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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COMM 101 or FOSEM II, ENGL 101, 102 or FOSEM I and III, PSYCH 101, BIOL 202, 203, 206, CHEM 107, PSYCH 199, 200, 210, CHEM 108 (prerequisite or concurrent) Offered spring term Admission to upper-division nursing. Introduces essential concepts and theories associated with the philosophy of professional nursing within the context of systems theory and enhances the previous nursing knowledge related to utilization of the nursing process. It explores the development of the profession of nursing, its theories and the socialization process from licensed practical nurse to a registered nurse with a baccalaureate degree. Beginning concepts of health promotion, continuity of care and use of community resources are discussed. The concept of client, viewed in the context of family and culture, is introduced.
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1.00 Credits
Concurrent: NURS 336, 337 Offered fall and spring Increases students' understanding of concepts and skills studied in N336, 337. Assists students to apply PLUS strategies that are scientifically derived principles (i.e., test-reading strategies applied to course textbook including nursing/medical terminology, notetaking strategies applied to lecture notes, decision-making strategies in nursing practice, confidence-building strategies applied to self as responsible learner, and socialization strategies into professional nursing). Emphasizes collaboration between faculty and students.
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1.00 Credits
Concurrent: NURS 344, 345 Offered fall and spring Facilitates students' understanding of concepts and skills studied in N344 and 345. Assists students to continue to apply PLUS strategies similar to those in other PLUS seminars to increase learning effectiveness of nursing theory. Emphasizes collaborative learning and partnerships between faculty and students.
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1.00 Credits
Concurrent: NURS 316, 317, 342, 343 Offered fall and spring Increases students' understanding of concepts and skills studied in N342 and 343. Assists students to apply PLUS strategies related to increasing learning effectiveness of nursing theory using scientifically derived principles similar to those in other PLUS seminars. Emphasizes collaborative learning and partnerships between faculty and students.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: NURS 336, 337, 347, PSYCH 204 Mental Health Nursing provides the opportunity to reflect on the continuum of mental health and mental illness, the profound impact of stigma, myths, biases, and the dynamic influences of the political, social, economic, climate and the ever-evolving health care system on the lives of client, significant persons in the lives of our clients and the community. Mental health nursing uses theories from a variety of disciplines - psychology, biology, neurology, sociology, cultural anthropology and nursing theory - to understand the life stories of our clients. The essence of mental health nursing is the construction and maintenance of the therapeutic relationship in which the nurse, as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, supports the client in the journey toward health and full participation in a meaningful life.
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1.00 Credits
Through the effective use of self in the therapeutic relationship, students apply theoretical understandings from a variety of disciplines to provide mental health nursing care. Evidence-based interventions are directed toward supporting clients, significant others and communities to promote mental health and prevent mental illness and disability. There is a significant emphasis on active participation in an interdisciplinary setting, on building partnerships with clients and their support systems, and the development of collaborative relationships with the community mental health professionals, advocacy and self-help groups. Nursing care is characterized by respect for difference, caring and compassion, a consistent integration of legal, ethical and professional standards and the practice of justice in direct care and community advocacy.
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2.00 Credits
This course applies theories from nursing, the sciences and the humanities in caring for the pregnant woman and her family. The focus is placed on holistic family-orientated care with pregnancy, childbirth and developmental changes in a woman's reproductive life considered as natural process. This course includes providing the woman with the necessary knowledge to be proactive in maintaining health throughout her life span in the current health care system. An additional focus includes discussion of the role of the nurse as caregiver, teacher, advocate and colleague.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides students with opportunities to deliver holistic care to childbearing families. Essential concepts discussed in Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family will be applied to caring for women during labor and delivery, and to mothers and their newborn infants on the mother/baby unit. Utilization of the nursing process is critical to all professional interactions with childbearing families. Opportunities with prenatal women and high-risk neonates will be provided when possible. Professional development is fostered through reflective practice and evaluation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COMM 101, ENGL 101, 102 or FOSEM I and II, BIOL 202, 203, 206, 309, CHEM, 107, 108, PSYCH 101, 199, SOC 210, PSYCH 204 (prerequisite or concurrent) Concurrent: NURS 282 Offered fall and spring Uses concepts and theories from nursing, science and the liberal arts to focus on the holistic assessment of well individuals across the life cycle. It includes nursing practice in the laboratory and the community setting and focuses on communication, interviewing and health assessment skills. Emphasis is placed on the assessment and analysis phases of the nursing process in health promotion and risk reduction.
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0.50 Credits
Prerequisite: NURS 282, 326 Concurrent: NURS 212, 336, 347 Offered fall and spring Taken concurrently with the Junior I nursing courses. This small group experience is designed to be an ongoing seminar throughout the program of studies in nursing. Discussion, exploration and synthesis of nursing issues, practices and concepts, especially concepts of spirituality, ethics and culture, will be a major focus of this seminar. Peer exchange as well as professional role modeling and contact with practitioners from a variety of areas will assist students to assimilate nursing values as they progress toward entering their profession.
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