Population-Based Infection Control and Environmental Safety (PICES)* Advanced Practice Nursing
Specialty Offerings
- M.S.N. Degree
- Certificate
Overview
The Population-Based Infection Control and Environmental Safety (PICES) major prepares professional nurses for practice in an advanced-practice role to meet the challenges of emerging infections, environmental hazards and bioterrorism. Today's health-care system demands that professional nurses concerned about infectious disease and the environment go beyond an individual or hospital focus. Prevention, early detection, surveillance and treatment modalities must be designed, implemented and evaluated at the system level. Today's health-care system calls for nurses to be community and population-focused; capable of recognizing and managing emerging infections; and able to deal effectively with environmental hazards and threats of bioterrorism.
Graduates of the PICES major are well positioned for roles that require collaboration among disciplines, critical analysis of systems and outcomes, and the creation of key improvements in health-care delivery.
Curriculum
The PICES major consists of 41 hours of study.
| Core Courses (9 semester hours) | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
|
GNUR 401: The Discipline of Nursing: Conceptual and Theoretical Bases |
3 |
|
GNUR 402: Ethics for Health Professionals |
2 |
|
GNUR 450: Research for Health Care Professionals |
3 |
|
CMAN 414: Health Care Finance for PICES & Dietetics |
1 |
| Advanced Specialty Core (14 semester hours) | |
|
CMAN 434: Health Program Planning and Evaluation |
3 |
|
CMAN 435: Health Policy and Healthcare Delivery |
3 |
|
CMAN 436: Advanced Practice Concepts in Community Health |
2 |
|
CMAN 439: Outcomes Performance Management: Theory |
3 |
|
CMAN 440: Outcomes Performance Management: Methods |
3 |
| PICES Specialty Courses (18 semester hours) | |
|
CMAN 416: Epidemiology for PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 411: Host Defense for PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 412: Methods for PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 413: Leadership in PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 415: APN Practicum: PICES |
6 |
|
Total Hours |
41 |
Location: Most classes are offered at the Loyola University Health System campus in Maywood, Ill. Some courses are Web-based.
Program Prerequisites: GNUR 486 Information Systems for Health-Care Management or equivalent competency is required. A minimum of 2,000 hours of nursing experience is required prior to beginning first clinical.
Certification: Graduates will be eligible for certification by A.N.C.C. as a community health nursing specialist.
Certificate
A 15 semester-hour certificate program in PICES is offered to B.S.N. or M.S.N. prepared nurses and baccalaureate prepared students in other related fields.
| Required Courses (9 semester hours) | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
|
CMAN 416: Epidemiology for PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 411: Host Defense for PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 412: Methods for PICES |
3 |
| Electives (choose two: 6 credits) | |
|
CMAN 413: Leadership in PICES |
3 |
|
CMAN 439: Outcomes Performance Management: Theory |
3 |
|
CMAN 440: Outcomes Performance Management: Methods |
3 |
|
CMAN 434: Health Program Planning and Evaluation |
3 |
|
CMAN 435: Health Policy and Healthcare Delivery |
3 |
|
Total Hours |
15 |
*This program has been funded by Health Resources and Services Administration grant #1 D09HP3142-01-00
