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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course integrates knowledge learned in NS 312 and introduces other patterns of illness.Discussion involves the components of the nursing process: assessment, diagnoses, interventions, and evaluation of outcomes of patients throughout the adult lifespan.The course discusses specific independent and collaborative therapeutic interventions, including indications for their use and evaluation of their effectiveness.The course, which includes a clinical practicum working with high acuity patients across the adult lifespan, frequently uses case studies as a teaching strategy.(Prerequisites: NS 310, NS 312) Five credits (42 theory, 84 clinical hours).
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the provision of safe and effective care to people living in communities.Students synthesize prior learning with public health theory and public health nursing core functions.Using an ecological model, students address population level concerns such as emergency preparedness (bioterror, disease outbreaks, and natural disasters), disease surveillance, and health promotion/disease prevention services.(Prerequisites: NS 323, NS 325; pre- or co-requisite: NS 314, NS 321; prerequisites for RNs: NS 250, NS 252, NS 310) Four credits (28 theory, 84 clinical hours).
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3.00 Credits
This capstone course addresses health promotion, maintenance, and restoration with clients in a variety of healthcare settings.Students are placed in selected healthcare settings in which they can practice under the supervision of a staff nurse preceptor.The course focuses on moving students toward autonomous professional nursing practice within their clinical setting.Functional health patterns provide the framework for giving care.The course explores nursing theories for their relevance and utility to nursing practice, and students apply leadership principles in coordinating care for groups of clients.The course emphasizes decision-making, collaboration, autonomy, and outcome evaluation and includes weekly conferences to discuss professional, clinical, and health policy issues.(Prerequisite: NS 323, NS 325; pre-or co-requisites: NS 314, NS 321, NS 330) Four credits (168 clinical hours).
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3.00 Credits
This course for registered nurses challenges students to facilitate change in a clinical setting for the purpose of positively influencing patient care in health promotion, health maintenance, and/or health restoration.Through clinical experiences and the implementation of an individually-designed project, students further develop their critical thinking and communication skills, demonstrate the application of research, leadership, management, education and therapeutic nursing principles, and make the transition to a more autonomous, professional level of practice.(Prerequisites: Connecticut RN license, NS 310; pre-or co-requisite: NS 321, NS 330) Three credits (21 seminar, 63 clinical hours).
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces critical care nursing, focusing on nursing diagnosis and management of patients with cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal, neurological, and multisystem alterations.The course covers frequently used medications and basic EKG interpretation.(Prerequisite: NS 325.) Three credits (42 theory hours).
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3.00 Credits
This independent study course provides students with the opportunity to study healthcare and professional nursing in an international setting.Qualified students study abroad at a University affiliated program site.The course focuses on historical events that shaped the healthcare system, policy making and implementation, the impact of health services on consumers and providers, factors leading to current reforms, and the changing role of the nurse.(Prerequisite: permission of advisor and dean) One to three credits (by special arrangement).
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3.00 Credits
Through individually designed projects or activities, students work with a faculty member to study a specific area in depth.(Prerequisite: permission of the instructor and dean).One to six credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the primary exposure to service and manufacturing operations management within the business core curriculum.Topics include process modeling, quality management and control, decision analysis, capacity planning, supply chain management, and project planning and control.Special attention is given to showing how concepts and models presented in lectures and readings apply to real-world business situations.Examples of international operations are studied, and ethical issues are explored within the context of decisions such as where to locate facilities.(Prerequisites: sophomore standing and one statistics course) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to project management and its role in business operations, with applications in such functional areas as accounting, finance, information systems, management, and marketing.Topics include the linkage between projects and organizational strategy, project planning and scheduling, project development and implementation, applying best practices and tools, evaluation methodologies and control techniques, and critical success factors.Special attention is given to showing how concepts and models presented in lectures and readings apply to real-world projects.(Prerequisite: one statistics course) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines service sector industries such as financial services, healthcare, retailing, and education.It focuses on the associated operational challenges related to high labor intensity, variable demand patterns, high degrees of customer contact, and subjectively determined quality.(Prerequisites: IS 100, and BU 225 or OM 101) Three credits.
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