Online Nursing Courses

The following individual classes are offered over the Internet by University of Phoenix Online. If you want to advance your career without having to take a complete advanced degree, or need one or two courses to meet the requirements of another degree program, one of these courses may be the answer you're looking for.

Each class lasts five to six weeks, and is taken entirely online. For more information on any course, click the Learn More link.

Introduction to Professional Nursing

This course focuses on the professional role development of nursing. Students will assess and strengthen their skills in writing, oral presentations, and group interactions. Change and communication strategies necessary for today's health care arena will be investigated. Learn More...

Theoretical Foundations of Professional Nursing

This course is designed to focus entering baccalaureate students on the behaviors, attitudes, and values necessary for theory-based professional nursing practice. Concepts essential to professional nursing are presented within the unifying framework of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing. The action of nursing is operationalized within the roles of caregiver, teacher, and manager of care. Change theory is presented to provide insight into facilitating behavioral change in individuals, and the theoretical concepts used throughout the remainder of the BSN program are introduced. Learn More...

Health Assessment

Provides refinement of physical assessment skills focusing on the assessment differences needed to recognize abnormal findings across the life span, especially with the geriatric population. Communication, health histories, and psychosocial impacts will also be explored in the development of holistic health assessment skills. Learn More...

Health and Disease Management

This course focuses on the development of a framework that enhances the nurse's understanding of the physiological changes related to disease processes. Promotion of therapeutic nursing interventions that promote wellness and foster health independence will be stressed. The psychosocial impacts for clients with chronic illnesses and the aged populations will be discussed. Learn More...

Issues and Strategies in Nursing Research Utilization

This course develops the basic skills of critically analyzing research findings. Research methods are introduced with emphasis placed upon analyzing key elements of research reports. Learn More...

Concepts of Family Nursing Theory

This course provides the foundation for developing and utilizing theory-based practice for managing the continuum of care required for families. Based on Orem's Self-Care Model and the nursing process, the student develops the skills to provide family-centered, outcome-oriented nursing care across the life span. Students are assisted in the integration of the multicultural diversity of families into the nursing plan of care. Five workshops provide the framework for the development of the professional roles of caregiver, teacher, and manager of care in the nursing, client, and health care systems. Learn More...

Clinical Integration: Nursing Management of Families

This course focuses on the utilization of theory-based practice to manage the continuum of care required by families. Based on Orem's Self-Care Model and the nursing process, the student will complete 45 hours of clinical application that provide the framework for development of the professional roles of caregiver, teacher, and manager of care in the health care, family, and nursing systems. Clinical application provides experiences across the life span. These experiences occur in a variety of settings and address the health care needs of families. The clinical integration and application of theories and concepts introduced in the family theory course will be the focus of this course. Learn More...

Dimensions of Community Nursing Practice

This course provides the foundation for developing and using theory-based practice in the health promotion of population aggregates and communities. Based on Community & Public Health Nursing standards and nursing conceptual frameworks, students learn skills to address populations at risk. Utilizing the epidemiological model, students identify levels of prevention and apply health promotion strategies to community health problems. Current social and economic issues are explored. Journaling and group activities facilitate the exploration of social responsibility as a professional value. Five weeks provide the framework for the development of skills for community-focused practice. Learn More...

Clinical Integration: Partnerships in Community Practice

This course focuses on the utilization of theory-based practice to promote the care of population aggregates and communities. Students complete 60 hours of practicum, which provides experiences with aggregates in a variety of settings in order to develop the professional roles of caregiver, teacher, and manager of care. Through the clinical practicum, the student develops beginning skills in community education, coalition building, community assessment and the use of computerized databases. Violence as a health care problem and health care financing are examined as examples of current issues affecting communities. Social responsibility as a professional value is also covered. Clinical integration and application of theories introduced in the community course are the frameworks for this course. Learn More...

Contemporary Issues and Health Policy

This course examines the interrelationships of legal decisions, health policy development, legislation and regulation in the context of contemporary issues. Activities explore the impact of health policy changes on the individual nursing practice and the delivery of health care to consumers. Learn More...

Nursing Leadership and Management in Health Care

This course uses leadership and management theory and application to develop skills for the understanding and implementation of change. Components of the course include leadership theory and models, change theory and models, project management and systems theory, organizational and change theory, financial management, organizational culture and continuous process improvement. Learn More...

Theoretical Foundations of Practice

This course focuses on the critical components of contemporary nursing knowledge, including concepts, statements, metaparadigms, philosophies, conceptual models, and theories. Students evaluate the variety of ways to organize nursing knowledge and explore the implications of their application. Through the clinical application of the course content, students examine the use of theory and nursing knowledge in professional environments. Learn More...

Advanced Nursing Theory

This course focuses on the critical components of contemporary nursing knowledge, including concepts, statements, metaparadigms, philosophies, conceptual models, and theories. Students evaluate the variety of ways to organize nursing knowledge, and explore the implications of their application. Through the clinical application of the course, students examine the use of theory and nursing knowledge in professional environments. Learn More...

Research Methods

This course focuses on the refinement of the ability to critically analyze and evaluate nursing research. Through exploration of nursing research methods, the findings of research are examined for their use in evidence-based nursing practice. Ethical issues in research and the value of nursing and health care research are explored in order to advance the integrity of nursing practice. Learn More...

Models of Health Behavior

This course provides graduate students with opportunities to critically analyze and apply theories of health promotion and health belief models and theories of management to nursing of families and populations. Students will have the opportunity to critically analyze these models and theories in relation to a rapidly evolving health care system, the role and challenges of advanced practice nurses, and the contributions of community resources. Learn More...

Advanced Nursing Management: Communities

In this course, students analyze the theory and role of nurses working with aggregates, including assessing communities through use of epistemologies methods; defining and prioritizing health problems; and developing proposals for resolution of diagnosed problems. Course content is designed to build on baccalaureate education to further promote critical thinking skills necessary to perform autonomously in community health environments. Students will use the course concepts in a clinical application project. Learn More...

Dynamics of Nursing Administration

This course provides students with opportunities to further define the role of leadership and vision in the healthcare organization. Students will have the opportunity to critically analyze health care delivery systems within a rapidly evolving health care system, including strategic relationships and multi-system interactions. Students become familiar with strategies to facilitate professional practice. Learn More...

Curriculum Development and Program Design

This course focuses on the theories and models of curriculum development, beginning with conducting an educational needs assessment, developing curriculum, and designing educational programs for nursing and health care. Students present an educational program using instructional design methodology and incorporating objectives, content, learning characteristics, teaching methods, learning resources, and evaluation methods. Learn More...