Signature Curriculum
The Graduate School of Nursing has a unique charge - to prepare advanced practice nurses, clinicians, scientists and scholars for the challenges of military and public health medicine. In order to fulfill the School's lofty responsibilities, faculty members utilize a signature curriculum when educating tomorrow's health care leaders. Whether pursuing a master's degree or a PhD, a major part of the GSN experience encompasses three focus areas that distinguishes the GSN's curriculum from other schools of nursing. These include:
- Operational Readiness in Changing Environments
- Clinical Decision Making in the Federal Health Care Delivery System
- Global, Environmental, Cultural and Political Context
These benchmarks are woven throughout every program within the School, and they include the following study threads:
- Evidenced-Based Practice and Research
- Leadership and Health Policy
- Transition of Technology to Practice and Education
- Health Promotion for Warriors and Families
- Patient Safety
Highlights
Spotlight
USU faculty takes first place in Navy Wide Research Competition
Several Graduate School of Nursing faculty members and students were honored during the 26th Annual Navy-Wide Research Competition held on May 26 at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP).
CDR Greg Nezat, USU's former research director at NMCP, and CDR Chris Oudekerk, USU's current research director at NMCP, represented the winning team in the Navy Medicine East competition.
Their presentation, "The effect of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on the reduction of postoperative pain and return of bowel function in patients undergoing minor laparoscopic gynecological procedures," was supported by USU teammates LT Philip Grady, LCDRs Nathaniel Clark and John Lenahan, CDR Robert Hawkins and CAPT (Ret) Joe Pelligrini.