing science with other health care professionals.

NAGHNC 9425 Adult Health & Gerontology Nursing-2 (Including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) Clinical Practicum (0-0-5=5)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

This practical component of Adult health Nursing and gerontology 2 designed to provide opportunity broaden students' knowledge and skills in care of adult and geriatric populations with specific acute and chronic illnesses. Specific procedures related to care of adult and geriatric patients with genito-urinary, sensory and neurological system disorders are discussed.

NCHNC 9425 Community Health Nursing-2 (Including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) Clinical Practicum (0-0-5=5)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

This course intends to equip the students with the efficient community health nursing skills for practices, based on the strong scientific knowledge and competencies directed towards management of health aspects of individuals, families, groups and community involving collaborative approaches.

NPNC 9425 Clinical - Pediatric Nursing 2 (Including Advanced Pathophysiology & Advanced Pharmacology) (0-0-5=5)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

The course prepares the students to develop critical thinking and analytical ability in interpretation of the data obtain from health history, diagnostic procedures, assessment based on knowledge of acute and chronic diseases in providing comprehensive care to children with diverse health care needs. Students also will be able to appreciate multifaceted role of a pediatric nurse in practice.

NPMHC 9425 Clinical - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing-2 (Including Advanced Psychopathology & Advanced Psychopharmacology) (0-0-5=5)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

This course continues with the focuses on implementing major concepts and principles of psychiatric nursing practice. Emphasizing the roles and functions of the psychiatric mental health nurse in decision-making based on analyzing of data collected to meet the needs of the client(s) who is experiencing alterations in the psychosocial functioning including those with special population needs. Content includes management strategies and application of different treatment modalities through integrating nursing science with other health care professionals.

NRST 9311 Research Scholarly Thesis-2 (0-1-0=1)

Prerequisites: Semester III Courses

Co-requisite: None

Under the guidance of the thesis supervisor, the students will develop a methodologically sound study, in the form of a Master of Nursing thesis, which they will defend at an oral examination. Throughout the thesis process, students will have the opportunity to continue to develop and incorporate their learning of advanced nursing theory, research, leadership and practice into their scholarly work.