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Fall 2025 MNSc, DNP, and CRNA course schedules

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY LIST AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VERSION 8/6/2025


NURS 51003: Research Methodology

Instructor(s): Leonie DeClerk (course coordinator), Britni Ayers, Brian Parks, Pearman Parker, Dominique DuBois

Location: TBD

NOTES: This course meets asynchronously via BlackBoard. The course orientation recording will be available online. The course opens on 8/18/25 and closes on 12/12/25. Dates and times of optional synchronous sessions will be available in BlackBoard.


NURS 51033: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology

Instructor(s): Teresa Whited (course coordinator), Samantha Crouch, Brian Parks, Cesalie Wallace

Location: Online

NOTES: This course will meet synchronously at the following times:

DAYDATETIME
Tuesday09/09/251300-1600
Tuesday09/23/251300-1600
Tuesday10/28/251300-1600
Tuesday11/11/251300-1600
Tuesday12/02/250900-1600

NURS 51153: Clinical Management of Adult and Family Theory

Location: TBD

Instructor(s): Margaret Love (course coordinator)

NOTES: FNP Specialty Course. The course opens on 08/18/2025. Students will meet on campus at UAMS for a simulation and orientation on August 18, 2025, in Rahn 2280 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.  All theory classes will meet synchronously via BBU/Zoom. Exams are scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. asynchronously. Weekly quizzes are open 24 hours. See syllabus for details.


NURS 51273: Pediatric NP Theory I

Instructor(s): Kellie Bishop (course coordinator)

Location: see syllabus

Meeting dates and times:

DayDateTime
Wednesday8/20/259-12
Wednesday9/17/259-12
Wednesday10/15/259-12
Wednesday11/12/259-12
Wednesday12/3/259-12

NURS 51513: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Diagnosis and Psychopharmacology

Instructor(s): Christie Keller (course coordinator), Becky Webb

Location: TBD

NOTES: This course is online.


NURS 51793: Teaching Strategies and Technology for the Nurse Educator

Instructor(s): Elizabeth Riley (course coordinator)

Location: online

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard Collaborate. There are no required synchronous or on-campus classes. Students will have access to course materials on Blackboard. The course will be open from August 18th, 2025 through December 12th, 2025.


NURS 52693: Nursing Administration Practicum I

Instructor(s): Neal Reeves (course coordinator)

Location: online

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard Ultra. There are no required on-campus classes. Students will have access to course materials in Blackboard. The course will be open from August 18, 2025 through December 12, 2025.


NURS 52753: Law, Policy and Procedure in Healthcare

Instructor(s): Marilyn Hughes (course coordinator)

Location: online

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard Collaborate. There are no required on campus classes. Students will have access to course materials on Blackboard. The course will be open from August 14, 2023 through December 8, 2023. Orientation to the course is recorded in Blackboard Collaborate.


NURS 52763: Financial Management for Nurse Administrators

Instructor(s): Neal Reeves (course coordinator)

Location: online

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard Ultra. There are no required on-campus classes. Students will have access to course materials in Blackboard. The course will be open from August 18, 2025 through December 12, 2025.


NURS 53053: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

Instructor(s): Bridget McCarty (course coordinator), Jennifer Becker, Lakendra Ready, Janice Taylor, Cesalie Wallace

Location: see below

FOR STUDENTS in LITTLE ROCK:

DayDateTimeRoom
Requested
Student/
Faculty
Ratio
Course Type:Course Mode
Friday8/220900-1200Rahn 320250:5OrientationF2F
Friday9/120900-1200Rahn 824050:5Guest LectureF2F
Friday9/121100-1500IPSC & Shorey50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday10/030900-1500Rahn 3202 and IPSC/Shorey50:5Lecture/ Skills DayF2F
Friday10/100900-1100Rahn 320250:5LectureF2F
Friday10/101100-1500IPSC & Shorey50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday10/310900-1100Rahn 320250:5LectureF2F
Friday10/311100-1500IPSC & Shorey50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday11/140900-1000Rahn 320250:5LectureF2F
Friday11/141000-15008th FL Sim Center IPSC & Shorey50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday11/210800-17008th FL Sim Center and Old ED Sim Center50:5Skills Check-off OSCE and Practice Ready SimulationF2F
Friday12/010900-12008th FL Sim CenterTBDSkills Check-off Make-up if neededF2F

FOR STUDENTS in FAYETTEVILLE:

DayDateTimeRoom
Requested
Student/
Faculty
Ratio
Course Type:Course Mode
Friday8/220900-1200PAT WALKER CENTER50:5OrientationF2F
Friday9/120900-1100PAT WALKER CENTER50:5LectureF2F
Friday9/121100-1500PAT WALKER CENTER50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday10/030900-1500Rahn 3202 and IPSC/Shorey in LITTLE ROCK (all students must come to Little Rock for this session)50:5Lecture/ Skills DayF2F
Friday10/100900-1100PAT WALKER CENTER50:5LectureF2F
Friday10/101100-1500PAT WALKER CENTER50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday10/310900-1100PAT WALKER CENTER50:5LectureF2F
Friday10/311100-1500PAT WALKER CENTER50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday11/140900-1000PAT WALKER CENTER50:5LectureF2F
Friday11/141000-1500PAT WALKER CENTER50:5Skills PracticeF2F
Friday11/210800-1700PAT WALKER CENTER50:5Skills Check-off OSCE and Practice Ready SimulationF2F
Friday12/010900-1200PAT WALKER CENTERTBDSkills Check-off Make-up if neededF2F


NURS 53293: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Theory III

Instructor(s): Kellie Bishop (course coordinator)

Location: see syllabus

Meeting dates and times:

DayDateTime
Wednesday8/20/251-4
Wednesday9/17/251-4
Wednesday10/15/251-4
Wednesday11/12/251-4

NURS 53573: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Theory III

Instructor(s): Christie Keller (course coordinator), Rebecca Webb

NOTES: This course is online.


