NUR 404 - Nurse as Advocate and Change Agent

Institution:

Farmingdale State College

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Description:

This course will complement a capstone experience for the senior nursing student. Taken concurrently with NUR 405, Nursing Practicum: Special Topics, this course will enable students to synthesize new knowledge and develop a personal perspective on their future professional career in nursing. The current health care environment demands a nursing workforce that is theoretically sound, clinically adept, and politically aware. Topics to be dis-cussed and explored include patient advocacy, political awareness and influence, power and oppression, institutional policy/personal goals, risk management, utilization and audit, and quality assurance. Additional topics may be added in response to new or emerging trends in nursing and health care. Corequisite: NUR 405 (3,0) 3 credits Spring

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.FARMINGDALE.EDU

Phone Number:

(516) 420-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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