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NU 491 Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthesia Practice (Spring: 3) Corequisites: NU 490, NU 672 This course is an in-depth study of principles of chemistry and physics as they relate to nurse anesthesia practice. Aspects of organic and biochemistry including the chemical structure of compounds and their significance in pharmacology will be explored. The role of acidbase balance in maintaining the bodys internal milieu and cellular integrity will be examined. Laws of physics as they pertain to the nurse anesthesia practice will be illustrated with specific examples. The emphasis will be placed on the assimilation and integration of scientific theory into practice. Susan Emery NU 492 Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (Summer: 3) Prerequisites: NU 490, NU 491 Corequisites: NU 493, NU 494 This course is an introduction to the clinical application of nurse anesthesia practice. An historical perspective of the nurse anesthetist role will be explored and current anesthesia practice and techniques will also be described. Students will be introduced to anesthesia delivery systems and to concepts of patient safety and advocacy. Specific local and national legal aspects of nurse anesthesia practice will be examined. Lisa Stryker NU 493 Pharmacology of Anesthetic and Accessory Drugs (Summer: 3) Prerequisites: NU 490, NU 491 Corequisites: NU 492, NU 494 This course is a study of the pharmacologic theories as they relate to nurse anesthesia practice. The application of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles as they relate to specific anesthetic and adjunct drugs used in anesthetic practice will be explored. Integration of theory into practice will be emphasized through the use of case studies. Ethical, legal and economic considerations of drug selection will also be discussed as the student learns to develop an anesthesia plan of care. Susan Emery NU 494 Physiologic Variables for Nurse Anesthesia II-Card (Summer: 3) This course builds on basic concepts of the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system and provides in depth information about the cardiovascular system and anesthesia. The impact of anesthesia on the structure and function of the heart as a pump as well as the characteristics of both systemic and pulmonary circulation will be explored. Measures to evaluate cardiovascular function, including electrocardiography, cardiac output, blood volume and arterial and venous pressures will be described using clinical examples. Alterations in normal anatomy and physiology and implications for the anesthetic plan for both non-cardiac and cardiac surgery will be discussed. Catherine Woodward NU 520 Nursing Research Theory (Fall/Summer: 3) Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics course Offered Biennially Open to upper-division R.N. and B.S. nursing students, non-nursing graduate students, and non-matriculated nursing students with permission of instructor. Qualitative and quantitative research methods, including experimental/quasi-experimental, correlational, and descriptive designs are presented. Research design considerations include fit with research questions, control of threats to validity, and sampling and data collection plans in the context of issues of language, gender, ethnicity, and culture. Clinical problems for research are identified focusing on health and nursing care. The Department NU 523 Computer Analysis of Health Care Data (Fall: 3) Prerequisite: NU 520 or concurrent with NU 520 or with permission of instructor Ability to use computer mouse and familiarity with Windows or Macintosh operating systems. This course focuses on the choice of appropriate statistics for analyzing nursing and health care data for various populations and settings. Students will analyze healthcare data using appropriate software packages. An existing data set will provide practical experiences. Course content will include defining research questions, data coding and entry, and using descriptive and inferential statistics for hypothesis testing. Students will explore online resources to access health care information. Anne Norris NU 524 Masters Research Practicum (Fall/Spring: 3) Prerequisite: NU 520 or concurrently Offered Biennially This course applies knowledge of the research process through the development and implementation of a clinical research proposal, a quality assurance proposal, a research utilization proposal, or through participation with faculty in ongoing research. The Department NU 525 Integrative Review of Nursing Research (Fall/Spring: 3) Prerequisite: NU 520 or concurrently Offered Biennially The focus of the course is on the use of a systematic and analytic process in the critical analysis and synthesis of empirical nursing research on a topic related to the students specialty area. Students work independently to develop a publishable integrative review manuscript under guidance of faculty. The Department NU 541 Stress and Trauma: Individual/Family Responses (Spring: 3) Required for graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing students. Open to a limited number of graduate students in other nursing specialties, as well as non-nursing graduate students involved in counseling/therapy. This course examines the existing and evolving theories of stress responses and responses to trauma, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder. Preventive and therapeutic interventions will be examined in relation to scope and limitations. Literature from nursing, social work, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and the biological sciences are used. Relevant theory, current research, and intervention models are examined in relation to clinical problems. Ann Wolbert Burgess NU 543 Advanced Practice and Theory in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (Spring: 6) Prerequisites: NU 443, NU 430, NU 426 This second advanced practice and theory course in Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing focuses on current clinical topics and major psychiatric diagnostic categories. Students apply DSM-IV systems to examining clinical case material. Diagnostic and treatment issues con- 368 The Boston College Catalog 2005-2006 NURSING

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