NSG 6001 Advanced Practice 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this course, the learner will synthesize content from physiology, pharmacology and nursing
treatment modalities in order to develop expertise in nursing and collaborative practice. This
course will focus on common health problems across the life span. A minimum grade of B is
required to pass this course.
TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
REQUIRED
Buttaro, T., Trybulski, J., Bailey, P.,& Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care:
A collaborative practice (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-07501-5.
Fischbach, F., & Dunning, M., (2009). A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests (8th, ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN-13: 978-0-
7817-7194-8
Longo, D., Kasper, R., Jameson, J.L., Fauci, A., Hauser, S.,&Loscalzo, J. (2012).
Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. (18th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 978-0-07174889-6
SUGGESTED TEXTS:
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th Ed.). Washington, DC.
ISBN: 9781433805615
Papadakis, M., McPhee, S., &Rabow, M. (2014). Current Medical Diagnosis and
Treatment 2015 (54thed.). NewYork, NewYork: McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 978-007-1824866
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion. (2011d). Healthy people 2020. Retrieved from
http://www.healthypeople.gov /2020/default.aspx
ADDITIONAL STUDENT RESOURCES
, Additional texts and readings as evidence based practice, clinical issues and situations arise.
Students are required to own or have access to a PDA or smart phone with medical reference
Two programs that may be particularly useful are Epocrates DX/RX for PDA
(http://www2.epocrates.com) and Merck Medicus for PDA
(http://www.merckmedicus.com).
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES:
Geriatrics at your fingertips: http://www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org/.
Unbound Medicine Central: http://www.unboundmedicine.com/products/medicine_central
APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
COURSE OBJECTIVES/EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the NSG 6001-Advanced Nursing Practice I, the student will be able to
achieve the following course objectives/education outcomes as mapped to the program.
1. Apply critical thinking skills and techniques to actively seek evidence-based knowledge
from health, psychological, and social sciences to care of patients across the life span
and from diverse backgrounds with selected common health problems.
2. Develop holistic plans of care for prevention, health promotion, and acute care of
common health problems of patients using evidence-based practice and standards of
care.
3. Participate in collaborative practice among health team members to maximize quality
measures of patient health outcomes.
4. Integrate evidence-based research into advanced practice in decisions to improve
patient outcomes.
5. Analyze current patient-care technologies for effectiveness to optimize patient outcomes
in various physiological systems.
6. Evaluate interaction between regulatory and quality controls in obtaining holistic plans of
nursing care consistent with Healthy People national guidelines.
7. Employ leadership skills among health team members to maximize patient advocacy
and patient health outcomes.
8. Formulate client-centered and culturally appropriate strategies in nursing standards of
care for optimal health outcomes.
9. Apply multidisciplinary knowledge from psychological, physiological, health and social
sciences across the life span from selected health problems.
IDEA COURSE OBJECTIVES:In the IDEA end-of-course student survey, one objective must
be designated as ESSENTIAL and two objectives designated as IMPORTANT in the table
below.
Fall 2026 Syllabus
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this course, the learner will synthesize content from physiology, pharmacology and nursing
treatment modalities in order to develop expertise in nursing and collaborative practice. This
course will focus on common health problems across the life span. A minimum grade of B is
required to pass this course.
TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
REQUIRED
Buttaro, T., Trybulski, J., Bailey, P.,& Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care:
A collaborative practice (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-07501-5.
Fischbach, F., & Dunning, M., (2009). A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests (8th, ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN-13: 978-0-
7817-7194-8
Longo, D., Kasper, R., Jameson, J.L., Fauci, A., Hauser, S.,&Loscalzo, J. (2012).
Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. (18th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 978-0-07174889-6
SUGGESTED TEXTS:
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th Ed.). Washington, DC.
ISBN: 9781433805615
Papadakis, M., McPhee, S., &Rabow, M. (2014). Current Medical Diagnosis and
Treatment 2015 (54thed.). NewYork, NewYork: McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 978-007-1824866
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion. (2011d). Healthy people 2020. Retrieved from
http://www.healthypeople.gov /2020/default.aspx
ADDITIONAL STUDENT RESOURCES
, Additional texts and readings as evidence based practice, clinical issues and situations arise.
Students are required to own or have access to a PDA or smart phone with medical reference
Two programs that may be particularly useful are Epocrates DX/RX for PDA
(http://www2.epocrates.com) and Merck Medicus for PDA
(http://www.merckmedicus.com).
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES:
Geriatrics at your fingertips: http://www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org/.
Unbound Medicine Central: http://www.unboundmedicine.com/products/medicine_central
APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
COURSE OBJECTIVES/EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the NSG 6001-Advanced Nursing Practice I, the student will be able to
achieve the following course objectives/education outcomes as mapped to the program.
1. Apply critical thinking skills and techniques to actively seek evidence-based knowledge
from health, psychological, and social sciences to care of patients across the life span
and from diverse backgrounds with selected common health problems.
2. Develop holistic plans of care for prevention, health promotion, and acute care of
common health problems of patients using evidence-based practice and standards of
care.
3. Participate in collaborative practice among health team members to maximize quality
measures of patient health outcomes.
4. Integrate evidence-based research into advanced practice in decisions to improve
patient outcomes.
5. Analyze current patient-care technologies for effectiveness to optimize patient outcomes
in various physiological systems.
6. Evaluate interaction between regulatory and quality controls in obtaining holistic plans of
nursing care consistent with Healthy People national guidelines.
7. Employ leadership skills among health team members to maximize patient advocacy
and patient health outcomes.
8. Formulate client-centered and culturally appropriate strategies in nursing standards of
care for optimal health outcomes.
9. Apply multidisciplinary knowledge from psychological, physiological, health and social
sciences across the life span from selected health problems.
IDEA COURSE OBJECTIVES:In the IDEA end-of-course student survey, one objective must
be designated as ESSENTIAL and two objectives designated as IMPORTANT in the table
below.
