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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
28 clock-hours of fieldwork Prerequisite: RN Status, NURS 374 Offered annually Organized around the theme "Think Globally; Act Locally," provides the student with the opportunity to synthesize concepts from previous nursing courses into an integrated whole. Students examine and analyze aspects of systems thinking, leadership, community activism, and futurism as they implement and evaluate the synthesis project that was developed in NURS 374.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior II, senior status, LPN or RN Offered annually This course focuses on the health promotion, illness prevention and mental health care of families in crisis who are coping with chronic illness, loss and death. A family systems approach with health care and social science theories is used to explore family dynamics, and crisis intervention theories are applied to case studies involving chronic illness, loss and death.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, RN or LPN Offered annually Presents varying subject matter related to current trends and issues in professional nursing, dependent upon student interest and faculty resources.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior II, senior status, LPN or RN Offered annually Provides a framework to develop an awareness and appreciation for the effects of culture upon the dimensions of holistic health and professional nursing practice. Explores personal attitudes and beliefs about health, culture and ethnicity as they impact on personal and professional relationships and communication patterns.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior I standing, NURS 356 Offered fall and spring Examines and addresses issues in health policy and health care systems from a global and integrative perspective. Fosters an understanding of United States health care policy as it affects economic, political, legal and ethical aspects of the health care delivery system and professional nursing practice. Contemporary health issues, ethics and decision making and their impact on clients are further discussed and analyzed.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior II standing Concurrent: NURS 393, 366 All core courses must be completed or being completed concurrently Offered fall and spring This course examines and analyzes the nurse manager role in a variety of health care settings within the framework of leadership and management theories. Emphasis is on managing resources (information systems, quality assurance and budgetary allocations), people, personal resources and managing client care in health care delivery systems.
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3.00 Credits
135 clock-hours Prerequisite: Senior II standing Concurrent: NURS 392, 366 All core courses must be completed or being completed concurrently Offered fall and spring Designed to assist the student to make the transition from student to beginning practitioner role in the health care system. Concepts from management as well as nursing therapeutics will be applied in the clinical setting of the student's choice. Clinical decision making, communication and integration of nursing concepts will be highlighted. Reflective practice and evaluation will be emphasized as a means of continued professional career development, as well as personal growth and lifelong learning.
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3.00 Credits
Cross Ref: Women's Studies 376 Offered annually Explores the holistic development of women and current issues impacting women's health. Focus is placed on the complex interrelationship between women's health and their social, political, cultural and economic situation. The student will investigate methods to empower women to take a more active role in their health care and explore strategies for health care advocacy.
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3.00 Credits
Cross Ref: Women and Gender Studies 385 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or consent of faculty Offered annually Addresses the myths, the magic and the mystery of healing methods considered alternative to modern medical practice. The history and role of women healers and the current renaissance of the healing arts are explored. Emphasis is placed on the self as healed and healer. Students will be introduced to healing arts skills such as meditation, therapeutic touch, creative visualization, and color theory, music therapy, herbs, humor and aroma therapy.
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6.00 - 12.00 Credits
This is the Institute's Credit for Prior Learning option for a student who has been awarded a non-credit certificate through the Archdiocese of Chicago or neighboring dioceses. Contact the Institute for details.
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