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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course emphasizes nursing care of the diverse family unit across life stages and care settings. Family focused care that is theory driven and evidence informed guides students in developing holistic, health promoting, culturally sensitive approaches to care. In addition, promotion of critical thinking and effective, therapeutic communication and collaborative practices are emphasized in the care of families.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to assist students in the exploration and recognition of ethical issues within the profession of nursing. Students will gain knowledge and gain critical thinking skills through that application of ethical theories and paralleling of situations to various benchmarks within the nursing profession (i.e. Association of American College's of Nursing Baccalaureate Essentials, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Outcomes, American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Minnesota Board of Nursing Scope of Practice).
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3.00 Credits
This course supports all future members of the healthcare team in learning how to have an impact on the profound disparities in health status and healthcare of diverse populations through a multidisciplinary approach. Students will examine the definitions of culture and diversity while exploring the ways that these two concepts intersect with health issues. The focus is that healthcare professionals are committed to advocating for safe quality care to all, congruent with the tenets of social justice, human rights, and bound to ethical care for all. MnTC Goal 7.
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4.00 Credits
This on-line course combines the theory base with clinical experiences in nursing care to complex systems and aggregates in the community. Emphasis is placed on the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health and wellness and the prevention of disease.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the challenges and complexities of palliative and hospice care based on the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum. Course modules focus on end-of-life issues such as evidence-based assessment and management of pain and other symptoms, communication, ethics, cultural/spiritual aspects, loss/grief/bereavement, and the final hours. A multidisciplinary approach to palliative care addresses patient- and family-centered care with attention on the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their family members. Students who successfully complete this course are 'ELNEC-trained'.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on core concepts and principles of integrative nursing care to optimize health and well-being of self, persons, organizations, and communities. Integrative nursing interventions, integrative therapies, and applications are examined to manage a variety of common symptoms, promote health, and create optimal healing environments across care settings and populations. Students evaluate evidence, theoretical principles, and strategies related to integrative therapies to implement appropriate approaches to clinical practice and self-care. In the course, students experience practical applications to enhance well-being. Finally, global perspectives related to integrative nursing are explored.
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7.00 Credits
This course focuses on the nursing care of clients experiencing acute disruptions of health and/or end of life issues. Emphasis is placed on understanding and application of theory and skills required to provide nursing care to clients with complex and/or unstable conditions. Evidence-based practice is used to support appropriate focused assessments, and effective, efficient nursing interventions. Knowledge of life span, developmental factors, cultural variables and legal aspects of care guide the ethical decision making in delivery of care.
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2.00 Credits
This course will facilitate ongoing critical thinking and analysis of pathophysiological concepts. Emphasis will be on interpretation and prioritization of data resulting from environmental, genetic, and stress-related maladaptations. This course complements the selected topics addressed in Acute & Complex Care to provide a comprehensive understanding of disease processes.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on prioritization, delegation, and supervision of nursing care of clients across the lifespan. Healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environment issues are analyzed. Emphasis is on planning, collaborating and coordinating care for individuals and groups across the care continuum.
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4.00 Credits
This course is grounded in the translation of current evidence into best practice. The research process links nursing theory with clinical nursing practice for application within the larger healthcare system. Emphasis is placed on preparing students to retrieve, read and comprehend published research reports. A systematic approach to appraisal of research evidence is emphasized as a means of informing nurses clinical decision making and is incorporated into a research critique. Students develop an evidence based practice project as well as explore evidence-based practice models to facilitate implementation and dissemination.
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