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HEALTH SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES
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Description: This cognate focuses on health systems and outcomes research with an emphasis on the context in which nursing and other health care is delivered.
Number of courses for completion of Cognate: 3
Requirements:  The selected courses may combine theory, methods, and substantive content. Policy content is integrated, as are topics of patient safety, quality, cost, and economics.
Course sequencing:
          Courses are required to be taken in the sequence indicated in the table.
          Courses are recommended to be taken in the sequence indicated in the table.
      X  Courses may be taken in any order.

COURSE INST HOURS Types of Courses: TERM OFFERED
THEORY MET SUB
Group One - Choose one of the following courses:
NURS 6817 Knowledge Discovery in Data Bases U UT 2 Sem X     SP 2008
Group Two - Choose one of the following courses:
NURS 7653 Cost Quality Outcomes, a Micro Level Focus UCD 3 Sem X X x FA 2007
NURS 7652 Cost Quality Outcomes, a Macro Level Focus  UCD 3 Sem X X x SP 2008
Additional classes related to this cognate area:
TBA            

Abbreviations and Definitions:
Inst (Institution):

  • ASU – Arizona State University

  • OHSU – Oregon Health and Science University

  • UCD – University of Colorado Denver

  • UNM – University of New Mexico

  • UNC – University of Northern Colorado

  • UU – University of Utah

Credits / Term Offered:

  • Sem – Semester system

  • Qtr – Quarter system

Types of courses:

  • Theory – Course primarily contains theoretical content or focuses on theories and concepts.

  • Meth (Method) – Course focuses on research methods.

  • Sub (Substantive) – Course focuses on particular in-depth issues in the cognate area.

  • X – Indicates the primary emphasis of the course.

  • # – Indicates the secondary emphasis of the course.

  • R – Indicates professional role-based course content.

  • P– Indicates practica-based focus of course content.

Term Offered:

  • FA – Fall

  • WN – Winter

  • SP – Spring

  • SU – Summer

 
 

 

Academic Collaborators
Arizona State University
Oregon Health & Science University
University of Colorado Denver
University of Hawai'i
University of New Mexico
University of Northern Colorado
University of Utah

Academic Affiliates

 

 
 
             

 
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