NURS 53852: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing Theory III

Instructor(s): Maeghan Arnold (course coordinator), Bridget McCarty

Location: TBD

NOTES: NURS 53852 meets simultaneously with NURS 73802.

DATETIMELOCATIONTYPEMODE
Tuesday, August 26, 20251000-1700IPSCLectureFace-to-Face (LR)
Wednesday, August 27, 20250930-1700IPSCLectureFace-to-Face (LR)
Tuesday, September 9, 20251000-1300OnlineLectureMicrosoft Teams
Monday, September 15, 20250900-1100
Online
ExamBlackboard
Tuesday, October 7, 20251000-1300
Online
LectureMicrosoft Teams
Monday, October 13, 20250900-1100
Online
ExamBlackboard
Tuesday, November 4, 20251000-1300
Online
LectureMicrosoft Teams
Monday, November 10, 20250900-1100
Online
ExamBlackboard
Tuesday, November 18, 2025Tuesday, November 18, 2025Sim CenterExamFace-to-Face (LR)
Tuesday, December 2, 20251000-1300
Online
LectureMicrosoft Teams

NURS 71053: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice and Research

Instructor(s): Pam Laborde (course coordinator), Jocelyn Anderson, Claudia Barone, Leonie DeClerk, Whitney Norris, Cesalie Wallace

Location: TBD

NOTES; This course will be online.


NURS 71103: Economics for Complex Organizational Systems

Instructor(s): Marilyn Hughes (course coordinator), Debbie Huff, Lakendra Ready, Neal Reeves

Location: TBD

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard Collaborate. There are no required on-campus classes. Students will have access to course materials on Blackboard. The course will be open from August 14, 2023 through December 8, 2023. Orientation to the course is recorded in Blackboard Collaborate.

NOTES: Tuesday, December 2, 2025: Lecture / Blackboard Collaborate / 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

NOTES: Wednesday, December 3, 2025: Lecture / Blackboard Collaborate / 6:00 pm to 8;00 pm


NURS 71133: Healthcare Informatics

Instructor(s): Neal Reeves (course coordinator), Faye Hughes, Pam LaBorde, Laura Mayfield

Location: Online

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard Ultra. There are no required on-campus classes. Students will have access to course materials in Blackboard. The course will be open from August 18, 2025 through December 12, 2025.


NURS 71183: Roles and Professional Development for DNP

Instructor(s): Pam Laborde (course coordinator)

Location: TBD

NOTES: This course will be online.


NURS 72133: Quality Outcomes Management

Instructor(s): Albrey Love (course coordinator), Faye Hughes, Pam LaBorde, Margaret Love, Laura Mayfield, Jennifer Rader, Jan Taylor, Cesalie Wallace

NOTES: This course is online. See syllabus for details.


NURS 72165: DNP Clinical Management of the Adult and Family

Instructor(s): Lakendra Ready (course coordinator), Margaret Love, Laura Mayfield

Location: see syllabus

ORIENTATION: Monday, August 18, 9:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., IN PERSON. See syllabus for location.


NURS 73256: DNP Integrated Practicum for Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Instructor(s): Sharon Stevenson (course coordinator)

Location: TBD

NOTES: Meets face-to-face on campus on Wednesday, September 3, 1300-1600 for diagnostic reasoning conference; see syllabus for details.


NURS 73806: DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing Practicum III

Instructor(s): Bridget McCarty (course coordinator), Maeghan Arnold

Location: TBD

NOTES: NURS 73802 meets simultaneously with NURS 52853.


NURS 75133: Scientific Foundations for Nurse Anesthesia

Instructor(s): Brian Parks and Mark Dunavan (course coordinators)

NOTES: Face-to-face lectures every Thursday from August 21 through December 11 (except for November 27) from 0900-1200 in ED II / 8-121.


NURS 75265: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice II

Instructor(s): Jennifer Rader (course coordinator), Mark Dunavan, Michelle Gonzalez, Casey Polk, Michael Agbor

NOTES: First lecture, on Tuesday August 19 from 0800 to 1600, in Rahn G-228. For the rest of the semester, weekly face-to-face lectures every Tuesday from August 26 through December 9 (except for November 25), from 0800-1600 in ED II / 8-121.


NURS 75302: Pathophysiology for Specialty Populations in Nurse Anesthesia

Instructor(s): Casey Polk (course coordinator), Mark Dunavan, Michelle Gonzalez, Jennifer Rader, Brian Parks

NOTES: First lecture, on Wednesday August 20 from 0800-1200, in Rahn G-232. For the rest of the semester, weekly face-to-face lectures every Wednesday from August 27 through December 10 (except for November 25), from 0800-1200 in ED II / 8-121.


NURS 75466: DNP Anesthesia Practicum III

Instructor(s): Mark Dunavan (course coordinator), Michelle Gonzalez, Jennifer Rader, Casey Polk

NOTES: Face-to-face lectures every Friday from August 22 through December 12 (except for November 28), from 0800-1600, in ED II / 8-121.


NURS 75546: DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum III

Instructor(s): Rebecca Webb (course coordinator), Christie Keller

Location: online

NOTES: This course is taught online via Blackboard. There are no required synchronous or on campus classes. Students will have access to course materials on Blackboard. The course will be open from August 18, 2025 to December 12, 2025.


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